Nihongo no Tane 161: ピアノの先生2 The Piano Teacher Part 2 | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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ピアノの先生2

The Piano Teacher Part 2

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Key Vocabulary

塊(かたまり)— embodiment; personification (used metaphorically to describe someone who is the "essence" of something)
弾(ひ)くだけではなくて — not only playing (弾(ひ)く: to play (a string instrument), だけ: only, ではなくて: not only)
演奏(えんそう)されるそうです — it seems it will be performed (演奏(えんそう): performance, される: passive form (to be performed), そうです: it seems)
現代(げんだい) — modern times; contemporary
さらさらと — smoothly; fluently
品々(しなじな) — various items; goods (plural of 品(しな), meaning "item")
もうとうに — long ago; long before (indicating something that happened or was done long ago, often emphasizing it's well in the past)
張(は)り直(なお)した — re-stretched; re-tightened (張(は)り: to stretch; to tighten, 直(なお)した: fixed; redone)
色合(いろあ)い — color tone; hue
刺繍(ししゅう)もほどけたところ — parts where the embroidery has unraveled (刺繍(ししゅう): embroidery, も: also, ほどけた: unraveled, ところ: part; place)
品質(ひんしつ) — quality
保(たも)たれている — is maintained; is preserved (保(たも)たれる: to be maintained, ている: ongoing state)
イマイチ — not so good; lacking
ボロボロで — worn-out; tattered
狂(くる)ってしまってるんです — it has gone out of tune; it’s broken (狂(くる)う: to go crazy or to be out of tune, てしまってる: regrettably; completely)
(Note: In this context, since we are talking about an instrument, "狂(くる)う" refers to the sound being out of tune or off-pitch.)
しかも — moreover; besides
見(み)かけます — to see; to come across (polite form of 見(み)かける)
ピカピカ — shiny; sparkling
新品(しんぴん) — brand new
雑(ざつ)に扱(あつか)われてるなっていう雰囲気(ふんいき)の車(くるま) — a car that feels like it's being treated carelessly (雑(ざつ)に: carelessly, 扱(あつか)われてる: being treated, なっていう: like; that feels, 雰囲気(ふんいき): atmosphere, 車(くるま): car)
ただただ置(お)きっぱなしにしてある — just left as it is (ただただ: just, 置(お)きっぱなし: left as is, にしてある: to have been left)
保存(ほぞん)する — to preserve; to store (保存(ほぞん): preservation, する: verb marker meaning "to do")(きょうかい)

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