Episode 103– Business Card Etiquette, International Shipping, & Coastal Bikepacking

Meishi

名刺 (めいし)

= name card

Neko no toire

猫のトイレ (ねこのといれ）

= litterbox (literally “cat’s toilet”)

Episode 102– Making Kites, Golden Week, and Wisteria Ice Cream 

Danboru

段ボール (だんぼーる）

= cardboard box

Dorobou

泥棒 (どろぼう)

= thief

Episode 101– Making Kites, Golden Week, and Wisteria Ice Cream 

Yoyaku

予約 (よやく）

= reservation

Deko boko

凸凹 (でこぼこ)

= bumpy

Episode 100– Our 100th Episode! Are We Still Glad We Started This Podcast? 

Ma

真 (ま）

= Prefix, used in colors (like 真っ黒 makkuro is pitch black)

Kohi

コーヒー (珈琲 - but the kanji is used rarely)

= coffee

Episode 99– Ibukiyama Bike Race, Kanazawa's Oldest Shrine, and Fish Auctions

Koke

苔 (こけ）

= moss

Oka

丘 (おか）

= hill

Episode 98– Cherry Blossom Picnic in Kanazawa & the Japanese Food Pyramid

Karaoke

カラオケ

= karaoke

Mitai

見たい (みたい）

= want to see

Episode 97– Shimanami Kaido and End of the School Year

Giri giri

ぎりぎり

= just barely, almost

Yoko

陽光 (ようこう）

= sunshine, sunlight

Episode 96– Riding the New Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension From Kanazawa to Tsuruga

Pan no mimi

パンの耳 (パンのみみ)

= bread butts/ends/heels (literally “bread ears”)

Densha

電車 (でんしゃ）

= train (technically an electric train - ressha, shinkansen, and kisha are also words for different trains)

Episode 95– Moving To A New Country - Vernal Equinox & Big Life Changes This Fall

Kadode

門出 (かどで)

= setting out, starting a new life; starting life anew

Sumaho

スマホ

= smart phone

Episode 94– Scenic Berumonta Train, Eating Eel Bones, & Mister Donuts Truth

Sanpo

散歩 (さんぽ)

= taking a walk or a stroll

Boken

冒険 (ぼうけん)

= adventure

Episode 93– Tourism Vocabulary, Friends’ Visit, and Mountain Biking in Japan

Ishidatami

石畳 (いしだたみ）

= cobblestones

Uruudoshi

うるう年 (うるうどし)

= leap year

Episode 92– Japan's Unlikely First Astronaut, Kids’ Menus & Cycling the Tedori River

Shuumatsu

週末 (しゅうまつ）

= weekend

Ijou

以上 (いじょう)

= that’s all (can use when finished ordering at a restaurant, etc.)

Episode 91– Sake, Samurai Swords, Giant Peach Babies, & Tiny Bars

Shouyu

醤油 (しょうゆ）

= soy sauce

Ei

鱝 (エイ)

= stingray

Episode 90– Third Places, Kanazawa Cafes, & Cardinal Directions in Japanese

Kitai

期待(きたい）

= expectation, anticipation, hope

Kekko

結構 (けっこう)

= word that can be used to mean “alright,” “sufficient,” “no need,” "more ~ than expected," among other scenarios

Episode 89 – Celebrating Setsubun, Throwing Beans, & Travel Clickbait

Yukikaki

雪かき (ゆきかき）

= snow shovel

Tama Tama

偶々 (たまたま)

= by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally

Episode 88 – Snowy Kenrokuen Garden & Superstitions in Japan

Shujutsu

手術 (しゅじゅつ)

= surgery

Obaasan/Ojiisan

おばあさん, おじいさん

= grandmother/grandfather, or any elderly person/senior citizen

Episode 87 – Government Dating App, Kotatsu Train, and Japanese Idioms

Chika Idol

地下アイドル (ちかアイドル)

= underground/not famous singer/performer

Onkatsu

温活 (おんかつ）

= things/activities that keep you warm

Episode 86 – Burning New Years Decor, Your “Rebirth Year”, and University Entrance Exams

Datsuijo

脱衣所 (だついじょ)

= changing room/dressing room

Fumei

不明 (ふめい）

= unclear, unknown

Episode 85 – Noto Earthquake Updates, Dragons, and Kanji of the Year

Kotoshi

今年 (ことし）

= this year

Shimekazari

注連飾り (しめかざり）

= new year’s decoration made from shimenawa

Episode 84 –  Our Ishikawa Update, 24 Hours After the Noto Earthquake

No words shared from this week

Episode 83 – Shared Spaces, Snowmen & Ban on Wheels in Japan

Sharin

車輪 (しゃりん）

= wheel

Tebukuro

手袋 (てぶくろ）

= glove

Episode 82 –  Field Trip Episode: Snow Day in Kanazawa

No words this week, just bringing you along on a “field trip” to snowy Kanazawa!

