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ため口で話す / Casual talk in Japanese - Feeling behind in life-【日本語リスニング】
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1N5Thank you for watching the video today too.
- 2N5
Today I'm filming somewhere that isn't my house.
- 3N5
The wind was so loud that I couldn't hear my own voice at all.
- 4N5
The weather was bad recently, but today it was sunny, so I went out.
- 5N4
Have you ever felt like you were being left behind in life?
- 6N5
I have been feeling that way myself recently.
- 7N5
In Japan especially, I feel the path to happiness has already been decided.
- 8N5
I'm 26 now and I don't have a boyfriend.
- 9N4
It isn't used in a good way, and it feels like it means you're no longer young.
- 10N4
Around this age you've worked a few years and are starting to get used to the job.
- 11N2
Every time I open social media, photos of friends' weddings come up.
- 12N4
In that situation, being single makes me feel a little out of place.
- 13N3
Feeling small means feeling a little embarrassed in front of others, as if you have shrunk.
- 14N4
I like spending time alone, so much that I even post videos about how to spend time alone.
- 15N4
When I go to family gatherings, there is always a question I get asked.
- 16N4
When I am asked that, I feel anxious and wonder whether I have to get married.
- 17N4
When I heard my friend from the countryside talk, I was surprised that almost all of her hometown friends were married.
- 18N3
I cannot imagine my friends or myself having children yet.
- 19N5
It feels as if you have moved on to a different stage of life.
- 20N5
I feel that people split into those who marry and start a family and those who keep working hard.
- 21N5
Before, the idea that marrying and having children was a woman's happiness was widespread.
- 22N3
In Japan there is a magazine for people who are getting married.
- 23N5
When I heard that catchphrase, I was impressed and thought it was really good.
- 24N4
I thought it was cool that they said clearly that you can be happy without marrying.
- 25N4
It is not that I marry because I have to, but because I might be happier with this person.
- 26N4
I think many people feel left behind, even outside the topic of marriage.
- 27N3
I think everyone sometimes wonders if things can stay the way they are.
- 28N3
Lately I think that everyone has their own pace and their own path.
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Thank you for watching the video today too.
Polite今日も動画を見てくれてありがとうございます。
Casual今日も動画を見てくれてありがとう。
Today I'm filming somewhere that isn't my house.
Polite今日は家じゃないところで撮っています。
Casual今日は家じゃないところで撮ってるんだ。
The wind was so loud that I couldn't hear my own voice at all.
Polite風の音がすごくて、自分の声が全然聞こえませんでした。
Casual風の音がすごくて、自分の声が全然聞こえなかった。
The weather was bad recently, but today it was sunny, so I went out.
Polite最近は天気が悪かったですが、今日は晴れていたから出かけました。
Casual最近は天気が悪かったけど、今日は晴れてたから出かけたよ。
Have you ever felt like you were being left behind in life?
Polite人生の中で取り残されていると感じたことがありますか。
Casual人生の中で取り残されてるって感じたことある？
I have been feeling that way myself recently.
Polite私は最近それを感じています。
Casual私は最近それを感じてるんだよね。
In Japan especially, I feel the path to happiness has already been decided.
Polite特に日本では幸せになる道が決まっている気がします。
Casual特に日本では幸せになる道が決まってる気がする。
I'm 26 now and I don't have a boyfriend.
Polite私は今26歳で、彼氏がいません。
Casual私は今26歳で、彼氏がいないの。
It isn't used in a good way, and it feels like it means you're no longer young.
Politeいい意味では使われなくて、もう若くないという感じです。
Casualいい意味では使われなくて、もう若くないって感じかな。
Around this age you've worked a few years and are starting to get used to the job.
Politeこのぐらいの年は、働いて数年経って仕事にも慣れてきます。
Casualこのぐらいの年は、働いて数年経って仕事にも慣れてくるよね。
Every time I open social media, photos of friends' weddings come up.
