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English expressions that I got on the Radio English Program on NHK.
I tried to gather English expressions for improving my English. [since
Nov.3rd 2005]
Following words comes from NHK Radio English Program.
I was recording NHK radio English program several years ago and I am listening
it again and again while my commuting by car. It’s not easy even I listen
it many times. Hi so, below Date is not its bradcasted day.
I will write them down here that I think they are good expressions and
usefull for me and for the Ham radio.
2025.10.10 Friday
[The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia][ìθiópiə]
This rule is from long ago that people follow. ;この規則は昔から人々が守ってきたのです
Japan is surrounded by the sea, Ethiopia is surrounded by the 80 countries.
There's 13 month in a year.
come and see from yourself. Let me know you come. ;cf:前置詞や接続詞が何か抜けているかも？
you can cook without stove. ;コンロ無しで料理出来る
Ethiopia is three times as big as Japan. ;
[Vocabulary] ;語彙
Take the train from platform 1. ;1番フォームから列車に乗って下さい
I dropped my phone on tracks. ;電話を線路に落とした
2025.10.09 Thursday
[My daughter's Dream]
There's a comic book on the table. Did you put it away ? ;テーブルの上の漫画本 君が置いたの？
I did't know 19 year's young girl wrote such an amaging novel. ;
You want to be a writer like Mary ? ;
They secretly got married and moved away. ;彼らは内緒で結婚して出て行ってしまったの
Father was very angly with her. ;
Don't you want me to become writer ? ;私に小説家になって欲しい？
Don't worry Dad.
I am still 10 years old so I won't get marry for long time.;私は未だ10歳よ 結婚なんてずっと先よ
I want to be a person who can surprise people too. ;私も人々を驚かせるような人になりたい
What do you think about the book ? ;
How much have you read ? ;どれくらい読み進めたの？
I'm still on the first page. ;未だ最初のページ
If you come true your dream, I'm very happy (but I'd like her to enjoy
every moment as a child.) ;夢を叶えてくれたらそれは嬉しいけど、今は子供らしくいつ何時も楽しんでもらいたい
She seldome make mistakes. ;
Should I step back a bit ? ;ちょっと下がりましょうか
2025.10.08 Wednsday
transatlantic cruise ;大西洋横断クルーズ
It was a magic hummer. She made a wish with it. ;それは魔法の小槌だった、彼女はそれに祈願した
an old tale ; 昔話 (a legend, stories of one's past)
I'd like to replace lining of this coat. ;このコートの裏地を交換したい
They all lived happily ever after. ;彼らはその後幸せに暮らしました
an inch high boy ;一寸法師
Can you hand me needle and thread ? ;針と糸を取ってくれない？
Do you know how to tie a nod ? ;結び方知ってる？
2025.10.07 Tuesday
[Over Wrapping Construction] [Over Wrapping Verb/TASTE,FEEL,]
OverWrapping construction is A=B expressions
I got incredibly nurvous before my interview. ;面接の前とても緊張しました
(worried, anxious can be used for nurvous)
All the food went bad. ;食べ物が皆悪くなってしまった
We were worried about how school play go. :学校の演劇がどうなるか心配でした
School play would go everything turned out fine. ;学校の演劇はとても上手くいきました
That's cool. ;それは凄い
Actually, She had written 3 novels. ;実は彼女小説を３つ書いています
She became famous after she wrote this novel. ;
We remain confidence dispite of defeat. ;私たちは負けたが自信を失っていなかった
(dispite of ; = even though)
2025.10.06 Monday
The good news, his injury wasn't serious. ;彼の怪我が酷くなかったのが良いニュースでした
My ambition is to be a teacher who inspire students. ;私の願いは生徒たちを奮い立たせるような先生になる事です
My ambition is to be a good CWer. ;Hi Hi
Are you at cafe already ?
I almost there. I will be there in a minute or two.
It tastes incredible. ;Be carefully it's spelling.