Episode 81 –  Pizza, Pass Hunting, and Bicycle History in Japan

Monsuta Baru

モンスターボール

= Monster Ball (what a Poke Ball from Pokemon is called in Japanese)

Danro

暖炉 (だんろ)

= fireplace

Episode 80 –  Going to the Dentist in Japan, Godzilla, and High School Cycling Practice

Tashikani

確かに(たしかに)

= probably, if I’m not mistaken (implies a greater degree of certainty than “I think” but to a lesser degree than “definitely”)

Mochiron

勿論 (もちろん）

= of course!

Episode 79 –  Taking the JLPT Language Test, Funerals in Japan, & Winter's Arrival

Yaoya

八百屋(やおや)

= grocery store, fruit & vegetable shop

Samuzamu

寒寒 (さむざむ）

= wintry, cold looking

Episode 78 –  Camping and Biking in Wakayama, Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail, & Three Legged Crows

Seitai Moho

生体模倣（せいたいもほう）

= biomimicry

Miken

未見 (みけん)

= not yet seen, unknown

Episode 77 –  Modeling Photoshoot in Kaga Onsen, Kintsugi, and Lolita Fashion

Tashikani

確かに (たしかに)

= probably, if I’m not mistaken (implies a greater degree of certainty than “I think” but to a lesser degree than “definitely”)

Sabishi

寂しい (さびしい)

= lonely

Episode 76 –  The Not-So-Useful News Report: Fun Facts From Life in Japan

Shimbun  (or shinbun)

新聞 (しんぶん)

= newspaper

Washi

わし

= I/me (used by older men)

Episode 75 –  Noto Peninsula, Salt, and Coastal Cycling in Wajima

Shio

塩 (しお)

= salt

Shio

潮 (しお)

= tide

Episode 74 –  Halloween in Japan, Cat Yokai, Yurei Stories, & Famous Graves

Kowai

怖い (こわい)

= scary

Chinmi

珍味 (ちんみ）

= delicacy (literally “rare taste”)

Episode 73 –  TeamLab in Kanazawa, Silvervine, & Tourism Stats in Japan

Doki doki

ドキドキ

= an onomatopoetic word for the sound of a beating heart, being excited, or nervous

Ishou

衣装 (いしょう)

= costume

Episode 72 –  Pocket Money, Persimmons, & Horumonyaki

Hesokuri

臍繰り (へそくり)

= secret savings

Itazura

悪戯 (いたずら）

= mischief, prank, trick

Episode 71 –  Eating Konjac, Goshuin Stamps, and Gunma's Onsen Water

Shuppatsu

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

= departure

Kansou

乾燥 (か ん そ う）

= dry, arid

Episode 70 –  Date Day in Kanazawa, Conveyor Belt Sushi, & Bike Messenger World Champs

Momigara

籾殻 (もみがら)

= rice husk

Kaiten-zushi

回転寿司 (か い て ん ず し）

= conveyor belt sushi

Episode 69 –  Japanese Weddings, Talking to Neighbors, and What Annie Brought Back to Japan

W

comes from warau (笑う) "to laugh"

= used like “lol” in text, or can mean “double” when written on menus

Kuri

栗 (くり）

= chestnut

Episode 68 –  Kanazawa Itinerary, Asheville North Carolina, and Goodbye to Japanese Summer?

Hisashiburi

久しぶり (ひさしぶり）

= Long time no see!

Kanko

観光 (かんこう)

= sightseeing/tourism

Episode 67 –  Jet Lag, JLPT, Golden Cubes, & Silver Cups

Jisaboke

時差ぼけ (じさぼけ)

= Jet lag

Gokaku

合格 (ごうかく)

= To pass a test

Episode 66 –  What If Our US Hometowns Had Character Mascots Like In Japan?

Kukou

空港 (くうこう)

= airport

Shyushin

出身 (しゅっしん）

= hometown

Episode 65 –  Getting a Driver’s License on the First Try and Returning to the USA

Kisei

帰省 (きせい)

= homecoming

Beikoku

米国 (べいこく）

= a way to say "United States” 

Episode 64 –  7 Day Bike Trip Around Japan! Cycling From Kanazawa to Matsumoto and Back

Seiko

成功 (せいこう)

= success

Minshuku

民宿(みんしゅく）

= guesthouse 

Episode 63 –  How to Plan A Cycling Trip in Japan & 72 Seasons

Mono No Aware

物の哀れ (もののあわれ)

= the “sensitivity of things” - beauty in the brevity and impermanence of things in life, like seasons

Casa

笠(かさ)

= conical hat 

Episode 62 –  Japan-iversary Podcast Episode! 1 Year Of Living In Japan

Kaerimiru

顧みる (かえりみる)

= to look back at, reflect

Oto

音(おと)

= sound