PoliteSNSを開くたびに友達の結婚式の写真が流れてきます。
CasualSNSを開くたびに友達の結婚式の写真が流れてくるよ。
In that situation, being single makes me feel a little out of place.
Politeそんな中でシングルでいるのは少し肩身が狭い感じがします。
Casualそんな中でシングルでいるのは少し肩身が狭い感じがするよ。
Feeling small means feeling a little embarrassed in front of others, as if you have shrunk.
Polite肩身が狭いというのは、周りに対して少し恥ずかしい気持ちになることです。
Casual肩身が狭いっていうのは、周りに対してちょっと恥ずかしい気持ちになることだよ。
I like spending time alone, so much that I even post videos about how to spend time alone.
Polite私はひとりで過ごす時間が好きで、「ひとり時間の過ごし方」という動画をあげています。
Casual私はひとりで過ごす時間が好きで、「ひとり時間の過ごし方」っていう動画をあげてるんだ。
When I go to family gatherings, there is always a question I get asked.
Polite親戚が集まる場所に行くと、必ず聞かれる質問があります。
Casual親戚が集まる場所に行くと、必ず聞かれる質問があるんだよね。
When I am asked that, I feel anxious and wonder whether I have to get married.
Politeこう聞かれると、結婚しないとだめなのかなという焦りを感じます。
Casualこう聞かれると、結婚しないとだめなのかなっていう焦りを感じるんだよね。
When I heard my friend from the countryside talk, I was surprised that almost all of her hometown friends were married.
Polite地方出身の友達の話を聞いて、地元の友達はもうほとんど結婚していると聞いて、びっくりしました。
Casual地方出身の友達の話を聞いて、地元の友達はもうほとんど結婚しているって言われて、びっくりした。
I cannot imagine my friends or myself having children yet.
Polite自分や友達に子供ができることなんて、まだ想像がつきません。
Casual自分や友達に子供ができることなんて、まだ想像がつかないよ。
It feels as if you have moved on to a different stage of life.
Polite別のステージに行ったという感じがしますね。
Casual別のステージに行ったっていう感じがするね。
I feel that people split into those who marry and start a family and those who keep working hard.
Polite結婚して家庭に入る人と、仕事を頑張る人に分かれる感じがします。
Casual結婚して家庭に入る人と、仕事を頑張る人に分かれる感じがするのよ。
Before, the idea that marrying and having children was a woman's happiness was widespread.
Polite昔は、結婚して子供を産むことが女性の幸せだという価値観が広まっていました。
Casual昔は、結婚して子供を産むことが女性の幸せだっていう価値観が広まってたけどね。
In Japan there is a magazine for people who are getting married.
Polite日本には、結婚する人向けの雑誌があります。
Casual日本には、結婚する人向けの雑誌があるんだよ。
When I heard that catchphrase, I was impressed and thought it was really good.
Politeそのコピーを聞いたとき、とてもいいなと感心しました。
Casualそのコピーを聞いたとき、めっちゃいいなって感心した。
I thought it was cool that they said clearly that you can be happy without marrying.
Polite結婚しなくても幸せになれると言い切っているところがかっこいいと思いました。
Casual結婚しなくても幸せになれるって言い切ってるところがかっこいいと思った。
It is not that I marry because I have to, but because I might be happier with this person.
Polite結婚しなければならないからするのではなく、この人といたらもっと幸せかもしれないからです。
Casual結婚しなきゃいけないからするんじゃなくて、この人といたらもっと幸せかもって感じ。
I think many people feel left behind, even outside the topic of marriage.
Polite結婚というテーマじゃなくても、取り残されていると感じる人は多いと思います。
Casual結婚ってテーマじゃなくても、取り残されてるって感じる人は多いと思う。
I think everyone sometimes wonders if things can stay the way they are.
Politeこのままでいいのかなと誰でも思うことがあると思います。
Casualこのままでいいのかなって誰でも思うことがあると思う。
Lately I think that everyone has their own pace and their own path.
Polite最近は、それぞれのペースと進むべき道があると思います。
Casual最近は、それぞれのペースと進むべき道があるって思う。