11/26/2025

#844 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ ๆๆ€–ใฎๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใจๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃ

็š†ใ•ใ‚“、ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ!ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏ、็งใŒไบบ็”Ÿใงๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€、ๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใ•ใ‚“ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใจใใฎใŠ่ฉฑใงใ™。
For the past week, I had been having pain off and on, but the other night it was unbearable, so I had no choice but to face my biggest fear: the dentist.
When I arrived at the clinic, I found it interesting that I had to take off my shoes! That is a unique Japanese custom for small, clean medical offices that you would never see in America. In the end, the dentist was very good, and the whole procedure was over quickly! I was so relieved. I have to go back next month to finish the procedure, but I feel better knowing it won't be that bad.
(ใ“ใฎไธ€้€ฑ้–“、็—›ใฟใŒๆ–ญ็ถš็š„ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒ、ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅ่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใปใฉใฒใฉใใชใฃใŸใŸใ‚、ๆœ€ๅคงใฎๆๆ€–ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใซ่กŒใ‹ใ–ใ‚‹ใ‚’ๅพ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ。)
(ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ็€ใ„ใฆ、้ดใ‚’่„ฑใŒใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใŒ้ข็™ฝใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™!ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ、ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใงใฏๆฑบใ—ใฆ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„、ๆธ…ๆฝ”ใชๅฐใ•ใชใ‚ฏใƒชใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ็‰นๆœ‰ใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใงใ™。็ตๅฑ€、ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ไธŠๆ‰‹ใง、ๅ…จไฝ“ใฎๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎใฏใ™ใใซ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ!ใƒ›ใƒƒใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。ๆฅๆœˆใพใŸๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎใ‚’ๅฎŒไบ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๆˆปใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ、ใ‚‚ใ†ๅคงไธˆๅคซใ ใจใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆๆฐ—ใŒๆฅฝใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ。)
Key Vocabulary ๐Ÿ“–
 * unbearable: not able to be endured or tolerated.
   (่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„)
 * procedure: a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner.
   (ๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎ、ๆ‰‹้ †)
 * clinic: a facility that provides medical treatment.
   (่จบ็™‚ๆ‰€、ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏ)
 * relief: a feeling of relaxation after a difficult or stressful period.
   (ๅฎ‰ๅ ต、ๅฎ‰ๅฟƒ)
Key English Phrase ✨
The phrase is "off and on." (ใ‚ชใƒ•・ใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰・ใ‚ชใƒณ)
This means happening or existing intermittently (stopping and starting repeatedly) over a period of time. It is a very common way to talk about recurring events or feelings.
(ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ、ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆœŸ้–“ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆๆ–ญ็ถš็š„ใซ(ๆญขใพใฃใŸใ‚Šๅง‹ใพใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚’็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใฆ)่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ、ใพใŸใฏๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™。็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ‡บๆฅไบ‹ใ‚„ๆ„Ÿๆƒ…ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใจใใซใ‚ˆใไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹่กจ็พใงใ™。)
How to Use It in Conversation ๐Ÿ’ฌ
 * "The rain has been coming down off and on all morning."
   (「้›จใฏๅˆๅ‰ไธญใšใฃใจ้™ใฃใŸใ‚Šๆญขใ‚“ใ ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹。」)
 * "She worked on the project off and on for two years."
   (「ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใซ2ๅนด้–“、ๆ–ญ็ถš็š„ใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใ 。」)
 * "The pain comes back off and on, but it's not unbearable anymore."
   (「็—›ใฟใฏๆ–ญ็ถš็š„ใซๆˆปใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใŒ、ใ‚‚ใ†่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใปใฉใงใฏใชใ„。」)
 * "I am studying Spanish off and on whenever I have free time."
   (「ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใซ、ๆ™‚ใ€…ใ‚นใƒšใ‚คใƒณ่ชžใ‚’ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹。」)
 * "The phone signal cuts out off and on."
   (「้›ป่ฉฑใฎไฟกๅทใŒ้€”ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚Š็น‹ใŒใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹。」)
Quiz Time! ✅
1. What is the English word for「ๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎ」?
a) clinic
b) procedure
c) relief
2. The phrase "off and on" means happening:
a) constantly.
b) intermittently.
c) for a very short time.
3. Fill in the blank: "The pain was __ until I took the medicine."
a) polite
b) unbearable
c) off and on
4. Fill in the blank: "I felt a great sense of __ when the procedure was over."
a) pain
b) relief
c) fear
5. The word "clinic" is a Japanese __ where you must take off your shoes.
a) custom
b) procedure
c) office
Ask your teacher if you are not sure of the correct answers!
What is your biggest fear? I'd love to hear it! I look forward to hearing your comments!
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Quiz Answers
1. b) procedure
็†็”ฑ:「procedure」ใฏ「ๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎ、ๆ‰‹้ †」ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใง、ๅŒป็™‚่กŒ็‚บใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™。
2. b) intermittently.
็†็”ฑ:「off and on」ใฏ「ๆ–ญ็ถš็š„ใซ」「ๆ™‚ใ€…」ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™。
3. b) unbearable
็†็”ฑ:่–ฌใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ๅ‰ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใจใ—ใฆ、「unbearable」(่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„)ใŒๆ–‡่„ˆใซๅˆใ„ใพใ™。
4. b) relief
็†็”ฑ:ๅ›ฐ้›ฃใชๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸๅพŒใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ、「relief」(ๅฎ‰ๅ ต、ๅฎ‰ๅฟƒ)ใงใ™。
5. a) custom
็†็”ฑ:้ดใ‚’่„ฑใใฎใฏ、ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎ「custom」(็ฟ’ๆ…ฃ)ใงใ™。

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