A : “Was the train crowded?

B : “No, it was almost empty”

がらがら：empty, vacant

・がらがらの電車：almost empty train

のろのろ：slow, sluggish

・電車がのろのろ走る：the train moves slowly

うろうろ：restlessly, wander aimlessly

・変な男がうろうろしている：There is a strange man wandering around

そろそろ：soon, momentarily

・そろそろ父が帰ってくる：My father will be home soon

I sometimes go to the theater to see a movie but I usually rent DVD and watch them at home.

たまに：once in a while, every now and then

割わりに：comparatively, relatively　（＝割合（に））

＊「わりと」とも言う

ついに：finally, at last

・絵えがついに完成かんせいした。

まず：First, ~　（＝最初さいしょに）

Be careful not to dash into the street because you might get hit by a car.

飛とび出だす：jump out, rush out

飛とび込こむ：jump into, dive

通とおり過すぎる：pass, pass through

通とおりかかる：happen to pass by

The road, covered in fallen cherry blossom petals, looks like a pink carpet.

散ちる：fall (flowers, leaves), scatter

・花はなが散ちる：flowers fall

枯かれる：wither, mature

・木きが枯かれる：the tree withers

Let’s fold our laundry properly once it is dry.

きちんと：nearly, precisely

・きちんと座すわる：sit properly

しいんと：quietly, silently

・しいんとした部屋：very quiet room

わざと：intentionally, purposely

・わざと間ま違ちがえる：intentionally make a mistake