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✅ About Me I'm Noriko, a certified Japanese teacher and Neurolanguage Coach®, and the creator of the Learn Japanese with Noriko podcast. Since 2015, I’ve helped 280+ students worldwide improve their Japanese through online courses and private lessons. I specialize in boosting your confidence in speaking by combining expert teaching with brain-friendly Neurolanguage Coaching® techniques.

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I am an office worker. Every morning, I wake up at 6 a.m. and leave home at 6:30. Then, I go to the Starbucks near the station. While drinking coffee there, I always study English. This is my morning routine.

Recently, I’ve been studying by listening to podcasts. While listening to a podcast, I read the script generated by AI.

"Alright, let’s do our best today!"

As usual, I started reviewing vocabulary on my iPad. The words and sentences I’ve studied many times and memorized come out smoothly, and I can read them fluently. But when difficult words appear, I can’t read them as smoothly.

"Uh… what was this word again? What does it mean…?"

Whenever I come across a word I don’t know, I make sure to look it up right away in a dictionary app on my phone. Then, I quietly mumble it out loud.

"Um… is my pronunciation correct?"

Thinking that, I keep mumbling and repeating the words. Honestly, English pronunciation is difficult. While I was muttering to myself, someone sitting nearby glanced at me. But I didn’t mind. Reading English out loud is important.

That person also studies English here regularly. Just like me, she comes to Starbucks every day to study. She always works on a TOEIC workbook. She probably hasn’t noticed, but sometimes she also mumbles in English.

"Everyone is working hard. I should do my best, too!"

I whispered that to myself in my mind.

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Sato was very busy from the morning. There were many meetings. There were also many emails to answer. When he looked at the clock, it was already past 5 PM.

"I should go home soon," he thought and left the office. The sky was a little dark, but it was not raining yet.

As he walked toward the station, the wind suddenly became strong. Then, small drops of rain started drizzling.

“Well, this much is fine,” he thought and kept walking. But the rain got stronger and stronger. Soon, it was pouring, and he was completely soaked.

From far away, he heard the rumbling of thunder. Sato didn’t have an umbrella. So, he quickly ran into a nearby convenience store.

Inside the store, many people were also taking shelter from the rain. Sato’s shirt, pants, and shoes were soaking wet.

"Ahh, I didn’t think it would rain this much..." he said quietly.

He waited for about 10 minutes. The rain became weaker and weaker. Soon, it was only drizzling again.

"This is my chance," he thought and left the store. The station was not far now.

Somehow, he reached the station and got on the train. But inside, it was a little cold.

"My clothes are soaked... I might catch a cold," he thought as he wiped his wet face and head with a handkerchief.

He looked outside the window. The rain had almost stopped.

"Today was a tough day. When I get home, I’ll take a nice warm bath right away," Sato thought.

Hi, I'm Noriko, a fully qualified Japanese teacher and also the creator of the Japanese podcast & YouTube, LEARN JAPANESE WITH NORIKO. I am most active in my community, JAPANESE TOGETHER. If you would like to meet me or speak with me in person, please join my community.

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Hi, I'm Noriko, a fully qualified Japanese teacher and also the creator of the Japanese podcast & YouTube, LEARN JAPANESE WITH NORIKO. I am most active in my community, JAPANESE TOGETHER. If you would like to meet me or speak with me in person, please join my community.

💌 Sign up to my email newsletter - https://www.japanesewithnoriko.com/

🌸Join our vibrant community, Japanese Together - https://japanese-together.mn.co

Hi, I'm Noriko, a fully qualified Japanese teacher and also the creator of the Japanese podcast & YouTube, LEARN JAPANESE WITH NORIKO. I am most active in my community, JAPANESE TOGETHER. If you would like to meet me or speak with me in person, please join my community.

💌 Sign up to my email newsletter - https://www.japanesewithnoriko.com/

🌸Join our vibrant community, Japanese Together - https://japanese-together.mn.co