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| INTRODUCTION |
| Natsuko: こんにちは。夏子です。 |
| Sachiko: Sachiko here. Tempura Tantrum. |
| Natsuko: Oh what a title? |
| Sachiko: I know. Where do we get these titles? What is up with this? |
| Natsuko: I heard that this one is Peter’s favorite. |
| Sachiko: Oh it is. Why? Does he like Tempura? |
| Natsuko: I guess so. |
| Sachiko: Ah I am sure most people know already but how would you describe Tempura? |
| Natsuko: Ah it’s Deep Fried Fish, Vegetables, sometimes meat. |
| Sachiko: Right, right. |
| Natsuko: Sometimes shrimp. |
| Sachiko: Oh yes. My favorite is Shrimp Tempura but it’s really expensive. |
| Natsuko: Really goodie. |
| Sachiko: Do you like Tempura yourself? |
| Natsuko: Yes I do. |
| Sachiko: Did you use the Fire of Tempura? |
| Natsuko: Ah I am not sure. I don’t remember any. |
| Sachiko: Well you know what Tempura is a very common household meal you would say right? |
| Natsuko: Yeah. It’s up there. |
| Sachiko: But it’s also a common cause for fire. The Tempura oil? |
| Natsuko: Oh yeah. |
| Sachiko: Catches fire easily or something. Now in today’s lesson, let’s take a look at how Tempura started a different kind of fire in one family. |
| DIALOGUE |
| お母さん: ここにあったはずの天ぷら、誰が食べたの〜?夕飯のうどんに載せるはずだったのに〜。 |
| 息子 1: 僕じゃないよ。今帰ってきたばっかりだもん。 |
| 息子 2: 僕でもないよ。ずっとあっちでプレステやってたもん。 |
| 息子 3 : かぼちゃのてんぷらでしょう。僕、かぼちゃ嫌いだもん。食べるはずないよ〜。 |
| お母さん: かぼちゃと一緒にイカの天ぷらもあったでしょ。正直に言いなさい!正直に言わないと、あんた達、夕飯抜きよ! |
| 息子1,2,3: (一斉に)僕たちじゃないよー! |
| 息子 1: お父さんじゃないの。だって、お父さん、かぼちゃもイカも大好物のはずだよ。 |
| (キレるお母さん) |
| お母さん: あの野郎〜!!お父さんはどこなの?隠れても無駄よ。家のどこかにいるはずよ。連れてきなさい!みんなで、縛りつけて尋問するわよ! |
| もう一度お願いします。ゆっくり、お願いします。 |
| お母さん: ここにあったはずの天ぷら、誰が食べたの〜?夕飯のうどんに載せるはずだったのに〜。 |
| 息子 1: 僕じゃないよ。今帰ってきたばっかりだもん。 |
| 息子 2: 僕でもないよ。ずっとあっちでプレステやってたもん。 |
| 息子 3 : かぼちゃのてんぷらでしょう。僕、かぼちゃ嫌いだもん。食べるはずないよ〜。 |
| お母さん: かぼちゃと一緒にイカの天ぷらもあったでしょ。正直に言いなさい!正直に言わないと、あんた達、夕飯抜きよ! |
| 息子1,2,3: (一斉に)僕たちじゃないよー! |
| 息子 1: お父さんじゃないの。だって、お父さん、かぼちゃもイカも大好物のはずだよ。 |
| (キレるお母さん) |
| お母さん: あの野郎〜!!お父さんはどこなの?隠れても無駄よ。家のどこかにいるはずよ。連れてきなさい!みんなで、縛りつけて尋問するわよ! |
| 次は、英語が入ります。 |
| お母さん: ここにあったはずの天ぷら、誰が食べたの〜?夕飯のうどんに載せるはずだったのに〜。 |
| MOTHER: The tempura should have been here. Who ate it? It's supposed to be put in the udon for dinner. |
| 息子 1: 僕じゃないよ。今帰ってきたばっかりだもん。 |
| SON 1: I didn't do it! I just got back home now. |
| 息子 2: 僕でもないよ。ずっとあっちでプレステやってたもん。 |
| SON 2: I didn't do it! I've been on the Playstation over there all day. |
| 息子 3 : かぼちゃのてんぷらでしょう。僕、かぼちゃ嫌いだもん。食べるはずないよ〜。 |
| SON 3: It's pumpkin tempura, right? I hate pumpkin. I wouldn't have eaten it! |
| お母さん: かぼちゃと一緒にイカの天ぷらもあったでしょ。正直に言いなさい!正直に言わないと、あんた達、夕飯抜きよ! |
| MOTHER: There were both pumpkin and squid tempura. Be honest and tell the truth! If you don't tell the truth, you guys will go without dinner. |
| 息子1,2,3: (一斉に)僕たちじゃないよー! |
| SON 1,2,3: (Together)We didn't do it! |
| 息子 1: お父さんじゃないの。だって、お父さん、かぼちゃもイカも大好物のはずだよ。 |
| SON 1: Isn't it dad? Because pumpkin and squid are supposed to be his favorite! |
| (キレるお母さん) |
| (Mom getting angry) |
| お母さん: あの野郎〜!!お父さんはどこなの?隠れても無駄よ。家のどこかにいるはずよ。連れてきなさい!みんなで、縛りつけて尋問するわよ! |
| MOTHER: That rat!! Where is he? It's no use hiding! He's gotta be somewhere in the house. Bring him here. All of you, tie him up and start the interrogation! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Sachiko: 夏子さん。今日の会話、どう思いましたか？ |
| Natsuko: 火事より大変そうですね。 |
| Sachiko: So this is worse than a fire. |
| Natsuko: Sounds like. |
| Sachiko: Yeah what is up with his mother she sounds a little bit psycho like was your mother like this? Did she get upset over lost food? |
| Natsuko: I was lucky enough to have a mother, more moderate. |
| Sachiko: Oh yay! A little bit more normal than this person. Well I mean I have a feeling that in this family, food goes missing quite often. |
| Natsuko: Oh yeah. |
