Japanese listening diary · Day 195

A New Supermarket Opened Near My House

近所に大きなスーパーができました
July 20, 2026
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A larger supermarket has opened in my neighborhood. Nothing nearby had a good selection of fresh fish and meat, so I had been going all the way to a distant store. I learned about the opening while looking at X for local news, and when I went straight over there were rows of fresh fish and meat and such a range of vegetables that I circled the shop several times. It is a little far on foot, but this is where I will shop from now on.

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Excerpt
No. 195Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
さいきん、きんじょにおおきめのすーぱーができました。これまでうちのまわりには、しんせんなおにくやおさかながたくさんそろっているすーぱーがなかったので、とおくのすーぱーまでかいにいっていました。このまえ、きんじょのじょうほうをしいれるためにえっくすをみていたときに、あたらしくこのすーぱーがおーぷんしたということをしりました。
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Vocabulary ことば

大きめおおきめon the large side
新鮮しんせんfresh
仕入れるしいれるto gather (information); to stock up on
早速さっそくright away
豊富ほうふabundant; rich in variety

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