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  • The Best Food in 2025 (Part1)

    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 43


    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 I Found the Perfectly Balanced Bagel

    ・I’ve realized how good pork ribs (Dwaeji Galbi) are.etc...


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    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep43


    🎥Youtube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


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    📚 Vocabulary

    寒波(かんぱ) cold wave

    自信過剰(じしんかじょう) overconfidence

    遡る(さかのぼる) to go back / to trace back

    審査基準(しんさきじゅん) evaluation criteria / screening standards

    却下(きゃっか) rejection / to turn down

    味わい深い(あじわいぶかい) deep in flavor / rich-tasting

    げんなりする to feel fed up / to be discouraged

    活きる(いきる) to come alive / to be put to good use

    ~を引き立てる(ひきたてる) to bring out / to enhance

    圧倒的に(あっとうてきに) overwhelmingly

    次元が違う(じげんがちがう) on a different level

    (味が)上品(じょうひん) (elegant / refined) flavor

    ~を売りにしてる(うりにしてる) to promote ~ as a selling point

    食べ応えがない(たべごたえがない) not filling / lacking substance

    卸す(おろす) to wholesale / to sell in bulk

    あばら骨(あばらぼね) rib (bone)

    ~はいただけない(いただけない) that's unacceptable / not okay

    ぶっちゃけ frankly / honestly


    24 min
  • Why Korean Rice Cakes Are So Addictive

    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 42


    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:

    ・This chewy black sesame mochi is insanely good.

    ・Is this even mochi? They say it is, but it doesn’t feel like mochi at all.etc...


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    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep42


    🎥Youtube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Communityhttps://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagram

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


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    📚 Vocabulary

    片思い(かたおもい) unrequited love

    迫る(せまる) approach / press / close in on

    すごい勢いで at great speed / rapidly

    きなこ roasted soybean flour

    まぶす sprinkle / coat

    定番(ていばん) classic / standard

    弾力がある(だんりょくがある) elastic / springy

    ぷるぷる jiggly / wobbly

    もちもち chewy / soft and springy

    歯ごたえがある(はごたえがある) have a firm texture / chewy

    発祥(はっしょう) origin / birthplace

    松(まつ) pine tree

    葉っぱ(はっぱ) leaf

    敷く(しく) lay / spread

    チュソク(추석) Chuseok (Korean harvest festival)

    お盆(おぼん) Obon festival

    収穫(しゅうかく) harvest

    よもぎ mugwort

    生地(きじ) dough

    蜜(みつ) syrup / honey

    言い伝え(いいつたえ) legend / folk belief

    魔除け(まよけ) ward off evil / protection against evil

    もたらす(もたらす) bring about / bring


    24 min
  • Do You Believe in “Unlucky Years”? My Take on Yakudoshi

    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 40


    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:

    ・I went to get a yakubarai (a purification ritual).

    ・Do they have yakudoshi in Korea too?etc...


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    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep40


    🎥Youtube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Communityhttps://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagram

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

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    子供の扱い方(こどものあつかいかた) how to treat children / how to handle children

    未満児(みまんじ) children under school age / infants and toddlers

    厄(やく) bad luck / misfortune

    厄年(やくどし) unlucky year (according to Japanese belief)

    厄払い(やくばらい) purification ritual to ward off bad luck

    前厄(まえやく) the year before an unlucky year

    本厄(ほんやく) the main unlucky year

    後厄(あとやく) the year after an unlucky year

    迷信(めいしん) superstition

    お祓い(おはらい) purification ceremony / exorcism

    バチ当たる(ばちあたる) be punished by karma / get divine punishment

    お札(おふだ) talisman / shrine amulet (paper)

    お布施(おふせ) donation to a temple

    お経(おきょう) Buddhist sutra / chant

    縁起がいい(えんぎがいい) good omen / lucky

    開運(かいうん) good fortune / improving one’s luck

    矢(や) arrow

    お守り(おまもり) amulet / lucky charm

    鳥居(とりい) torii gate

    本名(ほんみょう) real name / legal name

    振り仮名(ふりがな) furigana / pronunciation guide

    23 min
  • Saying Goodbye to Chris

    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 40


    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:

    ・My first friend in Korea went back to the U.S.

    ・We actually met in a pretty unusual way.etc...


