F27 Christopher

alphabetic order
Star-Gazing/Moon-Watching gaze:～をじっと見つめる
同：stare,look fixedly, take a good look

We can watch TV on mobile phone.10 years ago we couldn't do that.We ccan get new information easily. That's true but we should learn how to use the movile phone. When we use them, we can call anyone anytime from almost anywhere. It's more convienient than 100 years ago. I think it will be much smaller and lighter and it will have function like a PC. I don't like that idea. It sounds kind of like the Borg.

It's not as big a problem as people say.
It's not as bad as people think.

For examplem Ayumi Hamasaki, a famous Japanese ainger. She sings many songsm but I don't get the difference.The songs are too similar. I don't thnk so, but at that time we gave more importance to the lyrics than these days.
I can't understand why so many people follow new tech. We don't have to keep up with it.
user-friendly=easy-to-use

I think it depends.
an instruction manual:取り扱い説明書
I have a DVD recorder with many function, but I only use 1 or 2 usually.

F00 Eoghan

It's a kind of pun...
Seven days without water make one weak.
The price are lower than usual.The price are reduced than usual.
The usual price is...
How many of you were there?There were 5 of you.
How many of them there?There were 5 of them.
a rush mat
rush:い草reed:アシ、ヨシa wheat(小麦）［barley（大麦）］straw
circumlocution：遠回し、回りくどい表現
housewarming party 新築祝い、新居披露パーティーwelcome party歓迎会←leaving partyfarewell　送別会wedding reception結婚披露宴
bachelor party（米）独身（男性）最後のパーティ（英／stag night)bachelorette party （米）独身（女性）最後のパーティ