| Sachiko: Maybe that’s why she is so upset. It happens every day. I make [*] and the next minute it is gone and another thing I noticed about this family, the three sons, they sound very used to making excuses or just you know, presenting evidence. |
| Natsuko: Yeah they were very good at…. |
| Sachiko: Yeah. |
| Natsuko: Making excuses. |
| Sachiko: Yeah and they get right to the point. It’s not me, I just got home. I think they should be lawyers when they grow up. |
| Natsuko: And they blame them all on their father. |
| Sachiko: Ayyo… Now I am dying to find out what kind of a person this father is. I mean does he take all the blame for anything that happens in the house. Well let’s take a look at today’s vocabulary, okay. 夏子さん、単語をお願いします。 |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Natsuko: はい。載せる |
| Sachiko: To place on something. |
| Natsuko: (slow)のせる (natural speed) 載せる |
| Sachiko: How would that be used in a sentence? |
| Natsuko: このお皿にステーキを載せてください。 |
| Natsuko: Please put the stake on the plate. お皿に載せる What other ways can you use the verb 載せる |
| Natsuko: 新聞に記事を載せる |
| Sachiko: Put an article in the newspaper. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: In English, that sounds like two different types of verbs but I guess in Japanese, it’s the same. The next word please. |
| Natsuko: 正直な |
| Sachiko: Honest. |
| Natsuko: (slow)しょうじきな (natural speed) 正直な |
| Sachiko:Now were the three sans being 正直 today in our conversation? |
| Natsuko: Maybe. |
| Sachiko: Maybe but we don’t quite know, do we? |
| Natsuko: Um… |
| Sachiko: But it sounds like the mother was 正直. She was honestly very upset. |
| Natsuko: Right. |
| Sachiko: Poor daddy. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: Since this is a な adjective, it would become 正直に when used as an adverb. |
| Natsuko: Yes. 正直に言う |
| Sachiko: To say honestly じゃあ次の単語をお願いします。 |
| Natsuko: 抜く |
| Sachiko: To extract, to omit. |
| Natsuko: (slow)ぬく (natural speed) 抜く ワインの栓を抜く |
| Sachiko: To pull the cork out of the wine bottle. So it’s to pull out or extract. I guess you can use it in lots of different situations. |
| Natsuko: Yes it’s like removing something that used to be there. |
| Sachiko: So the verb 抜く can be used for tangible objects but can it also be used for intangible objects? |
| Natsuko: Oh yes. |
| Sachiko: What would be an example? |
| Natsuko: 気を抜く。 |
| Sachiko: So to release or omit energy literally translated but what does that mean? |
| Natsuko: Well you don’t pay attention enough. |
| Sachiko: Ah so 気 is like mind. Your mind is not set there. It’s extracted. I can imagine a teacher saying 気を抜くな！ |
| Natsuko: Oh yes. |
| Sachiko: Don’t relax too much or don’t lose concentration. |
| Natsuko: It’s more like paying attention. |
| Sachiko: Okay let’s change the subject. Dramatic... |
| Natsuko: Okay. |
| Sachiko: Anyways, the next vocabulary please. |
| Natsuko: 大好物 |
| Sachiko: One’s favorite food. |
| Natsuko: (slow)だいこうぶつ (natural speed) 大好物 |
| Sachiko: 夏子さんの大好物は何ですか？ |
| Natsuko: 私の大好物はお酒です。 |
| Sachiko: Oh really! Oh my goodness! What do you like to drink? 何が、何を飲むのが好きですか？ |
| Natsuko: 日本酒が好きです。 Those who started from a very early stage, I think they must know the truth. さちこさんの大好物は何ですか？ |
| Sachiko: 私の大好物はみたらし団子です。 Isn’t it very cute. For all you listeners out there who don’t know みたらし団子 is a type of Japanese dessert. じゃあ次の単語をお願いします。 |
| Natsuko: 野郎 |
| Sachiko: Rascal. |
| Natsuko: (slow)やろう (natural speed) 野郎 |
| Sachiko: Sounds pretty bad. |
| Natsuko: Yeah. This is a pretty strong and slightly wild word to be used. |
| Sachiko: Yeah. |
| Natsuko: For women. |
| Sachiko: I think so, I think so. Most women wouldn’t use the word 野郎. |
| Natsuko: It would be, normally. |
| Sachiko: Normally quite abnormal by the way. |
| Natsuko: Yeah. |
