Curly hair day! Crazy hair girls!

クレイジーヘアの日！

Crazy hair girls? We should do this from crazy hair day!

- クレイジーヘア？ - 明日の準備しないと

Yeah and then paint our hair and do this on top!

カラーとセットをしないと

What- how long do you have to leave this in?

どれくらい待つの？

All night. All night!

一晩中

Alright, well we'll see tomorrow what it looks like!

明日が楽しみです！

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

髪はどうかな？

Oh, the hair things are coming out?

見てみよう

Here we go...

娘が沢山いると 思いがけない事もあります

When you live in a house full of girls, you never know what a new day might bring.

毎日が新しい冒険の様です

Part of the adventure of living is discovering what each day has in store,

今日は新しいヘアスタイルを試しています

and today we're trying some new hairstyles.

果たして気に入るでしょうか？

The big question is — will they like it or not?!

素敵だよ アナ！

Oh it's so cool Anna!

どう？

Let's see.

ベッカは自分でやらないと

Poor Becca had to do it herself!

こんな感じかな

If I go like that... oh my goodness!

好きじゃない？

You don't like it? Anna!

とても可愛いよ！

I love it! It's super cute!

- もっと長いと思ってた - 可愛いよ！

I though tour hair was going to be longer... It's so cute!

最高に可愛いよ！

Oh my goodness! Aren't you freakin' adorable!

素敵に仕上がったね

Oh, that turned out so good, huh honey?!

- 気に入った？ - うん

Do you like it? Uh huh.

いいね

Good. Did you show Vovó?

ああ！

Ahhh!

10秒かかったね！

It takes you 10 seconds just to get out of there!

パパ 知ってる？

Daddy, do you know...

川があるの？

There's a river over there?

小さな川

Yeah- just a little river.

日本では春になると ツツジが開花します

As spring moves on in Japan, you can count on the blooming of the azaleas.

パステルカラーで有名な 近くの名所に行きます

We're going to a place nearby famous for the pastel polka dots that fill the landscape.

もう疲れた

I'm tired of walking.

八分咲きです

Well some of them are just getting going and others are all done.

- ジャンプする - いいわよ

I'm going to just jump down right here. Ok, just jump down.

キャノンボールをしたいな

This is a good place to do a cannonball inside the water.

歩きましょう

Let's walk up.

この松の木は面白いわ

This pine tree's so interesting.

そうだね

It is an interesting pine tree.

剪定が上手で素敵だわ

I love how they prune all their trees.

丘を下りましょう

OK, let's go down the hill.

今年は日本の過去1500年で 最も早い春でした

This was the earliest spring in 1500 years in Japan...

ニュースで読みました

That's what I read in the news.

桜にとっては素晴らしかったですが ツツジには良くありません

And it was amazing for sakura, but it is not good for the azaleas.

教会で母の日をお祝いします

So we're getting ready for Mother's Day at church

5月9日に教会で母の日のイベントをします

So if you're in the Tokyo area and you would like to come to our church for Mother's Day, May 9

お母さん大歓迎です！ 子供の劇もあります

Please come. If you're a mother, we'll have a special gift and the children are going to do a special presentation.

街の眺めと 高速道路

A view of the city — and the highway!

家族の起床前の 静かな時間は貴重です

These quiet moments before the family gets up are precious.

私の最高な一日は ソファーで楽しむコーヒーと 日の出で始まります

For me, a good start to the day involves a fresh pot of coffee, a comfortable seat and a beautiful sunrise.

聖書を読んで養われます

Nothing feeds my soul like reading the Bible,

自然の中を散歩をすると 心と体が若返るようです

and going for a walk outside in nature rejuvenates the mind and body.

日常の中のミニバケーションです

It's like starting the day off with a mini-vacation.

良い一日の為の モーニングルーティン

I'm a firm believer in a good morning routine that sets your day up for success.

皆さんはいかがですか？

Do you have a favorite morning routine?

パズルはどう？

Are we working on our puzzle over here?

- もうすぐ完成よ - すごいね

Yeah, I'm finishing it. Finishing it, oh my goodness.

- この部分だけ？ - そこが難しいの

Just the dark pieces left here? Yeah, it's hard.

仕事は盛り沢山ですが 在宅勤務のお陰で柔軟に動けます

I have a lot to get done each week, but working from home allows a certain flexibility that I really appreciate.

Life in Japan の制作も 柔軟性があってこそ可能です

Without it, there wouldn't even be a Life in Japan video each week!

何が見える？

What do you see over there?

見渡す限りの街！

Tons and tons of city as far as you can see!

- すごい - そうだね

No way. Yes way!

ルイーザはヒョウ柄だね！

Leopard Luiza came to the zoo!

木のトンネルがある？

There's a tree tunnel?!

本当に？

Really?!

ワーオ！

Whoa!

やあ！

There you are!

木登り？

Are you climbing up the tree, dude?

すごいね！

Supe rad, huh?!

スパイダーモンキー！

Spider monkey!

頭出すの？気を付けて

You're going to try to stick your head out?! I don't think so, Dude.

高い

He went high.

すぐ見つけられなかったわ

I know, I couldn't find him at first.

皆はどこ？

How far are they?

可愛い公園です

It's a pretty little park here.

トイレいきたい

I gotta pee.

- ルースも？ - まだ我慢できるわよ

You do too? Well, a little bit. But I ain't peeing at these places.

そうでしょ？

Nope, I hold it.

行くわよ！

Let's go Joshua!

戻ってきたね！

Here he comes! Dude, nice!

背が高くていいね

Yes! Whoa, the benefits of being tall!

遂に完成です！

It is finally finished! Yea!

