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 29
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:
・It’s not just a simple revenge drama — it has a dark hero vibe.
・The villain actress’s performance is insanely psychopathic.
etc...
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📄 Transcript
https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep29
🎥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
あらすじ synopsis / plot summary
壮絶な(そうぜつな) intense / fierce / dramatic
退学する(たいがくする) drop out / be expelled
復讐(ふくしゅう) revenge
気が進まない(きがすすまない) reluctant / not feel like doing
胸くそ悪い(むなくそわるい) disgusting / sickening
目を背ける(めをそむける) turn away / look away
限度を超える(げんどをこえる) go too far / cross the line
しんどい exhausting / tough
脚本(きゃくほん) script / screenplay
キャラがハマってる the actor fits the character perfectly
キャラが立ってる the character stands out / is well-defined
結果的に as a result / in the end
救う(すくう) to save / to rescue
こらしめる to punish / to teach (someone) a lesson
なじみがない unfamiliar / not used to
演技(えんぎ) acting / performance
傷(きず)を負う(おう) to get injured / to sustain a wound
着実に(ちゃくじつに) steadily / surely
努力家(どりょくか) hard worker / diligent person
知的(ちてき) intellectual
傍から見たら(はたからみたら) from the outside / from others’ perspective
安泰(あんたい) peace and stability / secure and stable
闇を抱える(やみをかかえる) have a dark side / carry inner darkness
計り知れない(はかりしれない) immeasurable / beyond measure / incalculable
話が展開する(はなしがてんかいする) the story unfolds / develops
群を抜く(ぐんをぬく) stand out / be exceptional
もみ消す(もみけす) cover up / hush up
素の顔(すのかお) natural face / true self
くそアマ・いかれ女 crazy bitch / psycho woman
脇役・名脇役(わきやく・めいわきやく) supporting role / great supporting actor
渋おじ(しぶおじ) cool older man
まとも decent / normal / proper
権力(けんりょく) power / authority
ブチギレる – to snap / to lose one’s temper completely / to go berserk
殴り倒す(なぐりたおす)– to knock someone down with a punch / to beat someone to the ground
薬物中毒(やくぶつちゅうどく) drug addiction
必死(ひっし) desperate
なりふり構わず by any means / regardless of appearances
自業自得(じごうじとく) reap what you sow / got what they deserved
被害者(ひがいしゃ) victim
名誉(めいよ) honor / reputation
解釈(かいしゃく) interpretation
歪んだ愛(ゆがんだあい) twisted love
究極の愛(きゅうきょくのあい) ultimate love