2025.10.04 Saturday
This can be used on good and bad. ;良い場合の表現にも悪い場合の表現にも使われます
gas price ;ガソリン価格
decline ;衰退
in reality was saddly different ;現実は悲しいかな違っていた
that explain he looks so tired. :それで彼は疲れているのね
low pay is master factor to quit dicission;低賃金が辞めた要因
low profit, low margin ;利益が薄い
minimum wage low ;最低賃金法
pushed up wage ;賃金引上げ
millenium generation ;1980～1990年の世代
return boomerang employee ;辞めた会社に戻ってきた社員
where there's smoke, there's fire. ;火のないところ煙無し
The grass is always greener on the other side. ; 隣の芝はいつも青い
closing stores at record pace. ;記録的なペースで閉店している
record breaking ;記録的な
bankruptcy ;倒産
I filed on devorce after 10 years marrige ;10年間の結婚生活の後離婚を申請した
Our margin is low(slim) so we have to always watch a penny ;利益が薄いので我々は常に1セントを大切にしています
impulse buying(purchase) ;衝動買い
decades over ;数十年の間
deeply session ;不景気
changing buy habit ;購買習慣の変化
2025.10.03 Friday
No,not really. ;そうでもないんです
The keyword here is Freedom. ;
I was lucky hired here. ;
Beginning,I was bit overwhelmed, ;最初は大変でした
I am overwhelmed by piles of work. ;山積みの仕事で大変です
I was assigned to this new project team. ;新しいプロジェクトに配属されました
How do you find your work ? ;お仕事の方は如何ですか
How do you like current job ? ;今のお仕事は如何？
2025.10.02 Thursday
May I ask where about ? ;どのあたりですか
Masters、Master's degree;修士（号）
bachelor degree ;学士
Ph.D, PhD;Doctor of Philosophy 学術博士、博士号
I am finished Masters and being PhD in economics now. ;私は今経済学の博士課程で学んでいます
The world is not as big as
What a small world !;世の中は狭いものですね
I am tempted to buy this beautiful kimono. ;
I am always tempted to come here. ;ここに来たくなっちゃいます
temptation ; 誘惑、衝動 ;I am not sure but I remenber the word from a song of
Platters.
What a wonderful idea ! ;
What more could I ask for ? ;これ以上何を求めると言うの？（満足しているの意で）短い語数で憎い表現だなあ
2025.10.01 Wednesday
Do you have a minute ? I want to talk to you.
My blog will be inactive for a while.
My mother call me inconvenient times. ;母は都合の悪い時に電話をよこすんですよね
2025.09.30 Tuesday
greedy ;欲深い
Don't get greedy ;欲張るな
pliticians greedy for power ;権力を切望する政治家
poor little sparrow ;可哀そうな小さなスズメ
swallow ;燕
centipede ;ムカデ
2025.09.29 Monday
It's perfect for me, right ? ;私にぴったりでしょ？
You can look through. ;ざっと通して見て結構です
tell me when you will be back. ;戻ったら教えて
wheather report says it will be rain tomorrow. ;天気予報は明日雨だそうです
RUN MELOS ;走れメロス
"Run, Melos!" (走れメロス, Hashire Merosu) is a Japanese short story by Osamu Dazai. It was first published 1940 and is a widely read classic in
Japanese schools. It was first used as teaching material for Japanese middle
high schoolers in 1956.
The story is a reworking of Friedrich Schiller's ballad Die Bürgschaft, which tells the story of Melos and Selinuntius, originally Damon and Pythias. Schiller's version revolves around an ancient Greek legend recorded by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus.
The most prominent theme of "Run, Melos!" is unwavering friendship. Despite hardships, the protagonist succeeds in saving his friend's life.
出典：Reference from Wikipedia/Run, Melos! - Wikipedia
2025.09.28 Sunday
Cuisine[kwizí:n] 料理
everything is good at this resta
carefull! it's really hot.
it's served cold. それは冷たいままで出されます（直訳しようと思うと恐らく考え込んでしまう（笑））
I have a room for dessert[dizə́:rt] [注：desert[dézərt] 砂漠] デザートは別腹
Do you have green tea often ?
It tastes different. 変わった味ですね（遠回しに美味しくないという表現）
It tastes strange. 美味しくない（直に美味しくない）
This vegitable is in season. この野菜は今が旬です (へー、こう言うんだって感じ)
sprinkle this on this. この上にこれを掛けるの
It's good with soy source. 醤油を付けると美味しいよ
It's good without anything on it. 何も付けなくても美味しいです
2025.09.27 Saturday
Good Morning everybody, I hope you had a pleasant weekend.(The climate
in S.F. is very pleasant. サンフランシスコの天候はとても過ごしやすいです）
Please say few words for introduction.
I'm boarn and raise in NARITA;
user friendly;使いやすい
staff friendly;社員に優しい （注：not "stuff")
Sort of; 相手の問いに答えて ”そんなところですね”
on top of that; それに加えて （話の間にこんな一言が出せると良いですね）
that's exactry the point; 相手の言葉に”それです 正にそれがポイントなんです”
I am excited to be a part of this great team; この素晴らしいチームに参加出来て大変嬉しいです
asset[ǽset] 貴重な存在、戦力
I am looking forward to working with you. （日本語の”宜しくお願いします”にあたる英語がないからね）
public relation department; 広報部
welcome aboard publicity; ようこそ広報部へ
【for radio, How about this....I think of follows while listening Radio
program 】
Thank you for joining to GB
It depends on condition.
