"The Story of Banaue Rice Terraces – Hagdan ng Langit"

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001: "Self-Introduction & a Story"

渋沢栄一は「お金」よりも先に「信用」を大切にした人。
フランスで見た社会の仕組み、「論語と算盤」、そして「能く集め能く散ぜよ」。
仕事と人生に効く考え方を、やさしい日本語で読み解きます。
あなたなら「お金」と「信用」、どちらを先に選びますか。

Eiichi Shibusawa valued trust before money—ethics and business, explained in gentle Japanese.

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渋沢栄一：お金より信用

The formula you were never taught — and why 15 years of learning English didn’t work

Stress → Freeze → Shutdown
(No access to your real knowledge)

If this feels familiar, you’ve been climbing the wrong ladder all along.

Not the knowledge ladder — but ignoring the psychological layer of communication.

Fear creates stress.
Stress creates freeze.
Freeze blocks access.

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When books don’t help.
When grammar, reading, and writing don’t translate into real speaking.

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The work follows a simple but non-obvious logic:
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The formula you were never taught — and why 15 years of learning English didn’t work

提起博物馆，您大脑里会出现什么样的景象? When you think of museums, what kind of images come to your mind?
恐龙化石、还是出土文物？Dinosaur fossils, or unearthed artifacts?
博物馆的画面基本上都是灰色的，安静地令人肃穆。The museum's images are mostly gray and quietly solemn.
湖北省博物馆却有些新奇的创意：每天都有几场音乐会在这里上演。The Hubei Provincial Museum has something new: several concerts are staged there every day.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

博物馆里的音乐

In this episode we will learn how to use "什么时候”

HSK2

learn how to ask time-2 "什么时候“

Are you busy, or are you making progress? For global professionals, a career without a clear destination is just a series of random jobs. This episode of The Global Professional Podcast provides a 3-step framework for defining your long-term aspirations, setting effective SMART goals, and building a flexible timeline that can adapt to your international journey. Learn how to create a powerful roadmap that turns ambition into achievement.

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Episode 133 - o	Defining career goals, aspirations, and a timeline for global professionals

おにぎりがある棚からあるおにぎりが目についた、それは明太子だ。私は漢字が少し読める。
最初の字は[明] 明日や明るいの漢字だ、次は[太]
太いや太陽の漢字だ、最後に[子] 子供や餃子(ぎょうざ)に使われている漢字だ。写真を見ても何か全然わからない。緊張するが店員に聞くことにした。一人の店員がおにぎりの棚の横で新しいサラダの商品を補充していた。その男は若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねていた。インナーメッシュをしてあるようで水色の髪が少し耳のあたりから見えた。

私「　すみません、、」
店員A 「はい、」
私「これはなんですか？」
店員A「おにぎりです。」
私「このピンク色の写真の物はなんですか？」
店員A「 明太子　(め•ん•た•い•こ) です。」
私「めんたいこ？？」
店員A「明太子とは魚のたらのたまごです」
私「どんな味ですか？」
店員A「塩の味が強くて、めんたいこの風味があります。」
私「わかりました、買います。どうもありがとうございました！」

私は会話が終わったとたんどっと疲れた。緊張はまだ残っているが、汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。



[単語リスト]

餃子　ぎょうざ

緊張　きんちょう

補充する　ほじゅうする

束ねる　たばねる

水色　みずいろ

梅　うめ

風味　ふうみ

汗ばむ　あせばむ



I noticed a  onigiri from the shelf with onigiri, it is cod roe. I can read a few kanji. The first character is [mei], which means tomorrow or bright, the next is [tai], which means thick or sun, and the last is [ko], which is used for children or gyoza (dumplings). I had no idea what it was even though I looked at the pictures. I was nervous, but decided to ask the staff. One of the staff was restocking new salad items next to the onigiri (rice ball) shelf. The man was young and had long black hair tied back. He seemed to have an inner mesh, and a little bit of his light blue hair was visible around his ears.


I  "Excuse me," 
Staff A  "Yes," 
I "What is this?" 
Staff A  "It's an onigiri." 
I  "What is this pink thing in the picture?" 
StaffA  "It's mentaiko." 
I  "Mentaiko? 
Staff A  "Mentaiko is the egg of cod roe" 
I  "What does it taste like? 
Staff A  "It has a strong salt taste and mentaiko flavor. 
I  "Okay, I will buy it. Thank you very much!" 

I was exhausted as soon as the conversation ended. My nerves were still in place, but with sweaty hands I took one mentaiko and one ume onigiri and headed for the cash register.




[word list].
　
dumpling   餃子　ぎょうざ

Tense　 緊張　きんちょう

restock 補充する　ほじゅうする

bundle　  束ねる　たばねる

light blue   水色　みずいろ

Plum    梅　うめ

flavor　  風味　ふうみ

to sweat　  汗ばむ　あせばむ



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Vol.49 読む練習　日本旅行物語2 Reading Practice Japan Travel Story 2

Here you will learn some phrases to use for the topic "free time".

I wish you alot of fun with it :)

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