Nihongo no Tane 142: お土産の結果 The Results of our souvenirs | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>A few months ago, Yumi comment us about the souvenirs she was planning to take to Japan for family and friends. Now that she’s back, she will tell us which are the ones that people liked and which ones may have not being such a success. Listen to the podcast to find out!</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <ol><li>経(た)つ (for time) to pass</li> <li>落(お)ち着(つ)く to settle down</li> <li>反応(はんのう) response; reactions</li> <li>喜(よろこ)ぶ to be pleased; to be delighted</li> <li>がっかりされた was disappointing (for people); disappointed (people); had (people) get disappointed [がっかり(disappointment); された (past &amp; passive form of する (to do)); がっかりする means “to get disappointed”; Note: がっかりされる and がっかりさせるsay the something, but がっかりされる have a nuance that “what disappoints people to be receiving people’s disappointment”]</li> <li>微(び)妙(みょう) tricky; subtle; delicate (situation)</li> <li>親戚(しんせき) relatives</li> <li>アメリカっぽい American-like; American-ish; American-esque [～っぽい(-ish; -like) is a suffix which is added after nouns or adjectives; アメリカ風(ふう) is a similar another word]</li> <li>ビスケット cookie [crispy cookies that are somewhat dry]　</li> <li>甘(あま)さ控(ひか)えめ low in sugar; not too sweet; less sweet side [甘さ (sweetness); 控(ひか)え “ます-stem” of 控(ひか)える(to refrain); め is a suffix that indicates degree or tendency of some condition]</li> <li>味(あじ)わい flavor; taste</li> <li>食(た)べごたえ satisfying to eat [used for food that are satisfying because of a big portion size]</li> <li>そこら中(じゅう) everywhere there; all over the place [中(じゅう)is a suffix that means “all over”, “everywhere”, or “all through”]</li> <li>奥様(おくさま) wife; house wife; married lady [very polite way to say “married woman”]</li> <li>派手(はで) loud; flashy; gaudy</li> <li>生地(きじ) cloth; fabric; material</li> <li>色使(いろづか)い color usage; use of color</li> <li>ウケ popularity; (people’s response) [used when describing how something (like “Jokes”) is received by people]</li> <li>一択(いったく) one option; one choice [used when making a choice with no hesitation]</li> <li>余(あま)る to remain; to be in excess;