TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Once you have _____ the color scheme, please tell the designers.” Fill in the blank. A. determine B. determined C. detriment D. detrimental 「色彩の配合が決まったらデザイナーに伝えてください。」...

Trivia of the Week: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

In America, October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Many dogs (and cats) in both America and Japan (as well as other countries) need homes! Some people prefer to buy a dog because they think a shelter dog must have serious problems. However, many shelter dogs are...

Idiom of the Week: High Time

“You’ve had a crush on him for a month. It’s high time you asked him out!” “We moved into a big house with a yard last year. It’s high time we got a dog!” When something should be done very soon, it’s “high...

Word of the Week: Equivalent

“I had to walk two miles to the store.” “How far is that?” “Two miles is equivalent to 3.2 kilometers.” If something is “equivalent” to something else, the two things are equal. “Equal” might be easier when...