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Wash up, wash out, wash my hands of, and come out in the wash. These are uses of the word wash.   Wash means to clean, usually with water. Wash up has two meanings: clean & fail at something. Wash out means to fail at something, too. Wash my hands of something means I'm done with it, I'm not responsible for it. Come out in the wash means eventually we will know what happened. Also, in American English a wash is a dry river bed or a river bed with very little water in it. Doing the wash means cleaning clothes; hanging the wash up means putting the clean clothes on a clothes line so that they can dry. Music is by Kiss Delightful and it is from GBUC.net. Why? 君の声が聞きたくて I want to hear your voice and...

Three quick words that are related: Wait Weight Weigh Wade (and Wading) Wait means don't leave, don't move. Weight is a noun while weigh is a verb. How much do you weigh? Is rude but correct. How much is your weight? Is also rude but correct. Waiting - when spoken by an American - often sounds like Wading. Wading (and Wade) means walking in water such as at the ocean, along a lake, or a river. How do you tell the difference between Waiting and Wading? Listen to the rest of the conversation. If someone says Wait here, they don't mean walk in water. Space, personal space and the space between our ears should never be confused with space beyond earth. In our news segment, we talk about the three man-made space craft that are flying through space. Voyager 1 and 2 will be out of our solar system this year; New Horizons is currently taking pictures of Pluto, the dwarf planet.   Music is Sense of Wonder by Zizi from GBUC.net

Lupercalia was a Roman festival celebrating fertility, love, cleansing the city of evil spirits. Lupercalia incorporated another festival called Februalia. Februalis was a very old Roman festival celebrating fertillity and cleansing the city of evil spirits. Februalia gave its name to February. February 14th is Valentine's Day. February 14th is also Lupercalia and Februalia Day.   A martyr is someone who is killed for their beliefs. St. Valentine was given the choice of changing his religion or dying in 496. He prefered to die rather than change his religion. Nathan Hale is an American martyr who died in 1776 because he believed American should be independent from Great Britain.   Music is Hitotsu Iunara Kimi by Koo from gbuc.net.

The first lines of novels. Why? Sometimes they show up in other places, like movies or TV shows. It is always nice to recognize words or phrases that come from famous novels while watching TV or movies. Right? Dystopia and Utopia are two of the three words in Word/Play today. The other, related to dystopia, is apocalyptic. Dystopia and apocalyptic mean a terrible place, a violent future, a terribly & violent place. Utopia is the opposite; it means a good place.   Music is Sayonara by NorickH from gbuc.net My Original by Chet Lam from last.fm

Setsubun no Hi, Groundhog Day, Paul Auster, and Gertrude Stein all have something to do with February 3. Spring starts on February 3rd in Japan with Setsubun no Hi or, in Japanese, 節分の日, which means Separating the Seasons. Also on February 3rd, a groundhog comes out of his home in Pennsylvania and looks to see if he sees his shadow. If he doesn't see his shadow, Spring is Here! If he sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter. This is Groundhog Day. Also from Pennsylvania is American author Gertrude Stein born on February 3rd, 1874. She was an experimental writer. She died in 1946. Another American author born on February 3rd is Paul Auster. He was born in 1947.   Music is 夏の一生 by NorickH from gbuc.net 眼泪笑了 (Tears smiled) by 刘力扬 (Liu Li Yang)

New or Gnu? They are pronounced the same but gnu is an animal that lives in the savanah of Africa. They are both in our Word/Play along with Novel and Unique. Novel means new and unique and a book of nonfiction   Novel also shows up in your Trilingual Lesson which today is bilingual. Along with Novel you also get Short Story, Writer, and Editor Novel ~ 小説　shosetsu Short Story ~ 短編物語 tanpen monogatari Writer or Author ~ 作家 sakka Editor ~ 編集者 henshu-sha   Music comes from GBUC.net and Last.FM 別れの歌　Wakure no Uta by Yuka 擦肩而过 by 李圣杰.

