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 64
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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📄 Transcript
https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep64
🎥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
噛(か)む to stumble over one’s words; to misspeak
非武装地帯(ひぶそうちたい) demilitarized zone (DMZ)
朝鮮戦争(ちょうせんせんそう) Korean War
休戦(きゅうせん) armistice; ceasefire
あくまで to the end; strictly; just
前置(まえお)き introduction; preface; preliminary remarks
軍人(ぐんじん) soldier; military personnel
緊迫感(きんぱくかん) tension; sense of urgency
概要(がいよう) overview; summary
機関車(きかんしゃ) steam locomotive; locomotive
被災(ひさい) being affected by a disaster
祭壇(さいだん) altar
分断(ぶんだん) division; separation
離(はな)れ離(ばな)れになる to be separated; to be apart
象徴(しょうちょう)する to symbolize; to represent
吊(つ)り橋(ばし) suspension bridge
万歳(ばんざい) banzai; cheers
脱北者(だっぽくしゃ) North Korean defector
斜(しゃ)に構(かま)える to take a cynical attitude; to be skeptical
ひねくれてる twisted; cynical; perverse
大前提(だいぜんてい)として as a basic premise; as a fundamental assumption
極端(きょくたん)な話(はなし) speaking extremely; in an extreme case
話半分(はなしはんぶん)に聞(き)く to take with a grain of salt
やりきれない気持(きも)ち feelings of frustration; unbearable feelings
予兆(よちょう) sign; omen; warning sign
前触(まえぶ)れ sign; indication; warning
どさくさに紛(まぎ)れて in the confusion; taking advantage of the chaos
攻(せ)める to attack; to go on the offensive
閉所恐怖症(へいしょきょうふしょう) claustrophobia
異様(いよう) odd; strange; unusual
オブラートに包(つつ)む to sugarcoat; to soften (one’s words)
気(き)が遠(とお)くなる to feel overwhelmed; to lose consciousness
商売根性(しょうばいこんじょう) business mentality; entrepreneurial spirit