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-Haikyuu!! character names

Names related to “lights”

日向 (hinata): where the sun shines

日 (hi): the sun

影 (kage): shadow

月 (tsuki): the moon

旭 (asahi): sunrise, morning sunshine

夕 (yuu): evening

夕日 (yuu-hi): sunset, evening sunshine

Today’s sentence:

私たちは投資家から1億円の資本金調達に成功した。

We succeeded in raising the capital of 100 million yen from investors.

Vocabulary:

投資 (tou-shi): investment

投資家 (tou-shi-ka): investor

資本 (shi-hon): capital

資本金 (shi-hon-kin): monetary capital

調達 (chou-tatsu): fundraising, procuring something

成功 (sei-kou): success

やられたらやり返す、倍返しだ (yarare-tara yari-kaesu, bai-gaeshi da)

If I’m attacked, I’ll counter-attack. I’ll return it in double (It's double-returning).

やる: to do (casual), to attack

たら: if (conjunction, attached to the verb)

返す: to return

→やり返す: to counter-attack

倍: double (noun)

返し: returning (the noun form of 返す)

だ: be 

—Japanese words to check out

暑い (atsu-i): hot (referring to the temperature)

熱い (atsu-i):  hot (referring to things)

夏日 (natsu-bi): a day with the highest degree over 25℃

真夏日 (ma-natsu-bi): a day with the highest degree over 30℃

猛暑日 (mou-sho-bi): a day with the highest degree over 35℃

My personal all-time favorite dramas:

-Unnatural (forensic suspense)

-Jin (medicine x SF)

-Legal High (lawyers doing interesting lawsuits )

-Ushijima the Loan Shark (depiction of the dark side of Japan)

-Yamato Nadeshiko (romance classic)

Today's Japanese words:

実写 (ji-ssha): live action

実写化 (ji-ssha-ka): live action adaptation

実写ドラマ (ji-ssha-dorama): live-action drama

実写映画 (ji-ssha-ei-ga): live-action movie/flm

原作 (gen-saku): original work

この作品は、漫画を原作にした実写ドラマです。

This work is a live-action drama adapted from(based on) a manga series.

"Mainstream" hot bands in Japan right now:

Official Hige Dandism,  Kenshi Yonezu, King Gnu, Aimyon, Wanima

My Personal Picks:

Polkadot Stingray, eill, Mrs. Green Apple 

Japanese words:

髭男 (hige-dan): bearded man

米津玄師 (yone-zu-ken-shi): his REAL name(!!)

緑黄色社会 (ryoku-ou-shoku-sha-kai): their band name

緑黄色野菜 (ryoku-ou-shoku-ya-sai): brightly colored vegetables

*野菜: vegetables

Today&s Japanese Words:

戦争 (sen-sou): war

戦う (tataka-u): to battle, to fight 

争う (araso-u): to compete

紛争 (hun-sou): dispute (noun)

民族紛争 (min-zoku-hun-sou): tribal disputes

国境紛争 (ko-kkyou-hun-sou): borderline disputes

衝突 (syou-totsu): conflict

内戦 (nai-sen): civil war

市民戦争 (shi-min-sen-sou): civil war (emphasizing the civilian aspect of the war)

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-How is Hip Hop NOT a thing in Japan?

Music charts in Japan look very different from the rest of the world. Why?

Is it hard to rap in Japanese?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

歌 (uta): song with lyrics

曲 (kyoku): song

音楽 (on-gaku):  music

歌詞 (ka-shi): lyrics

旋律 (sen-ritsu): melodies 

歌手 (ka-shu): singer

楽器 (ga-kki): musical instrument

メロディ (merodii): verse

サビ (sabi): chorus

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-COVID-19 Update

How is the number in Japan?

Potential another “voluntary” lockdown?

What might be behind the mass media reports?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

自粛 (ji-syuku): self-restriction, voluntarily refrain (from something)

要請 (you-sei): request

警察 (kei-satsu): police

自粛警察: self-restriction warriors

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!