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Bundle 61: Home Furnishings

These essays teach vocabulary for home furnishings (futons, beds, tables, desks, chairs, and shelves) and flooring. Two essays explore the alcove known as a tokonoma. You'll also learn the figurative meanings of "putting away bedding" and "flipping over a table." Beyond that, you'll discover terms for "clinical," "power struggle," "barbershop," "putting plans on ice," "position of authority in a government or company," and "hotbed of crimes," even delving into matters of floor area, dentures, air circulation, windfalls, faultfinding, Bon offerings to ancestors, trellises, hospital size, theater stages, a Guinness world record, round-table conferences, and dining platforms across rivers.
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床
floor
JOK: 1389
From "hotbed" to "sickbed," see how the Japanese use 床 as "bed," as with the fun metaphor "eel bed." Learn to discuss going to bed, getting up again, and making a bed, finding out how to say, "I went to bed later than usual." Discover rationales for raising floors, and read about riverside dining platforms in Kyoto (with tricky nomenclature) and tokonomas, alcoves in traditional buildings.
卓
superior; table
JOK: 1553
Find out why parents would seemingly name a kid "Table"! Learn to say, "She arranged dishes on the table" and "You need to clear the table." See how a "low dining table reversal" relates to ending a negotiation abruptly. Discover the social significance of round tables. And learn to discuss excellence, as in, "Picasso is an example of an eminent painter" and "He has excellent skills."
棚
shelf
JOK: 1562
Find out how to itemize someone's faults! See what a cucumber horse and eggplant cow signify! Discover what 棚 has to do with file cabinets, trains, planes, religion, and ignoring one's own shortcomings. And learn to say, "We'll put these plans on ice," "The pot can't call the kettle black," "I looked in the cupboard," and "This is what they call a lucky break."
椅
chair
JOK: 1957
Find out how to say, “The curve of this chair makes it feel luxurious,” “In the center stood a desk with a red leather swivel chair,” and “This easy chair is comfortable.” Learn to use “musical chairs” figuratively and see how 椅子 (chair) connects to “He is a shoo-in to win the presidency.” Read about what it really means when a restaurant worker offers seating in a chair or on the floor.
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