Short story 「はなこさんの まいにち《 Hanako's daily life》」
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This episode is N5 level.

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☆Words☆
物語（ものがたり）：story
日本語（にほんご）学校（がっこう）：Japanese language school
準備（じゅんび）：preparation

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#5 Short story /  Hanako's daily life / storytelling // N5 Level

Today’s episode is “未来のペット (mirai no petto)《Future Pet》.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

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☆Words
未来（みらい）：future
ペット：pet
居酒屋（いざかや）：izakaya (Japanese pub)
動物（どうぶつ）：animal
～なぁ：《suffix expressing casualness or familiarity》
ペットショップ：pet shop
店員（てんいん）：clerk
いらっしゃいませ：welcome
僕（ぼく）：I, used by males
箱（はこ）：box
ロボット：robot
本当（ほんとう）：real
同（おな）じ：same
ちがう：different
簡単（かんたん）：easy
飼（か）う：to own, to keep as a pet
笑（わら）う：to laugh
窓（まど）：window
こわい：scary
嫌（きら）い：dislike
住（す）む：to live
人間（にんげん）：human
嫌（いや）：don't like it
悪（わる）い：bad
思（おも）い出（だ）す：to remember

☆Conjugation of verbs
ます形（けい）《masu-form》
て形（けい）《te-form》
じしょ形（けい）《dictionary-form》
た形（けい）《ta-form》

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#50 Short story / 未来のペット《Future Pet》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “おせち《osechi》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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☆Words☆
おせち料理（りょうり）：traditional Japanese New Year feast
伝統的（でんとうてき）な：traditional
元日（がんじつ）：New Year's Day
黒豆（くろまめ）：sweet black soybeans
大豆（だいず）：soy
祈（いの）る：pray
えび：shrimp
ひげ：beard
曲（ま）がる：bend
老人（ろうじん）：elderly person
長生（ながい）きする：live long
昆布巻（こぶま）き：konbu rolls
鮭（さけ）：salmon
巻（ま）く：roll
数（かず）の子（こ）：herring roe
ニシン：herring
栗（くり）きんとん：sweet potato with chestnuts
さつまいも：sweet potato
栗（くり）：chestnut
混（ま）ぜる：mix
貯（た）める：save
伊達巻（だてま）き：sweet rolled omelet
オムレツ：omelette
巻物（まきもの）：scroll, rolled book
紅白（こうはく）かまぼこ：Red and White Fish Cake
かまぼこ：boiled fish paste
日（ひ）の出（で）：sunrise
箸（はし）：chopsticks
祝（いわ）い箸（ばし）：special festival chopsticks for New Year
一方（いっぽう）：one side
神人共食（しんじんきょうしょく）：God and humans eating together

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#49 Japanese culture / おせち《osechi》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

Today’s episode is “星のプレゼント (hoshi no purezento)《Gift of the Star》.
I created a Christmas story.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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☆Words
星（ほし）：star
物語（ものがたり）：story
両親（りょうしん）：parents
経営（けいえい）する：manage
下（した）を向（む）く：look down
嘘（うそ）をつく：tell a lie
予定（よてい）：plan
インターホン：intercom
キラキラ：twinkle
光（ひか）る：shine
怖（こわ）い：scary
妖精（ようせい）：fairy
お願（ねが）い：wish
魔法（まほう）：magic
星空（ほしぞら）：starry sky
涙（なみだ）：tears
君（きみ）：you
願（ねが）いが叶（かな）う：wish come true

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