I hope you to keep on smilling and CW.（NHKラジオ 番組終了時の言葉を真似て）
Please call any time if you hear me.
I am very excited to have your call.
I think vertical is more better than Dipole for your site.
いろいろ思いつくので今度 I will send those expressions on the air on CW.
2025.09.26 Friday
I enjoyed doing.... ...して楽しみました
each tender love words you happen to say. あなたが無意識に語ってくれた数々の優しい言葉
don't give up the ship. 窮地に陥っても決して諦めない
bouquet[bukéi] 花束 ：注 スペル＆発音
Thanks for million, song by Louis Armstrong is broadcasted on Radio English Program.
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
[Rylics]
Thanks a million, a million thanks to you
For everything that love could bring you brought me
Each tender love-word you happened to say
Is hidden away in memory's bouquet
Thanks a million for I remember too
The tenderness that your caresses taught me
You made a million dreams come true and so I'm saying
Thanks a million to you
Thanks a million, a million thanks to you
For every thing that love could bring you brought me
Each tender love-word you happened to say
Is hidden away
In memory's bouquet
Thanks a million for I remember too
The tenderness that your caresses taught me ; 注 caress[kərés] 抱擁、優しくなでる
You made a million dreams come true and so I'm saying
Thanks a million to you
literacy 知識、能力
Computer literacy コンピューター運用能力
then how about this for the radio: Tranceiver literacy
moon was crescent ; 昨夜空を眺めたら三日月だったのを見て思いついた、新月、三日月のSPELLってどう書くんだっけと
full moon ;満月
2025.09.24 Wednesday
suggest 提案する、示唆する
The day night temperature gap is 300 deg.C 昼夜の気温差は300℃
The raibow is still there. 虹が未だ出てる
nice!
The rainbow is fading. 虹が消えていく
The rainbow is fading first. 消えてくの速いね
it's going, going, gone. ああ消えちゃう、消えちゃう、消えちゃった
↑こんな表現は咄嗟に口から出ません 簡単だけど思いつかないなあ
An egg plant has thorn. thorn[θɔːn] 茄子には棘（トゲ）がある
↑こんな表現も英語圏で生活していないと話す機会がないでしょう
2025.09.22 Monday
Israel[ízriəl] イスラエル 発音注意
lunar orbit 月探検衛星
Giant tunnel cabity 大きなトンネル形状の空洞
Where there is a will, there is a way./Einstein 意志あるところ道あり／アインシュタイン
2025.09.20 Saturday
[my diary]
Today is the beginning of the equinoctial week.
so I went to my family tomb this morning and said hello to our ancestor
and clean up around the grave.
Neither heat nor cold lasts until the eqinox days. 暑さ寒さも彼岸まで
I forgot the word for "semi" in English so I serched it by my
dictionary.
yes,It's "cicada". followings are some expressions for cicada.
Cicada is chirping
a continuous chorus of cicada. 蝉時雨
[Radio English Program]
This room is versatile. It can be used for many porposes.この部屋は用途が広く多くの目的に使用されます
address 演説する
I'm afraid we are out of time. すみません 私たちには時間がありません
I'm afraid we don't have much time. すみません 私たちには時間がありません（残り時間が少しある時）
2025.09.19 Friday
It's hard to fit i
vinegar 酢
We will be exhibit at next Ham fair.
We'd like to make the best of this short event.
Howare you draw them ? どうやって彼らを引き寄せるの？
Do you think you can give us your advise ?
as you know
keep on smilling
welcome to the show
We need to analyse potential risk.
We'd be more interesting ある提案に対して別の考え方がある時の切り出し方
to be spesific, 特殊な見方をすれば
2025.09.18 Thursday
It's hard to fit it in my scedhule. 私には難しそう
vain 自信過剰
vein 血管 ；（同音異義語）
fur, coat 毛、毛並み、毛皮（コート）
If you don't mind my saying. 気になさらないなら
mammal [mæm(ə)l] 哺乳類（スペルも発音も難しい ”マモー”のよう）
hang out ぶらつく、時間をつぶす
2025.09.17 Wednesday
Hi folks, Let's get started. 皆さんこんにちは それじゃあ始めましょう
My falks goes 両親。家族 How're your folks doing? ご家族はお元気ですか
come to terms with 受け入れはじめる
spotless! it's nice and neat ゴミ一つない！ とても奇麗できちんとしてる
I dish after every time of meal. it's a habit of force 毎回食事の後に皿を洗うんです 癖になっていてね
I always clean up after every meal.
