links two nouns, usually meaning “of” or “’s”
Also means: marks an explanatory statement · links a time phrase to a noun: “from/of that time” · nominalizer: turns a clause into a noun phrase
1,576 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: の · する · に · て · は
の · no
links two nouns, usually meaning “of” or “’s”
links two nouns, usually meaning “of” or “’s”
Also means: marks an explanatory statement · links a time phrase to a noun: “from/of that time” · nominalizer: turns a clause into a noun phrase

do
Also means: feel / seem · part of として meaning “as” · try or be about to do
at/in
Also means: to · to / toward · as / into
marks quoted words
Also means: emphatic “you mean …?!” marker · what kind of · adjective linker: and/because
topic marker
Also means: as for · part of the negative copula “ではない” · huh?
subject marker
Also means: but · object marker with potential verbs · particle marking the preferable option in “it’s better to…”
marks the direct object
Also means: particle marking the place or route traversed · marks the place left · particle marking the direction faced or turned toward

look at
Also means: look · look/see · watch

be present
Also means: be located · be absent · remain
attributive linker before a noun
Also means: be (copula) · expresses wondering or deliberation · oh
not be
Also means: not exist; be absent · not · isn't it?

become
Also means: be a concern · come to; start to · be decided
at/in (marks where an action occurs)
Also means: marks the reason or means · marks how an action is performed · be (in a polite copula)
question marker
Also means: someone/something · part of an expression meaning “may/might” · oh, I see

say
Also means: not have said · such · that (nominalizing the preceding clause)
marks quoted or thought content
Also means: when · and · with

mother
be (polite copula)
Also means: polite sentence ending after an adjective · polite question ending · is said

come
Also means: come and … · has arrived · not come

exist
Also means: is not present · certain · take place
sentence-final particle emphasizing or asserting the statement
Also means: to emphasize a command or prohibition · O
also / too
Also means: part of an expression meaning “may” or “might” · not even · makes a question word mean “any” or “whatever”

underneath
Also means: down · bottom

go out
Also means: came out · appear · answer the phone

may
Also means: good · no, thank you · be right
huh?
Also means: yeah

think
Also means: think that · intend to · hope

do it
Also means: how · want to do · if/when doing it
from
Also means: because · after that · so

go
Also means: intend to go · want to go · not have gone

consider
Also means: think · think, then · if one thinks
ハルカは練習するたびに、田中さんのことを考えました。
Every time Haruka practiced, she thought about Mr. Tanaka.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2suffix forming a noun for a quality or degree
Also means: know · casual sentence-ending particle adding emphasis

thing
Also means: act of doing something · fact · matters concerning someone

know
Also means: find out · know, and · want to know
and others
Also means: is (kansai dialect) · emphatic particle · o

enter
Also means: be inside · be received (of a signal) · to please
be doing
Also means: be trying to · be doing well · be absent
丸山コーチが健太をベンチにしている理由、知ってるか?
Coach Maruyama is keeping Kenta on the bench. Do you know the reason why?
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
hold or carry
Also means: have · bear a grudge

put into
Also means: let in · add · obtain

eat
Also means: eat, then … · do not eat · cannot eat

give to me/us
Also means: do something for me/us · without paying attention

ask
Also means: listen to · irrealis form of 聞く before an auxiliary · want to listen or hear
was doing
Also means: treat as precious · was trying to · was

two
Also means: second grade · february
wonder
Also means: probably · right?

use something
Also means: be using something · not use · not use someone
so
Also means: yes · that way · such

feel
Also means: seem · be felt · make someone feel
懐かしいと思う気持ちと、重いと感じる気持ちが同時にやってきた。
The feeling of nostalgia, and the feeling that it was heavy, came at the same time.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1
take out
Also means: serve food · make a sound · submit
conditional marker: “if/when”
Also means: part of the “should …” construction · conditional marker in the “must/need to” construction · according to
if / when
ゆうくんが来て、缶を見つけて、ふみこさんのことを思い出してくれたら。
Yuu-kun came, found the can, if you remember Fumiko-san then.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2too; excessively
Also means: elapse · be over a certain age · pass
polite past-tense ending
卒論の謝辞に、知らない先生の名前が入ってしまいました
In the acknowledgments of my thesis, a name of a professor I don't know ended up being included
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
no way

walk
Also means: on foot · be walking · not walk
this
Also means: now
is not
Also means: is · not be · with only …

