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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 8 MIN

S4-07 A New Season, A New Start

from Sunshine Japanese Yasashii Nihon-go radio · host Yoko O'Brien

A new season often brings a small change to our daily lives. In this episode, I share how the changing season has inspired me to make a small change in my daily life. As the weather becomes more comfortable, I’m starting something new and looking forward to it. I hope this episode encourages you to enjoy the season and perhaps begin something new as well.This episode's vocab list: 最高気温 the highest temperature N3 30度を下回る to fall below 30 degrees N2言葉 words; phrase N5聞いたことがありますか。Have you heard it before? N4どんな場所でも in any places N3実際に住んでみると if you actually live there N3だんだん慣れてくる to gradually get used to it N4住みやすくなる to become easy to live in N3 ことわざ proverb N3湿度 humidity N2逆に on the other hand; conversely N3雨が降れば気温が下がる the temperature drops when it rains. N4日本の夏と比べると compared to summer in Japan N3過ごしやすい comfortable; easy to spend time in N3感じるようになりました。I’ve come to feel that way. N3さらに moreover; furthermore N3雨季 wet season; rainy season N3 乾季に入るとonce the dry season begins N3爽やか fresh; refreshing N3 一年の中で一番過ごしやすい季節the most comfortable season of the year N3再開しようと思っています。I’m thinking of restarting. N3挑戦してみたいです。 I’d like to take on a new challenging. N2種類が豊富 rich in variety; wide variety N2とりあえず for the time being N4ピッタリ合う to fit perfectly  N4今からとても楽しみです。I’m already really looking forward to it. N4Please note that these levels are approximate, teaching-based estimates — they are meant to give a rough idea of difficulty, not an official classification.I hope this helps your learning, and feel free to focus on the words that are most interesting or useful to you!

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