Nihongo no Tane 138: 日本旅行その1 Return to Japan Part 1| Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>Finally, Yumi and her family are in Japan! It’s been a long time since the last visit, and it seems things have changed. At least, at the convenience stores! Listen to her and take note of ideas for souvenirs for your next trip!</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <ol><li>片(かた)付(づ)け tidying up</li> <li> 一段落(いちだんらく)  stopping point (before the next stage) [段落 (end; end of a paragraph)]</li> <li> 復活(ふっかつ)させる revive; come back [復活(ふっかつ) (revival; resurrection); させる (causative of ～する)]</li> <li> 真(ま)下(した) right under; directly below) [真(ま) (prefix for “just~”; “right ~”)]</li> <li> 墜落(ついらく) crash</li> </ol><ol start="6"><li>大惨(だいさん)事(じ) catastrophic event [惨事(さんじ) (disaster)]</li> <li>入(にゅう)国(こく)検(けん)査(さ) Immigration clearance; Passport control; Immigration examination [入国(にゅうこく) (entry into country); 検(けん)査(さ) (examination)]</li> </ol><ol><li> 当(あ)てる hold ~ against [to put ~ on; to put ~against]</li> <li>国籍(こくせき) nationality; citizenship</li> <li>実感(じっかん) actual feeling; solid feeling [実感(じっかん) (real feeling); feeling and knowing of something by a first-hand experience]</li> </ol><ol start="11"><li>流暢(りゅうちょう) fluent (in language skill)</li> <li>丁寧(ていねい)に thoroughly [丁寧(ていねい) can mean “polite” or “courteous”, but here it means “thorough” in explanation]</li> </ol><ol><li>お湯(ゆ)を張(は)る fill up with hot water [張(は)る (to stretch); it describes the way the surface of water looks stretched out to all the way around inside of the tub. It’s sort of an elegant Japanese expression compared to お湯(ゆ)を入(い)れる (to pour the water in), which can be used here.]</li> <li>湯(ゆ)船(ぶね) bath tub [船(ぶね) (tank; tub; vessel); basically same as “お風呂(ふろ)”, but has the ambiance of old world]</li> <li>つかる is submerged; is soaked</li> <li>揃(そろ)っている have everything; fully stocked [揃(そろ)う(to be complete; to be all present); (て) いる describes “a certain condition”]</li> <li>～し、～し、 (揃(そろ)ってますし、~ありましたし、) ~ and ~ and, therefore … [used when listing up reason(s) to support the following conclusion]</li> <li>快適(かいてき) pleasant; comfort; amenity </li> </ol>