| Sachiko:And when a man uses it, what kind of a situation would he use it in? |
| Natsuko: I think it’s quite casual. You can use it to a very close friend. |
| Sachiko: True depending on the intonation. |
| Natsuko: Yes yeah. |
| Sachiko: But it’s usually used for not very good girls. |
| Natsuko: Right. |
| Sachiko: So it all depends on like the intonation or emotion behind it, if you are just joking around with a close friend, you say この野郎。 |
| Natsuko: Yeah right like that. |
| Sachiko: Yeah but if you are really upset, you can say この野郎 and that’s like… |
| Natsuko: Really bad. |
| Sachiko: Yeah you will get in trouble. |
| Natsuko: Yeah. |
| Sachiko: If you hear someone say that to you just run. Get away from them. じゃ、次の単語をお願いします。 |
| Natsuko: 隠れる |
| Sachiko: To hide. |
| Natsuko: (slow)かくれる (natural speed) 隠れる |
| Sachiko: What’s the Japanese word for hide and seek? |
| Natsuko: かくれんぼ |
| Sachiko: What does that mean exactly? |
| Natsuko: 坊 is like a small child. So in English, we say hide and seek but in Japanese, we only say hide. |
| Sachiko: Hide. So there is no seeking, nobody goes to find these people. |
| Natsuko: No, no, no…. |
| Sachiko: The rule is… |
| Natsuko: Okay. |
| Sachiko: Few, oh god. Okay next vocabulary please. |
| Natsuko: 無駄 |
| Sachiko: Uselessness, waste. |
| Natsuko: (slow)むだ (natural speed) 無駄 |
| Sachiko: Now could we get a sample sentence for this? |
| Natsuko: 言い訳をしても無駄だ。すぐにバレるだろう。 |
| Sachiko: It’s useless to make excuses. They will find out pretty soon. This word is also used for waste and… |
| Natsuko: Ah…right |
| Sachiko: Like 無駄をなくす to reduce waste. Yes that’s true. 無駄 is just not being used. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: Or not being used efficiently. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: That’s true and that can be used for time, tangible objects, effort. |
| Natsuko: Right. |
| Sachiko: Yeah 努力が無駄になる You efforts will go to waste. |
| Natsuko: Yes, some kind of action. |
| Sachiko: Right, right. Okay next vocabulary please. |
| Natsuko: 縛り付ける |
| Sachiko: To tie to something. |
| Natsuko: (slow)しばりつける (natural speed) 縛り付ける |
| Sachiko: Next vocabulary please. |
| Natsuko: 尋問 |
| Sachiko: Questioning, interrogation. |
| Natsuko: (slow)じんもん (natural speed) 尋問 |
| Sachiko: Now these two words should definitely not pop up at the dinner table. Not handsome vocabulary. |
| Natsuko: No. |
| Sachiko: These are not words that mothers typically use with their little children and I don’t know why it’s in our conversation. Yes I think our writer was having too much fun. Either that or he was just – he just knew it is some kind of therapeutic thing for himself. |
| Natsuko: Yes |
| Sachiko: These are pretty harsh words. |
| Natsuko: Yes definitely. |
| Sachiko: Definitely I mean, 尋問 is not just an interviewer – it’s an interrogation. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: And it’s more like accusing. |
| Natsuko: Definitely. It’s more… |
| Sachiko: Yeah. |
| Natsuko: It’s a session to get information out of the accused. |
| Sachiko: Definitely so you never want to use this word unless you really mean interrogation. |
| Natsuko: Yes it’s more like a news word. |
| Sachiko: That’s true. You know, you don’t use it in daily life. |
| Natsuko: Usually. |
| Sachiko: Usually and we are talking about – we are not talking about the next door Yamada’s here. It is a very atypical family but 縛り付ける |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: I just thought of something that could also be an intangible concept. For example… |
| Natsuko: Oh yes. |
| Sachiko: You are tied to the job or you are tied to the company… |
| Natsuko: Oh yes. |
| Sachiko: Because of your obligations to the company, you can’t let’s say work outside the company. How would you say that in Japanese? |
