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Learn natural Japanese through a real interview with Shohei Ohtani, where everyday speech, useful phrases, and native pacing make listening practice feel authentic. The conversation covers his essential items and daily habits, including a custom-made pillow, how he sleeps, and why certain expressions like 元も子もない, 常に, and うつ伏せ matter in real Japanese.

Mochi Sensei breaks down the interview in a relaxed, beginner-friendly way, showing how Japanese is actually used in context rather than in textbook examples. It is a practical Japanese listening lesson for learners who want to improve comprehension, pick up natural expressions, and hear how native speakers talk in a sports interview, casual conversation, and real-life media clip.

If you are studying Japanese for JLPT listening, natural conversation, interview comprehension, or vocabulary building, this lesson gives you clear examples and useful language you can reuse. It is also a strong choice for fans of Shohei Ohtani, Japanese learning videos, and native Japanese listening practice.

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00:00Hi everyone in the world!
00:02Ya-ho, Minna! Moku-sensei desu!
00:04Today, we're learning Japanese with Shohei Otani.
00:09This is a great opportunity to get used to
00:12natural Japanese spoken by a native speaker, no matter your level.
00:17In this clip, Shohei Otani talks about the 10 essential items in his life.
00:23Let's listen together to his natural Japanese in a relaxed setting.
00:27Let's get started!
00:30Let's start!
00:34This is a Japanese company.
00:39I took my head shape and my head shape.
00:43I made it to order made.
00:49I made it to order made.
00:52I made it to order made.
00:57This is Japanese English, right?
01:00In English, we say custom made.
01:03But in Japanese, we say order made.
01:06Order made.
01:08Order made.
01:09Ma-kura.
01:09Ma-kura means pillow.
01:11Ma-kura is allowed.
01:13Yes.
01:14I use myself.
01:15So, I do this for myself.
01:17But this way, I can be in a position of my head shape.
01:21So, I can be in the center of the top of this thing.
01:22I can be in the side of the upper right leg.
01:27So, I can be in the height.
01:29I do this for myself.
01:36I'm going to draw the height because I can see my head shape.
01:39I don't appreciate my head shape so I can be in my head shape.
01:48形とかとってるので、これだったら真ん中は仰向けで寝るよ。
01:49仰向け means your face facing the ceiling, which is you sleep on the back.
02:08こっちの両サイドは横を向いたときに自分の高さになるようになってるので、まあ寝違えとかもあんまりしないです。
02:08寝違え means stiff neck.
02:23結構ね、寝違えとかある選手も多いんですけど、まあそういうのはあんまりなってないですかね。
02:24Wow, this pillow sounds great.
02:36これ言ったらもともともないですけど、結構うつ伏せで寝るんで、寝つきはうつ伏せが多いんですけど、まあでも横で寝ることも多いです。もう全部ですね。
02:43まあこれ言ったらもともこもないんですけど、結構うつ伏せで寝るんで。
02:46あおむけ means you sleep on the back.
02:50うつ伏せ means you sleep on your stomach.
02:58これを言ったらもともこもないんですけど、
02:59Let's pay attention to this phrase, もともこもない。
03:04Have you ever heard this word?
03:06If we were watching this video on Fluent U, we could just click on the word in the interactive subtitles
03:12to see exactly what it means.
03:15もともこもない。
03:15Fluent U tells us that it means defeating the purpose.
03:19For example,
03:22無理をして失敗したらもともこもない。
03:23If I overdo it and ended up failing, it'll be pointless.
03:33せっかく宿題を終わらせたのに、提出するのを忘れたらもともこもない。
03:33It defeats the purpose if you went to the trouble of finishing your homework, but forgot to turn it in.
03:40By the way, you can use it the same way on the mobile app, too. It's super useful, right?
03:46Now, let's look at more of Shohei Otani's must-have items.
03:56携帯はもう誰もみんな欠かせないと思うので、
03:59連絡だったりとかもそうですし、
04:03何か見たいなと思った時も常に必要なので、
04:06大事なものだと思います。
04:08Are you a big texter?
04:11テキストが多いですね。
04:14こちらでは特にテキストが多いかなと思います。
04:19まあ携帯はもう誰もみんな欠かせないと思う。
04:23まあ連絡だったりとかもそうですし、
04:26何か見たいなと思った時に、
04:32常に必要なので大事なものだと思います。
04:33常に is a very useful word.
04:36Let's check what it means.
04:40常に必要なので。
04:40常に。
04:41So, it shows that 常に is an adverb,
04:45and it means always, constantly.
04:49彼女は常に元気です。
04:50彼女は常に元気です。
04:50She is always in high spirit.
04:54父は常に働いています。
04:55My dad is constantly working.
04:58彼女は常に働いています。
05:00彼女は常に働いています。
05:02彼女は常に働いています。
05:03彼女は常に働いています。
05:03彼女は常に働いています。
05:03彼女は常に働いています。
05:03まあ連絡だったり、
05:05まあ何か。
05:05まあ日本の会社です。
05:07まあ自分の頭の形。
05:07Do you know what まあ means?
05:10It's similar to saying well or so in English.
05:15Using this makes you sound more natural,
05:18so try using them yourself like Shohei Otani.
05:21Like if someone asks you,
05:24元気ですか?
05:24Not just saying 元気です。
05:27You can say 元気です。
05:29You can say もう元気です。
05:31Well, I'm good.
05:32Just like this.
05:34If you just see the dictionary definition,
05:37you might get confused by how people use in conversation.
05:41What's great about Flu and You is that it gives you not just a definition,
05:46but also video examples so that you can see how a phrase is used across context.
05:51What's the reason?
05:52I don't know the right approach.
05:55I don't know the right approach.
05:55I don't know if it comes out.
05:57And of course, Shohei Otani's whole interview is on Flu and You,
06:01so you can watch it there to learn even more than what we are covering today.
06:05And take a quiz to test and practice what you learned.
06:09羊品
06:10Today, I'm going to show you the 10選.
06:13Flu and You also has hundreds of other Japanese videos for you to choose from,
06:18including movie clips, anime, music videos, news, and more.
06:23Also let you learn with any YouTube, Netflix video that has subtitles through the Chrome extension.
06:29In addition, Flu and You provides speaking questions,
06:32so it ensures you also master your Japanese pronunciation.
06:37Just click in the description below in this video for a 14 days free trial.
06:43Before we finish this video, I want to give you guys a quiz.
06:48Please listen to this interview part.
07:07Question. How many bats did Shohei Otani break?
07:15The answer. 10 bats.
07:18I think you were probably 10 points.
07:21I think you were probably 10 points.
07:22I think you were 10 points.
07:26Probably. And 10 points.
07:30Pon is a counter for long items.
07:33and おる means to fold something or break long thin objects.
07:39such as bats, bones, chopsticks, and pencils.
07:44something like that. So everyone, was Shohei Otani's Japanese easy to understand? He spoke
07:52pretty fast and there were a lot of difficult words too. But still, Otani's performance is
07:59absolutely amazing. There are probably very few people overseas who don't know his name, right?
08:07We definitely can't take our eyes off his success from here on out. Let's keep cheering him on
08:14together. And don't forget to check out and download FluentU. Also, please subscribe to
08:20my channel and push like button and see you guys in the next video. Bye, mata ne!
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