Here is some good advice about overcoming heartbreak and moving forward. It is a good chance to learn more expressions about relationships.
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SB023 – Heartbreak Part 1
Learn some important phrases related to relationships when this contributor shares his feelings about a recent breakup.
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SB021 – Belly Fat
This is something a lot of us have to deal with–putting on weight too easily. Listen to this week’s contributor’s frustration with belly fat and learn the vocabulary associated with this kind of problem.
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SB020 – Strict Parents
How strict were your parents? This person had very strict parents. She was made to do all kinds of things as a child. This time we are practicing combining the causative and passive forms (to be made or forced to do something) which we seem to use more than in English or other languages I am familiar with.
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SB017 – Instant Ramen
ima de wa, atte atarimae no insutanto rāmen. Jitsu wa Nihon hasshō da to iu koto wo…
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SB018 – A Terrible Day
This episode will help you get some really useful practice with the passive forms of Japanese, which we tend to use more than in English.
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SB016 – Why is Chinese Zodiac in that order?
Do you know how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen and put in that order? Listen to find out why it came to be so and why there is no cat.
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SB015 – Two-Day Weekends
Do you work too much? This contributor feels so. He thinks we Japanese work way too hard and need more time off. How is it in your country? Do you want more days off?
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SB014 – The Colors of the Rainbow
How many colors do you think a rainbow has? You would be surprised to know that the way you answer this question might depend on where you come from. This week’s contributor talks about how we see the world in colors.
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