現在原子力に頼ってしまっている現状がありますが、日本企業は再生可能エネルギーにシフトしていく努力を始めています。Japanese firms shift to clean energy despite state's cling to nuclear powerTOKYO−While Japan's government clings to atomic powe…

Penguin players shoot for World Cup-glory at Yokohama aquariumYOKOHAMA -- With the 2018 soccer World Cup now in full swing in Russia, penguins at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise here are getting their own game on, trying to sneak penalty …

サッカー・W杯、日本が大一番のセネガル戦に挑みます。EKATERINBURG, Russia (Kyodo) -- Japan's showdown with joint Group H leaders Senegal will be the pivotal match in determining whether the Samurai Blue advance to the knockout stage of the W…

Train buffs can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. Doctor Yellow, the much-beloved Shinkansen test train named after its distinctive color, will still be in service in fiscal 2020.http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201806230031.html気…

本日取り上げるのは、eerieです。以前キャンパスの近所の本屋で購入した安部公房の英訳版『砂の女』を読んでいた時に見つけました。”It was all too unreasonable, too eerie.” という文の中で使われておりましたことから、プラスのニュアンスの単語ではない…

キッチンが家族団らんの場所へと変わってきているようです。 Kitchens in Japanese homes have become more stylish and are attracting attention in terms of interior design. They have become places where family members gather to create a close at…

トランプ大統領の妻、メラニア氏が来ていたジャケットに波紋が広がっています。The takeaway look of that $39 Zara jacket sparked outrage on social media. One person who appeared to be in the dark about the First Lady’s outerwear choice was her …

「働き方」について、今一度考えなくてはいけません。A mother committed to changing Japanese corporate culture after her overworked daughter's death by suicide in 2015 expressed deep disappointment with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his hast…

日本の専門家たちは北朝鮮の非核化を支援する用意をしています。Japan’s nuke experts ready to help defang North KoreaJapan has told the United States it is ready to dispatch experts to North Korea to help the country dismantle nuclear faciliti…

Whale reportedly spotted in Tokyo BayThe Japan Coast Guard is alerting ships navigating Tokyo Bay to watch out for a large whale.中略Patrollers searched near the bridge, which links Koto Ward and an area of reclaimed land, but they couldn'…

着物販売レンタルの「はれのひ」の篠崎洋一郎社長が詐欺容疑で逮捕されました。Kimono firm chief arrested after furor on Coming-of-Age DayThe president of a bankrupt rental kimono firm was arrested Saturday for allegedly falsely obtaining a ban…

research writing and form という授業で読んだ記事から単語を拾い上げます。denoteです。授業中はmean, stand for という意味であるとの説明をいただきました。念のため辞書の定義を確認していきます。Oxford Dictionary of English (2th): “be a sign of; …