Nico Nico Douga Sept. 16, 2009

This is what we studied tonight!

Ichiro ~ the record.
Noripi was released from ~.
Hatoyama became ~.

Ichiro broke the record.
Noripi was released from jail.
Hatoyama became Prime Minister.

首都=capital

I play tennis once a week.


Today’s word is “touch”
That movie touched me.
touched=感動した

touching
That movie was ~.
His story was ~.

touchy
神経質な、怒りっぽい、敏感な、
気難しい、ピリピリした

Why so touchy?
Don’t be so touchy.
He's not usually this touchy. :
He's not always this touchy.
彼はいつもはこんなに
カリカリしてないんだけどね。

Beer helps me take the edge off.

How do you say the following in English?
1. 首相
2. 〜を誓う、断言する、固く約束する
3. 役人、官僚主義的な公務員
4. 政治

1. a prime minister
2. vow
3. bureaucrat
4. politics
Hatoyama becomes
prime minister, vowing to
end bureaucrat-led politics
inefficient
a stickler for rules

Bureaucrats have a
reputation for being
sticklers for rules.