Words in Word/Play include: endonym exonym denonym homonym pseudonym anonymous Confused History is about hamburgers. Created in the US, named after a city in Germany, popular for over 120 years: The Hamburger ~ synonmous with America. Words in this weeks Bilingual Lesson are: moon moonlight wind windy ask ask the wind ask the moon question ask a question Music is 風に尋ねて (Ask the Wind) by Zizi featuring Satomi (GBUC.net) 月光 (Moonlight) by 沼泽 (last.fm)

Verbs are always nice to know when learning a new language. Nouns are good, too, but you can always draw a picture of an object; not so verbs. Pantomime is good but knowing the verb is even better. Today I will present you with a bunch of verbs read quickly. They are: eat - drink - buy - watch - show - write - send - make - use - meet - go - come - return - exist - speak - sleep - be broken - get up - fix - begin - open - close - win - lose - turn - stop - ride - get off - sit In Word/Play we deal with relatives of all kinds but specifically relatives you are related to by marriage and not by birth. Words in Word/Play are in-law  (mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law) outlaw (criminals who need lawyers) law firm (a company where lawyers work) firm (a company)   Confused History discusses: The Potato! Yes, the potato originally came from Bolivia and Peru as it was grown by the Incas (the empire that also built Machu Picchu). The Incas potatoes, gold, empire, and land was then stolen by the Spanish who introduced the potato to Europe. During trading with the world, the potato was introduced to China who today is the largest grower of potatoes in the world. Music is Puss and Dog War by Andrew Diamond from musicalley.com Drenched by Qu Wan Ting from last.fm

We have been Inconsistent in putting up new shows. In fact, being Consistent is not one of our strengths. Something that does give us strength, however, are sandwiches which we discuss in our New Feature: Confused History. In Word/Play you will find Pungent Pungency Malaodorous Foul Fowl Music: Follow Your Own Nose by Slim from musicalley.com 涙雨 (Namida Ame ~ Tears Rain) by Yuka Lyrics to 涙雨 by Yuka from GBUC.net   涙雨紫陽花咲いた雨空の下で傘もささずに立ち尽くしていた失ってから初めて気付いた「当たり前」の存在なんてここにないのだと穏やかな日々達が僕に手を振っている外は悲しい雨そっと窓を閉めた叶うなら僕の背に大きな翼ください今すぐに君の元へ飛んで行きたいから僕の手を振り払っ

The Ides of March (the assasination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC) The March Hare (Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) The Long March (in China in 1933 ~ 1935) The Bataan Death March (in the Philippines in 1942) March (walking in unison in a rhythm with other people) March Madness (a national basketball championship tournament for universities in the US March (the third month of the year. Named after Mars, the God of War!)   Music by: Goodwin "March" from musicalley.com 刘若英 (Liu Ruoying) - 亲爱的路人 from baidu

Words in Word/Play are Rain, Reign and Didgeridoo. With music by a didgeridoo. And rain from the clouds. Words in our Trilingual Lesson are Rain, Reign, and Three Days. Music is 三十路のビッチ by 眉毛マッジクfrom gbuc.net 爱慢慢 (Love Slowly) by 叶世荣 (Yip Sai Wing) from downloadchinese.com Lyrics to 三十路ビッチ HEYミソビッチピチピチしてたお前もついに三十路のビッチカッサガサ髪ガサカサ肌、あかぎれフィンガーざまぁみそwクチビル尖らせたって誰から見てもイライラクワクワアヒルじゃなくて口から墨吐くオクトパス※what's going on?×8ミッソーミッソーミッソビッチOH!ミソミソミー三十路のビッチYOミソビッチヘラヘラ笑ってキラキラ白い歯過去だね今は無残に黄ばんだステインだらけのスキッパ～んヒラヒラミニスカ揺れるスベスベ素肌の桃の実ロングスカートに隠したセルライト肉ぶよんぶよん※HOミソビッチイメージしたよに男が釣れなくなったな～谷間にふりかけすぎた香水プンプン三十路のビッチ上目遣いでクリクリ落とせた夜の流星ワイン片手おでこにシワよせ、パッチリウィンクで玉砕※

Word/Play is a bunch of words all dealing with words: gobbledegook, all Greek to me, babble, technobabble, gibberish, and InComprehensible Jargon! And it is MUCH longer than usual. Your Trilingual Lesson talks about Festivals, Music, and Food Stalls! All of which are coming to Hokuriku University this weekend.  An Interview is a couple of students talking about Kanazawa and finally, Music is Mr? By Orion from GBUC.net 软绵绵 by 黄龄 from Last.fm

Word/Play includes words of Praise, including Praise but starting with: Kudos Accolade Praise Peers A Bilingual English-Chinese Interview with a Chinese teacher (in Chinese) A Bilingual Lesson in English and Chinese where we learn how to say: Where is a restroom? and Where is a good izakaya? Finally, Music: 刘力扬  singing 眼泪笑了 (Laughing Tears) from Last.fm.

