Alive at the concert * Jes *

Alive at the concert

I went to my first ever concert in Japan this year, at Osaka castle hall.
It was MISIA's “Soul Quest” tour of Japan.

To be honest, I'm not the concert type, but I enjoy listening to MISIA's songs.
However, my friend told me about the concert, and I decided to go,
if not for anything, then just for the experience.

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To be honest  正直に言うと
concert type  コンサートに行くようなタイプ

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It was a good decision, and the concert was simply amazing.
From the dazzling light show and grand entrance by MISIA,
to the fantastic costumes, songs and dances,
and the finale of a giant flying whale in the concert hall.
It was awesome!

 

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simply amazing  本当に素晴らしい
dazzling light show 輝かしいライトショー
grand entrance  壮大な登場
whale   クジラ

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Although it was a little crowded,
I was lucky to have front row seats in the arena,
and was able to see and hear MISIA clearly.

She has an absolutely fantastic and powerful voice.
I was touched and moved by her singing and vibrant energy.

 

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a little crowded 少し混雑している
absolutely  間違いなく
be touched   感動した
be moved  心を動かされた
vibrant energy  力強いエネルギー

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Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take pictures inside the concert hall,
so I took some photos of MISIA’s memorabilia,
such as gift bags and CDs to remember the experience.

I’m looking forward to going to another concert in the future.


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be not allowed to     ~する事を許可されていない
memorabilia         記念品


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Winter getaway * Shane *

I enjoy skiing.

I cant ski well, but I can ski.


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After Christmas I started to have itchy feet.

I had a few days off and I wanted to go somewhere.

What better place to go than to the snow?

I caught a train from Osaka station and rode it all the way to Shiga prefecture. It didn't take long, about two hours actually.

 

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have itchy feet         外へ出たくなる

day off                 休み、非番の日

catch a train           電車に(とび)乗る

all the way to        ~までずっと、はるばる~まで

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I went skiing at Lake Biwa Valley ski field (びわ湖バレイ).

It is a lot smaller than other ski fields I have been to,

but that didn't matter.

 

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It was great to be out in the open.

The view of Lake Biwa was amazing, but I couldnt enjoy it for very long.

The weather turned bitterly cold and it started to snow.

 

To be honest, I think my favourite thing about skiing, is lunchtime.

It is a chance to relax, talk with friends, warm up and grab a bite to eat.

How was your winter vacation? I mean, did you go anywhere?

I look forward to seeing you and hearing your winter stories.

 

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a lot smaller than    ~よりもずっと小さい

bitterly cold           身を切るような寒さ、ひどく寒い

grab a bite             軽い食事をとる

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Happy New Year! * Gerry

Hi Everyone,

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  Did you have a nice holiday? I sure did.

 

On Christmas Day I met my friends for dinner.  We all had Mexican food!

Mexican food is not really traditional for Christmas dinner,

but we all love Mexican food so much that we decided to have some.

We had nachos, tacos, enchiladas, and many other kinds of Mexican food.

 

My New Year’s holiday was great! On New Year’s Eve, I ate wild boar (いのしし) nabe.

It’s made with miso and lots of vegetables.

It was very tasty, and I enjoyed it very much.

In the evening I met my friends and we all went to a countdown party.

There were so many people, and we all shouted “Happy New Year!” when the time came.

 

On New Year’s Day, I had o-sechi in the morning.

I really like o-sechi – especially because we can drink sake with it, and in the morning.  Haha.  For New Year’s dinner I had crab (かに) nabe.  It was actually my first time to have crab nabe, and it was very delicious.

 

As you can tell, I ate and drank too much over the holidays!  But that’s what the holidays are for – drinking, eating and being merry.  Now, I’m on a diet.  Wish me luck!!

 

My New Year’s resolution is to study Japanese harder.  What’s your New Year’s resolution?  I hope it’s to study English!  Please come study English with us at Imarge.  We will all do our best to improve your English!

Hope to see you soon!



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not really~         それほど~ではない

traditional          伝統的な

especially because~     特に~なので

actually                    実は

As you can tell      おわかりの通り

that's what ~       それこそが~だ

Wish me luck!!          祈っててね!

resolution                 抱負

冬季休暇のお知らせ イマージ

冬季休暇についてのお知らせをさせて頂きます。

 

- 12月29日(木)~1月4日(水)

 

上記の期間、レッスンの開講・受付業務を休止いたしますのでご了承ください。

 

今年も1年間お世話になり、本当にありがとうございました。

来年もどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。

 

英会話スクール イマージ

Awaji *** Shane ***

 

Last weekend I went to Awajishima to play soccer.

My friend from New Zealand invited me to play with his team in a soccer tournament.

 

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invite     招待する、誘う
soccer tournament   サッカートーナメント
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The weather was atrocious on Saturday.

It was raining cats and dogs and it was blowing a gale.

It was very difficult to play soccer because there were giant puddles on the field.

