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Passive vocabulary is the most essential
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一番大切、これはもちろんパッシブなvocabulary
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ichi ban taisetsu, kore ha mochiron passhibu na vocabulary
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If you're a native speaker
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ネイティブスピーカーが、日本人なら日本人
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neitibusupīkā ga, nihonjin nara nihonjin
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like a 30 or 40 year old Japanese would have so much vocabulary
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30歳、40歳、たくさんもうvocabulary持っている
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30 sai, 40 sai, takusan mo u vocabulary motteiru
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and my vocabulary will never match
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私はこの日本人ほどのvocabularyは
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watashi wa kono nihonjin hodo no vocabulary wa
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the vocabulary of this person
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持つことはあり得ないんですよ
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motsu koto wa arienai ndesu yo
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Because I've spent only 9 years in Japan
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9年間しか日本に住んでいないから
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9 nenkan shi ka nihon ni sundeinai kara
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So I won't be able to use all the vocabulary
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だからそれを全部は私は使えません
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dakara sore o zenbu wa watashi wa tsukaemasen
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But at least, I need to be able to understand
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しかし、少なくとも理解しなくてはならない
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shi kashi, sukunakutomo rikai shinakute wa naranai
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Because whether it's in movies or
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なぜかと言うと、映画なら映画、あるいは
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nazeka toiuto, eiga nara eiga, aruiha
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even in business, different topics come up unrelated to business
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実際、仕事の商売の話でもいろんな話が出てくるから
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jissai, shigoto no shoubai no hana shi demo ironna hana shi ga detekuru kara
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So if you can't understand, you can't talk
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理解できないと話できないんですよ
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rikai dekinai to hana shi dekinai ndesu yo
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If you read and listen a lot first
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まず、たくさん読んで、たくさん聞いた場合
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mazu, takusan yonde, takusan kīta bāi
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you will naturally be able to speak
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自ずと話ができるようになります
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onozuto hana shi ga dekiruyouninarimasu
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But the scariest thing that could happen is
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だけど、一番の欠点は、一番の恐ろしいことは
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dakedo, ichi ban no ketten wa, ichi ban no osoroshī koto wa
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not being able to understand. So for example in business
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分からない、例えば、商売なら商売、相手が
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bun kara nai, tatoeba, shoubai nara shoubai, aite ga
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someone says something and you don't understand
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何か言うと、英語で、日本人は分からなかった
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nanika iu to, eigo de, nihonjin wa bun kara nakatta
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But you can't ask the other person to
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すみません、もう一度言ってくださいと
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sumimasen, mou ichi do ittekudasai to
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repeat himself all the time
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繰り返して言えないわけです
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kurikaeshite ienai wake desu
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So for your own protection also
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だからまず、自己防衛という意味でも
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dakara mazu, jikobouei toiu imi demo
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you need to raise the level of understanding a lot
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たくさん理解度を上げないとだめ
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takusan rikaido o agenai to dame
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