Episode 9: Special Guest Kaede Higuchi

Ohamonii~
Welcome to another episode of YuNi no All Night Nippon i
Today, YuNi was joined in the studio by Kaede Higuchi, or Derōn-chan, as she likes to be called.

Part 1: Mogu-mogu time

YuNi brought two snacks into the studio for some mogu-mogu (snack munching) fun with Derōn-chan. The first snack was butter-soy sauce flavor Jagariko (a stick-shaped potato snack by Calbee). Both YuNi and Derōn-chan agreed that the snack had a one-two punch. First they tasted soy sauce but there was a strong butter finish.

The second snack was a ginger ale gummy candy. YuNi was surprised because it was harder to chew than she imagined. It also had quite a bite to it, but Derōn-chan wasn't sure if it was from the ginger extract or the soda carbonation. In any case, YuNi thought it had a fizzy finish.

Part 2: Advice Corner

On the live portion of the show, YuNi responded to listeners seeking advice, but now it was Derōn-chan’s turn. She wanted some advice on breaking the ice in conversations.

YuNi thinks she's good at introductions but not good at keeping the conversation going. That's why when she met Derōn-chan in the radio station, she kept feeding her cheese crackers. YuNi said that’s a good strategy when you don’t know what to say. It’s important to have a common topic to talk about, so eating a snack together can fit the bill.

But then, Derōn-chan reminded YuNi that they ended up using the changing room together at the same time, which was a bit embarrassing. This gave her another idea about a good strategy to break the ice in a conversation. Can you guess what it is?

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This week's nihongo tip

• Japanese: 人見知り
• English transliteration: hitomishiri
• Meaning: Shy at first
• Comment: You can use it as an adjective, followed by desu or as a verb compound, followed by suru

Here's how YuNi used it on the show:

• Original: 実は手相的には人見知りなんですよ。
• Transliteration: Jitsu wa tesō-teki ni wa hitomishiri nan desu yo
• Translation: Actually, as far as my palm reading goes, I'm shy at first.

And here are a few more examples:

• 1. 人見知りなので、人前で話すのが嫌いです。
• Hitomishiri nano de, hito-mae de hanasu no ga kirai desu
• I'm shy at first, so I hate speaking in public.
• 2. 彼は人見知りする。
• Kare wa hitomishiri suru
• He's shy at first.

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Episode 9: With guest Kaede Higuchi

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YuNi music selection

Shallow (Japanese Ver.) Lady Gaga x Bradley Cooper

For a change of pace, here is YuNi covering the Japanese version of "Shallow" from A Star is Born. What do you think?

English subtitles are available

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YuNi original songs playlist:

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