After a hiatus of two weeks, it was wonderful communicating with Nari, Nobutaka, and Yuriko. Nari told me that Japan has 46 prefectures, and 39 are open, so that is encouraging news. His son just had his 20th birthday (hatachi), like our milestone birthdays at age 21. They went out for a steak dinner. His brother and mother are in stable condition and for now things are looking up in Japan.
Nari read an ESL article about the necessity for truthfulness in describing whether a college or university will be teaching classes online or in-person https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2005/200521-online-lessons.html as it may influence the student’s decision in considering offers from various colleges or universities.
Nari asked me about the phrases, “sounds like a broken record” and
“eager beaver.”