“A mother’s day trip that didn’t go as planned — what happened next?”

My mother suddenly decided to go on a day trip by herself — and then she changed her mind. I hope you enjoy listening to her unexpected story.

This episode's vocab list:

母の話をします。I will talk about my mother. [N5]

土日 Saturday and Sunday; the weekend [N5]

富士山を見に、for the purpose of seeing Mt. Fuji [N4]

とてもきれいに富士山が見えたそうです。I heard that she could see Mt Fuji very clearly [N3]

鳥居 Shrine gate [N3]

観光 sightseeing [N3]

時間がまだ早かったです。 it was still early. [N3]

ある考えが浮かびました。 One idea came to mind. [N2]

足を伸ばす to extend the journey; to go a bit further [N2]

突然のプラン sudden plan [N2]

1時間40分かける to spend 1 hour and 40 minutes [N4]

ずっと all the way; the whole time [N4]

当日 on that day; the same day [N2]

当日ホテルをとったからかどうか分かりません。 I am not sure whether it was because she booked the hotel on the same day or not [N2]

ホテル代 the hotel cost; hotel fee [N3]

私が母の旅行のプランナーになろうと思っています。I’m thinking of becoming my mother’s travel planner. [N3]

もうすでに already [N4]

計画を立てています。I’m making a plan; I’ve already started planning. [N3]

日本のホテルを予約する to book a hotel in Japan [N4]

どんなウェブサイト which website; what kind of website [N4]

Please note that these levels are approximate, teaching-based estimates — they are meant to give a rough idea of difficulty, not an official classification. I hope this helps your learning, and feel free to focus on the words that are most interesting or useful to you!