three
Also means: third · class 3 · march

be unable to say
Also means: be unable to say it, and · be able to say
でも、怖くて誰にも言えなかったそうです。
But, (they) were scared and to no one could they say it, so it's said.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
be visible
Also means: seem · end up being visible unintentionally · become visible unintentionally and remain visible
as if
Also means: like · come to (do) · so that
昔の友達ではなくなったように感じた」健太はかばんから青いノートを出した。
I felt as though we were no longer old friends.” Kenta took a blue notebook out of his bag.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
write
Also means: haven’t written · be writing · write- (stem before “if”)

i'm glad
Also means: was good · would have been better · good

year
Also means: grade · age · marker for a decade or era
look

speak
Also means: want to speak · if/when someone tells someone · not tell

something
Also means: what · anything · why
as if; seeming to
Also means: like · seem to remember
先週の木曜、先生がレッスン中にどこかぼんやりされていたような気がして。
Last Thursday, during the lesson, I had a feeling he was somewhat absent-minded.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1only
Also means: just · just; merely · how much
when
Also means: o’clock · then · life stage
うーん、私にはわからなかった💦先月お見舞いに行ったとき、きれいだと思ってたわ。
Hmm, I couldn't tell 💦 When I went to visit last month, I thought they were beautiful.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2to
Also means: even · by
“-like” suffix
Also means: target
しかし今、目の前にあるのはヨーロッパのキリスト教的な場面を描いた布だ。
But now, what lay before me was a cloth depicting a European Christian scene.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2if it is X
Also means: as for
right?
Also means: oh, right · remember?

make a phone call
Also means: spend time · to call out to someone · care about

month
Also means: moon

quit
Also means: quit and … · stop and … · stop
right?
Also means: polite question ending · perhaps · really?
might
Also means: be unable to know

inside
Also means: in progress; during · among · junior high school

not forget
Also means: forget · be unable to forget · want to forget
better to
Also means: person (polite) · (in comparison) · way
purpose
Also means: for the sake of · because of

be careful
Also means: give a score · target · be unable to name

four
Also means: fourth

ago
Also means: in front of · before doing · before

be located; exist
Also means: happen · have · found it

be awake
Also means: happen · wake up

live
Also means: be alive
長い間、この森で生きた命の力でした。
For a long time, in this forest that had lived was the power of life.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2such as
Also means: things like
白いバラ、白いユリ、白いガーベラなどをご用意できます。
White roses, white lilies, and white gerberas can be prepared.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
continue
Also means: be able to continue

take
Also means: take a photo · for someone; from their perspective · be photographed
one’s own
Also means: oneself · I

take an exam
Also means: receive · be punished · receive light

cannot

draft

tell me
Also means: teach · tell · can teach

after
Also means: later · left · also
part of について, meaning “about”
Also means: be marked as read · before I knew it · irreparable
早速で申し訳ないんですが、テーブルの席について聞いていいですか?
I am sorry for jumping right in, but regarding the table seating can I ask a question?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
was not there
Also means: was not · did not want to · there was no other choice
than
Also means: rather than · from

place
Also means: just after · be in the middle of · situation
what happened
Also means: how · what to do · whether ... or not

high
Also means: was expensive · tall · likely
電波が入らないから、スマホを高い岩に向けて投げたそうです。
Because there was no signal, it seems he threw his smartphone toward a high rock.
猟師の父から届く位置情報だけ · A2
feeling
Also means: care · concern · inclination

read
Also means: read and… · when/if reading · don't read
according to
Also means: due to · by means of · by

remember
Also means: not remember · feel · memorize
確かに俺も覚えてるけど、それってクラスの人間なら誰でも知ってる話だよな。
I certainly remember it too, but that's something anyone from our class would know about.
五年ぶりの同窓会前夜に発覚 · B1if it is/was

meet someone
Also means: want to meet someone · meet · let someone meet

answer
Also means: not answer · be able to answer
仲間が「描かないことも、地図の仕事ですか」と聞くと、忠敬は答えました。
When a companion asked, “Is not drawing also part of making a map?”, Tadataka answered.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
disappear
Also means: fade out · not disappear · be drowned out

eye
Also means: look · ordinal suffix · suffix marking the first item in a sequence

wait
Also means: be waiting · please wait · make someone wait

first day of the month
Also means: day
expresses obligation after “ないと”
Also means: can go · must not · not being able to go
最後だから、みんなに挨拶もしないといけない。
Since it's the last day, I have to say goodbye to everyone.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
story
Also means: matter · topic of conversation · conversation

