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KEY VOCABULARY:
何かと one thing or another
バタバタしている to be very busy doing different things [a phrase used to describe someone is very busy by moving around doing things constantly. バタバタ is onomatopoeia which is mimicking sounds of a person who is making noise by moving around doing things]
録音する to record (audio) [録音 (recording)]
～という気持ちになれません don’t feel like doing ~ [literally, “can’t become the mood of ~”;という (used as connector linking modifying phrase and a noun that is modified); 気持ち (feeling; mood); になれません (“can’t become”; polite potential form of polite form of になれない (can’t become))]
何も文句はない (I) have no complaint; there is no complaint [何も (“(not) at all” when used in a negative phrase); 文句 (complaint; objection); はない (there is no ~)]
心配事 worries; troubles [something that troubles or worries one’s mind]
忘れちゃいます end up forgetting; forget unfortunately [contraction of 忘れてしまいます and it’s very casual; ちゃいます (contracted form てしまいます); note: (忘れ)ちゃう is contraction of (忘れ)てしまう]
韓国語 Korean language [韓国 (Korea); 語 (language)]
～ということで since/because/ as it is the case that ~; it is the case that ~ and [という (modifying connector); こと (it means “case”, “situation” or “fact”); で (て-form of だ/です) used to connect to the next phrase. It can be translated as “because/since/ as” or “and” as conjunctive]
～たばかりjust (moved to US) [“plain past form V + ばかり” means “just did ~”/”has just done ~”]
変わりよう the way/manner of (her) change [変わり (“change”; noun form of 変わる (to change); よう (look; appearance; manner; circumstance))]
っていう感じで (she) was like ~ and [っていう(casual for “という”); で (て-form of だ/です to continue to the next phrase)]
和気あいあいと very happily; cheerfully; lively [和気あいあいdescribes the way people are interacting enjoying each other’s company in a lively and cheerful atmosphere; と (making the preceding phrase adverbial form)]
～たところ when (I) did ~; after (I) did ~ [“plain past form V + ところ”]
～た途端 as soon as doing ~ [“plain past V + 途端”]
教えてもらえる can receive teaching; can have (someone) teach (me) [“て-form V + もらう” means “to have someone do something for you (or someone else)”); 教えて (て-form of 教える (to teach); もらえる (potential form of もらう))]
というふうに (言ってくれまして) said that ~ [“いうふうに” is sort of extra and can be omitted as in “と(言ってくれまして)”. However, Yumi obviously summarized what her husband said instead of quoting him exactly, therefore というふうに is used to give a sense of “(he said) along the line of such and such”]
～じゃないかなと思います (I) think it might be that ~; I think that ~ [じゃないか (casual forではないか (isn’t that ~?)); な (emphatic particle used at the end of one’s own idea or thought, but it also add softness); と思います (I think that)]
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