#159 あなたのお気に入りのクリスマスソングを教えてください。

Could you tell me your favourite Christmas songs? What's your favourite Christmas song? What Christmas songs do you like? Are there any C...

#158 そろそろクリスマスの買い物をしないと。

It's nearly time to go shopping for Christmas. It's nearly Christmas shopping time. Christmas shopping time is nearly here. Christmas sh...

#157 ダイエットしなくちゃ！

I've got to lose weight! I've go to go on a diet! I've got to drop some pounds. I've got to slim up. I've got to cut back on eating. ...

#156 今年のハロウィーンスイーツは何作るの？

What Halloween sweets are you going to bake this year? What Halloween sweets will you be baking this year? Have you planned your Hallowee...

#155 今年のハロウィーンはキャットウーマンのコスチュームにしようと。

I'm going to get a cat woman costume for Halloween this year. This Halloween I'm going to go as cat woman. I'm dressing up as cat woman th...

#154 ハロウィーンの季節がやってきた。

It's time for Halloween. It's nearly the season of trick or treats. Halloween is upon us. It's Halloween time. It's that trick or treat...

#153 お盆なのでお墓参りに行ってきました。

It's obon holiday, so I went to visit my ancestor's grave. It's obon, so I visited the graves of my ancestors. It's obon, so I went to t...

#152 今日、献血に行ってきました。

I went and donated blood today. I donated blood today. I went and gave blood today. I gave blood today.

#151 我慢できない。

I can't be patient with it anymore. I can't hold on anymore. 1つ目はもう忍耐ならないって感じで、2つ目はもうとっておけないというか・・例えばトイレが我慢できないとかに使えます。

#150 もう限界だ。

It's too much. I can't take it any more. I've had enough. That's it! Enough is enough! I give up. 何が限界かにもよりますが、、。例えば、トイレに行きたくてもう限界だ...

#149 彼女は不倫をしているらしい。

I heard that she is going out with a married man. It sounds like is having an affair with a married man. It appears that she is having an...

#148 私は暑さに弱いです。

I'm not good with the summer heat. I'm not good with high temperatures. I can't handle the heat. The summer is too hot for me. I find t...

#147 お腹が突き刺すように痛い。

I have a sharp pain in my stomach. I have a gripping pain in my stomach. I can feel a sharp pain in my stomach. I can feel gripping pai...

#146 お腹がしくしく痛む。

I have a dull pain in my stomach. I'm experiencing a dull pain in my stomach. 日本語でいうこの「しくしく」は、dull ですね。dull pain と言いますと、こうじりじりと止まない感じの痛み...

#145 息がゼエゼエする。

My chest is wheezy. I have a wheezy chest. ゼエゼエは wheezy ですが、似たような表現として以下のものもありますね。 My chest is a bit funny. 「胸がちょっとおかしい。」 I'm a bit s...

#144 出かける前にしっかりと戸締りをしましょう。

Lock up well before going out. Lock everything up before going out. Make sure to lock up before going out. Lock the house up befo...

#143 日本に台風が接近しています。

A typhoon is coming closer to Japan. A typhoon is approaching Japan. A typhoon is making its way to Japan. A typhoon is on its way ...

#142 台風が日本に上陸しました。

The typhoon has reached Japan. The typhoon has hit Japan. The typhoon is now over Japan. 因みにハリケーンやサイクロンとの違いは、場所です。台風は北西太平洋、ハリケーンは、北部大西洋...

#141 ディズニーがアナと雪の女王の続編制作決定を公表しました。

Frozen 2 has been officially announced by Disney. Disney has officially announced that Frozen 2 will come to theaters. Disney has made it...

#140 辛ラーメンにはまっています。

I can't quit eating Shin-ramen. I'm addicted to Shin-ramen. I don't even know how to stop eating Shin-ramen. I'm in love with Shin-ramen...

#139 今日、予防接種を受けてきたよ。

I went to the doctor and got a vaccine shot today. I got a jab today. I got a vaccine injection today. I was vaccinated today. 因みに「インフ...

#138 パンの生地をこねておいてくれない？

Can you please knead the bread dough for me? Could you please knead the bread dough for me? You wouldn't mind kneading the bread dou...

#137 彼のことが頭から離れないの。

I can't get rid of thinking about him. I can't stop thinking about him. I've been thinking about him the whole day everyday. ...

#136 お腹の風邪(胃腸風邪)をひきました。

I've got a tummy bug. I've got the stomach flu. I've got a stomach bug. お腹の風邪、熱が出たり吐きと下痢の症状が一気に出る風邪ですね。日本ではよくノロウィルスなど耳にします。たちの悪い...

#135 私、何やってんだ～？！

Silly me.. How silly! How silly I was. What was I doing? What was I thinking? Oh come on.. うっかり忘れてしまったり、思っていたことと違うことをしてしまった時など「もうー私...