fender bender 些細な自動車事故
aged population, gray population,
gray vote 高齢者票
a deer, a buck（雄）,a fawn（小鹿）
Those who are absorbed in one thing lose sight of other things. 鹿を追う者は山を見ず
2025.09.16 Tuesday
That's about for today. Hope you to keep smilling. 今日はこれでおしまい 笑顔でいてね
balmy[ba:mi] おだやかな、心地よい、さわやかな
balmy climate
pull up my roots(stakes) 新天地に移動する
put down my roots 新天地に根を下ろす
I am around 9 o'clock. 9時ころ来ます
I will be around in 2053 to see 2053 Olimpic. 私は2053オリンピックを見るために2053年まで生きますよ
what's a coo to do. なんて素晴らしいことをしたね
as I recall. 私の記憶では
2025.09.13 Sunday
stray cat 野良猫 kitty 子猫
I bring my kittys to Animal Hospital for vaccine injection. 今年我が家にお腹の大きな野良猫（クロ）が来るようになり 可哀そうで餌を上げていました 5月に子猫が生まれ 今2匹の子猫と母猫の3匹を保護しています 猫家族が増えて毎朝猫ハウスの食器洗い
掃除が日課になり私の生活がすっかり変わりました 今日は子猫の2回目のワクチンでした
extra 追加費用
in summary (in a nutshell)要は、つまり、（短的に言えば）
You can order from wide range products anytime, anywhere. 幅広い製品の中から何時でも何処でも注文できます
You can buy from a wide selection of products on our partner's platform
anytime, anywhere.
We'd like to place a ten thausands unit as initial order. 初めての注文としてユニット1万個を注文します
All you need is to do is to place an order 注文するだけです
three business day or three calendar day 3営業日ですかそれとも土日を含んだ3日間ですか
three to five business day depending item you choosed.ご注文された商品によって3日から5日です
2025.09.10 Wednesday
make living 生計を立てる
I am out of job (unemployment, between job). 失業している
I am on extended vacation. 私は失業している（わんきょく表現）
dedicated 専用の
spotted (something) 見つける
jumped in
capture heart 心を掴む
I am into Ham radio. 私はアマチュア無線に夢中です
limo (limousine) リムジン
top on the list
I am high on her. 私は彼女を評価している
Time piece 時計
rough draft 修正前の原稿
shop around あれこれ検討する
ATM (automatic teller machine)
2025.09.09 Tuesday
When are you available ? 何時がいいですか
When is it convenient for you ?
When are you available in early May. ５月の初旬は如何ですか
How about with next week ?
Are you available during the week of the 2nd October ? 10月の第２週は如何ですか
What's your schedule on next week ?
I am available on Tuesday morning or Tursday afternoon.
I am available either Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon.
Does 3 o'clock work for you ? 午後３時は如何ですか
That works for me. 宜しいですよ
I have a client lunch. お客様との昼食の約束があります
but I should be back by two thirty. でも２時半までには戻ります
It's been 2 weeks since you joined us. こちらに来て２週間が経ちましたね
Do you think the new plan will work ? 新しいプランは上手くいくと思いますか
looking forward to the new project in Narita
2025.09.08 Monday
I will send it tomorrow via courier. 国際宅急便（クーリエ）で明日送ります
It should arrive by Friday. 金曜には届くでしょう
I can't guarantee it(I am not sure)but I will do my best to get internal
approval.
この場で保証は出来ませんが社内の承認を取るよう努力します
Can I get back to you after discussing with boss. 上司と相談してからお返事します
I will try my very best to get ........
Which color do you think goes to best with this? どんな色が一番合うと思う？
Would you mind sending some samples? サンプルを幾つか送っていただけますか
That would be a different story. それでは話が違ってきます
2025.09.07 Sunday
今夜はコオロギの鳴き声がとても大きい 今年始めて気付きました 台風一過で急に涼しくなったせいかも知れません 蛙や虫の鳴き声で季節を感じられる田舎暮らしが好きです
Crickets are chirping very loudly outside tonight.
M&A mergers and acquisitions.
million 100万 billion 10億 trillion 1兆 ：数字の聞き取りは実に難しい 数字が出てくると瞬時に頭がフリーズします
multi billion 数十億の
daily product 日常品
dairy product 乳製品
beverage 飲み物
grocery 食料品
groval competitive 世界的な競争力
competitive product 競争力のある商品
competitive company 競争力のある会社
competitve spirit 社員のやる気
agree 同意する
The biggest ever 過去最大の
go through 上手くいく 決まる
過去時制 the past tense ;こんな事を話題にしてnativeに尋ねたい時がありますね 他にも名詞、動詞、副詞、形容詞などの単語も....
