Today is a public holiday for the Emperor's birthday in Japan. Do you have any similar public holidays in your country? Is that a real his/her birthday? How do you celebrate it? Enjoy listening to this episode!
This episode's vocab list:
天皇誕生日(てんのうたんじょうび) Emperor’s birthday
天皇陛下(てんのうへいか) Emperor with the proper title
わざわざ intentionally; deliberately
理由(りゆう) reason
国王(こくおう) King
女王(じょおう) Queen
領事館(りょうじかん) consulate
レセプション reception
開(ひら)くTo hold (to hold an event)
招待状(しょうたいじょう) invitation
届(とど)く To arrive only for objects such as mails, emails, parcels, and so on
7年半(ねんはん) 7 and a half years
光栄(こうえい)に思(おも)っています。I am honoured.
実(じつ)は actually; to be honest
上達(じょうたつ)する to improve
まだまだ not there yet; far from what is aimed for
せっかくのチャンス rare opportunity
載(の)せる to publish (originally)
