This is the last episode for this year. I have looked back on 2022. I hope you are enjoying the end of the year festivities and have a happy New Year!

This episode's vocab list:

とにかく first of all

珍(めずら)しいこと rare things

前半(ぜんはん) first half

中学校(ちゅうがっこう) middle school; junior high school

そうじゃない子(こ) kids who don’t or kids who aren’t

中学生(ちゅうがくせい) middle school students; junior high school students

年頃(としごろ) age range

その後(あと)すぐ soon after that

手術(しゅじゅつ) medical operation/surgery

直行便(ちょっこうびん) direct flight

シンガポール経由(けいゆ) via Singapore

思(おも)ったより than I thought

術後(じゅつご) after the operation finished

親孝行(おやこうこう)filial duty to one’s parent

こなす to get it done

中途半端(ちゅうとはんぱ) up in the air; unfinished

できた！ I made it!

振(ふ)り返(かえ)るto have a look back

新年(しんねん) New Year

第一(だいいち)木曜日(もくようび) the first Thursday

よいお年(とし)をお迎(むか)えください！Have a happy New Year!