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    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep40


    🎥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👇

    帰省土産(きせいみやげ):souvenir from visiting one’s hometown / souvenir for visiting one’s hometown

    歯ごたえがある(はごたえがある):has a firm texture / chewy

    ぎっしり:packed / tightly filled

    まぶす:sprinkle / coat (lightly)

    曲者(くせもの):tricky person / dark horse / wildcard

    舌が肥えている(したがこえている):have a refined palate / be picky about food

    喉に詰まる(のどにつまる):get stuck in one’s throat / choke on

    先を越される(さきをこされる):be beaten to it / be one step ahead

    思い入れがある(おもいいれがある):have a special attachment / mean a lot

    情がある(じょうがある): emotionally attached / care deeply


    19 min
  • My First Christmas 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 39


    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:

    ・Tteokbokki… even at a Christmas market?!

    ・A Takoyaki Party at a Korean Friend’s Home・・・etc...


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    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep39


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


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    📚 Vocabulary

    極寒(ごっかん):bitter cold / extreme cold

    大げさ(おおげさ):exaggerated / over the top

    シュトーレン:stollen (German Christmas bread)

    西洋(せいよう):the West / Western countries

    ブレない:consistent / unwavering

    生地(きじ):dough / batter / fabric(※文脈による)

    蜜(みつ):nectar / syrup / honey

    原価(げんか):cost price / production cost

    否定的な(ひていてきな):negative

    切り替えが早い(きりかえがはやい):quick to switch / adaptable / moves on quickly

    撤退する(てったいする):withdraw / pull out

    旧正月(きゅうしょうがつ):Lunar New Year

    盛大に(せいだいに):grandly / on a large scale

    サクッと:crisply / lightly / quickly(カジュアル)

    見事に(みごとに):splendidly / beautifully / perfectly




    18 min
  • Why Are Train Tickets in Japan So Complicated?!

    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 38


    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:

    ・Is Korean fashion basically just black and white?

    ・Train Tickets from Narita Airport Are Ridiculously Complicated

    ・Sanitary pads in Japan are so cheap!etc...


    ──────────────────

    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep38


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


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    📚 Vocabulary

    最先端(さいせんたん) cutting-edge / state-of-the-art

    尖ったファッション(とがったふぁっしょん) edgy fashion

    牽引する(けんいんする) to lead / to drive

    視線を感じる(しせんをかんじる) feel people’s eyes on you

    浮く(うく) to stand out / look out of place

    乗車券(じょうしゃけん) train ticket

    特急券(とっきゅうけん) limited express ticket

    券売機(けんばいき) ticket vending machine

    スマホをかざす(すまほをかざす) hold up a smartphone (to scan/tap)

    自動改札機(じどうかいさつき) automatic ticket gate

    ぶっちゃけ frankly / to be honest

    わずらわしい(わずらわしい) bothersome / troublesome

    生理用ナプキン(せいりようなぷきん) sanitary napkin / menstrual pad

    品揃え(しなぞろえ) selection / product lineup

    吸収する(きゅうしゅうする) to absorb

    生々しい(なまなましい) vivid / raw / graphic

    21 min
  • Why Are There So Many Announcements in Japan?!

    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 37


    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


    ──────────────────

    📝 In this episode:

    ・Narita Airport Is So Far from the City It Almost Killed Me.

    ・Are Japanese announcements helpful — or just too much?etc...


    ──────────────────

    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep37


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


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    📚 Vocabulary


    レベルに準じて(れべるに じゅんじて): according to the level / in line with the level

    言ってしまえば(いってしまえば): if I’m being honest / simply put

    行かないわけにはいかない: I have no choice but to go

    運営する(うんえいする): to operate / to manage (an organization, service, etc.)

    規制(きせい): regulation / restriction

    圧倒的に(あっとうてきに): overwhelmingly

    車掌さん(しゃしょうさん): conductor (on a train)

    癖の強い話し方(くせの つよい はなしかた): distinctive / quirky way of speaking

    奥に詰める(おくに つめる): to move all the way to the back / to fill in the back

    服や靴が巻き込まれないように(ふく や くつ が まきこまれない ように): so that clothes or shoes won’t get caught

    実施中(じっしちゅう): in progress / currently being carried out



    25 min
  • Korean Culture in Textbooks… Really?

    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 36


    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:

    ・Do Koreans Like to Pay at First? The Reason Why…

    ・Koreans Tend to Speak Indirectly… Is That True?etc...


