【Japanese listening /monologue】Things are tough nowadays.  

✏vocabulary✏ ・日が沈む（ひがしずむ)　Sun goes down/ Sun sets ・日が昇る（ひがのぼる)　Sun rises ・日の入り（ひのいり）sunset ・日の出（ひので）sunrise ・街灯（がいとう）street light/ streetlamp ・ベンチ　bench ・ボロボロ　tattered /worn-out ・太鼓（たいこ）a drum ・太鼓を叩く（たいこをたたく）to beat a drum ・路上パフォーマンス street performance ・路上（ろじょう ）on the road /on the street ・許可（きょか）permission ・無許可（むきょか）unauthorized /without permission ・違法（いほう）illegal ・苦情（くじょう）complaints ・文句（もんく）complaints ・通報（つうほう）report ・世の中（よのなか）world/ society ・社会（しゃかい）society ・ハト・鳩（はと）pigeon ・〜羽（〜わ）Counting for birds🕊 ・〜匹（〜ひき/〜ぴき/〜びき）Counting for animals（basically for smaller animal then human） おつかれさまです\( ¨̮ )/

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The way she writes hiragana over the kanji and keeps telling us different words is really helpful, really helpful content for people trying to learn Japanese. Arigatougozaimasu

I just dicovered your channel today, and I'm so glad that I came across it! Thank you for your effort by putting the subtitles, it is really useful being able to listen and read at the same time. Hoping to watch more videos in your channel! Greetings from Spain!

I love how you speak in quite slow manner so that the listener can pick up the ups and downs of each syllables (moras). I don't know if I will be able to pick the "pitch" into my accent. But, I find that learning how to speak like a native, whatever the language is, is really good. No matter how perfect or imperfect it is, the will inside our hearts will bring out some improvement everytime. 楽しかった。ありがとうございます！😄😊

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I started watching for some passive listening and didn't really expect to learn anything, but walked away with surprisingly a lot. I cannot express how rare it is to find something where people explain Japanese in Japanese! Being taught in the language you are trying to learn is so important! Thank you~

As a beginner, the subtitles with furigana are sooo helpful. Thank you so much!

日本語の字幕でありがとうございます。なおこさんの言っていることを日本語で実際に読めるのは本当に役に立ちます。それで、読解力と聴解力を同時に練習できます！

So glad I found your channel, the kanji/hiragana subtitles are so helpful!

I gave this video a dynamic translation, so anyone can understand it in real time, no matter their skill level. It seems like I can't link it, but you can replace "youtube" in the URL with "axtongue". (It counts as a view for the creator.) In my city, 自由にパフォーマンスができるところがありますけど、誰もいない。なんか悲しい世の中ですよね。

ビデオの中で簡単な日本語と文法を使ってくれたありがとうございました。 見て内容がわかりやすいです。 また、見ながら発音も真似ることができる。 私にとってビデオが本当に役に立つ

So im not learning Japanese, but I put some OST from old rpgs and your voice in the back. And i really can focus. Thanks! for your videos =)

日本語を学んでる人として、この動画は凄く助かります。 なおこさんは親切な人に見えて、いつも笑顔で日本語を教えてくれることをありがたいと思います。次の動画に楽しみにしています。

Thank you very much. I am Chinese, and I understand most of the meaning of Kanji, but I don't know how to pronounce it in the Japanese way. I love that you speak the specific words slowly; it really helps.

Thank you for putting Japanese subtitles in the video, made it much easier to follow.

この動画はなんか日本語を勉強してる人にとても役に立ちますね　🤗

日本語をどうやって上手になろうかって思って少し悲しくなちゃて時このチャネル見つけました。本当に宝です。なおこさんのおかげでもっと日本語上手になると思います。これからよろしくお願いします。😊

I’m so glad your channel appeared in my recommended. Thank you for taking the time to make the subtitles especially with the furigana. It’s a really big help for someone like me who doesn’t know too many kanjis

Aaa, I just discovered your channel and immediately subscribed! This is so helpful for learning Japanese, I'm so glad I found this video, thank you!

These videos are so helpful, keep em coming!

Thanks a ton for including subtitles and hiragana for kanji. It was super easy to follow along with this format. Hope you keep making more like this!

This is reaally good.. hope you can make a lot of this kind of videos

Being a real teacher means making teaching fun. Your meticulous way of editing, talking and explaining things makes it all an outstanding learning material and very fun to watch. You certainly have my support.

YES! Please keep making videos. You're a small channel for now, but you won't be for very long. You're going to be huge soon, for sure. Thank you for this!! (also, its great that you don't use music in your videos, it makes the input more diluted!) 😁

i'm so glad i found a channel like yours it's going to be very helpful in my learning journey

I just stumbled onto this page now. I seriously think your teaching methods are amazing. I've subscribed and will watch all of your videos to catch up.

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I just found your channel and I am super impressed! You're doing so many things in your video that a Japanese learner like me needs. Thank you so much!

Easy to understand and lovely format. Subbed, thank you!

