Yumi has made some changes in her life. What do you think she changed? Listen to the podcast and hear her reflections on this! KEY VOCABULARY: あまり～ない (there is ) not so much ~; (I have) not so much ~ [あまりmeans “very” or “much” when used with ～ない] これといって nothing special; not worth mentioning [always used with ～ない; “いって” is “言(い)って”, but usually written in hiragana] 神様(かみさま) [God] 退屈(たいくつ) boring; dull; boredom [a state where nothing to do to spend time] つまんない boring; dull [casual for つまらない ; used when one is not having fun because something one is engaged in is not interesting enough]　とはいえ but; that said; that being said; having said that [“いえ” is “言え”, and commonly written in hiragana in this phrase] 細身(ほそみ) slender; narrow [細(ほそ) (thin); 身(み) (body)] 外見(がいけん)を気(き)にする worry about the looks/appearance [外見(がいけん) (looks; appearance); 気(き)にする (worry; pay attention to); a commonly used phrase] 観察(かんさつ) する[to observe] 自(じ)信(しん)を持(も)つ have confidence in oneself [自(じ)信(しん) (confidence)] 瘦(や)せる to lose weight; to become thin 戻(もど)る to return; to go back ～そう seems ~; looks like ~; seems to ~ [“ます-stem + そう” is “it looks like doing ~”] 目立(めだ)つ to stand out; to be noticeable 言(い)い訳(わけ) excuse ～かろうが no matter how ~ [“い-adjective stem + かろうが”; 若(わか) is adjective-stem of 若(わか)い (take the い ending); 年(とし)寄(よ)りelderly; elder person ～であろうが no matter ~ [“noun/な- adjective + であろうが”] 食(た)べる量(りょう) the amount to eat; amount of food one eats 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-145 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-145-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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