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Nihongo no Tane 102 地下鉄サリン事件 Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack | Japanese Immersion podcast にほんごのたね Nihongo no Tane with Yumi
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Japan is a very safe country. It is also very clean. There isn’t much garbage on the streets as you might see in other countries. However, there aren’t many public garbage cans. Listen as Yumi explains the connection between the lack of garbage cans and public safety.
KEY VOCABULARY:
先日(せんじつ) the other day
我(わ)が家(いえ) our house; our family
長年(ながねん)の友達(ともだち) long-time friend
息子(むすこ)さん (his) son; someone else’s son
遊(あそ)びに来(き)ました came over; came to visit
一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい) with utmost effort
文化(ぶんか)や歴史(れきし) culture or history
禅(ぜん) Zen Buddhism
話題(わだい)になった became a topic of conversation
テロを防(ふせ)ぐため in order to prevent terrorism
即答(そくとう) immediate reply
地下鉄(ちかてつ)サリン事件(じけん) Tokyo subway sarin gas attck
オウム真理教(しんりきょう) Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult that mixed elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and end time Christian beliefs
宗教団体(しゅうきょうだんたい) religious group
毒(どく)ガス poisonous gas
一切(いっさい)なくなりました completely disappeared; all gone
不思議(ふしぎ)な国(くに) strange country
殺人事件(さつじんじけん) murder incidents
凶悪犯罪(きょうあくはんざい) atrocious crimes
例(れい)がない unprecedented
安倍元総理大臣(あべもとそうりだいじん) Former Prime Minister Abe
手作(てづく)りの銃(じゅう) handmade gun
記憶(きおく)に新(あたら)しいところです fresh on one’s mind; fresh in one’s memory
違法(いほう) illegal
猟師(りょうし)さん hunter
手先(てさき)が器用(きよう)な skillful; dexterous with one’s hands
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102-m
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Japan is a very safe country. It is also very clean. There isn’t much garbage on the streets as you might see in other countries. However, there aren’t many public garbage cans. Listen as Yumi explains the connection between the lack of garbage cans and public safety.
KEY VOCABULARY:
先日(せんじつ) the other day
我(わ)が家(いえ) our house; our family
長年(ながねん)の友達(ともだち) long-time friend
息子(むすこ)さん (his) son; someone else’s son
遊(あそ)びに来(き)ました came over; came to visit
一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい) with utmost effort
文化(ぶんか)や歴史(れきし) culture or history
禅(ぜん) Zen Buddhism
話題(わだい)になった became a topic of conversation
テロを防(ふせ)ぐため in order to prevent terrorism
即答(そくとう) immediate reply
地下鉄(ちかてつ)サリン事件(じけん) Tokyo subway sarin gas attck
オウム真理教(しんりきょう) Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult that mixed elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and end time Christian beliefs
宗教団体(しゅうきょうだんたい) religious group
毒(どく)ガス poisonous gas
一切(いっさい)なくなりました completely disappeared; all gone
不思議(ふしぎ)な国(くに) strange country
殺人事件(さつじんじけん) murder incidents
凶悪犯罪(きょうあくはんざい) atrocious crimes
例(れい)がない unprecedented
安倍元総理大臣(あべもとそうりだいじん) Former Prime Minister Abe
手作(てづく)りの銃(じゅう) handmade gun
記憶(きおく)に新(あたら)しいところです fresh on one’s mind; fresh in one’s memory
違法(いほう) illegal
猟師(りょうし)さん hunter
手先(てさき)が器用(きよう)な skillful; dexterous with one’s hands
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102-m
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