buy
Also means: did not buy · if someone bought

want someone to do something
Also means: want

ah
Also means: oh · stammered “a” · ah, what a relief

send
Also means: was sending · not send · have sent

throw away
Also means: don’t throw it away · do not throw away · be thrown away

so far
Also means: before now
おじいさんは今まで一度も電話をしませんでした。
Grandfather (subject) until now never / not even once did not call.
祖父が初めて電話をかけてきた夜 · A1
minute
Also means: corresponding amount; to that extent · share

eight
Also means: eight years · august · eighth
our
Also means: we · us

well
Also means: often · favorably · good (before “not”)

six
Also means: six o’clock

like
Also means: to have romantic feelings for someone

look for
棚の奥を探すと、古い昆布を一枚見つけました。
The back of the shelf when she searched, one piece of old kombu she found.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
seven
Also means: july · seventh

change
Also means: remain unchanged
seems
Also means: like

can’t believe it
Also means: want to believe · believed · not believe and (connecting form)

show
Also means: if one shows · show me, please · want to show

call
Also means: be called or summoned · call out
美香が店に入ると、友達はみんな彼女を「森さん」と呼んだ。
When Mika entered the shop, all her friends called her “Mori-san.”
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
two
Also means: second · second-year
know
Also means: come on

tell someone
Also means: want to convey · convey · not inform

be fond of, in a linking form before negation
Also means: being fond of, and
父は遊園地があまり好きではありませんでした。
My father [regarding] amusement parks did not like them very much.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
very
Also means: amazing

on top of
Also means: above · from a structural standpoint
time
Also means: inning · edition

think about
Also means: thought

romantically likes
Also means: favorite · fond of (before ので: because one likes)

heard
Also means: ask · listen to

like
Also means: be romantically attracted to
work out
Also means: go all out · wasn’t getting along well · go
feeling
Also means: appearance · way · kind of person

several
Also means: number
健斗の胸が少し痛くなった。返事を打てないまま、数秒が過ぎた。
Kento's chest ached a little. Several seconds passed without him being able to type a reply.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
necessary
Also means: be necessary · need

two of them
Also means: two of them together · for two people

such
Also means: that much; so
what
Also means: expresses surprise that… · something like … · for instance

laugh
Also means: smile · mock · don’t laugh

moment
Also means: bit · hey · little over

book
Also means: counter for long, slender objects

world
Also means: society
え、ちょっと待って待って…二人って知り合いなんですか?すごい偶然!世界せまーい!田中さん、涼くんのことどこで知り合ったんですか?
Huh, wait wait a sec... Do you two know each other? What a coincidence! The world is so small! Tanaka-san, where did you meet Ryo-kun?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
recognize
Also means: admit
しかし誰一人、客の存在を認めなかった。
But not a single person would admit to the presence of a guest.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
huh?
Also means: that · since then

begin
Also means: be underway

bad
Also means: creepy · on bad terms · impaired
you
Also means: your

work
Also means: function
only (used with a negative)

oh, I see
Also means: yeah · that way
time
Also means: degree · again
ハルカは練習するたびに、田中さんのことを考えました。
Every time Haruka practiced, she thought about Mr. Tanaka.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
prefectural
Also means: prefecture

still
Also means: not yet · only
such; like this

zero

investigate
Also means: if/when checked · check · be checking

scar or wound

drink
Also means: hold one’s breath · make someone drink
suffix meaning “type/kind”

draw or paint
Also means: depict · be depicted

hand
Also means: obtain · control · touch or use (money)
about
Also means: dark · is dark · as much as

meet
3日前に一人で会いに行って、3日間ログアウトしてないってこと?
She went to meet alone 3 days ago, and you mean she hasn't logged out for 3 days?
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2information

how many times

move
Also means: take action · work · be moved

relevance
Also means: relationship

remember
while doing so
Also means: although · traditional · of course
それからは、毎朝コーヒーを飲みながら、その曲を聞きました。
From then on, while drinking coffee every morning, I listened to that song.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
force
Also means: strength · institutional power · vitality
相手が力で攻めてきたとき、蓮は力で返さなかった。
When the opponent attacked with strength, Ren did not fight back with strength.
柔道部のない島の中学生が挑んだ県大会 · B1
once

return
Also means: return to an earlier state

ride or board a vehicle
Also means: not ride or board a vehicle · get on · ride
however

hand over
Also means: if [one] hands/gives · not hand over · want to hand over
or more
Also means: any further · more than expected
time
should I/we do
Also means: choose it · do (volitional form)

