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This episode's vocab list:

猛暑日extreme heatwave days

雨が降ってほしいと願っています。I’m wishing for rain soon.

スキー場がにぎわっています。 Ski resorts are crowded and lively.

その反面 on the other hand

スキー場を含め including ski resorts

観光地 tourist areas

問題 issue; problem

ゴミ rubbish; garbage; trash

ゴミ箱が少ないです。 There are few rubbish bins

その結果かどうかは分かりません。 I’m not sure if it happens as a result

道にゴミを捨てる人は、ゴミ箱がないから道に捨てるんでしょうか。Do you think people throw rubbish on the street because there are no bins?

私の持論 my fixed opinion; my firm belief

ゴミ箱がなければ持って帰る to take it home if there’s no bin

ゴミ箱があってもなくても it doesn’t matter whether there is a bin or not

捨てる人は捨てます。 People who throw rubbish would throw it anyway

ゴミが出る所 the places where rubbish ends up

必ずゴミ箱はあります。 There should always be a rubbish bin

食べ歩き eating as you stroll

立って食べる to eat while standing

紙に包む to wrap it up in paper

入れておくTo put it in and leave it there.

次にゴミ箱を見つけた時に、捨てればいいんです。You can throw it away when you find a bin next time: it’s not a big deal. Just do it!

少し協力するだけ only a small amount of cooperation

どうしたらいいと思いますか。What do you recommend they do to solve the problem?

日本のよさをそのままに by preserving the best aspects of Japan