progress report

My son likes to watch iCarly.com :)

2012-01-29T16:47:00.001+09:00

I have to repeat playing the video again and again, day after day....

great strength

2012-01-29T16:42:00.001+09:00

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.

-Elbert Hubbard

Old habits die hard

2011-11-20T21:00:00.001+09:00

身についた習慣はなかなか変えられない

I've been there

2011-11-20T20:59:00.001+09:00

私もその経験がある

rebate

2011-11-20T20:58:00.001+09:00

払い戻し金

stay in shape

2011-11-20T20:57:00.001+09:00

健康維持

ground rules

2011-11-20T20:56:00.001+09:00

行動上の基本原則

primer on tipping

2011-11-20T20:55:00.001+09:00

チップの手引き

There's less money to throw around these days

2011-11-20T20:54:00.001+09:00

気前よく使えるお金が少なくなっている

on a tight budget
予算が限られている
家計が苦しい

It's a fine line

2011-11-20T20:51:00.001+09:00

紙一重
微妙な違い

get things off to a good start

2011-11-20T20:50:00.001+09:00

よいスタートを切る

lead a well-examined life

2011-11-19T08:01:00.001+09:00

よく考えられた生活
日々熟考、改善。

breaking them down into doable tasks and prioritizing them

2011-11-19T06:00:00.001+09:00

実行可能なものに分けて優先順位をつける

low-hanging fruit

2011-11-19T05:57:00.001+09:00

簡単に達成できること（目標）

self-discipline

2011-11-19T05:56:00.001+09:00

自制心

New Year's intentions

2011-11-19T05:54:00.001+09:00

新年の心構え

easily-made,easily broken

2011-11-19T05:53:00.001+09:00

作るのも簡単、破るのも簡単。
pie-crust promise
New Year's resolutions

sign-up fee

2011-11-19T05:49:00.001+09:00

入会金

Providing service above and beyond the call of duty

2011-11-19T05:48:00.001+09:00

職務範囲を超えたサービスを提供。
期待されている以上のことをする。

high-end neighborhood

2011-11-19T05:43:00.001+09:00

高級な地区

My idea of housework is to sweep a room with a glance.

2011-11-19T05:42:00.001+09:00

ちらっと見るだけ。

Do I really have to cook?

2011-11-10T08:22:00.001+09:00

Why am I concerned about cooking?

What's my goal?

I want to stay healthy and beautiful.

Don't forget about it

I hope my son can eat with a spoon and drink from a cup 〓

2011-11-08T08:39:00.001+09:00

I can stop overeating

2011-11-08T08:37:00.001+09:00

with some
efforts:<

Things that I'm not interested in but are important

2011-11-08T07:44:00.001+09:00

What should I do?

I could kick myself for making such a careless mistake.

2011-10-16T19:47:00.001+09:00

Let me pick your brain for a minute

2011-09-18T10:28:00.001+09:00

slash cost!

2011-09-18T10:26:00.001+09:00

on a shrinking budget!

customer traffic

2011-09-18T10:23:00.001+09:00

When you have fewer employees,there's more incentive for them to follow customer traffic.

We are front-line employees

2011-09-18T10:17:00.001+09:00

Who wants to be a playing mamager?

Maybe a praying manager :(

Many's the time I sit around doing nothing

2011-09-18T10:13:00.001+09:00

when depression comes...:(

out of sheer necessity

2011-09-18T10:09:00.001+09:00

I found ways to do more with less:D

I've got a lot on my plate these days.

2011-09-18T10:06:00.001+09:00

Lots of work to do...

You are not alone,if that's any comfort.

2011-09-18T10:03:00.001+09:00

Their presence will be missed.

2011-09-18T10:02:00.001+09:00

NOT absence !!!

They will be missed.

If at first you don't succeed,try,try again.

2011-08-16T05:27:00.001+09:00

William Edward Hickson

NO MORE SILLY AND SERIOUS MISTAKES!!!

2011-08-04T18:57:00.001+09:00

I think depression makes me make mistakes.
STOP NEGATIVE THINKING!!!

Those days are gone forever

2011-07-20T17:10:00.001+09:00

The days when ...are long gone.
Long gone are the days when...

gerade heute

2011-07-19T17:58:00.001+09:00

...gibt es kein trashbox in Seven-Eleven!!!

