Hokudai/Cast 272: Winter Fiction?

Word/Play deals with words related to lies: fiction, ficticious, fictional, non-fiction, and untruths. Some times politicians mis-speak ~ a polite way of saying they told an untruth or a fiction.

Your Trilingual Lesson deals with Winter. Winter is coming. I like winter vacation. I don't like winter vacation. Do you like winter vacation? Who likes winter vacation?

We have several Interviews in English and Japanese that deal with Japanese and Kanazawa food.

Music is

Ohayo - by Oyaji ATB from GBUC.net

刘欢 - by 刘欢 from Last.fm

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Hokudai/Cast 271: A Babble of Words

Word/Play is a bunch of words all dealing with words:

gobbledegook,

all Greek to me,

babble,

technobabble,

gibberish, and

InComprehensible Jargon!

And it is MUCH longer than usual.

Your Trilingual Lesson talks about Festivals, Music, and Food Stalls! All of which are coming to Hokuriku University this weekend. 

An Interview is a couple of students talking about Kanazawa and finally,

Music is

Mr? By Orion from GBUC.net

软绵绵 by 黄龄 from Last.fm

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Salt

Salt is an important part of life. In Japan, salt is primarily from the sea. And in Ishikawa, where Kanazawa and Hokuriku University are, salt came mostly from the Noto Peninsula. The traditionally way of getting salt from the sea was stopped by the national government in 1909 but a few die hard salt makers hung around until 1959.

Now there is at least one salt maker in the Noto Peninsula that makes salt the traditional way. This video shows how hard it is to get salt from the sea the traditional way.

It is also a chance for you to practice listening to Japanese, to learn about this family who has been making salt for six generations, and to see how to get salt from the sea.

By the way, 塩 - shio is 'salt' in Japanese. Enjoy.

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Hokudai/Cast 270: Restroom Tears

Word/Play includes words of Praise, including Praise but starting with:

Kudos

Accolade

Praise

Peers

A Bilingual English-Chinese Interview with a Chinese teacher (in Chinese)

A Bilingual Lesson in English and Chinese where we learn how to say:

Where is a restroom? and

Where is a good izakaya?

Finally, Music:

刘力扬  singing 眼泪笑了 (Laughing Tears) from Last.fm.

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Hokudai/Cast 269: A Sight for Eyes

Today's Word/Play words are

Ophthamology,

Optometry,

Pupil,

Reflection, and

Reflect.

Music is

Babylon Vibration by Eddie & Yum from GBUC.net

我爱你有什么不对 (I love you, what's wrong?) by 刘力扬 (Liyang Liu) from last.fm.

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Hokudai/Cast 268: Climate Changes

A short Hokudai/Cast dealing mainly with words. The words in Word/Play today relate to climate. They are:

climate,

weather,

whether,

climactic,

climatic,

acclimate,

used to, 

acclimatize

Music is

Itsukarano Bukunara by Phi from GBUC.net

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Learning English Advice from An English Learner

Here is a short video on ways to improve your English-speaking ability from a person who has improved her English-speaking ability. Her advice applies to all languages you want to learn

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Hokudai/Cast 267: Hiatus is Not Yawn

Word/Play is about opening things: time, your mouth, work. The words are:

Hiatus

Yawn

Break

Coffee Break

Smoke Break

Trilingual Lesson uses: summer, haitus, enjoy, and vacation

Music is

眉毛 Magic singing Shake Down from GBUC.net

Homeless Balloon singing China Into The Future from last.fm

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Bartender ~ Japanese anime w. English subtitles.

From wikipedia vis a vis Bartender:

Bartender (バーテンダー Bātendā?) is a Japanese manga series written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. Its focus is a genius bartender who uses his talents to ease the worries and soothe the souls of troubled customers. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Super Jump. The manga was later adapted into an anime which was broadcast between October and December 2006 on Fuji TV.

Listen to the Japanese, read the English, listen again, and learn some phrases. Enjoy.

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Hokudai/Cast 266: Midsummer Vehicles

Word/Play deals with five words:

1. Car
2. Vehicle
3. Transportation
4. Wheels
5. Carport 

Meanwhile, your Trilingual Lesson is concerned with 

1. 大きい　Big     大 
2. 小さい　Small   小
3. 若い　Young (young person)   年轻
4. 年寄り　Old (old person)   老

The Music is
砂の器 by Chiiukokoneka from GBUC.net

仲夏夜 (Midsummer Night) by 沼泽乐队 from last.fm

Lyrics to 砂の器　by Chiiukokoneka

何気ない言葉に人はいつも
戸惑う心はただ砂の器　
さみしさに震える　そして...

気づけば何もかも失ったものは
ただ一つの　私だけの　愛を証明する言葉

破れた心は死んでしまったのさ
哀れな姿さまるで死神のようさ

壊れた心は哀しくも砂の器
二度とは元に戻らない　風に消えてゆくだけさ

Lyrics to 没有溪涧的耳语

没有蛙儿的喧鸣
听不到那熟悉的声音
在仲夏夜 我没有梦

离开泥土的芬芳
离开温暖的怀抱
忘记了和风儿轻轻吻
在热闷的夜 我没有梦

忘记了和风儿的轻吻
在仲夏夜 我没有梦
记不清那温暖的声音
妈妈 我睡着了

我没有哭泣 我睡着了
在仲夏夜
我却没有梦

在寂静的夜 我没有梦
在仲夏夜
我没有梦

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