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Audio Blog S2
Japanese Portable Bars

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Formal Romanization
Mina-san, kon'nichiwa.
Yuri no 

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eki chikaku o hajime, k

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Shigoto gaeri no sarar 

 
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kara dansei no aida de ninki ga arimasu ga, saikin de wa wakai 
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man'in to iu semasa. Daisha no naka ni wa ch   
 
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o-kyaku-san wa naraberareta maruisu ni suwarimasu. O-sake to issho ni,
oden, okonomiyaki, yakitori nado no ry 
 
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mo yasui desu. Watashi wa ichido, mafuyu no yatai de nonda koto ga arimasu.
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odorokimashita. Densha no hashiru oto ga zuj

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o-kyaku-san to issho ni natte kata o yoseai, oden no nitatsu yuge ni te o
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haitte kuru no ni, fushigi to shinshin tomo ni atatamatta yoru deshita.
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ganmo, atsuage, tsukune, daikon ni tamago.... o-naka ippai tabete, o-sake
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desu.
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tsukurareta biru no naka de nomu yori mo rirakkusu dekiru kara desh 
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Formal English
Hi everyone! And welcome to Yuri's audio blog.

Today I'll be talking about the portable stall taverns called yatai.
These portable stalls can be found near stations along Tokyo's Yamanote
train line, as well as below a number of suburban overpasses.
Yatai have long been popular with salary men as a good place to stop for a
quick drink after a long day at work. But in recent years they are being
frequented by more and more young OLs (Office Ladies.)

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Most stalls are built around large wooden handcarts. But in most cases
"large" means a stand that is packed full when the total number of
customers reaches about seven. Inside the stands are countertops for
preparing food and a service counter for the customers, who sit on round
wooden stools. The offerings on the menu range from foods like oden,
okonomiyaki and grilled chicken to go with your drink, all at very
reasonable prices.

  

   
    

    
 
      
   

 


     
I had drinks at a yatai once in the middle of winter. At first, I thought
to myself,   
 

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expected. I sat shoulder to shoulder with the other customers, warming my
hands in the steam rising from the boiling oden as the click and clack of

  


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the trains echoed overhead. There were of course no walls around the stall
 




mind and body curiously felt just a little bit warmer. I spent about two
hours there eating and drinking with friends. And for all we had, konnyaku,
ganmo, thick deep fried tofu, minced chicken meat balls, white daikon
radish, egg and four or five drinks, we managed to have our fill for a mere
2000 yen.

One of my friends told me that in the summertime yatai have such an open

  

 
  
and comfortable atmosphere that it is easy to drink a bit more than you
5 probably should. Drinking outside with the wind on your face 

that this is more relaxing than drinking inside a concrete building? I
already have plans to visit all the yatai I can next summer.

Today's blog was about the portable stall taverns called yatai. I hope you
enjoyed it!
See you all next time on Yuri's audio blog.

Vocabulary

Kanji
\ Kana
t Romaji English
.- Ô ¦ yatai stand, stall
56 N F  ensen

along the ~ line
78 9 NO#t k
k"!
suburb
underneath the

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elevated railway
IJM t^M tachiyoru
tracks
to call at, to stop

OL
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by
a woman office
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ch
carriage
cooking table,
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yos 
indoor, inside
beyond expectation,
contrary to
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expectation
to hold over, to
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both mind and body
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~ meguri
open
a tour of ~

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

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E2 Äs @ M
6 *  - . - t
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’ C o ° 78 9 T M
p O<  › @ ] 1 M k I
JM
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T OL
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lm F <O]M
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(I) eat ramen noodles at the stand and go
home.
I want to live along the Keio line.
I moved to the suburbs last year.
That live music club is located under the
elevated railway tracks.
I stop at South Korea on my way from
      Thailand to Japan.
OL is a Japanese-English word shortened
f # t from "office lady."
(I) bought an isolated four-storied
wooden house.
Don't play on the carriage.
The worktop is a mess.
(I) reserved an indoor swimming pool at
the hotel.
The bag I bought without looking at the

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O]t

ž " 2  O ª  ‰ ˜   #   F  c M price tag was unexpectedly expensive.
You can shop just by holding the cell
»  ¼ % [  ‰ phone over (a scanner at the register).
Ö × Ø
G  
] t I'm healthy physically and mentally.
*  !4è A 2 #t I felt released.
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E2 Äs @ M I toured the temples in Kyoto.
(I) eat ramen noodles at the stand and go
*  - . - t home.
   5 6 &] t I want to live along the Keio line.
’ C o ° 78 9 T M I moved to the suburbs last year.
That live music club is located under the
p O<  › @ ] 1 M k I elevated railway tracks.
JM I stop at South Korea on my way from
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      Thailand to Japan.
T M OL OL is a Japanese-English word shortened
` a      z   2   f # t from "office lady."
(I) bought an isolated four-storied
d]   ˜ $¦ wooden house.
lm F <O]M Don't play on the carriage.
 ´ä ¯ ä2 #]t The worktop is a mess.
(I) reserved an indoor swimming pool at
‚ ! 2 " 
  # ] t O g  F  “ ” 6 7 the hotel.
O ] t The bag I bought without looking at the

ž " 2  O ª  ‰ ˜   #   F  c M price tag was unexpectedly expensive.
7 You can shop just by holding the cell
»  ¼ % [  ‰ phone over (a scanner at the register).
Ö × Ø
G  
] t I'm healthy physically and mentally.
*  !4è A 2 #t I felt released.
I toured the temples in Kyoto.

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