なんてパズルだ！

What a puzzle!

カッコいいね

Very cool, huh?

これが肝心

This is a a cool part.

こうすれば崩れないよ

If it goes like this, it won't break.

崩したくない時は

This is how you—if you don't want to break it

- すごいな！ - お客さんがいて崩せない時

Oh wow, look at that! If there's customers and stuff and you don't want to break your puzzle.

お客さん

Customers!

こうやって巻き上げます

Then you roll it up

崩れません

And it won't break.

- いいね - 崩れてるみたい

I like it. It sounds like it breaking.

大崩壊じゃない？

It does sound like it's breaking, massively.

開けてみたら分かるよ

But it's not! Here, I can open it and show you.

悪くないわね

Not bad.

パズルの途中の時に

It's main mostly for when you're still making it.

こうすると便利です

All the empty pieces and you still don't want to put it away

- すごい！ - 悪くないでしょ？

Very cool! But it's still not that bad!

良く出来たわね じゃあ片付けて

No, it's amazingly well. OK, can we put this away now? The puzzle away?

すごい！本当に！

That's so amazing! Wow, wow!

- アナ！ - 何？

Anna-Cakes! Yes?

何作ってるの？

What are you caking over here?

フライドチキンだよ

I'm making fried chicken.

フライドチキン

Fried chicken. Whoa!

いつ入れるか見たい？

Want to see when I'm going to put it in?

完璧！

Viola! Viola!

説明するわね

Let me show you how you're supposed to do it.

片側を気を付けて入れて

You're supposed to put one side in carefully,

ゆっくり落とすの

And then you can slowly drop it. OK.

レベッカ 6年生の宿題はどう？

Rebecca, what is 6th grade homework like?

- 難しい - 5年生より？

Hard. Is it hard? Harder than 5th grade?

- うん - ずっと難しい？

Yes. Way harder?!

難しいというより 沢山あるわね

It's not that it's harder, there's just a lot more, huh?

うん

Mmmm hmmm.

沢山の宿題！ 中学校の準備かな？

A lot more homework! They're getting you ready for junior high school I think, huh?

多分

Mmmm, maybe.

ジョシュアもお手伝い？

Are you helping Joshua? What are you doing?

取り出さないといけないんだね

Oh, I see. So you have to take it out of there, huh?

そう

Yeah. OK.

どこに入れるの？ なるほどね

Then where does it go? Oh I see.

冷蔵庫に入れる？

And then this will go in the fridge?

良く出来たね！

Oh good job!

良い子だね

That's a good helper.

ママ どう？

Mommy, isn't it done?

OK

OK.

サラ 何かして

Sarah, there's something you can help me with... Huh?

カメラにスマイル！

Smile at the camera.

2年生はどう？ 1年生より難しい？

And tell me... what is 2nd grade like? Is it harder than 1st grade?

えーと…

Well...

- 漢字が多い - 漢字が多いの？

It's like, you do a lot of kanji... A lot of kanji?

沢山やる事があって

There's a lot of things, stuff to do

そうだね

Yeah?

先生はタイマーを使うの

The teacher puts timers on to do stuff.

家で食事をする時に パパがタイマーを使うみたいだね

Oh cool! It's kind of like when we're at home eating and then daddy puts on a timer for you to finish!

6年生 2ページ...

6th grade, two pages...

音読・算数・英語・社会

Reading aloud, math, English, social studies

漢字 ここに正解を書く！

Kanji and write something right, right here.

この隙間も大事です

So for all of my foreigner friends... this little thing is amazing!

冷蔵庫と壁の間の 一見無駄なスペースにも

There's this tiny little space between my fridge and the wall that's absolutely wasted space...

使える収納が日本にはあります！

And you can buy these little rolling shelves.

最高！

Oh my goodness!

もっと背が高い物もあります

And actually, I think you can buy an attachment to make it go even taller.

中々見つかりません

Which I'm looking for, and I haven't found it.

どこで探したらいいのかしら

Not quite sure if I know how to search for it.

冷蔵庫の隣でスライドします

Then it just slides right next to my fridge.

無駄なスペースも余さず活用！

Extra storage. Wasted space, problem solved.

ああ！ビックリした！

Oh! You scared me so bad!

驚かさないで！

Don't! Just stop scaring me!

大げさだな

I think that was a little exaggerated.

掃除の時間？

Are you girls cleaning your room?

お風呂に入る

No, I'm going to get a bath.

掃除した方がいいんじゃない？

Oh, you're going to get a bath. Well it looks like this room should be—cleaned, huh?

明日の準備をしてるの

I'm getting ready for tomorrow.

明日の準備？まあいいね

Oh you are? You're getting ready for tomorrow? Well that's good at least.

"まあいいね"？！ 明日の準備だよ！

At least?! I'm just getting ready for school! Isn't that good?!

毎日 少なくとも隔日 ジョギングをします

Everyday, or at least every other day I try to get out, and get a jog in.

定期的な運動は 健康の為に大切です

Get moving because that helps you feel so much better.

何してるの？

Especially exercizing on a regular basis.

- 宿題終わった？ - 英語の宿題

What's going on here?

英語と日本語？

So did you finish your homework? Look how much English!

日本語を書いてから 犬…猫…

So this is what? English with Japanese?

いいね！

Yeah- I write the Japanese and then dog... Neko, cat...

お姉ちゃんに何してるの？

Cool! Good job.

お姉ちゃんの勝ちだね

What are you doing to your big sister?!

勝った！

Ow! Big sister won, it looks like.

”いいね！” お願いします！

I won!

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Please like this video!

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学校の書類の準備

It's the end of the day, the kids are in bed, so what are we going to do now?!

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