In the previous podcast, Yumi started to talk about her family trip to St. Augustine. Don’t miss the end of this story, where she explains the main reason of their trip and why she couldn’t sleep well that night. KEY VOCABULARY: 予(よ)約(やく) reservation; booking 無(む)効(こう) invalid; void 慌(あわ)てて in a hurry; in haste [fixed phrase] 近(ちか)場(ば) nearby place 重(かさ)ね合(あ)わせてtaking (the both countries’ histories) together and … [重(かさ)ね合(あ)わせる (to layer multiple things; to overlap)] 説得(せっとく) persuasion 温(おん)故知(こち)新(しん) visiting old, learn new [温(おん) (to warm; to rewarm); 故(こ) (old); 知(ち) (to know); 新(しん) (new); this saying means “an attempt to understand new things by studying the past”] 覗(のぞ)いたり doing peeking into (stores) and [覗(のぞ)い from 覗(のぞ)く(to peek into ; to take a quick look at); ~たり、～する (doing such thing like ~ing and ~ing)] お洒落(しゃれ)なstylish; fashionable; chic;　lovely 結構(けっこう) fairly; quite a bit 大賑(だいにぎ)わい big crowd 雰(ふん)囲気(いき) atmosphere; mood of a space or situation 子(こ)供(ども)連(づ)れtaking children along 漂(ただよ)ってました (to be in the air) [漂う (to be in the air; to drift)]　清潔感(せいけつかん) sense of cleanliness [清潔 (clean; sanitary)] (ぱぱぱと)しか見なかった looked only (quickly) […しか～ない (to do ~ only …)] 飼(か)っていた had (peacocks) [飼う to have/own (animals or pets)] 野良(のら)クジャク stray peacock [野良(のら) (stray); クジャク (peacock)] 時(とき)すでに遅(おそ)しthe ship has already sailed [literally, “Time is already late”] 順調(じゅんちょう)に smoothly 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-135 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-135-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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