TAJIPAN　Natural Japanese×Life in Korea

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 53

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・The way eel is eaten in Korea is totally different!

・Do Koreans just love wrapping everything before eating?

etc

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep53

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

郷（ごう）に入（い）っては郷（ごう）に従（したが）え When in Rome, do as the Romans do

エゴマの葉（は）っぱ perilla leaves

パンチャン Korean side dishes (banchan)

生姜（しょうが）の千切（せんぎ）り shredded ginger; julienned ginger

炭火焼（すみびや）き charcoal-grilled

サンチュ ssam lettuce (Korean lettuce for wraps)

臭（くさ）み strong smell; unpleasant odor (esp. of meat/fish)

主流（しゅりゅう） mainstream

びちゃびちゃ soggy; soaked; waterlogged

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 52

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・I went in for eyebrow tattooing without knowing what they’d do.

・Right after, I looked like Shin-chan…

etc

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep52

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

体（からだ）を張（は）る to put oneself on the line; to go all out

施術（せじゅつ）する to perform a treatment/procedure

皮膚（ひふ） skin

行程（こうてい） process; procedure

手間（てま）が省（はぶ）ける to save time and effort; to skip steps

存在感（そんざいかん）が強（つよ）い to have a strong presence

余談（よだん） as an aside; digression

眉尻（まゆじり） outer end of the eyebrow

眉頭（まゆがしら） inner end of the eyebrow

イケてる cool; stylish; attractive

若干（じゃっかん） slightly; somewhat

平行眉（へいこうまゆ） straight (parallel) eyebrows

骨格（こっかく）を活（い）かす to make the most of one’s bone structure

麻酔（ますい）が効（き）く anesthesia takes effect

感触（かんしょく） feel; texture; sensation

ビビる to get scared; to freak out

ヒリヒリする to sting; to feel a burning sensation

定着（ていちゃく）させる to fix; to make (it) settle; to establish

画質（がしつ）が荒（あら）い image quality is rough; low resolution

角質（かくしつ） keratin; dead skin cells

色（いろ）が抜（ぬ）ける color fades; color comes out

皮（かわ）が剥（む）ける skin peels

ほのかに faintly; slightly; subtly

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 51

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・I negotiated the price… and it actually went down that much?! 😳

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep51

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

堂々（どうどう）と boldly; confidently

かまをかける to fish for information; to test someone with a trick question

直球（ちょっきゅう） straightforward approach; direct question

気（き）が引（ひ）ける to feel reluctant; to feel hesitant

引（ひ）っ込（こ）みつかない can’t back out; can’t withdraw

即決（そっけつ）する to decide immediately; to make a snap decision

渋（しぶ）る to hesitate; to be reluctant

カードを切（き）る to play one’s card; to make a decisive move

財政的（ざいせいてき）に fiscally; in financial terms

経済的（けいざいてき）に economically; in economic terms

潰（つぶ）れる to go bankrupt; to go out of business

妥協（だきょう）する to compromise

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 50

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・I made a friend at Pilates!

・A story about an awkward moment because I couldn’t understand Korean.

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep50

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

腰痛（ようつう） lower back pain

軽減（けいげん）する to reduce; to alleviate

気合（きあい）が入（はい）ってる full of fighting spirit; highly motivated

隙（すき）あらば if there’s a chance; whenever there’s an opportunity

更衣室（こういしつ） changing room; locker room

術（すべ） means; way; method

あわよくば if possible; if things go well

引（ひ）く to pull back; to cringe

物々交換（ぶつぶつこうかん） barter; exchange of goods

値段交渉（ねだんこうしょう） price negotiation; bargaining

ガン見（み）する to stare; to look intensely

悲劇（ひげき） tragedy

瞑想（めいそう） meditation

要素（ようそ） element; factor

苦難（くなん） hardship; difficulty

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 49

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・Why is it so hard to remember Korean names?

・I want a middle name!

・What names are trending in Korea right now?

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep49

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

絶望的（ぜつぼうてき） desperate; hopeless

鮮明（せんめい） vivid; clear

寛大（かんだい） tolerant; generous; broad-minded

中性的（ちゅうせいてき） androgynous; gender-neutral

夫婦別姓（ふうふべっせい） separate surnames for married couples

儒教（じゅきょう） Confucianism

占（し）める to occupy; to account for; to take up

呼（よ）び捨（す）て first-name basis without honorific; calling someone without a title

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 48

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・Dubai Chocolate Mochi Cookies Are Sold Out Right Now!

・Dubai Chocolate Keeps Evolving… My Honest Thoughts

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep48

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

進化系（しんかけい）〇〇 evolved version of ~; next-generation ~

麺状（めんじょう） noodle-shaped; in the form of noodles

～状（～じょう） -shaped; -like; in the form of ~

生地（きじ） dough; batter; fabric (depending on context)

独自（どくじ） original; unique; distinctive

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 47

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here.

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・Trying a Dorm Room for the First Time! The Smell Was Barely OK… but My Clothes Got Stolen.

・How My Feelings About English Have Changed

・Dressing on the Side, Please!

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep47

🎥YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

復活（ふっかつ）する to make a comeback; to be revived; to recover

～を踏（ふ）まえて based on; taking into account

淡々（たんたん）と calmly; matter-of-factly; without emotion

人間不信（にんげんふしん） mistrust of people; distrust of others

劣等感（れっとうかん） inferiority complex; feelings of inferiority

致死量（ちしりょう） lethal dose

総（そう）じて overall; generally; as a whole

遡（さかのぼ）る to go back; to trace back; to date back to

敢（あ）えて deliberately; daringly; nevertheless

つっこむ to retort; to point out (in conversation); to make a witty comeback

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 46

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here.

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・The seats in Korean movie theaters are amazing.

・The appeal of the film Kokuhō can resonate worldwide.

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep46

🎥Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

伝統芸能（でんとうげいのう） traditional performing arts

厳重（げんじゅう） strict / tightly controlled

演目（えんもく） program / performance piece

世襲制（せしゅうせい） hereditary system

引き継（ひきつ）がれる to be passed down

This is just my personal experience, not a general statement about Korean food.

This podcast is in Japanese.（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 45

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and thingsyou only notice after living here.

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・I got food poisoning from boiled oysters.

・Food poisoning is scary… I suffered for three days.

etc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep45

🎥Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

牡蠣（かき）にあたる get food poisoning from oysters

下痢（げり） diarrhea

げろ vomit / puke (casual)

お腹（なか）を下（くだ）す have diarrhea

嘔吐（おうと） vomiting

つわり morning sickness

提供（ていきょう）する to provide

舞台（ぶたい）を見（み）に行（い）く to go see a stage performance

然（しか）るべき appropriate / proper

This podcast is in Japanese.

（このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています）

Episode 44

TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and thingsyou only notice after living here.

日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。

🎧 Recommended for:

・People interested in life in Korea

・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced)

・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese

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📝 In this episode:

・How “Kongguksu,” a Soy Milk Noodle Dish, Completely Won Me Over

・Tokyo’s Oldest Izakaya's Sobaetc...

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📄 Transcript

https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep44

🎥Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN

🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/

📷 Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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📚 Vocabulary

（話（はなし）を）盛（も）る to exaggerate (a story)

さすがに as expected / honestly

せっかち impatient

ツッコむ to point out / to retort

～ぶる to pretend to be ~

平凡（へいぼん） ordinary

一切（いっさい）なし none at all

純白（じゅんぱく） pure white

説（せつ） theory

部位（ぶい） body part

黙々（もくもく）と silently / steadily