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不眠症 insomnia

不眠症に悩んでいます。I’m suffering from insomnia

原因 cause

いつも通り as usual

一杯だけ only one cap

すぐ寝付ける able to fall asleep quickly

夜中に in the middle of the night

目を覚ましてしまいます。I happen to wake up

慢性的に chronically

寝不足の状態the condition of lack of sleep

続いています。It continues.

眠くなってしまうんです。I become sleepy although I don’t want

ストレスが溜まった時 when stress builds up

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案内 information

声 voice

画像 picture; image

表示 display

三角印 a triangle mark

数字 a number

範囲 a range

恐らく probably

わざわざ intentionally; deliberately

位置 a place; a position; a location

停車する to make a brief stop/pull over for a short time

乗車位置 boarding position

無視する to ignore; disregard; pay no attention to

疑問を抱く to doubt

知識 knowledge

繋がる to be linked to; lead to

Welcome back and thank you for your patience, Mates! I hope

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無事 safely

気持ちを新たに with a renewed spirit

再開します。I will resume

4週間以上5週間未満 more than 4 weeks & less than 5 weeks

その間 during that period

私の準備不足でした  I wasn’t prepared enough.

環境 environment

3分の１ one third

実家 my house where I grew up

ペンキ塗り painting

修理 repairing

親孝行 Conduct by which children honour and serve their parents well

満足 satisfaction

残り the rest

あちこち here, there, everywhere

予定外のこと something I didn’t expect

地震 earthquake

元日 the new year's day

震源地 epicentre of an earthquake

横に side-way

揺れました。It shook.

揺れ a shake

途中 in the middle of the event

雪の影響 で新幹線のダイヤが1時間遅れました。The bullet train timetable was delayed by one hour due to snow.

体験する to experience

新幹線が遅れるほど雪が降っている it’s snowing as heavy as the timetable is delayed.

想像できますか。Can you imagine?

切に思ったのは、what I was keenly aware of is …

一泊する to stay over night

空港に向かっている to be heading to the airport

日本の土産話 Souvenir stories from Japan

This is the last episode for this year. Check out what I am going to do during the holidays. Thank you for your listening again this year. The next episode will be released on the 1st of February.

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いよいよ finally; here it comes

明後日(あさって) the day after tomorrow

その間(かん) during that period

お休(やす)み time off

浸水(しんすい)した家(うち) flooded houses

道路(どうろ)も冠水(かんすい)した。 the roads were also submerged; flooded; inundated

ホッと一安心(ひとあんしん)です。Now, I can forget about this issue.

大切(たいせつ)な人(ひと)たち your loved ones

お届(とど)けします。I will release it.

お伝(つた)えしたいです。 I want to tell you

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通過(つうか) passing through; passage

直撃(ちょくげき) direct hit

停電(ていでん) blackout; power outage

前日(ぜんじつ) the previous day

何(なに)も考(かんが)えず without consideration; without thinking

洗濯機(せんたくき)を回(まわ)し始(はじ)めていました。I’d started running a washing machine

洗濯物(せんたくもの)が濡(ぬ)れたままでした。the laundry was still wet

被害(ひがい) damage

我が家 my home

私(わたし)の人生(じんせい) my life

最長(さいちょう)記録(きろく) the longest record

自然災害(しぜんさいがい) natural disaster

地域(ちいき) area

改(あらた)めてall over again

大切(たいせつ)さimportance

ひとまず for the time being

無事(ぶじ)済(す)んだ。 it went off without any major issues.

報告(ほうこく) report

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恒例(こうれい)の話題(わだい) the annual topic; customary topic; regular topic

年末(ねんまつ)の大掃除(おおそうじ) big cleaning at the end of the year

家事(かじ) housekeeping

どうしたら what is a good way?

大掃除(おおそうじ)が楽(らく)になる The big cleaning will become easy

基本(きほん) basically

面倒(めんどう)くさがり a lazy person

私(わたし)が発見(はっけん)したのは what I found is…

掃除(そうじ)をしたくないと思(おも)うほど汚(よご)れる前(まえ)に before it gets as dirty as I don’t want to clean

一度(いちど)に at once

掃除機(そうじき)をかけるなら If I vacuum

そうなると If it goes that way

重(おも)い腰(こし)が上(あ)がりません。My heavy hip won’t rise, so I can’t take action.

