Nihongo no Tane 101 101回目のプロポーズ The 101st Proposal | Japanese Immersion podcast にほんごのたね Nihongo no Tane with Yumi

The 101st episode. Today, Yumi shares some details and trivia about a 1991 hit TV drama called The 101st Proposal starring Takeda Tetsuya and Asano Atsuko.
 
KEY VOCABULARY:
101回目(かいめ) 101st time
101回目(かいめ)のプロポーズ 101st Proposal (1991 Fuji TV drama)
平成(へいせい)3年(ねん) Heisei 3; 1991
フジテレビ Fuji TV (TV Station)
放送(ほうそう)された was broadcast
武田鉄矢(たけだてつや) Takeda Tetsuya [Japanese folk singer and actor; he has a weekly podcast called 今朝の三枚おろし (This Morning’s Three Cuts) where he shares interesting tidbits from some book he’s recently read. The topics vary widely, but it is always interesting. He has a deep knowledge in a wide variety of topics. Recommended for intermediates and above.]
浅野温子(あさのあつこ) Asano Atsuko [Actress]
最終回(さいしゅうかい) final episode (of a TV program)
視聴率(しちょうりつ) viewing rate; ratings (of a TV program)
リメイク remake
チェロ奏者(そうしゃ) Cellist
お見合(みあ)い a formal marriage interview [often set up by matchmakers]
冴(さ)えないおじさん dull older man; unattractive older man
結婚式当日(けっこんしきとうじつ) the day of (her) wedding
ひたむきに dedicated; single mindedly; earnestly
ダンプカー dump truck
僕(ぼく)は死(し)にません I won’t die
美女(びじょ)と野獣(やじゅう) Beauty and the Beast
交通(こうつう)マナー traffic manners; traffic etiquette
台本(だいほん) script
流行語(りゅうこうご) buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
 
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