I have to carry this cream in my hand to the station(´〜`；)

I have to learn to think ahead,or I'll fall behind.

2011-07-15T13:58:00.003+09:00

Think for yourself and don't let others make decisions.

Think before you act.You don't know what's in store.

To find a friend one must close one eye-to keep him,two.

2011-07-15T13:58:00.001+09:00

Norman Douglas

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly po ssible.

2011-07-15T13:56:00.001+09:00

Henry Adams

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.

2011-07-15T13:53:00.001+09:00

John Cotton Dana

You're not going to come up with any good ideas if think only insid e the box.

2011-07-15T13:44:00.001+09:00

I think nothing of walking an hour to work.

2011-07-15T13:33:00.001+09:00

It's good exercise.

You didn't have to say that

2011-07-14T21:41:00.001+09:00

"No, I'm not enjoying at all!"

Ms.i. asked me if I wanted to have a ride to the station.
She said "If you're enjoying talking...."

What did I say?
I may have offended my co-workers.
OH NO!!

I was sleepy...that's my excuse.

Your encouraging words helped me break out of my shell.

2011-06-20T07:40:00.001+09:00

I don't like to show signs of weakness

2011-06-19T07:07:00.001+09:00

I want to develop and maintain a positive,upbeat frame of mind.

To teach is to learn twice

2011-06-17T14:44:00.001+09:00

Joseph Joubert

No man is an island

2011-06-17T14:31:00.001+09:00

We are social animals.

feel so gloomy (=?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCIV0bKEI=?=_ −＃)

2011-06-08T10:28:00.001+09:00

don't want to do anything...especially cooking!!!

I take too much carbohydrate recently〓

I wish he broke free from all the debts

2011-05-25T09:39:00.001+09:00

It's just like dream come true.

I have broken through my deep-seated problem

2011-05-25T09:34:00.000+09:00

積年の問題をついに解決o(^-^o)(o^-^)o

The list goes on and on

2011-05-25T09:31:00.001+09:00

Put first things first.

Prioritize and do the most important things first.

(-.-;)

I may not be managemental material?

2011-05-25T09:26:00.001+09:00

Some employees are happy to be part of the team,but not leading it.

It's not the end of the world

2011-05-25T09:23:00.001+09:00

そんなにひどいことではない。

自分の抱えている問題なんて

work pro bono

2011-05-25T09:21:00.001+09:00

無料で働く

strike the right balance between theory and practice

2011-05-25T09:19:00.001+09:00

理論と実践の適切なバランスをとること。

大切

It's no walk in the park

2011-05-25T09:16:00.001+09:00

It's not a piece of cake.

No room for slackers

2011-05-25T09:13:00.001+09:00

怠け者が入る余地はない

the cardinal rule for managers

2011-05-22T08:32:00.001+09:00

I believe the cardinal rule for managers is to keep an open mind.

Creativity is a tool for breaking through the status quo to change things for the better.

Paul Pearson
実践ビジネス英語

Don't teach fish to swim

2011-05-09T20:25:00.001+09:00

釈迦に説法

Be prepared

2011-04-23T18:25:00.001+09:00

You can lessen your risk if you take reasonable precautions and make a conscious effort to avoid trouble.

proven track record

2011-04-16T20:32:00.001+09:00

折り紙つきの実績

Life is painting a picture,not doing a sum.

2011-04-16T20:29:00.001+09:00

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

I wear more than one hat

2011-04-16T20:20:00.001+09:00

I wear two hats.

One is healthcare professional.
The other is multilingual entertainer.

To speak another language is to live another life.

2011-03-18T21:58:00.001+09:00

チェコのことわざ

ＮＨＫ実践ビジネス英語は３月３０日（水曜日）スタート。

時間は２３時２０分から

Reading is my happiness booster

2011-02-25T08:27:00.001+09:00

Definately.

I should read books when I feel down and don't feel like doing anything.

set the record straight 誤解を解く。

2011-02-25T08:07:00.001+09:00

事を明確にする。記録を正す。

The manager set the record straight by explaining the cause of the problem.

Please don't set your hopes so high on me.

2011-02-25T08:02:00.001+09:00

I don't want to let you down.

Faith can move mountains

2011-02-25T07:55:00.001+09:00

set in his way 自分のやり方に固執する（こだわる）

2011-02-25T07:51:00.001+09:00

If he weren't so set in his ways, more people would appreciate his skills.