頻繁(ひんぱん)に frequently

パントリー  pantry

一年の真ん中 in the middle of the year

そうすれば If I go that way

参考(さんこう)にしてみてください。Please consider it as a reference

今年(ことし)の汚(よご)れ dirt or stain which you got this year

今年(ことし)のうちに sometime this year, not after this year

Have you ever faced challenges when taking a train? I certainly have. In this episode, I share insights and solutions to help you avoid common troubles. Tune in and make your next train travel in Japan a breeze!

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日本(にほん)を発(た)つ to leave Japan

何十年(なんじゅうねん)ぶり after several decades; for the first time in decades

戸惑(とまど)う to be puzzled

また絶対(ぜったい)来(く)る Definitely I will come back.

母(はは)の旅行(りょこう)で気(き)がついたこと what I realised from her travel

その点について注意(ちゅうい)を促(うなが)すto draw one’s attention to that point.

電車(でんしゃ)の乗(の)り方 how to take the train

電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)り損(そこ)なってしまいました。She was supposed to catch the train but missed it.

プラットホーム platform

行(い)き先(さき) destination; where it’s bound for

行(い)き先別(さきべつ)に並(なら)ぶ to line up or queue separately based on the destinations

地面(じめん) the ground

並(なら)ぶ位置(いち) a position for line or queue

つまり in other words

目(め)の前(まえ) in one’s presence

可能性(かのうせい) possibility

胸(むね)が痛(いた)むI felt a deep sadness in my heart.

駅(えき)の人(ひと) station staff

周(まわ)りの人(ひと) people nearby

確認(かくにん)する to ensure; double-check

練習(れんしゅう) practice

知(し)らない所(ところ) places I don’t know much about

初(はじ)めての所(ところ) the first place to visit

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ちょうど1か月後(げつご) in exactly one month

クリスマスの飾(かざ)り Christmas decorations

日本語(にほんご)っぽいです。 That is so Japanese. That is typically Japanese.

意味(いみ)を伝(つた)える to convey the meaning

当然(とうぜん) as a matter of course

共通(きょうつう)の考(かんが)え common idea

言(い)わなくても分(わ)かるはずです。 It should be understood without being said.

昔(むかし)に比(くら)べれば Compared to the old days、

きちんと言葉(ことば)にして伝(つた)えましょう。 We should convey it with clear and proper words

主流(しゅりゅう) mainstream

戸惑(とまど)う to be puzzled

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河口湖(かわぐちこ) Lake Kawaguchi

移動(いどう)するto move there

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り始(はじ)めました。 It started raining.

富士山(ふじさん)の近(ちか)くにいるのに Even though I am close to Mt Fuji, the result is unbelievable

頂上(ちょうじょう) the top of the mountain

島(しま) island

私(わたし)もホッと安心(あんしん)しました。I am relieved as well.

予想(よそう)ができない to be unable to predict

天気(てんき)に左右(さゆう)される to be carried

臨機応変(りんきおうへん)に変(か)えられる to be able to change flexibly; to be able to play it by ear

優先順位(ゆうせんじゅんい) the order of priority

満足度(まんぞくど)が高(たか)まります。 The level of satisfaction will

プランの立(た)て方(かた) how to make a plan

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This episode's vocab list:

言葉(ことば)のゆれ pronunciation drift

不安定(ふあんてい) unstable

発音(はつおん) pronunciation

統一(とういつ) unification

きっかけ the trigger

おしゃべりを中心(ちゅうしん)としたレッスン a lesson focusing on oral communication and casual conversation

どう書(か)く how to spell

正解(せいかい) correct answer

当然(とうぜん)です。It stands to reason.

リサーチ research

納得(なっとく)しました。I was convinced.

公然(こうぜん)とin public

代表的(だいひょうてき)な例(れい) typical examples

心(こころ)がけています to try; to be careful

日々(ひび) day by day

変化(へんか)しています。To be changing

勇気(ゆうき)が出(で)ませんか。Don’t you find courage for your challenge?

間違(まちが)えを気(き)にせず without worries about any mistakes