remain
Also means: stay · be left over · linger

at work
Also means: while at work

fun
Also means: is fun · enjoyable · pleasantly

to pass by or through

where
Also means: somewhere · anywhere · somehow

period of time
Also means: brief pause · space between · between

man
ある秋の夕方、ヒロという若い男が峠を歩いていた。
One autumn evening, a young man named Hiro was walking along the pass.
天狗が守る峠の三つの掟 · A2
be born
Also means: be created · arise · to form

address
Also means: aim at · turn one’s gaze toward · direct suspicion toward someone

go and come back

night breeze
夜風がふいて、紙がゆらゆらとゆれます。
The night wind blows and, the paper (subject) sways gently.
七夕の夜に願いごとが書けなかった少女 · A2such as

sheepish giggle

too much; excessively
Also means: past

person
Also means: human being
先輩のことを気にしてる人間がいるって、伝えたい
There's someone who cares about him, that's what I want to convey.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
next
Also means: next time

be big/large (polite)
Also means: big · wide · loudly
place (counter for places)

be angry
Also means: be scolded · try to get angry
again
Also means: even once · once · time
just
Also means: however · only · free
私はただ、薬の場所を確認したかっただけなんです。
I just, the location of the medicine wanted to confirm.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
woman
Also means: women’s
case
Also means: no way that …

meaning
days (duration)
Also means: N-day period
3日前に一人で会いに行って、3日間ログアウトしてないってこと?
She went to meet alone 3 days ago, and you mean she hasn't logged out for 3 days?
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
be crying
Also means: stem of “to cry” before そう · cry · not cry

original
Also means: under the guidance of · in someone’s keeping · based on

together
Also means: same
there
Also means: that part

many
Also means: many of them
you
Also means: your

business
Also means: while it is still so · family · group

sell
Also means: want to sell · did not sell

begin
でも、インタビューを始めながら、不思議なことに気がついた。
But, while starting the interview, she noticed something strange.
阿波踊りを七十年踊り続けた女師匠 · B1
be happy
Also means: happy

first
Also means: forward · beforehand · tip

no
Also means: bad · not allowed · not working

result

to eat
Also means: eat and…
ちゃんと食べや」電話の最後には、いつもそう言った。
Make sure you eat properly.” At the end of every phone call, she always said that.
母が標準語で残した最後の留守電 · A2
be audible
Also means: to sound

return; give back
Also means: return · keep returning · not retaliate

thing
Also means: possession · itself · expresses a general fact

inner
Also means: we/us · within · within the city
田中義雄は封筒をスーツの内ポケットにそっと入れた。窓の外には大阪の夕空が広がっていた。机の上には何もなかった。
Tanaka Yoshio gently put the envelope into his suit's inner pocket. Outside the window, the evening sky of Osaka spread out. There was nothing on the desk.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
leave behind
Also means: keep · be left behind

ten
Also means: about ten

little
Also means: slightly · little by little

voice
Also means: address someone · remark · animal call
one
Also means: guy

company
Also means: workplace · work

lately
please
Also means: request
letter c
Also means: building c

number 14
Also means: fourteen · fourteenth

11 o’clock
Also means: november · 11th
11時からゼミがありますが、その前に時間をいただけるか確認します
I have a seminar from 11, but I'll check if I can get some time before that. polite ending
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
sixteen

last
Also means: end · last one · last time

mind
Also means: head

era
Also means: period of one’s life

childhood
Also means: around that age or time · time
子供のころ、祖父の家にあった気がします。
When I was a child, I feel like it was at my grandfather's house.
祖父の将棋仲間から急に連絡が来た · A2
nock/place on (continuative form)
直人は矢を弓にかけ、ゆっくり弓を上げました。
Naoto put the arrow on the bow and slowly raised the bow.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2he
Also means: his · him

always
Also means: usual · as usual · word “いつも”

age decade
Also means: decade · charge · generation

run
Also means: that runs · be running · shoot through
with ... still
Also means: as is · mother

deity
we/us
Also means: this one here · side · our

website
秋田のオークションサイトにおばあちゃんのレシピ帳が出品されています。
On an Akita auction site Grandma's recipe book is being listed.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2capital letter t
letter l

version
without
Also means: none
アーカイブのデジタルファイルに「三上あかりさんはこの年度に卒業しました」って写真なしで、小さくメモを残してもいいですか?
In the archive's digital file, saying "Akari Mikami graduated in this school year" may I leave a small memo, without a photo?
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
place
Also means: proper place

