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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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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Yumi wraps up her talk about buying two cars and the problem with buying insurance for teenage drivers.
KEY VOCABULARY:
更新(こうしん)する to renew; to update
代理店(だいりてん) agency
事(じ)情(じょう)circumstance; condition; situation
担当(たんとう) being in charge; being
曇(くも)った表(ひょう)情(じょう) worried/sad look on one’s face [曇(くも)った (cloudy); 表情(ひょうじょう) (facial expression; facial look)]
ため息 sigh [ため (collect; gather); 息 (breath)]
嫌(きら)う dislike; not to like
計算(けいさん)する to calculate; compute; to figure (out)
予(よ)想(そう)する to expect; to anticipate
仕方(しかた)ない inevitable; having no (other) choice; unavoidable [仕方(しかた) (method; means); ない (not; no)]
年間(ねんかん) one year period; annually; annual
顎(あご)が外(はず)れそうになる one’s jaw drops [顎(あご) (jaw); 外(はず)れる(to unhinge; to come off); そうに(almost; nearly)] ＊Yumi made a mistake with this idiom: 顎が外れるis supposed to be used when laughing hard. However, this is often mistakenly used when shocked or surprised. She probably was thinking of the English idiom “jaw drop” which is used when shocked or surprised and not when laughing—the opposite of the Japanese idiom!
相談(そうだん)する to consult; to ask (someone) for advice
確率(かくりつ) likelihood; chances; probability
加(か)入(にゅう)する to join; to become a member
高齢者(こうれいしゃ) elderly people
かけ金(きん) premium
なんとかなる to make (things) work one way or another; to manage somehow [なんとか (somehow; one way or another); なる(to result in; to turn out)]
心(こころ)がける to keep in mind; to try to; to aim to; to bear in mind
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-125
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