This is a nice new content for us Japanese learners. Hope you continue to upload videos like this. Thank you, Naoko-san!

that's amazing. I understood a lot and the translation in the comments are pretty useful. Looking forward for more videos :)

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Wow I just discovered your channel and your clear pronunciation really helps me . I’m learning Japanese and you speak clearer than most online teachers I listen too . Thank you so much 🙏

This was great, I was able to understand about 80% of it, this is right at my listening level, the speed and clarity that you speak is perfect. Also love that there's not too much background noise, and the Japanese subtitles were a big help.

Thank you so much naoko-san! This really helps me improve my 日本語 ❤️💖 I really appreciate these kinds of videos 😭💛

You're doing a wonderful job!!! Thank you for your content

So happy I found this channel. So easy to listen to, really great for listening practice. Thank you for your this!

This is incredibly useful omg,I understand almost everything with the subtitle 😆

Oh wow, I have only just found your channel now, this is so helpful!

This video made me subscribe instantly, it's so helpful for listening practice! I'm planning to watch all of your previous videos. You have a new fan now 🤍 keep going with your good work

Naoko-sensei, I've just discovered your channel and I must say it's amazing! You speak natural japanese in a slow fashion, making it very easy to understand and learn a lot of expressions and how natural japanese sentences are formulated. Thank you very much! Arigatou Gozaimasu!!

loveee the way you talk and explain things! the subtitles with furigana are extremely helpful. i could understand vocabulary without the english translation, like a baby learning for the first time. :) the video was so easy to understand that i could forget that it was in japanese

i just discovered you channel this really helpful! thanks a lot naoko-chan!

Arigato! I am currently learning Japanese and your channel is very helpful! I should practice typing haha! Keep up the great work!

Love your videos. Easy to listen and easy to understand. Hope your channel will grow big

thank you for your thorough work Naoko!!

Please create more videos like this. This is very helpful for listening skills. 😍

i need more, this is so helpful, thank you.

I just found out contextual learning is better than normal learning. This is the type of video I was looking for. I cant thank you enough.

Wow, this is the first time I understood a little bit of what a Japanese person was talking about without having to look things up. Thank you for the work you put into your videos and for talking slowly with so much repetition. Including subtitles and kanji with furigana also helps a lot. なおこ先生ありがとう! 偉大な!

Thank you so much. You do an amazing job, helping so many people!❤❤❤

I enjoyed this おしゃべりvlog. Thank you for the detailed explanation, and the illustrations helped too. :)

Very good indeed ! Thank you very much Naoko Sensei !

I hope you had fun in Spain. Thank you for your videos, very fun learning material!

Thank you very much for the video! It is very helpful for learning Japanese

wow. i just discovered this helpful channel today. i can practice my reading and listening.

Thank you for this kind of video! I want to watch more of these

Idk how I found your video but I’m glad I did. I hope you’ll do more blogs like these

Thanks for this video. This is the first time that I've seen your channel, and I loved your video. Definitely going to check out the rest of your vids... ありがとうございます

すごいいなああ！ この教え方はとても効果的です。続けてください

Just found your video, I loving it.

thank you for your hardwork

This is so useful!

I'm watching this channel to refresh my Japanese after a very long break. I'm glad I found it. I love it!

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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You've been a blessing to me. God bless you Naoko-san!

Great channel thank you Naoko :)

You managed to explain the only word that needed a deeper explanation, I didn't know the 苦情. I don't have much occasions to talk with Japanese people so just listening to some conversation type, real-life Japanese is much needed! I like the subjects you talk about, there's no real aim, you just weave it around a place you are, talk about cultural differences... as a teacher in my country I can see the background and educational interest in your video and its perfectly balanced! Thank you 💖

Oh my god I just discovered your channel 15 minutes ago, and I have been so happy watching this vlog. I am grateful for the things I have learned from you today. Thank you so much Naoko!

僕の国には、パークのルールがほぼありませんので、感動しました。本当に素晴らしい動画でした、字幕を作れる頑張ってくれてありがとうございます！！！

I just discovered this channel, this is really helpful 先生のvlog大好きです！応援します❣

wow, thank you so much for making content like this!!

this video is so good! really comprehensible!

You're super fun!! 😁 Very helpful for my level of japanese

完璧なレベルで説明してくれてありがとう！大体わかったけどもう勉強になりました。

thank you so much for these videos, the are SO helpful!

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Love your videos!

I understand everything. Thank you so much!!

理解しやすい動画をアップしてくれてありがとうございました！

Thank you Naoko先生。Your videos are very useful for Japanese beginners. The way your speak makes it very easy to understand.

I like your content 😊 so helpful.

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well done and helpful video, can’t wait for more 😊

Your Japanese teaching vlog is so helpful for beginner likes me, so please keep doing this, thank you very much

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Hello i just found your video channel. These past few years i lost my motivation to learn japanese after learning it for so long. But your video is simple,easy to learn, presented in full Japanese and i enjoyed it a lot. It felt like casual small talk with a japanese friends. I hope i can watch more of your videos! ^^

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Thank you so much. Your videos are so useful to learn Japanese as well as culture ＜３

Your videos are exactly what I need. Thank you!

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Hello! I just discovered your channel today and I would like to thank you for sharing this kind of videos. I’m starting to learn Japanese language and I find this very helpful. Again, thank you so much!!! 😊

このビデオでたくさん勉強しました！ありがとうござます😊

brilliant video!!