Nihongo no Tane 145: 生活で変えたことその1 Changes I’ve made Part 1 | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>Yumi has made some changes in her life. What do you think she changed? Listen to the podcast and hear her reflections on this!</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <ol><li>あまり～ない (there is ) not so much ~; (I have) not so much ~ [あまりmeans “very” or “much” when used with ～ない]</li> <li>これといって nothing special; not worth mentioning [always used with ～ない; “いって” is “言(い)って”, but usually written in hiragana]</li> <li>神様(かみさま) [God]</li> <li>退屈(たいくつ) boring; dull; boredom [a state where nothing to do to spend time]</li> <li>つまんない boring; dull [casual for つまらない ; used when one is not having fun because something one is engaged in is not interesting enough]　</li> <li>とはいえ but; that said; that being said; having said that [“いえ” is “言え”, and commonly written in hiragana in this phrase]</li> <li>細身(ほそみ) slender; narrow [細(ほそ) (thin); 身(み) (body)]</li> <li>外見(がいけん)を気(き)にする worry about the looks/appearance [外見(がいけん) (looks; appearance); 気(き)にする (worry; pay attention to); a commonly used phrase]</li> <li>観察(かんさつ) する[to observe]</li> <li>自(じ)信(しん)を持(も)つ have confidence in oneself [自(じ)信(しん) (confidence)]</li> <li>瘦(や)せる to lose weight; to become thin</li> <li>戻(もど)る to return; to go back</li> <li>～そう seems ~; looks like ~; seems to ~ [“ます-stem + そう” is “it looks like doing ~”]</li> <li>目立(めだ)つ to stand out; to be noticeable</li> <li>言(い)い訳(わけ) excuse</li> <li>～かろうが no matter how ~ [“い-adjective stem + かろうが”; 若(わか) is adjective-stem of 若(わか)い (take the い ending);</li> <li>年(とし)寄(よ)りelderly; elder person</li> <li>～であろうが no matter ~ [“noun/な- adjective + であろうが”]</li> <li>食(た)べる量(りょう) the amount to eat; amount of food one eats</li> </ol><p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/</p> <p>Take a quiz on this episode here:</p> <p>https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-145</p> <p>If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocab