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Loosen Up 【ほぐす】Japanese Lesson #125

変顔へんがおマスターとばれるサカモトはかたくびをほぐしてから、かお筋肉きんにくもしっかりとほぐす。

Sakamoto, who is called the “master of strange faces”, after loosening up his shoulders and neck,  did his facial muscles thoroughly as well.

 

変顔世界選手権へんがおせかいせんしゅけん14連覇れんぱかげかくれた地道じみち努力どりょくですね。

He’s made steady efforts behind the string of 14 wins in the Strange Face World Championship.

 

Vocab Breakdown

変顔マスターと呼ばれる(へんがおますたーとよばれる):to be called the master of strange faces

肩と首をほぐす(かたとくびをほぐす):to loosen up one’s shoulders and neck, (ほぐす can also be used in the sense of “to wind down”, “to chill out” as well. e.g. 緊張をほぐす= depending on the situation could mean “break the ice” or “relieve tension”.

顔の筋肉をしっかりとほぐす(かおのきんにくをしっかりとほぐす):to thoroughly loosen up one’s facial muscles

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英単語チェック

be called ~ : ~と呼ばれる

strange faces:変顔

loosen up one’s shoulders and neck : 肩と首をほぐす
loosen upは筋肉など物理的なものによく使われますが、緊張をほぐすなどの表現を英語にすると
break the ice または wind down などが用いられます。

muscles : 筋肉

thoroughly as well : 同様にしっかりと

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