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The 2nd Monday is a public holiday for a ceremony of coming-of age celebration in Japan. People who are invited to the ceremony were new adults, 20-year-olds, until last year. The age of adults was changed into 18 last April. Oh, no! Guess who are invited this year and check it out on this episode.

This episode's vocab list:

第二(だいに)月曜日(げつようび) the 2nd Monday

成人(せいじん)の日(ひ) Coming-of-Age Day

祝日(しゅくじつ) public holiday

成人式(せいじんしき) a coming-of-age celebration

新成人(しんせいじん) new adults

成人(せいじん) adults

20歳(はたち)以上(いじょう) 20 years old or older

つまりin other word

どうなるんだろうwhat will be going on?

参加する to participate

今(いま)までと変(か)わらず no change from before

つどい gathering

法律(ほうりつ) law

人生(じんせい)の節目(ふしめ) milestone

個人的(こじんてき)には in my personal view

細(こま)かいことは気(き)にせず no worries about the details