    ──────────────────

    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep36


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


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    📚 Vocabulary

    発酵する(はっこうする) → ferment

    漏れる(もれる) → leak

    ふやける → get soggy / swell with water

    水分が抜ける(すいぶんがぬける) → lose moisture / dry out

    こってりしたヨーグルト → thick / rich yogurt

    品質のバラつき(ひんしつのばらつき) → variation in quality

    品質が一定(ひんしつがいってい) → consistent quality

    均一(きんいつ) → uniform / even

    単元(たんげん) → unit (in a textbook)

    曖昧な(あいまいな) → ambiguous / vague

    言葉の裏にある意味(ことばのうらにあるいみ) → the meaning behind the words

    遠回し(とおまわし) → indirect / roundabout

    上下関係(じょうげかんけい) → hierarchy / seniority dynamics

    改訂する(かいていする) → revise / update

    奢る(おごる) → treat (someone)

    自己中(じこちゅう) → self-centered/ selfish

    常識(じょうしき) → common sense

    ツッコミどころが多い→ full of things to call out / lots to poke fun at





    20 min
  • Weird Japanese I Found 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 35


    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


    ──────────────────

    📝 In this episode:

    ・Japanese Store Names You See in Korea Are Way Too Funny — with Commentaryetc...

    ──────────────────

    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep35


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/


    ──────────────────

    📚 Vocabulary

    サボる to skip / to slack off

    だるい feel sluggish / feel lazy

    えらい admirable / great

    衝動買い(しょうどうがい) impulse buying

    ~まくる to do something like crazy / nonstop

    ツッコむ to make a sharp remark / to call someone out

    縁起がいい(えんぎがいい) lucky / good omen

    信仰(しんこう) faith / belief (religious)

    安全地帯(あんぜんちたい) safe zone / safe area

    敵が攻めてくる(てきがせめてくる) the enemy is attacking

    避難する(ひなんする) to evacuate / to take shelter

    炉端焼き(ろばたやき) robatayaki (Japanese fireside grilling)

    直火焼き(じかびやき) direct fire grilling

    炭火(すみび) charcoal fire


    Youtubeもあるよ👇

    https://youtube.com/@tajipankoreanlife?si=K6AI4bXw6NKj8MUa



    Instagramもチェックしてね👇

    https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/?__pwa=1



    scriptはこちら👇

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep34



    20 min
  • How Fashion Feels Different 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 34


    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


    ──────────────────

    📝 In this episode:

    ・I Tried Buying Rice in Korea…

    ・Is Japanese Americana Fashion Trending in Korea?!

    ・A Korean Thrift Store or a Japanese One?!

    etc...


    ──────────────────

    📄 Transcript

    https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep34


    🎥YouTube

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


    🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community

    https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/


    📷 Instagram

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


    ──────────────────

    📚 Vocabulary

    イチョウ — ginkgo tree

    銀杏(ぎんなん)がなる — ginkgo nuts grow

    茶わん蒸し(ちゃわんむし)— savory egg custard

    炊きたて(たきたて)— freshly cooked (rice)

    パサパサ — dry (in texture, e.g., rice or hair)

    もっちり — chewy, springy

    つやつや — glossy, shiny

    もそもそ — dry and crumbly, tasteless texture

    検証する(けんしょうする)— to verify, examine

    発信地(はっしんち)— place of origin (of information, trend, etc.)

    俗に言う(ぞくにいう)— so-called, commonly referred to as

    ぴちっとした — tight-fitting

    脱ぎ着しやすい(ぬぎきしやすい)— easy to put on and take off

    ダメージ加工(かこう)— distressed processing (in clothes, e.g., ripped jeans)

    尖った(とがった)ファッション — edgy fashion, bold style

    差(さ)が激しい(はげしい)— big difference, strong contrast

    サイズ感(かん)— sense of size, fit

    一概(いちがい)には言えない(いえない)— can’t generalize

    遡ると(さかのぼると)— going back (in time), if you trace back

    柄(がら)— pattern, design

    布(ぬの)— cloth, fabric

    爆買い(ばくがい)— bulk buying, shopping spree

    まさかの — unexpectedly, surprisingly

    (話の)ネタ — topic of conversation, talking material

    偏見(へんけん)— prejudice, bias

    やられた—They got me!(emotionally impressed or tricked)

    一通り(ひととおり)— roughly, generally; one round, one set



    27 min

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くだらないけど、おもしろい。韓国生活の話を聞きながら、自然でカジュアルな日本語を楽しめるチャンネルです!

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