Speed Master N1 Vocabulary Lesson 3: Body Movements and Postures

→ You should avoid touching your hair during an interview.

→ Flipping through a magazine while waiting for my turn at the hair salon.

→ Pointing at people is rude behavior in Japan.

→ I have a habit of unconsciously pinching my ear when I'm nervous.

→ Rubbing my tired feet after climbing Mount Fuji.

→ Carrying heavy baggage on the station stairs.

→ Sitting astride a horse at a tourist ranch in Hokkaido.

→ I stumbled over a stone on the dark approach to the shrine.

→ I was in a hurry, fell down on the station stairs and got injured.

→ I saw a tired young person squatting down on the street in the downtown area.

→ Whispering into a friend's ear in a quiet library.

→ An old man murmuring under his breath alone on the train.

→ Asked a difficult question in the meeting, everyone became silent.

→ My throat hurts from a cold, so I lick some honey.

→ The neighborhood dog growls at a stranger.

→ Poking a friend's head as a joke and laughing together.

→ The student scolded by the teacher looks down silently.

→ Getting the baggage blocking the Shinkansen aisle out of the way.

→ Dodging a flying ball in dodgeball during PE class.

→ Going through the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple to worship.

→ Doing waist-twisting exercises during morning radio calisthenics.

→ Hearing my name called at the station, I turned around instinctively.

→ Tired from overtime, leaning against the door of a crowded train.

→ Taking a slow, warm bath is a happiness in winter.

→ Floundering to get out of a difficult situation.

→ Lying flat on one's back on the tatami mats at a ryokan.

→ Lying face down on the bed to receive a massage.