# Episode 211 - How to use "nanka" (Like ~ / Something like ~ / Someone like ~ / Anything / Kind of ~ (Expressing contempt, modesty, denial, suggestion, vagueness, or casual tone)) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467/episode-211-how-to-use-nanka-like-something-like-someone-like-anything-kind-of-expressing-contempt-modesty-denial-suggestion-vagueness-or-casual-tone Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467/episode-211-how-to-use-nanka-like-something-like-someone-like-anything-kind-of-expressing-contempt-modesty-denial-suggestion-vagueness-or-casual-tone.md Podcast: [Learn Japanese with Masa sensei!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467) Published: 2026-03-28T01:38:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/masasensei/episodes/Episode-211---How-to-use-nanka-Like---Something-like---Someone-like---Anything--Kind-of--Expressing-contempt--modesty--denial--suggestion--vagueness--or-casual-tone-e3eolhn Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/5b809c64/podcast/play/115151863/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-7%2Fe754325d-373e-a837-2990-5536c3987347.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467/episodes/episode-211-how-to-use-nanka-like-something-like-someone-like-anything-kind-of-expressing-contempt-modesty-denial-suggestion-vagueness-or-casual-tone Duration seconds: 750 ## Resource - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loI9KjNaf-E =============================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please check it our from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467/episodes/episode-211-how-to-use-nanka-like-something-like-someone-like-anything-kind-of-expressing-contempt-modesty-denial-suggestion-vagueness-or-casual-tone/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-japanese-with-masa-sensei-4622467/episode-211-how-to-use-nanka-like-something-like-someone-like-anything-kind-of-expressing-contempt-modesty-denial-suggestion-vagueness-or-casual-tone.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.