Preview（腕試し）

Aiko: I'd really like to image up--I want a new, fresh image for the new year.

Kanako: Well, you'd better start with your English.

Aiko: What do you mean?

Kanako: "Image up" is Japanese-English. You want a new image, right? I think what you want to do is:

A. up your image

B. change your image

C. up your imagination

D. imagine your future

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

noun = 名詞

imagination = 想像力

Examples（例文）

This is another example of a noun + "up." There are many ways to express this idea in English. Here are a few:

I'd really like a new image; I'm tired of the way I look now.

Have you ever thought how much new clothes and a different hairstyle might change your image?

Arthur wanted to improve his image, so he started wearing expensive Italian suits.

Other Japanese-English terms using "up":

career up --> advance my career

base up --> get a (pay) raise

version up --> upgrade

　

Exercises （練習）Choose the best answer.

1. Have you ever wanted to ____________ completely?

A. change your image

B. up your image

C. upper your image

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2. I think I'd really like ____________; I've been wearing the same clothes and hairstyle for five years.

A. a new imagination

B. an upped image

C. a new image