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 58

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/ep58

🎥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

初夏（しょか） early summer

天日干（てんぴぼ）し sun-drying

しまう to put away; to store

収納（しゅうのう）する to store; to put away

投入（とうにゅう）する to put in; to投入 (e.g., money, materials)

作動（さどう）する to operate; to function

偏見（へんけん） prejudice; bias

切（き）り抜（ぬ）ける to get through; to overcome

生乾（なまがわ）きの匂（にお）い smell of half-dried laundry

ぶっ壊れる to break completely; to be smashed (slang)

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 57

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/ep57

🎥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

リアクションが薄（うす）い weak reaction; not very expressive

間（ま）が空（あ）く there is a pause; a gap occurs

甘（あま）える to depend on; to act spoiled; to seek affection

いじる to tease; to mess with

ののしる to insult; to abuse verbally

せっかち impatient; hasty

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 56

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/ep56

🎥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

肌（はだ）が荒（あ）れる skin gets rough; skin breaks out

施工（せこう） construction; workmanship

施工（せこう）の甘（あま）さ poor workmanship; lack of precision in construction

ツッコミどころ point worth pointing out; something to criticize

大前提（だいぜんてい） fundamental premise; basic assumption

～を基調（きちょう）とした based on; with ~ as the main theme

～に支障（ししょう）がある to have trouble with ~; to interfere with ~

ぬかりない thorough; careful; no oversight

栓（せん） stopper; plug

欠（か）ける to chip; to be chipped

破片（はへん） fragment; piece

朽（く）ちる to decay; to rot; to fall into ruin

歪（ゆが）む to warp; to distort

イカれる to be broken; to go crazy (slang)

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 55

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/ep55

🎥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

なまる to get rusty；to develop an accent; 

宣言（せんげん） declaration; announcement

試（こころ）みる to try; to attempt

微妙（びみょう） subtle; delicate; questionable

行（い）きつけ one’s regular place

企画（きかく） planning; project;企画

知（し）れてる not a big deal; limited; nothing special

時系列（じけいれつ） chronological order

和（あ）える to dress (food); to mix

根（ね）っこ root; base; essence

配合（はいごう） blend; mixture; composition

球根（きゅうこん） bulb (plant)

多肉植物（たにくしょくぶつ） succulent plant

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 54

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/ep54

🎥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

大気汚染（たいきおせん） air pollution
大気中（たいきちゅう） in the atmosphere
移（うつ）り変（か）わり changes; transitions
旋風（せんぷう） whirlwind; sensation (sudden popularity)
カヌレ canelé (French pastry)
仕入（しい）れる to procure; to stock; to purchase for sale
惰性（だせい）で out of inertia; by force of habit
混在（こんざい）する to be mixed; to coexist
巻（ま）き起（お）こす to cause; to stir up; to trigger
一世風靡（いっせいふうび）する to take the world by storm; to become hugely popular
定（さだ）かではない not certain; unclear
融合（ゆうごう） fusion; blending
独自性（どくじせい） originality; uniqueness
せっかち impatient; hasty
圧倒的（あっとうてき）に overwhelmingly
いかに～か how ~ (emphatic); how much ~

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