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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 Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
In today’s episode, Yumi shares a few things she does every single day (or almost every day).
KEY VOCABULARY:
- 精神的(せいしんてき) psychological; mental; spiritual [精神(せいしん) (mind; spirit; soul); 的 suffix (-ical, -ive, -al, -ic,-y and etc.)]
- 専門的(せんもんてき) professional; [専門(せんもん) (specialty; expert; area of expertise)]
- 運動(うんどう)不(ぶ)足(そく) lack of physical exercise; inactivity [運動(うんどう) (physical exercise); 不(ふ) 足(そく) (insufficiency; deficiency; lack)]
- 解消(かいしょう) resolution; reduction [also “cancellation”]
- 見(み)回(まわ)りpatrolling
- 泥棒情報(どろぼうじょうほう) theft information (of the neighborhood) [泥棒(どろぼう) (thief; burglary; robbery); 情報(じょうほう) (information)]
- 意(い)外(がい)とunexpectedly; surprisingly [ 意(い) (idea; thought); 外(がい) (outside); 意(い)外(がい)に means the same but more formal]
- 筋肉(きんにく)トレーニング ; 筋肉(きんにく) (muscle)]
- 風邪(かぜ)を引(ひ)くto catch a cold [風邪(かぜ) (cold); 引(ひ)く(to catch;to pull) stemmed from “to pull a cold into the body”]
- 医(い)療(りょう)費(ひ) medical bill [医(い)療(りょう)(medical care); 費(ひ) (expense)]
- 維持(いじ)するto maintain; to retain; to sustain
- 断食(だんじき) fasting; fast [断(だん) (to cut; to refuse); 食(じき) (food)]
- 練習(れんしゅう)practice; training; exercise
- 記(き)憶力(おくりょく) ability to retain memory [記(き)憶(おく) (memory); 力(りょく) (ability; power; strength)]
- 回復(かいふく)する to recover; to recuperate; to restore
- 自己(じこ)肯定感(こうていかん) self-esteem; sense of self-approval [自己(じこ) (self); 肯定(こうてい) (affirmative; positive); 感(かん) (feeling)]
- 価値(かち) worth; value; merit
- 否(ひ)定(てい)する to deny; to negate
- 心配(しんぱい)性(しょう)nervous temperament; prone to worrying
- 楽観的(らっかんてき) optimistic; easy-going
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-129
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-129-m
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