Storynory

When the Sun Hid in Her Cave

legends
歴史
One of Japan’s oldest legends tells us how the gods invented fun and music.

Incidentally
ちなみに
Incidentally, the Japanese flag includes the symbol of the sun in the form of a red disk.

impetuous
せっかちな
Oh impetuous brother of mine. Before you go, let us exchange tokens of our love and affection for one another.

fragments
欠片
the fragments of the sword sprang up as three beautiful daughters. Then the sparkling Sun Goddess took jewels from her hair and gave them to her brother.

swept
一掃した
The stormy tempered Susano-o grew so angry that he swept through his sister’s rice fields and destroyed them.

goddess
女神
The dancing goddess of mirth wore a dress that was held together with vines. As she waved her arms and pranced about, the dress became looser and looser until it fell off altogether and she had not a stitch of clothing on her.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/english_news/essay/essay.htm

The little things


airplane
航空機
During the second leg, the airplane was an older model, which meant it was back to standard, palm-sized screens.

realize
悟ること
I didn't realize how much I missed the bus-riding culture in Wellington.

generally
大概は
Exchanges between driver and passenger in those big cities are generally silent, unless something goes wrong.

Even
五分五分
Even when gusts of wind were blowing rain horizontally into me at a bus shelter, I couldn't help but smile a little.

relationship
関係
One example of this is the relationship my dad has with our house.

http://librivox.org/robinson-crusoe-written-anew-for-children-by-james-baldwin/

Wikipedia – Robinson Crusoe

voyage

航海

Crusoe (the family name transcribed from the German name "Kreutznaer" or "Kreutznär") sets sail from the Queen's Dock in Hull on a sea voyage in September 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who want him to stay home and assume a career in law.

wrecked

ひどく酔っぱらった

After a tumultuous journey that sees his ship wrecked by a vicious storm, his lust for the sea remains so strong that he sets out to sea again.

occasionally

ごくたまに

Years later, he discovers native cannibals who occasionally visit the island to kill and eat prisoners.

avoid

避ける

In conclusion, he takes his wealth over land to England to avoid traveling at sea. Friday comes with him and along the way they endure one last adventure together as they fight off hundreds of famished wolves while crossing the Pyrenees.

desperate

やけくそ

His short book about his desperate escape from a Caribbean penal colony, followed by his shipwrecking and subsequent desert island misadventures, was published by J.

VOA Special English

http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/world/Scientists-Look-At-Plant-Products-With-An-Eye-To-New-Possibilities-for-Health--95280084.html
参照

Generally
一般に
Generally, herbs come from the green leaves of plants or vegetables.

Importance
重要性
Some herbs and spices may be gaining importance in modern medicine.


researchers
研究者
The researchers combined the two compounds, and placed the mixture on breast cancer cells in a laboratory.

spicy
薬味
It also is used to make the spicy food seasoning curry. In the study, researchers tested curcumin, a chemical compound taken from turmeric.

mixture
混合物
The researchers combined the two compounds, and placed the mixture on breast cancer cells in a laboratory.

週刊 ST Essays [For adult eyes only]

adult

大人

As my son grows up, I've been ruminating on what becoming an adult really means these days.

term

学術用語

Though I've legally been an adult for decades, it seems to me that only recently have I begun to give the term serious thought.

decades

10年間

Though I've legally been an adult for decades, it seems to me that only recently have I begun to give the term serious thought.

civilizations

文明

Ancient civilizations used to set up tasks to challenge bravery or skills before bestowing the status of adulthood.

separation

隔絶

Separation from family support, introduction to cultural or religious duties, and a change in dress or appearance were all part of a clearly delineated transition.

vote

票決

In the absence of even this minor celebration, adulthood in the West is also loosely associated with the right to vote, getting a driver's license, moving out of the parental home, or getting a job.

Author

作者

Author Ursula K.LeGuin writes, "The creative adult is the child that has survived.