Favoriet TV show

 I have a favorite TV show in Japan. The title is "The Cambrian palace". It's a talk show and documentary that is broadcast at 11PM every Sunday. The main interviewer is Ryu Murakami who is a well-known novelist and author of Almost Transparent Blue or The World In Five Minutes From Now. He is also well informed about the economy. This show invite various Japanese guests who are successful and important business people. And then, the guests and the host talk in depth about the current economy and their road to success. The guests are CEOs of a big businesses like SONY, NISSAN, and Google Japan or smaller Japanese company that everyone has heard of before. Sometimes, even big politicians come on.
 At the beginning of the show, it shows what the guests is like and what they are doing at work. And then, the guest talk about how they've been successful and what is important to them to run a company. They each have their own principles and methods. It's very interesting because they are totally different but they are all very persuasive. Besides it enriches my life even though I won't found a company.
 This show has one more interesting point. Usually, TV personalities care about staying on TV. However, Ryu Murakami is not a TV personality. So he sometimes ask to the guests blunt questions that an ordinary TV personality can't. His questions don't make the viewers bored.
 I've learned a lot of useful things from this TV show and it has been a good opportunity to know amazing people and companies.

On phone call

top up    - 満たす
expense    - 料金
budget    - 予算 : I'm on a budget - あんまりお金ないんだよねー
subscribe    - 長期的な契約を結ぶ
term / period    - 期間
hang up    - 電話を切る
pick up    - 電話をとる
call back    - かけ直す
voice mail    - 留守番電話
caller ID    - 着信者の表示
call waiting    - キャッチコールの待ち時間
airtime minute    - 無料通話時間


- Wrong number

I think you've got the wrong number.
What number were you trying to get / dial?
May I ask who is calling? / Who is this?
I seam to have got a wrong number.
I'm sorry for bothering you / inconvenience.


- Voice mail

Hello, You've reached Yu's phone. / This is Yu.
I'm not available to come to the phone right now.
I'm not able to take your call right now.
But if you leave a message after the beep, I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Good bye.

<Leave a message>
Hi, this is Yu.
It's 2:30 on Dec.6.
--object--
Please call back to 000-000-0000.


Can I leave a message? / Could you take a message.
Let me grab a pen. / Give me a few moments.

Animals

Humans are living things that always desire to evolve. The same could  be said for every living thing of course and every living thing actually has evolved. However, there are great differences of evolution  between human and other animals. Human have developed science and medicine that can controle biology itself. Until now, human have evolved to adapt to environments, but I'm expecting human will evolve further through science and medicine. 

Today, human have experimented on animals to make a hybrids. Therefore, it sometimes causes massive damage. But human can't stop the experiments. It would hardly be surprising "hybrid humans" that is crossed human with "something", will exist in future. 

So, I was thinking about if i was a scientist, what kind of animal I would cross with human. I would probably choose birds. Because many people wish to fly like a bird. As do I. This would be a bird man I think.

The height is around 5 feet for flying. It has the same frame as human and would be able to walk on its own feet. It has a couple of wings on the back which it can to fold while it's on ground. The area from nose down to the mouth is sharp, It looks like the bill of a bird. They would become more hairy, especially from their head down to the back. 

This sounds strange but if you choose be a bird man, you can do without the TTC.
Thank you.

Personality

agressive    - 積極的（場合によってpositiveにもnegativeにも）
passive    - 消極的
loyal    - helpful
big mouth    - 口が軽い
indecisive    - 優柔不断
charismatic    - 楽しい、頼りになる、人気のある人
cruel    - とても悪い人
greedy    - 欲張り
cocky    - 大口ばかり叩く、自慢ばかりする人
diplomatic    - 話を公平に聞く人、平和主義者
resilient / persistent    - 根気強い
demanding    - 文句ばかり言う人
insecure    - 自信がない、不安がる
charming    - 愛嬌のある
odd    - 変人
pretentious    - 気取った人

Guu

- At beginning

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Guu Izakaya.
How are you guys doing this evening? / How's everyone going tonight?
My name is Yu, I'll be taking care of you this evening.
Would you like to start with drinks?
Do you need few moments?


- At take the order

Have you decided to order?
Have you had a time to look at the menu?
Are you ready to order?
Do you have any question?


- Recommendation

I recommend you ~
I would suggest you ~
My favorite is ~
You will like ~


- Individualized

Do you have any allergy?
I'll accommodate you.    - 調整します


- Deal to claim

<料理が遅いと言われた場合>
I'm so sorry. I have spoken to the kitchen that your food will be here shortly.

<料理が冷たい、生焼けだと言われた場合>
I'm sorry. Let me warm up it please.

<オーダーしていないものを出してしまった場合>
I'm sorry. I will check your order again.
I'm sorry. I will go to double check.


- At additional order

Is everything OK?
How was everything?
Would you like another one? / another beer?
How are you doing with your drink?


