In Japan there are many machines designed to help people relax. In electronic stores there are many products for this purpose. Takase sensei has bought one, and really loves it ! Read more below and learn Japanese by listening to the blog and learning new Kanji and Japanese vocabulary.

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足もみマッサージ器
みなさん、これ、何だかわかりますか。 これを使うと、すーっと足の疲れがとれます。わかりますか?

足もみマッサージ器です。
私は足もみマッサージが好きなのですが、人にやってもらうと時間もお金もかかります。家族にやってもらうこともできますが、やってもらった後はやってあげないと文句を言われます。ですから、電気代だけで動いてくれて、文句も言わない、この足もみマッサージ器が気に入っています。
でもやっぱり、無言じゃなくて「今日は疲れてますね~」「そう、立ちっぱなしだったからね。」とか「いたたた・・」「このつぼが痛いのは、○○が悪いからですよ」などと私と会話しながらもんでくれたら最高ですね。
しゃべる足もみマッサージロボット、だれかに作ってほしいものです。
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みなさん、これ、何だかわかりますか。 これを使うと、すーっと足の疲れがとれます。わかりますか?足もみマッサージ器です。
私は足もみマッサージが好きなのですが、人にやってもらうと時間もお金もかかります。家族にやってもらうこともできますが、やってもらった後はやってあげないと文句を言われます。ですから、電気代だけで動いてくれて、文句も言わない、この足もみマッサージ器が気に入っています。
でもやっぱり、無言じゃなくて「今日は疲れてますね~」「そう、立ちっぱなしだったからね。」とか「いたたた・・」「このつぼが痛いのは、○○が悪いからですよ」などと私と会話しながらもんでくれたら最高ですね。しゃべる足 (あし)もみマッサージロボット、だれかに作ってほしいものです。
English Translation for Understanding
Foot massage machine
Do you know what this is ? If you use this, the tired feeling in your feet will be quickly refreshed and relieved. Do you know what it is now ? Yes, its a foot massage machine.
I really like to get foot massages, but having someone do it for me takes time and money. I can get one of my family members to do it for me, but after getting a massage from them, I have to give one back or else I'll get a complaint about it. Since its only electricity that is working for me, it doesn't complain so I've really come to like this massage machine.
But I'd like to do it without the silence – it would be fantastic if it could have a conversation with me while it massaged me and said things like, “You're really tired today, aren't you?” “Yeah, I was standing all day” and when I say, “ow ow ow!” it replies “Oh, this pressure point hurts because 'this or that' part of your body is unhealthy.”
I'd love someone to make a foot massaging robot !
This Week’s Key Vocabulary
すーっと quickly; all of a sudden,feel refreshed
もむ(もんで) to massage
~っぱなし keep ...-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.)
つぼ a therapeutic [vital] point; a pressure point
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