other
Also means: different · not particularly

word

most
Also means: farthest · first

long
Also means: for a long time

point
Also means: piece

great
Also means: best

continue
Also means: stretch · follow someone · lead to

without knowing
つまりふたりが同じ祭りに知らずにいた
In short, the two of them at the same festival were there without knowing
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
first
Also means: at first · beginning

reason

other person
Also means: opponent · conversation partner · recipient or target
そして、急いで相手の弁当箱を持ち、別の方向へ歩きました。
Then, in a hurry, carrying the other person's lunch box, walked in a different direction.
輪島の朝市で交換された二つの弁当 · A2
strong, in a linking form
Also means: strong

be visible
Also means: look · seem
しかし、川に近づいたとき、木の葉の間から小さな光が見えた。
But when he approached the river, he saw a small light from between the leaves of the trees.
ホタルが消えた川を一人で取り戻した男 · B1be decided
Also means: always

throw
Also means: throwing, linking to the next clause · if/when someone throws · be able to throw
she
Also means: her

body
Also means: health · physical constitution

possibility

flee
Also means: want to escape · if one does not escape · try to escape
だから、由美は「兄さんは家族から逃げた」と思っていた。
So Yumi thought that her older brother had run away from the family.
仏壇の引き出しに隠された兄の謝罪文 · A2
eleven
母が死んだのは十一年前だ。その後の父は口数が少ないが元気だった。そう思っていた。
My mother died eleven years ago. After that, my father spoke little but seemed well. Or so I thought.
亡き父の携帯に今もメッセージが届く · B1supposed to be
Also means: no way
typical of
Also means: seem to be
「昔の友人」。健斗は画面を見て、小さく笑った。涼らしい言葉だと思った。
'Old friend.' Kento looked at the screen and chuckled. He thought it was a cool remark.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2entity
Also means: existence

manga
ねえ颯人、倉田くんの写真さ、届いたままにしとけば?「いつか倒すべきライバル」みたいな感じで机の前に貼っといたらいいじゃん。ちょっと漫画っぽくない?笑
Hey Hayato, why don't you just leave Kurata's photo as it is? Stick it up in front of your desk, like 'a rival I must defeat someday'. Doesn't it feel a bit like a manga? lol
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
ordinary
Also means: just as expected

other than
次は揚げ出し豆腐以外のときがいいけど
It would be better if it's not agedashi tofu next time, though.
スーパーの試食コーナーで渡されたメモ · A2
cut
Also means: hang up · cut down trees · go below a threshold

as expected
Also means: still
various things
あ、昼間にいろいろ話してたんだね
Ah, during the day, you guys were talking about various things.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
number
Also means: turn · keeper

as indicated
Also means: street
「直人、いつも通りでいいよ」キャプテンの健太が言いました。
Naoto, just do what you usually do. The captain, Kenta, said.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
hit something
Also means: fall on · come up against someone
definitely
Also means: never

leave
Also means: stay on one’s mind
実家を離れる前の週末、父は私に言いました。
On the weekend before leaving my parents' home, my father said to me.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
for the first time
Also means: first time · only then

condition
村上さんが今朝から連絡がとれない状態です。
Mr. Murakami, since this morning, is in a state where he cannot be reached.
酒蔵の蔵人が仕込み中に姿を消した · B1right?
really
Also means: true; real · actually

not easily
Also means: hardly ever

be in trouble
Also means: be a problem · not do

checking
Also means: confirmation
センターも「確認が必要なミスだ」と認めました。
The center also admitted it was a "mistake that needs confirmation." (They) acknowledged it.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2well…
Also means: well, okay · oh · guess
まあ、他にもポニーテールの子いるんじゃないの
Well, besides you, aren't there other girls with ponytails?
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
be surprised
Also means: surprised · must have been surprised (respectful)

this time

protect
Also means: obey · keep a promise

strange
Also means: funny · crazy
counter for flat objects
both
Also means: either one · who (polite) · which of the two

small
Also means: quiet or soft · quietly · in small lettering
all along
Also means: much · much farther

color
Also means: trace

spot
Also means: situation · venue
ミカはその場に立ったまま、しばらく動けなかった。
Mika remained standing on that spot, unable to move for a while.
八百年生きた尼が最後に選んだ洞窟 · B1
twenty
Also means: twentieth