- Discrib to the menu

<おでん>
It's kind of stew. A lot of kinds food into fish based soup / fish broth.

<お好み焼き>
It's a pancake. Seafoods and few vegetables are inside and you will have it with spacial souse.

<タコワサ>
It's cooked octopus and chopped wasabi stem. Wasabi is little bit HOT!!

<クラゲ>
It's chopped jellyfish and vermicelli with sesame oil and soy souse.

<チクワの磯辺揚げ>
It's a deep fried fish cake with seaweed flakes.

<納豆>
It's fermented soy beans. It's smells FUNKY!

SHOW & TALK

I am going to talk about the blue jeans that I am wearing now. As you know, blue jeans are familiar clothes for us but many men, especially Japanese men are captivated by denim charms. I bough these three years ago and I have worn them constantly - and now, as you can see, they are cool. We call this phenomenon "aging".

Originaly, blue jeans were made for worker. However, it gradually become common clothes for everyone. Why did blue jeans become popular? I think "aging" is one factor. We usually dislike that aged clothes, but blue jeans shows thir true colors after aging. Normally, blue jeans are indigo blue at first but become light blue by wearing them. Especially, thighs, knees, back of knees and crotch become white because those areas are rubbed very often. The show a person's history. For example, someone who ride a bicycle often, has jeans with whiter butt. Someone who stoop down often for their work, has knee whiter. Basically, the same aging doesn't exist any where in the world.

As I told you, I have worn these blue jeans for three years. I went to Thailand in them. I was drunk and went into the water in them. I sat down on mudly ground in them. And now, I came to Toronto in them. Three years of my memory is carved into these blue jeans. I could even say that these are my history for the three years.

These may keep aging in future. I can't predict how they will turn out. That's why I am captivated by blue jeans.
Thank you.

Food

eating one's words    - 嘘だとわかっていても黙って聞くこと
out to lunch    - 変わったマナーの持ち主
to have one's cake and eat it too    - 同時に良いことをしたがる（欲張る）
coffee brake    - 小休憩
to chew the fat    - おしゃべりする
to suck up    - ゴマをする
to eat like a horse    - 大食いする
to go Dutch    - 割り勘する
from scratch    - 出来合いの物を使わず一から料理する
piace of cake    - 簡単な仕事
spill the beans    - 秘密をもらす

Relationship

double date    - 2組によるデート
blind date    - 第三者がセッティングしたデート、お見合い
to brake up    - 別れる
to make out    - 公共の場でキスをする
to have an affair    - 不倫する
to get engaged    - プロポーズされる
to be stood up    - ドタキャンされる
to feed someone a line / pick up line    - よくある口説き文句で声をかける
to get to know someone    - 慎重に付き合う
to cheat on A    - （Aを裏切って）浮気する
to stab one's in the back    - 裏切る / betray

History

I am going to talk about the history of a rock band. They are called "the most successful band in the world". I think  it's true. Their name is the Beatles.

They formed in Liverpool in 1960 and consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCatney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They changed a lot in music history. Their's is famous story. They released their first album "Please Please Me" in the UK in 1964 and it had huge sales. It was numer one on the hit chart for 30 weeks. On the 31st week, this album went down to number two on the chart. Who's album was number one instead of them? It's also well-known rock band. Can you take a stab? ー It is Beatles. It was their second album and the album was number one on the for 22 weeks. This means their albums were number one on the chart for around one year. By the way, this record, that an album stays number one for 30 weeks, has not even broken now.

John Lennon got married with Yoko Ono in 1961 and he was influenced by her. He would composing love songs but after marrie he become compose about peace and pacifism. The U.S.A had a war going on then. John Lennon was murdered by a psychoticman named Mark Chapman in 1980. But some people insiste that CIA or FBI murdered him to avert public opinion from the pacifism because his songs and his message had strong influence on people. It is debatable still today.

When John Lennon died at the hospital,  the Beatles's hit song "All My Loving" was playing at the hospital.
Thank you.

Relationship

I have many friends. Local friends, college friends, ex-co-workers and many friends whom I don't remember how I met. Today, I am going to talk about one of my best friends.

I met him in junior high school. I was so nervous on my first day because I was a transfer student. A lot of students came my classroom just to look at me. He was one of them. One day, he spoke to me and introduced himself. He was my first friend at the school.
After we turned twenty, we become very good friends. I was living Tokyo then and he stayed in our hometown. I used to go back to our hometown regularly, but we would meet once a month at most. I called him before I went back home and we would always met. However, I can't explain why we were best friends.

He told me an important thing. Once, I always had a serious expression and said grumbled. He never sais negative things or bad things about anyone, and always laughs. He said; "why are you always talking about bad things? Do you think I'm happy to hear your talk like that?" I was  startled and thought about it through the night. The next day, I told him I'm sorry and vowed that I would never say negative things, for him and myself.

I don't think I have stabbed him in the back still now and I'm able to love myself more than when I was younger. I am going to call him first thing when I back to my country.
Thank you.