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.

2011-02-25T07:45:00.001+09:00

Oscar Wilde

appetite booster

2011-02-06T15:44:00.001+09:00

When I get irritated ,I eat too much.
I can't help it.

and I regret.

tense and aspect

2011-01-30T11:11:00.001+09:00

時制
現在、過去、未来という時間軸

相
継続、完了、未完了

Trying to be a multilingual

2011-01-30T11:07:00.001+09:00

★マルチリンガルの外国語学習法〜ある翻訳家の「語学」心覚え〜石井啓一郎

別に流暢に話せなくてよい。
大人として「中身のある言葉」を使えるようになること。
（スペイン語の清水憲男先生）
読み、書き、話す、の上に「考える」というプロセスがある。

最終的にはその言語で書かれた良質な読み物に慣れ親しまなくては〜

興味と必要に応じて、大人の自己表現や思考が表れている書き物に積極的に触れる

Fight fire with fire.

2011-01-24T20:25:00.001+09:00

I have become very conscious of my vulnerability.

2011-01-23T19:28:00.001+09:00

I am strong because I know what weak means.

how to stretch a dollar

2011-01-23T19:22:00.001+09:00

Those are amazing deals.
They must be cutting their profit margins to the bone.

True enough.

It is wiser to find out than to suppose.

2011-01-23T19:10:00.001+09:00

Mark Twain

With the new job,I hope to turn over a new leaf.

2011-01-23T19:01:00.001+09:00

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

2011-01-21T15:29:00.001+09:00

Miguel de Cervantes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

2010-12-14T18:29:00.001+09:00

Step by step.
Never give up!

Bad day

2010-12-09T23:30:00.001+09:00

Everything went bad today.
I made a lot of small mistakes.
I was too absent-minded to do a precise work.

Is this a "writing on the wall"?

Something worse is about to happen?

I have to be very careful.

what I talk about when I talk about hobby or pastime

2010-11-16T21:02:00.001+09:00

Reading,listening to music and watching movies...
They are my hobbies?
No. They are "pastime".

I want to have hobbies like playing the piano or painting pictures or something like that.

I want to be creative!

Never say never

2010-11-14T16:48:00.001+09:00

Nothing is impossible.

Anything can happen.

If you keep waiting,good things will soon come to pass=)

2010-10-14T17:58:00.001+09:00

Do what you can,with what you have,where you are.

2010-09-17T22:03:00.001+09:00

Theodore Roosevelt

Listen and learn

2010-09-17T20:36:00.001+09:00

Theodore Roosevelt

Everything is funny

2010-09-17T20:24:00.001+09:00

as long as it is happening to somebody else.

Will Rogers

The future comes one day at a time.

2010-09-17T20:22:00.001+09:00

The weak can never forgive

2010-09-17T20:18:00.001+09:00

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mahatma Gandhi

keep your head down

2010-08-21T16:21:00.001+09:00

何かの方法で他人があなたに注目しないようにすること。たとえば、きちんと仕事をして問題を起こさないようにするなど。

Keep your head down and you won't get any trouble.

off the top of your head

2010-08-21T16:20:00.001+09:00

他の情報源をチェックしたり参照したりせずに思いつくこと。

I can't think of anywhere off the top of my head, but maybe Sally knows a good restaurant.

laugh your head off

2010-08-21T16:19:00.001+09:00

Mike was so funny last night - I nearly laughed my head off!

This is a photo opportunity

2010-07-26T21:58:00.001+09:00

I need a good digital camera.
My son gives me lots of photo opportunities.

シャッターチャンス

Let's make the best of this apartment for a while.

2010-07-13T06:38:00.001+09:00

当分の間、このアパートで我慢しましょう。

Risks and our ability

2010-07-09T15:25:00.001+09:00

The best we can do is size up the chances,calculate the risks involved,estimate our ability to deal with them,and then make our plans with confidence.

Henry Ford

チャンスを見極め
それに伴うリスクを予測
リスクへの対応能力を見積もり
自信を持って計画を立てる

absence makes the heart grow fonder?

2010-06-26T11:11:00.001+09:00

I'd rather say absence makes the heart grow suspicious.

It's all about money.
All you need is money.

I must stop the monetary aid.

unwritten regulations

2010-06-23T07:28:00.001+09:00

Is that an official policy?