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Full scripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/
はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの16回目です。大阪は今週からだんだん暖かくなっています。来週の予報は、最高気温が10度を超えています。私の実家は東京ですが、大阪は東京に比べると天気がいいです。晴れている日が多いです。寒いと電気代が高くなるので、早く春になってほしいですね。

Hi, This is the podcast episode 16. It has been getting warmer and warmer in Osaka this week. The forecast for next week is for a high of over 10 degrees Celsius. I’m from Tokyo, and the weather in Osaka is much nicer than in Tokyo. It is sunny most days. I hope spring will come soon because the cold weather will make our electricity bill higher.

もうすぐ春なので、最近は引越しをする人が多いです。日本では、3月から4月は学校や会社が始まるシーズンで、学生や新社会人が一人暮らしを始めるからです。私も授業で、生徒さんとよく引越しの話をします。国によって引越しのシステムやプロセスが違うので面白いですね。

It's almost spring, so many people are moving out these days. In Japan, March-April is the season for schools and companies to start, and it's because students and those who just graduated school and became working adults start living alone. In my classes, I often talk about moving with my students. It's interesting because the system and process of moving differs from country to country.

日本で家を借りるときは、ほとんどの場合、不動産業者と契約をします。まず不動産業者のウェブサイトを見て、希望に合う部屋を探します。広さや、駅からの距離や、築年数が書かれています。「築年数」とは、建物の古さのことです。建てられてから１年経ったアパートは、「築１年」といいます。日本では新しいアパートのほうが人気があるので、新しいアパートのほうが値段が高いです。建てられて１年未満で、まだ誰も住んでいない家を「新築」といいます。

When you rent a house in Japan, you almost always sign a contract with a real estate agent. The first thing to do is to look at the real estate agent's website and find a room that fits your needs. You will find the size of the room, the distance from the station, and the age of the building. “Chikunensuu” (the age of the building) refers to how old the building is. An apartment built one year ago is said to be “Chiku 1nen” (1 year old building). In Japan, newer apartments are more popular, so newer apartments are more expensive. A house that has been built for less than a year and no one is living in it yet is called “Shinchiku” (newly built).

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

16. アパートを探す

This time I'm talking about Onomichi in Hiroshima. It's a very special place and I hope you all have a chance to go there one day. 

Good luck with your studies and I hope to see you all in a lesson :) 

April in Tokyo

#2: 尾道、広島

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지금 스크럽 먼저 할게요.
现在先用磨砂膏。

네, 약하게 해주세요.
嗯，轻点儿。

피부가 정말 좋으세요. 꾸준히 관리 받으셔서 그런가 봐요.
您的皮肤真好。是一直管理的原因吧。 

네, 피부는 관리하기 나름이에요. 콜라겐도 꼭 먹어야 해요.
是的, 皮肤取决于管理。胶原蛋白也一定要吃。 

스크럽, 필링 磨砂膏
피부 皮肤
관리, 관리하다 管理
나름이다, 결정되다 取决
콜라겐 胶原蛋白

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피부가 정말 좋으세요. 꾸준히 관리 받으셔서 그런가 봐요. 您的皮肤真好。是一直管理的原因吧。 

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In this episode I'll share a bit about the movie Inception (no spoilers).

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chemist- person who deals with chemistry
subconscious- the unconscious part of the mind
inception- the beginning
traumatized- feeling pain and hurt from a past experience

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