Show Notes
Welcome to another 1-hour Japanese listening podcast 🌙 Today, I'm sharing some "boring" and random stories to help you relax, wind down, and fall asleep in clear Japanese. I'll talk about everything from awkward karaoke memories and Tokyo rent prices to a very long ranking of my favorite Beatles albums. (If you make it to the Beatles ranking without falling asleep, Sugoi desu.)
Video Chapters 00:00 オープニング (Intro: Boring Stories) 00:18 気まずいカラオケの思い出 (Awkward Karaoke Memory) 09:36 カラオケで何を歌う？ (What I Sing at Karaoke) 14:25 友達の話①：アメリカ人エンジニア (Friend #1: American IT Worker) 20:47 友達の話②：山岳ガイド (Friend #2: Mountain Guide) 26:51 東京の家賃が高すぎる (Tokyo's Crazy Rent Prices) 31:46 日本の賃貸ルール「礼金」 (Japan's "Key Money" Rule) 35:10 安く引っ越す方法 (Cheap Moving Tip: Akabou) 40:31 家探しの罠「おとり物件」 (Apartment Hunting Traps) 45:39 ビートルズのアルバムランキング (My Beatles Album Ranking) 59:15 父親の変なレコード (My Dad's Weird Record) 👇Learn N5 Immersion Program https://www.okkeijapanese.com/n5-program/
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