Today, Yumi continues her story about her recent car-buying experiences. KEY VOCABULARY: 普通(ふつう)(の) normal; common 結構(けっこう) fairly 頑張(がんば)る endure; survive; keep at it; make an effort 自宅(じたく) one’s home; one’s house めでたく happily; with much joy [this word has a celebratory connotation to it] 面倒(めんどう)な troubling; troublesome; difficult [面倒(めんどう)(trouble)] スケジュールを組(く)む schedule ~; arrange a schedule [組(く)む (form; arrange; assemble)] ローンを組(く)む get a loan; take out a loan 重(かさ)なる overlap; occur at the same time; pile up 免許取(めんきょと)り立(た)て newly-licensed [“masu-stem + 立(た)て” means “newly ~” or “freshly ~”] 車屋(くるまや) car dealership [カーセンター is also used] 不思議(ふしぎ)な strange; mysterious 下取(したど)りする trade in ずつ each [written eitherずつ orづつ] 利子(りし) interest (on a loan) 月々(つきづき)の monthly [same as 毎月(まいつき)の] 順調(じゅんちょう) favorable; all right [describes of events when going without any problems]　　万歳(ばんざい) hooray 保険(ほけん) insurance 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-124 If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing: https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-124-m -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF. www.MakotoPlus.com

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