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A weekly podcast for upper beginner to intermediate learners of Japanese. Listen to Yumi talk about... whatever she wants to talk about. Practice your listening comprehension with natural (howbeit slightly slowed down) Japanese on various topics such as Japanese culture, fun idioms, and, of course, cats. The episodes can be enjoyed in any order. -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript and a list of key vocabulary. www.MakotoPlus.com
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Yumi recently visited Silver Springs, a nature park in Florida which is famous for its glass bottom boats and manatees. Did you know manatees may have been mistaken for mermaids? Yumi then shares some stories about Japanese mermaids.
KEY VOCABULARY:
州立公園(しゅうりつこうえん) state park
被害(ひがい) damage; injury; harm
諦(あきら)める give up; abandon
水(みず)湧(わ)く spring out; gush out
水族館(すいぞくかん) aquarium
癒(いや)す heal
第一印象(だいいちいんしょう) first impression
好奇心旺盛(こうきしんおうせい) full of curiosity; full of inquisitiveness 好奇 心(curiosity; inquisitiveness) 旺盛(vigorous; exuberant)
人魚(にんぎょ) mermaid
暗(くら)がり darkness
上半身(じょうはんしん) upper body
見世物小屋(みせものごや) show tent; circus tent; freak show 見世物(spectacle; exhibition; show) 小屋(hut)
購入(こうにゅう)する purchase
随分(ずいぶん) a lot; considerably; fairly
不老長寿(ふろうちょうじゅ) immortality 不老 (no aging) 長寿(longevity)
子宝(こだから) fertility
恵(めぐ)まれる to be gifted; to be blessed
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-120
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