Today’s Theme is “夏休みの宿題（なつやすみのしゅくだい）《summer homework》”.

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☆Words☆

算数（さんすう）：mathematics

国語（こくご）：Japanese（national language）

問題集（もんだいしゅう）：workbook

遊園地（ゆうえんち）：amusement park

小説（しょうせつ）：story, novel

経験（けいけん）：experience

☆Grammar☆

・～にとって：from the standpoint of 〜

・～おかげで：thanks to

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Today’s Theme is “高校野球（こうこうやきゅう）《The National High School Baseball Championship of Japan》”.

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高校野球（こうこうやきゅう / kōkōyakyū）：

The National High School Baseball Championship of Japan, commonly known as "Summer Koshien", is an annual nationwide high school baseball tournament. It is the largest scale amateur sport event in Japan, even as soccer continues to gain more attention.

野球（やきゅう / yakyū）：baseball

プロ野球（ぷろやきゅう / puroyakyū）：professional baseball

甲子園（こうしえん / kōshien）：Koshien (location of Koshien Stadium, where the Japan National High School Baseball Tournament is held)

野球場（やきゅうじょう / yakyūjō）：baseball stadium

トーナメント（とーなめんと / tōnamento）：tournament

優勝する（ゆうしょうする / yūshōsuru）：win

アマチュア（あまちゅあ / amachua）：amateur

感動する（かんどうする / kandōsuru）：be impressed

伝統的な（でんとうてきな / dentōtekina）：traditional

ドラマチック（どらまちっく / doramachikku）：dramatic

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Today’s Theme is “ゲーム《video game》 ”.

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趣味（しゅみ / shumi）：interest, hobby

紹介する（しょうかいする / shōkaisuru）：introduce

マリオ（まりお / mario）：Mario《game character》

小学生（しょうがくせい / shōgakusē）：elementary school student

任天堂（にんてんどう / nintendō）：Nintendo《video game software company》

スーパーファミコン（すーぱーふぁみこん / sūpā famikon）：SUPER Famicom《This is a home video game console sold by Nintendo in the 1990s.》

ゲーム機（げーむき / gēmu ki）：game console

ゲームボーイ（げーむぼーい / gēmu bōi）：Game Boy《This is a handheld video game console sold by Nintendo in the 1990s.》

すばらしい（subarashī）：wonderful

SONY（そにー / sonī）：SONY《Japanese general electronics manufacturer》

PlayStation（ぷれいすてーしょん / purē sutēshon）：PlayStation《This is a home video game console sold by SONY.》

アニメーション（あにめーしょん / animēshon）：animation

RPG（あーるぴーじー / ārupījī）：role-playing game

ファイナルファンタジー（ふぁいなるふぁんたじー / fainaru fantajī）：final fantasy《RPG》

中学生（ちゅうがくせい / chūgakusē）：junior high school student

首（くび / kubi）：neck

肩（かた / kata）：shoulder

動く（うごく / ugoku）：move

顔（かお / kao）：face

そのまま（sonomama）：as it is

びっくりする（bikkurisuru）：to be surprised

笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh

マッサージをする（まっさーじをする / massāji o suru）：massage

お風呂に 入る（おふろに はいる / ofuro ni hairu）：take a bath

switch（すいっち / suicchi）：switch《This is a handheld video game console sold by Nintendo.》

ゲームソフト（げーむそふと / gēmu sofuto）：game software

ダウンロードする（だうんろーどする / daunrōdo suru）：download

どうぶつの森（どうぶつのもり / dōbutsu no mori）：Animal Crossing《This is a game software developed by Nintendo.》

☆Grammar☆

・adjective（past）

・te-form

・～なければいけません：must do something

・～ことができます：able to do; can

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Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep2」

This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.

He is a Japanese author of children's literature.

Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.

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☆Buying Mittens ep1

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Today’s Theme is “できること・できないこと《Can ・ Cannot do》”.

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曲（きょく / kyoku）：song, music

キーボード（きーぼーど / kībōdo）：Keyboard Instrument

ジブリ（じぶり / jiburi）：Ghibli

免許（めんきょ / menkyo）：license

水泳（すいえい / suiē）：swimming

授業（じゅぎょう / jugyō）：lesson

練習（れんしゅう / renshū）：practice

スキューバダイビング（すきゅーばだいびんぐ / sukyūba daibingu）：scuba diving

早起き（はやおき / hayaoki）：to get up early

☆Grammar☆

・potential form

・～ので《because》

・～てみる《try doing something》

・～つもりだ《intend to do》

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Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep2」

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☆Hanako’s summer vacation ep1

https://anchor.fm/megsmile/episodes/19-Short-story--Hanakos-summer-vacation-ep1--storytelling--N5-Level-e1lier7

☆Words☆

毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year

新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train

～を 降りる（～を おりる / ～o oriru）：get off

タクシー乗り場（たくしーのりば / takushīnoriba）：taxi stand

遠い（とおい / tōi）：far

～に 着く（～に つく / ～ni tsu ku）：to arrive

携帯電話（けいたいでんわ / kētaidenwa）：cell phone

連絡する（れんらくする / renrakusuru）：contact

辛い（からい / karai）：spicy

お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir

甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet

キッチン（きっちん / kicchin）：kitchen

冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ / rēzōko）：fridge

急いで（いそいで / isoide）：hurry

びっくりする（bikkurisuru）：to be surprised

☆Grammar☆

・te-form

・plain form（casual conversation）

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Easy News📺

I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.

Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.

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☆Words☆

祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival

コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus

飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate

山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)

喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals

・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆

・～になる：become

・～ように･･･：so that / in order to

・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

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Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep1」

This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.

He is a Japanese author of children's literature.

Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.

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Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep1」

This is an original story I created.

This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

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☆Words☆

毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year

遠い（とおい / tōi）：far

新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train

甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet

お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir

辛い（からい / karai）：spicy

切符（きっぷ / kippu）：ticket

席（せき / seki）：seat

笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh, smile

→masu-form：笑います（わらいます / waraimasu）

～号車（～ごうしゃ / ～gōsha）：classifier for naming train cars

ex）１号車（いちごうしゃ / ichigōsha）、２号車（にごうしゃ / nigōsha）･･･

☆Grammar☆

・masu-form（present / past）

・～たいです：want to do

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Today’s Theme is “いただきます・ごちそうさま”.

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☆Words☆

感謝（かんしゃ / kansya）：appreciation, thanks

命（いのち / inochi）：life

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