| Natsuko: 仕事に縛り付けられる |
| Sachiko: So it’s a passive form of 縛り付ける |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: Which is |
| Natsuko: 縛り付けられる Yeah. |
| Sachiko: So this man is tied up to the company. |
| Natsuko: So it’s just used like a metaphor. |
| Sachiko: Right he may not be physically tied to a chair, maybe he is. You never know but the concept here is more, that he is so busy or he has so much obligations toward the company that there is a limit to what he can do. |
| Natsuko: Yes right. |
Lesson focus |
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| Sachiko: Okay. Natsuko san what is our grammar point for the day? |
| Natsuko: はず |
| Sachiko: Can you explain the use of はず please? |
| Natsuko: It’s a word used to indicate someone’s assumptions. |
| Sachiko: Hah so it’s not necessarily the truth. |
| Natsuko: Not really. |
| Sachiko: But this is what the person is assuming. |
| Natsuko: Yes it is like, supposed to be. |
| Sachiko: Ah… |
| Sachiko: Or ought to be. |
| Natsuko: Yes. So it comes after the verb or the noun. |
| Sachiko: Okay so maybe… |
| Natsuko: Or maybe an adjective. |
| Sachiko: So it can come after anything, a verb, adjective or a noun. |
| Natsuko: Yes with some mixed assumption. |
| Sachiko: Right. Well let’s take a look at some examples. Shall we start with a verb? |
| Natsuko: Okay. わかるはず |
| Sachiko: Should know. Ought to know. |
| Natsuko: わかる means understand. |
| Sachiko: Right. |
| Natsuko: And はず means supposed to, should ought to. So it means you should know. |
| Sachiko: So if you are assuming that someone knows something, you just say 彼はわかるはず。 |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Sachiko: He should know but let’s look at an いadjective then… |
| Natsuko: 難しいはず |
| Sachiko: Should be difficult. So with this point, they don’t know if it’s actually difficult but they think it’s difficult. |
| Natsuko: Yes right. |
| Sachiko: Or they are pretty sure. |
| Natsuko: 明日のテストは難しいはず |
| Sachiko: Tomorrow’s test should be really difficult. Now in the form of な adjectives, what happens? |
| Natsuko: きれいなはず |
| Sachiko: Should be pretty. How would that be used? |
| Natsuko: Maybe 彼女のお母さんなんだからきれいなはずだよ。 |
| Sachiko: She should be pretty because she is so and so’s mother and the last version would be with the noun. |
| Natsuko: 中学生のはず |
| Sachiko: Should be a junior high school student. With the noun, you always add the particle の in front of the はず |
| Natsuko: Yes. So 中学生のはず Should be a junior high school student. |
| Sachiko: Yes. So I guess maybe an aunt or uncle was talking about a niece or nephew and he can’t remember how old the niece or nephew is. So…. |
| Natsuko: Happens – yeah it happens. So he might say, 甥は確か中学生のはず。 |
| Sachiko: My nephew should be a junior high school student. I am not really sure. Now what level of probability would you say this is? |
| Natsuko: I say it’s pretty certain. Right, it should be. Maybe it’s not must.. |
| Sachiko: Okay. |
| Natsuko: But it’s more like, very likely. |
| Sachiko: Aaha very likely, supposed to be. |
| Natsuko: Umm. |
| Sachiko: So let’s compare with the Japanese かも which is stronger, which is closer to the actual fact. |
| Natsuko: I think はず is more certain. |
| Sachiko: So the uncle is pretty sure that his nephew is in Junior High. |
| Natsuko: Yes so かも is like maybe. |
| Sachiko: Oh okay. That’s true. It’s sort of a 50-50 chance. Might be, might not be. |
| Natsuko: Yeah it can be. |
| Sachiko: That’s true. So if you are about 80% certain, you should say はず but if you are 50% maybe you should use かも totally different word. |
Outro |
| Sachiko: So that’s it for the lesson. |
| Natsuko: じゃ、また今度。 |
| Sachiko: お疲れ様。 |
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