A new season often brings a small change to our daily lives. In this episode, I share how the changing season has inspired me to make a small change in my daily life. As the weather becomes more comfortable, I’m starting something new and looking forward to it. I hope this episode encourages you to enjoy the season and perhaps begin something new as well.

This episode's vocab list:

最高気温 the highest temperature N3

30度を下回る to fall below 30 degrees N2

言葉 words; phrase N5

聞いたことがありますか。Have you heard it before? N4

どんな場所でも in any places N3

実際に住んでみると if you actually live there N3

だんだん慣れてくる to gradually get used to it N4

住みやすくなる to become easy to live in N3

ことわざ proverb N3

湿度 humidity N2

逆に on the other hand; conversely N3

雨が降れば気温が下がる the temperature drops when it rains. N4

日本の夏と比べると compared to summer in Japan N3

過ごしやすい comfortable; easy to spend time in N3

感じるようになりました。I’ve come to feel that way. N3

さらに moreover; furthermore N3

雨季 wet season; rainy season N3

乾季に入るとonce the dry season begins N3

爽やか fresh; refreshing N3

一年の中で一番過ごしやすい季節the most comfortable season of the year N3

再開しようと思っています。I’m thinking of restarting. N3

挑戦してみたいです。 I’d like to take on a new challenging. N2

種類が豊富 rich in variety; wide variety N2

とりあえず for the time being N4

ピッタリ合う to fit perfectly N4

今からとても楽しみです。I’m already really looking forward to it. 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!

Have you ever felt like prices change just because you searched?

In this episode, I share what I’ve noticed, what I’ve heard, andwhat I’ve tried to do to resist algorithms.

This episode's vocab list:

5週間ぶりのポッドキャストです。It’s my first podcast in 5 weeks N4

とても気が早い I might be too hasty; it might be a bit early. N3

予約 booking; reservation N4

チャンスを逃してしまいました。 I missed the chance N3

予約が始まってすぐ as soon as reservations opened N3

値段 price(s) N5

微妙に変動しているchanging slightly N1

気が付きました。I noticed it. N4

ネット予約 online booking N4

一般的 common; general N3

アルゴリズム algorithm N2

人気がある日にち popular dates N4

値段を上げるそうです。I heard that they raise prices. N3

つまり in other words N3

検索 search; retrieval N3

検索すればするほど値段が上がるThe more you search, the higher the prices go. N3

では、検索しない方がいいということですよね。So does that mean it’s better not search? N3

アルゴリズムにばれないように without being noticed by the algorithm N3

どうすればいいのでしょうか。What should we do? N3

泊まりたい日にちだけでなくnot only the dates I want to stay N2

他の日にちもbut also other dates N4

同じように in the same way N4

再来週 the week after next N2

どう思いますか。What do you think? N4

この方法でアルゴリズムにばれないと思いますか。Do you think this method can avoid being detected by the algorithm? N3

何かいい方法があったら、ぜひ教えてください！ If you have any good tips, please let me know. N3

Pleasenote 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!

Teaching gives me energy – just like a vitamin.

I feel lucky to have a job, that gives me energy. Do you have something in your life that energized you? Let’s take a moment to appreciate it. As the seasons begin to change, so please take good care of yourself!

This episode's vocab list:

あっという間に in the blink of an eye; before you know it [N3]

充実した１か月 a fulfilling month [N3]

体調の問題 a health problem [N3]

おかげさまで thankfully [N3]

改善しました。It improved; it has gotten better [N2]

私なりに考えてみたところwhen I thought about it in my own way; after thinking it over myself [N2]

どうやら体が冷えていたことが原因だったようです。It seems my body being too cold may have been the cause. [N2]

ぐっすり眠る to sleep soundly [N3]

私の方が元気をもらっている I’m the one receiving energy. [N3]

レッスンは仕事でありながら Even though teaching is my job, [N2]

不思議な存在 something special and hard to describe [N2]

まるでビタミン剤のようなもの something like a vitamin supplement [N3]

正直な所 to be honest [N3]

同じことを質問してしまうこともあります。Sometimes, I end up asking the same question. [N3]

その都度 every time; each time [N2]

日本語そのものに集中しているせいか、Perhaps because I’m focusing on their Japanese itself [N2]

細かい内容 the small details [N3]

なかなか記憶に残らない it doesn’t easily stay in my memory. [N2]

丁寧に答えてくれます。They answer carefully and politely. [N4]

上達 improvement; progress [N3]

心を打たれます To be deeply moved [N2]

相変わらずです it’s the same as always [N3]

温かく接してくれる to treat me warmly [N3]

3月もすぐそこですね。March is just around the corner. [N4]

北半球でも南半球でもin both the Northern and Southern hemispheres [N4]

季節の変わり目 the change of the seasons; seasonal transition [N3]

体調を崩さないよう、くれぐれも気を付けてくださいね。 Please take good care of yourself, and try not to get sick. [N2]

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!