The taste of fall has come and Yumi shares her thoughts about what this time of the year means in Japan. For more fun autumn words, please see our new lesson page here: https://thejapanesepage.com/no-aki-the-autumn-of-japanese-expressions-for-fall/

KEY VOCABULARY:

秋(あき) fall; autumn

特(とく)に especially

大喜(おおよろこ)び great joy

南部(なんぶ) southern part

秋(あき)らしく飾(かざ)ります fall decor

実(み) fruit

柔(やわ)らかく  soft

涼(すず)しい cool

苦手(にがて) not good at

玄関(げんかん) entrance (of a house)

に比(くら)べる compared to

繊維質(せんいしつ) dietary fiber

砂糖(さとう) sugar

代表的(だいひょうてき) representative of

一方(いっぽう) on one hand

煮(に) boil

蒸(むし) steam

大好物(だいこうぶつ) favorite thing

味覚(みかく)の秋(あき)  autumn of taste

食欲(しょくよく)の秋(あき) autumn of appetite

さつまいも sweet potato

柿(かき) persimmon

栗(くり) chestnut

ギンナン ginkgo nut

カツオ skipjack tuna; bonito

秋刀魚(さんま) mackerel pike (fish)

数(かぞ)え切(き)れない countless

一択(いったく) singular choice; only choice

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-107

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