Nihongo no Tane 139: 日本旅行その2 Return to Japan Part 2| Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>In the previous episode, Yumi talked about her arrival to Japan. This time, she will talk about what she and her family did after that, like going on a sightseeing bus in Tokyo or visiting an old friend. But, arriving at the countryside where her parents live after going around Tokyo made her wonder about the differences you can find between big cities and the countryside.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <ol><li>２階(かい)建(だ)て double-decker; two-story structure; two-story building [階(かい) (story); 建(だ)て (build)]　</li> <li>国(こっ)会(かい)議(ぎ)事(じ)堂(どう) National Parliament building [国会(こっかい) (parliament); 議事(ぎじ) (proceedings); 堂(どう) (hall)]</li> <li>皇居(こうきょ) imperial Palace [皇(こう) (imperial);居(きょ) (residence)]</li> <li>ギリギリ just barely (onomatopoeia)</li> <li>高速道(こうそくどう)路(ろ) expressway; highway [高 (high); 速 (speed)]</li> <li>優(ゆう)雅(が)に gracefully; elegantly [優(ゆう)雅(が) (elegant; graceful; refined)]</li> <li>乗(の)り心(ごこ)地(ち) riding comfortability [乗(の)り(riding); 心(ごこ)地(ち) (comfortability; level of physical comfort); 心(ごこ)地(ち) is pronounced ここち by itself]</li> <li>誇(ほこ)る to be proud</li> <li>乗(の)り換(か)え connection; transfer of public transportation [乗(の)り(riding); 換(か)え (change; switch)]</li> <li>素(す)早(ばや)く quickly; promptly [素(す) is prefix  for “exceedingly” in this case]</li> <li>距(きょ)離(り) distance</li> <li>接(せっ)する to touch; to come in contact (with)</li> <li>人口密(じんこうみつ)度(ど) population density [人口(じんこう) (population); 密(みつ)度(ど) (density)]</li> <li>新(しん)緑(りょく) new spring foliage color [新(しん) (new); 緑(りょく)(green)]</li> <li>清潔(せいけつ) clean sanitary</li> <li>整(せい)備(び) maintenance; servicing</li> <li>～ひとつ…ない no ~ is there; no ~ exists [concise version of ～がひとつもない (there is no ~, not even one; not even one ~ exists)]</li> <li>溢(あふ)れる to over flow</li> <li>一切(いっさい)～ない not ~ whatsoever; not ~ at all</li> <li>整(ととの)い方(かた) the way (things are) in order [整(ととの)い (ます- stem of 整(ととの)う(to be in order)); 方(かた) (the way); “ます- stem V + 方(かた)” is “the way to ~” or “the method of doing ~”] </li> </ol><p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to inter