Yumi continues her talking about the changes she made in her life. What do you think of these changes? Listen to the podcast to know all the changes she made!
KEY VOCABULARY:
- 順調(じゅんちょう)に steadily; smoothly; without a hitch
- 何(なん)度(ど)も many times; frequently; plenty of times
- 血液検(けつえきけん)査(さ) blood test; blood exam [血液(けつえき) (blood); 検(けん)査(さ) (check; checkup; inspection; exam)]
- 血管(けっかん) blood vessel [duct; tube]
- 血栓(けっせん) blood clot [栓(せん) (plug; stopper; spigot)]
- 可(か)能(のう)性(せい) possibility
- 大腸(だいちょう)カメラ colonoscopy [大腸(だいちょう) (large intestine)]
- 食(しょく)物(もつ)繊(せん)維(い) dietary fiber [食(しょく)物(もつ) (food); 繊(せん)維(い) (fiber)]
- お味噌(みそ)汁(しる) miso soup [味噌(みそ) (miso); 汁(しる) juice; soup]
- 山(やま)盛(も)り heap [盛り(heap; pile); refers to “a large serving piled up high”]
- 週(しゅう)に何回(なんかい)か several times a week [週(しゅう)に(in a week); 何回(なんかい)か (several times; か indicates “unspecified numbers”)]
- 缶詰(かんづめ) canned food [缶(かん) (tin; can); 詰(つめ) (stuffing; packing)]
- コーヒー派(は) coffee lover [派(は) (faction; side)]
- 食(しょく)事(じ)内容(ないよう) dietary contents [食事(しょくじ) (meal);内容(ないよう) (content; substance)]
- 筋(きん)トレ strength training; weight training [shortened from shortened from 筋肉(きんにく)トレーニング; 筋肉(きんにく) (muscle)]
- 有酸運動(ゆうさんうんどう) aerobic exercise [有 (having; with); 酸素 (oxygen); 運動 (exercise)]
- 予(よ)算(さん)の都(つ)合(ごう) budgetary reasons; budget constraints [予(よ)算(さん) (budget); 都(つ)合(ごう) (reason; circumstances; convenience)]
- 紫(し)外(がい)線(せん) ultraviolet rays [紫(し) (purple); 外(がい) (outside); 線(せん) (ray; line)]
- 日(ひ)焼(や)け止(ど)め sunscreen [日(ひ)焼(や)け (sunburn); 止(ど)め (stopper); also called “日(ひ)焼(や)け止(ど)めクリーム”]
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-146
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