あけましておめでとうございます！！今年（ことし）もとらのまきをよろしくお願（ねが）いいたします！

今回（こんかい）はお正月（しょうがつ）にまつわる、いろいろな話（はなし）をしました。三が日（さんがにち）にはどこの神社（じんじゃ）も人（ひと）で混み（こみ）あうこと。おせち料理（りょうり）のそれぞれの意味（いみ）やご利益（りやく）など。

今年（ことし）もおもしろい話（はなし）ができるよう、がんばりますので、みなさん応援（おうえん）よろしくお願（ねが）いします！

Happy new year! ! Let's make this new year a great one！

In this episode, we talked about various things related to the New Year. Almost all shrines are incredibly crowded with people on the first three days of the year. Also we studied about the meaning and benefits (Goriyaku) of New Year dishes.

We will do my best to create great contents this year, too. We appreciate for your continuous support!

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みなさんクリスマスをいかがお過（す）ごしですか？今回（こんかい）はクリスマスにまつわるいろいろな話（はなし）をしました。日本人（にほんじん）のクリスマスの過（す）ごし方（かた）、親（おや）がどうやって子供（こども）にプレゼントを渡（わた）すか、などなど。

今年（ことし）も一年（いちねん）、私たちのポッドキャストを聴（き）いてくださり、ありがとうございました。みなさん、よいクリスマス、よいお正月をお過（す）ごしください。

How are you all doing on your Christmas? In this episode,  we talked about various things related to Christmas. How do Japanese people spend Christmas? How do Japanese parents give presents to their children?

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ワールドカップで日本人（にほんじん）の観客（かんきゃく）や選手（せんしゅ）が、スタジアムやロッカールームを綺麗（きれい）にそうじすることが、SNSやニュースを通じて（つうじて）世界中（せかいじゅう）に広（ひろ）まりました。実（じつ）は私たちは、子どもの頃（ころ）から、そうじをすることが学校（がっこう）のカリキュラムに入（はい）っていました。みなさんも、ワールドカップや今回（こんかい）のエピソードを通（つう）じて、そうじをする習慣（しゅうかん）を作（つく）りましょう。

SNS, social media and news reports spread that Japanese fans and players cleaned up the stadium and locker room all over the world. In fact, cleaning is nothing special and it has been part of our school curriculum since we were children. I hope you all make a habit of cleaning through the news of the World Cup and this episode.

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11月末（がつまつ）に、まさかのコロナになってしまい、前回（ぜんかい）のエピソードが1週間（しゅうかん）遅（おく）れて公開（こうかい）することになってしまいました。コロナになるなんて、想像（そうぞう）もしなかったのですが、その症状（しょうじょう）も思（おも）ったよりだいぶひどくて、辛（つら）いものでした。みなさん、北半球（きたはんきゅう）はこれからどんどん寒（さむ）くなっている毎日（まいにち）なので、風邪（かぜ）やコロナ、インフルエンザに気（き）をつけてくださいね。

I got infected the Covid at the end of November and the previous episode was released a week behind. I never ever imagined that I would get the coronavirus, and the symptoms were much worse than I expected, and actually it was painful. It's getting colder and colder every day in the Northern Hemisphere.  Please be careful not to catch a cold, the coronavirus, or the flu, everyone.

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＊＊コロナにかかってしまい1週間（しゅうかん）おやすみをいただきました。ごめんなさい＊＊

今回（こんかい）はみゅうちゃんをゲストに迎（むか）えての恋愛（れんあい）トークです。好（す）きな人（ひと）が自分（じぶん）のことを好（す）きかもしれない、とわかると、すぐに気持（きも）ちが冷（さ）めてしまう私たち。その態度（たいど）に怒（いか）り狂（くる）う男性（だんせい）代表（だいひょう）のとら。みなさんの恋愛（れんあい）はどうでしたか？長（なが）く続（つづ）く派（は）？もしくは私たちと同（おな）じすぐに冷（さ）める派（は）？

***I caught Covid last week and took a week off from podcasting. sorry!***

We welcomed Myu-chan as a guest (again!) and talked about a love life! As for Myu-chan and I, when our crush starts liking us back, the love we had for them dies down quickly. This made Tora, the male representative here, angry so much. How was your relationship? Did you or do you usually have a long one? Or are you the same as us?

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よろしくね！

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人気投票（にんきとうひょう）で一位（いちい）になった「おばあちゃん」が登場（とうじょう）しました。いったい、この人（ひと）はどんなおばあちゃん・お母（かあ）さんだったのか。リスナーさんからの質問（しつもん）を元（もと）に、子育て（こそだて）について語（かた）りました。

"Grandma", who won the first place in the popular vote, has appeared to our show! Actually, what kind of grandmother or  mother has this person been for us? Based on a question from a listener, we talked about parenting.

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おかげさまで、ポッドキャストを始（はじ）めて一年（いちねん）がたちました。今回（こんかい）は10月（がつ）から行（おこ）なっていった、人気投票（にんきとうひょう）の結果発表（けっかはっぴょう）と、一年間（いちねんかん）の振（ふ）り返（かえ）り、二年目（にねんめ）の抱負（ほうふ）などを話（はん）しました。

It's been a year since I started the podcast! We deeply appreciate your continuing support and listening our podcast for a year. In this episode, we announced the results of the popularity vote that started in October and talked about our resolution for the second year, looking back on memories the past one year with gratitude.

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 ファーストフード、ジャンクフード大好（だいす）きな私たちですが、ポテトは細（ほそ）いのと太（ふと）いのとどっちが好（す）きですか？また、インスタントヌードルは何味（なにあじ）が一番（いちばん）好（す）き？　その論争（ろんそう）を行（おこな）う間（あいだ）に、とらがずっと隠（かく）してきたとんでもない秘密（ひみつ）を暴露（ばくろ）。さていったい何（なに）があった？

We love fast food and junk food so much.  By the way, which do you prefer thin or thick french fries? Also, what flavor of instant noodles do you like best? During the discussion, Tora revealed a secret that he has been hiding all along. So what happened?

人気投票（にんきとうひょう）の結果（けっか）が今のところ、やばすぎる状況（じょうきょう）です。今回（こんかい）代打（だいだ）で出て（でて）くれた、みゅうちゃんに聞（き）いたところ、アンケートを荒（あ）らしているのはみゅうちゃんじゃないもよう、、、。では一体（いったい）だれ？？？

The results of the popular vote are crazy at the moment. When I asked Myu-chan, who talked with me as a pinch hitter for this episode, it seems that it's not Myu-chan who's messing up the questionnaire... Then who is doing it? ? ?

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Toward our podcast's 1st anniversary in next month, we started a popularity poll! Please vote, everyone! You can vote as many times as you want to support the member who you like most, which is the same way that Japanese supports their favorite idols or girls in Japan. We look forward to your vote! !

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今回（こんかい）は私たちがよく行（い）く温泉（おんせん）の食べ物（たべもの）の話（はなし）、お風呂（ふろ）のマナーについて話（はな）しました。

This time, we talked about the Korean food at the hot springs we often go to, and also talked about bathing etiquette in Japan.

Toward our podcast's 1st anniversary in next month, we started a popularity poll! Please vote, everyone! You can vote as many times as you want to support the member who you like most, which is the same way that Japanese supports their favorite idols or girls in Japan. We look forward to your vote! !

https://forms.gle/VaGnP6LdpME5otyi8

Then, in the latter half, we talked about autumn and festivals. What kind of festivals are there in your town? Please tell us about it!

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