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For Life
2009.10.26(Review of 2004.03.16 edition)

Hello! It's a pleasure to have you back!

You know, for a species that makes such a big deal about the fact that we can stand upright and walk on two legs, we spend an awful lot of time sitting down. So naturally there's a lot of interesting vocabulary centered around the activity, some of which we're going to share with you this week. We start with a WordMaster that's soft, warm, and comfortable ... shouldn't everything be?

Today's Lesson
FLOOR CUSHION   座布団

Explanation

  • A floor cushion is a bag (usually made of cloth) filled with soft material that you put on the floor to kneel (= place both knees on) or sit on.
  • floor cushion は、(通常布製の)やわらかい詰め物をした袋で、床に置いてその上に正座(=両膝をのせる)したり、座ったりするためのもの、つまり、座布団のことです。

FLOOR CUSHION

examples

  1. Can you get the floor cushions out of the closet? Our guests will be here any minute.
  2. My legs get very cold in this room in the winter if I don’t sit on a floor cushion.
  3. Why don't you use a floor cushion? You'll be more comfortable.
  4. (at the end of a yoga class)
    Please stack your floor cushions up in the corner before you leave.

英会話レッスンEnjoy the rest of the day!