Today's Word/Play words are Ophthamology, Optometry, Pupil, Reflection, and Reflect. Music is Babylon Vibration by Eddie & Yum from GBUC.net 我爱你有什么不对 (I love you, what's wrong?) by 刘力扬 (Liyang Liu) from last.fm.

A short Hokudai/Cast dealing mainly with words. The words in Word/Play today relate to climate. They are: climate, weather, whether, climactic, climatic, acclimate, used to,  acclimatize Music is Itsukarano Bukunara by Phi from GBUC.net

Word/Play deals with five words: Car Vehicle Transportation Wheels Carport Meanwhile, your Trilingual Lesson is concerned with 大きい　Big大小さい　Small 小 若い　Young (young person) 年轻 年寄り　Old (old person) 老 The Music is 砂の器 by Chiiukokoneka from GBUC.net 仲夏夜 by 沼泽乐队 仲夏夜 (Midsummer Night) by 沼泽乐队 from last.fm Lyrics to 砂の器　by Chiiukokoneka      砂の器何気ない言葉に人はいつも戸惑う心はただ砂の器　さみしさに震える　そして...気づけば何もかも失ったものはただ一つの　私だけの　愛を証明する言葉

Your Word/Play today deals with three words related to being quiet. tacit taciturn laconic Your Trilingual Lesson has three words also related to being quiet. In fact, the same three words as in Word/Play. Plus sentences such as: He gave me tacit approval. He didn't give me tacit approval. Did he give you tacit approval? Who gave you tacit approval? As an extra bonus, we learn how to say "He," "She," and "It" in Chinese. Following the Trilingual Lesson we have a new feature. The ESS Production. The ESS Club is the English Speaking Society and many universities in Japan have an ESS Club. They hold speech contests, perform plays, and generally encourage the use of English at their schools. In their first production they are performing a short audio drama called The Wind and the Sun. Music today is only 時代の超え by おやじ ATB from GBUC.net.

Welcome to episode 262 of your trilingual podcast ~ Hokudai/Cast. Be sure to check out the Minute English videos on our website at Hokudai/Cast.libsyn.com Word/Play has five words: Wall ~ most rooms have four walls. Hitting the wall ~ becoming very tired or exhausted. Wallflower ~ a very shy person who stands against the wall. Wallaby ~ a small marsupial that looks like a kangaroo. Walrus ~ a tusked sea animal. Your Trilingual Lesson has a couple of parts. The first part has: Walrus ~ セイウチ ~ 海象 Seal ~ アザラシ ~ 海豹 Dolphin ~ イルカ ~ 海豚

The world of homophones and homonyms greets you today. In Word/Play we have such homophones as: stationary ~ stationery altar ~ altar Homophones are words that have the same sound but have different spellings and meanings. You also have such homonyms as bank & can Homonyms are words that are spelled the same and pronounced the same but have different meanings. In your Trilingual Lesson you have the following homophones: cereal ~ serial dessert ~ desert The last two are really homphones; their pronunciation is slightly different but they are words you don't want to confuse. Finally, we have Music. One song in Chinese today. 原来的我 (The Original Me) by 林一峰 (Chet Lam) from last.fm

In Word/Play today we talk about nauseate (v) nauseous (adj) nausea (n) ad nauseam (a Latin phrase meaning something like 'until sick') These all have to do with becoming sick. Usually it has to do with your stomach feeling bad and maybe you feel like throwing up. Oddly enough, the root word ~ nau ~ is the same root word for navy and naval. And, they all meant seasick although they have never been used for seasickness. In your Trilingual Lesson we have very familiar words: Nausea 吐き気 Nauseous  吐き気を催させる Nauseate 吐き気を催す Ad Nauseam　うんざり Music today is: ハーブティーを飲んだ後に by Norio from GBUC.net 我只在乎你 by 曲婉婷 (QuWanting) from