The exciting conclusion of Yumi’s “cleaning the dryer vent” two-part series. Okay, maybe not too exciting, but there are a number of useful vocabulary words (see below), and she ends with a lesson how this relates to learning Japanese.

KEY VOCABULARY:

詰(つ)まっている clogged

乾燥機(かんそうき) dryer

穴(あな) hole

私自身(わたしじしん) myself

直(なお)したい want to fix

ホームセンター DIY store; home improvement store

業務用(ぎょうむよう) industrial use

大型掃除機(おおがたそうじき) large-sized vacuum cleaner

馬力(ばりき) horse power

吸(す)い込(こ)む to suck up; to inhale; to breathe in

節約(せつやく) economizing; saving money

無駄(むだ) waste; no use; pointlessness

一切(いっさい)ありません none whatsoever; not at all

真空(しんくう) vacuum

隙間(すきま) crack; opening; gap

一旦(いったん) once; for a moment; temporarily

真(ま)っ黒(くろ)い pitch black

空気(くうき)が通(とお)っている air is flowing through

通常通(つうじょうどお)り as usual; as normal

For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/

Take a quiz on this episode here:

https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-105

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https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-105-m

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