Nihongo no Tane 103 息子君 A Friend’s Son | Japanese Immersion podcast にほんごのたね Nihongo no Tane with Yumi

Last week, a friend of ours brought his son over to talk about Japan. This young man really wants to move to Japan. Yumi felt a little nostalgic after the meeting. His strong desire to learn Japanese and live in Japan reminded her of her husband Clay when he was younger. Today, she tells a little more about this son and the challenges he has to overcome.
 
KEY VOCABULARY:
前回(ぜんかい) last time; last episode
息子(むすこ)くん (other person’s) son
我(わ)が家(や) my home; our house
遊(あそ)びに来(き)た came to visit
若者(わかもの) young man
憧(あこが)れている  longing for; admiring; attracted by
田舎町(いなかまち) small town; country small town
同(おな)じ年頃(としごろ) about the same age
あっという間(ま)に in no time
話(はな)し相手(あいて) conversation partner; someone to talk to
文化(ぶんか)に浸(ひた)りたい to want to be immersed in (Japanese) culture
軍隊(ぐんたい) military
眼科(がんか)の先生(せんせい)  Ophthalmologist; eye doctor
基地(きち) (military) base
ポロリ(ぽろり)と漏(も)らした let slip
宣言(せんげん) declaration
 
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