Nihongo no Tane 134: セントオーガスティンの旅その一 Saint Augustine part one | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>This time Yumi went to a trip to St. Augustine, a city she usually goes with her family to the beach. But this time she made a different kind of trip. In this first part of Saint Augustine’s trip story, she tells us about the history of the fortress located there, San Marcos, among other things.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <ol><li>昔(むかし)ながらの unchanged as old time; as it was in the past [a fixed phrase]</li> <li>日(ひ)帰(がえ)り day trip</li> <li>～ばかりの頃(ころ) around the time when ~ [～ばかり (just doing ~); 頃(ころ) (approximate time period; around the time)]</li> <li>砦(とりで)/要塞(ようさい) fort；fortress [slightly differs from each other in definition but basically “fort”]</li> <li>詰(つ)まった packed [past of 詰(つ)まる (to be packed; to be clogged)]</li> <li>石灰(せっかい)石(せき) lime stone [石灰(せっかい) (lime); 石(せき) (stone)]</li> <li>遡(さかのぼ)りますと going back (in the history) [遡る (to date back); と (when; if)]</li> <li>取(と)り戻(もど)す take back; regain</li> <li>牢(ろう)屋(や) jail; prison</li> <li>脱走兵(だっそうへい) defector; deserter [脱走(だっそう) (escape; desertion); 兵(へい) (solider)]</li> <li>投獄(とうごく)されていた were imprisoned; were incarcerated [投獄(とうごく)される (to get imprisoned); (て) いた indicates a situation or state]</li> <li>入(いり)江(え) inlet; cove; bay</li> <li>合流(ごうりゅう)する merge; come together</li> <li>狙(ねら)い撃(う)ち sniping; snipe attack [狙(ねら)い (aim); 撃(う)ち (shooting)]</li> <li>領(りょう)土(ど)争(あらそ)い territorial dispute [領(りょう)土(ど) (territory); 争(あらそ)い (dispute; conflict)]</li> <li>翻弄(ほんろう)された was trifled with; was tossed around</li> <li>凄(すさ)まじさ ferocity; savagery [noun form of 凄(すさ)まじい (horrible; terrible)]</li> <li>愚(おろ)かさ　foolishness; absurdity [noun form of 愚(おろ)か (foolish)]</li> <li>感慨(かんがい)にふけってしまいました was absorbed in deep emotion [感慨(かんがい)にふける (to be overcome with emotion; to be sunk in thought); 感慨(かんがい) (deep emotion which arises from deep thought or introspection)]</li> <li>目的(もくてき)を果(は)たす accomplish the goal; fulfill the objective [目的(もくてき) (goal; purpose); (を)果(は)たす (to fulfill)]</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short pod