現在時制 the present tense
未来時制 the future tense
Tips for CW conversations
I am happy to have you with us.
You mean,(Are you talking about) influential celebrities and bloggers?
影響力のある有名人やブロガーのこと？
famous person, well-known person
play a roll 役割を演じる
2025.09.05 Friday
The fctory will generate thausands new jobs. その工場は沢山の新しい職を生成する
It may be matter of time before web takes over TV in add spend.
広告宣伝費でウェブがTVを超えるのは時間の問題だろう
Practice makes perfect. 習うより慣れろ
Third quoter revenue will tumble 30% (remain flat)(remain unchanged) last
year.
第3四半期の売り上げは昨年より30%激減するだろう （横這いだろう）
profit 利益
argument 主張
My understanding is .... 私の理解では....
Take it easy. 落ち着いて気楽に
2025.09.04 Thursday
Speaking of (something) (何々)って言えば...
The shop deal in only 2nd hand books. その店は中古本だけ扱っています
I'd have never come up with such an idea myself. 私にはそんなアイデア思いつかなかったわ
I really appreciate. 本当にありがとう
What kind of food do you like? どんな食べ物が好きなの？
What sort of project are you involved in? どんなプロジェクトに参加してるの？
What kind of project are you working on?
That makes sense. そうですね
an egret(a white heron) 白鷺 シラサギ /Egrets come to puddy field in front of
my shack on every morning. I guess that they seem to come for their breakfast.
crow カラス
2025.09.03 Wendsday
We'll have 20 minutes presentation followed by QNA session 20分のプレゼンの後にQNAの時間を設けます
I see your point. あなたの仰ることは分かります
If you were in my position. もしあなたが私の立場なら
I hope you will have great week. 良い週であると良いですね
2025.09.02 Tuesday
Every other week (Saturday) 隔週 (隔週土曜日)
2025.09.01 Monday
I don’t want to be the third wheel. (お邪魔したくないです)
Flat adverb(lyの付かない副詞)
Make the most(best) of the event（最大効果を出す）
2025.06.19 Thursday
Bring about(an end) (終焉を迎える)
Trying tackle to… 立ち向かう
Fighting tackle to…
The beast and the children/Mai I see this
movie on Amazon Prime?
↑I
knew this song on NHK English program/Toyama sensei/its sing by Carpenters
Alumni[alʎmnai] 同窓会(reunion)
Compost 堆肥
Promote 昇進する demote 降格する
I hope you keep on smiling.
Feel free to
2025.06.18 Wednesday
Awareness 意識 raise
awareness 意識を高める
Eruption 噴火
Strand 立往生
Nod うなずく
2025.04.21 Monday
草を抜く Pull out the grass
耕す plow
苗 seedling
I heard frogs croaking last night. カエルはfrog 鳴声はcroak
Directivity 指向性 、Directional
Antenna 指向性アンテナ
2025.04.21 Monday
Versa 多目的
Polyethlene ポリエチレン
Convection 対流
Readings taken along the upper two-thirds
of the meter scale are typically more accurate than those made along the lower
third.
通常、メーターの目盛りの上部 3 分の
2 に沿って取得した測定値は、下部 3 分の 1 に沿って取得した測定値よりも正確です。
with a fourth lead permanently grounded to
the chassis
4本目のリード線はシャーシに永久的に接地されている
Whiner 不平を言う人
INDEX from あ to ん
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「あ」
「アップグレードしました」I up graded to 1.64.
「い」
「う」
「え」
「お」
「か」
[感謝] I'll
continue the experimentation until a better solution is found.
Thanks again to all those who contributed with their ideas & experiences to this workaround.
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「く」
「け」
「こ」
「さ」
「し」
「す」
「せ」
[接続、繋ぐ couple A to B]
You
could acoustically couple the receiver's output to the soundcard's microphone
input by placing a pc-microphone nearby the receiver's speaker.
[接続、繋ぐ connect A into B]
To
receive only, a com port connection is not necessary. Just connect the audio output of the receiver
into either the mic or line input of your computer's sound card and it should
work.
「そ」
「た」
「ち」
「つ」
「て」
「と」
[動作する work]It seems to be working much better
「な」
「に」
「ぬ」
「ね」
「の」
「は」
「バージョンアップしました」I up graded to 1.64.
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「み」
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「や」
「ゆ」
「よ」
「わ」
「を」
「ん」
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