We played four games on Saturday and we had two wins and two draws.

 

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atrocious    ひどい、不愉快な
raining cats and dogs   大雨が降る
blow     風が吹く
gale     突風
giant buddles    大きな水たまり
two wins and two draws   2勝2引き分け
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The weather was perfect on Sunday. It was a lot easier to play soccer.

We won our quarterfinal game against Fukuoka,

but we were comprehensively beaten in the semifinal.

We had a fantastic time, but now my body has many aches and pains.

 

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quarterfinal game   準々決勝
against ~     ~と対戦する
were comprehensively beaten  徹底的に負かされた
semifinal    準決勝
aches and pains    うずきと痛み
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My great trip to England_Bill

Last month I went to England and Ireland.

 

For most of that time, I stayed in London which is where I grew up.

My mom cooked some nice food for me; for example roast lamb.

I really like roast lamb! It smells great. Do you like the smell?

 

 

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grow up                 育つ

lamb                    ラム(子羊の肉)

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I also went to Dublin in Ireland for two days.

Dublin is famous for Guinness which is a  kind of black beer.

It's tasty.

 

 

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is famous for           ~で有名な

tasty                   風味がある

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During my time in England and Ireland,

I went to see two football matches.

I saw Ireland play Armenia in an international game in Dublin.

In England, I saw Fulham play Stoke city.

The first game was good but the second game wasn't because my team(Fulham) lost.

 

I had a great trip and  caught up with many old friends.

The only thing I didn't like about it was traveling on the airplane

there and back.

 

I can't sleep on planes and it takes too long from Japan.

But ... never mind!!

 

 

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catch up with           (今まであっていかなかったヒトと)旧友を深める

there and back          往復で

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Biennale Art Exhibition ***Shane***

 

Last month I went to the Biennale art exhibition in Kobe.

It was only my second time visiting an art exhibition.
I have been to a few art galleries, but this was a new experience for me.

 

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Biennale art exhibition           
ビエンナーレ、2年に1度開催される美術展

exhibition                                
展示会
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The art works were the size of a small room.  
Most of the art pieces were interactive. The art can be touched by the viewer.

 

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art work                                      
芸術作品

art piece                                     
芸術作品
interactive                                   
対話的な
can be touched by the viewer    
見物客が触る事ができる
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I had a very enjoyable time.
Some of the concepts were very interesting and others were a little difficult to understand.

The art exhibition finishes on the 23rd of November, so don’t miss out!

 

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enjoyable time                                           
楽しい時間

concept                                                         
コンセプト、構想
difficult to understand                            
理解にしにくい
miss out                                                        
見逃す、経験しそこなう
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北浜にひよこ現る!

こんにちは、イマージの内田です。

 

先程、マネージャーに外を見るように促され、ちらっと窓の外をみてみると…

 

ハッとする景色だったのでブログにアップ致します。。。

 

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ハッとしませんでしたか?

 

こちらもどうぞ↓ ↓ ↓

  

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HELP YOURSELF / ご自由にどうぞ * Uchida

先日、生徒様にたくさんのsouvenir(お土産)を頂きました。

お休みを利用して皆様いろいろな場所へ行かれた様です♪

 

一部ご紹介いたします。

 

 

Tim Tam & Chocolate from Thailand

 

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お馴染みTim Tamも、ダークチョコは初めてだったので皆大喜び♪

マカダミアチョコレートもおいしくてとまらない…危険!

 

 

 

Macadamia Chocolate from Bali & うなぎパイ」

 

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マカダミアチョコレート第二弾!嬉しい限りです♪

そして不動のおいしさ、うなぎパイ!

東海出身の私にとって馴染みの強いお土産なのでちょっと懐かしく、嬉しい一品(^^)

 

 

旅行に行くたびにお土産を買ってきて下さる生徒様…

なんとありがたいスクールでしょうか。。。

良いレッスンを提供できるように頑張らねばですね!

 

写真のお菓子たちはドリンクコーナーにおいてありますので、

是非皆さんトライして下さいね!

 

 

Summer Vacation *** Shane

 I went to Shodoshima with my friends for a summer vacation.


Shodoshima is a small island in the Kagawa prefecture.


The island is famous for growing olives.  

 

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prefecture 県
… is famous for~ …は~で有名な
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We took a ferry from Kobe and the ride took six hours.


The ferry stopped in Takamatsu on the way to Shodoshima.


After we arrived, we took a small boat to another island, named Yoshima.  

 

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the ride                乗車
on the way to ~   ~へ行く途中
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We went swimming and kayaking in the sea.


We even tried our hand at archery.

 
We stayed the night on Yoshima Island

          and we watched some fireworks on the beach.

 

We had great weather and we had a fantastic time.

 

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go swimming              泳ぎに行く
go kayaking                カヤックに乗りに行く
try one’s hand             初めて挑戦する
= do for the first time  
stay the night              泊る、一夜をすごす
fireworks                     花火
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