twelve
Also means: twelfth

not at all
Also means: completely
what kind of
quite
約四十年前まで活躍していた落語家で、当時かなり人気がありました。
A rakugo performer who was active until about 40 years ago and was quite popular at the time.
落語の高座で師匠が別の名前を名乗った · B1
turn toward
Also means: if you feel like it · be suited to

be able to get in touch
Also means: be obtained · be able to take leave

pray
Also means: move in time with · coordinate with others · meet face-to-face
人々はそこへ詣でるとき、神がいないことを知りながらも手を合わせる。
When people visit there to pray, they press their hands together even while knowing the god is not there.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
proceed with

like this
Also means: such · like

daughter
Also means: girl
situation

well
Also means: smoothly · skillfully · delicious

personal

dream
especially
特に、ジェットコースターはいつも「怖い」と言っていました。
Especially, [regarding] roller coasters, he always said they were "scary."
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
explain
Also means: description · explanation
completely

fault
Also means: imagination · because of

serious or difficult
Also means: very valuable

be serious
Also means: be difficult

calm down
Also means: be calm · feel restless · when/once someone calms down
do (humble polite form)

road or path
Also means: life path

announcement
結果発表の時、美咲は自分の点数を確認しました。
At the time of the results announcement, Misaki [checked] her own score confirmed.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
increase and …
Also means: increase
弟子が増え、やがて弟子の弟子ができた。
The number of disciples increased, and eventually there were disciples of disciples.
琉球宮廷舞踊を本土へ伝えた最後の踊り手 · B2
not give up
Also means: give up · be unable to give up

not be enough
matter
Also means: counter for cases or messages

oneself
which
Also means: every

system

event

hey
Also means: expressive sentence-ending particle

do our best
Also means: will do my best · do one’s best · was doing one’s best

thirty
三十分後、台所にいい香りが広がりました。
Thirty minutes later, in the kitchen a good scent spread.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
thirteen
振り返ると、十三歳の息子、太一が走ってきた。
When he turned around, his thirteen-year-old son, Taichi, came running.
廃藩置県の朝に川へ捨てた刀 · A2
twenty-eight
ファイルに「この年度の卒業生は29人です」ってメモしたアルバムのクラス写真は28人しか写ってないから
I made a note in the file saying "There are 29 graduates for this year." Since only 28 people are in the album's class photo.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
early
Also means: quick

work
Also means: want to work · cooperate

push
Also means: press a button · be pushed · dial a number

properly
Also means: directly · decently · really there

ended

indeed

news
really

make eye contact
Also means: be correct · be out of tune · not match
someday
Also means: what time · when · sometime

hardly
Also means: most

long ago
Also means: former · old days

life

article
以前の記事に、本名とプロフィールが載っていたのかもしれませんね。
In a previous article, your real name and profile might have been published.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2plain nonpast verb ending

room
Also means: sumo stable

cup or glass
Also means: full · lot

yes
Also means: huh?

government

get used to
Also means: familiar · once getting used to it
蓮くんが「新しいやり方に早く慣れてほしい」って言いましたよね
Ren-kun said, "to the new way I want you to get used to it quickly" didn't you?
同期の退職理由が自分のせいだと言われた · A2
go regularly to a place
Also means: attend regularly

english

figure
Also means: appearance · form

face photo

head toward
田村は箱を四つ抱え、Aタワーのロビーへ向かった。
Tamura, carrying four boxes, headed for the lobby of Tower A.
同じ部屋番号に荷物が届き続ける · A1
plectrum
Also means: drumstick
「音と音の間も聞きなさい」はるかはもう一度、ばちを上げた。
Listen to the spaces between the sounds, too. Haruka raised her plectrum once more.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
type text
Also means: play (a drum) · beat · be hit
葵はメッセージを打ちかけて、消した。また打って、また消した。
Aoi started typing a message, then deleted it. She typed it again, and deleted it again.
退職代行を頼んだ翌朝 · A2
win

room
Also means: compartment

twenty-two
do
including
Also means: if you include

foot or leg
Also means: feet

previously
Also means: previous
「実家に帰るとしたら新潟しかない」と、以前話してくださったことがあります。
"If I were to return to my hometown, it would have to be Niigata," he has told me before.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
safety
係の人が安全の合図を間違えたのです。
The person in charge had made a mistake with the safety signal.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
easy to

cross over
Also means: exceed · get through · when/once crossing over
高い山の峠を越えるとき、天狗が旅人に三つの掟を守らせるという話だ。
When crossing the high mountain pass, a Tengu (mountain goblin) makes travelers follow three rules, so the story goes.
天狗が守る峠の三つの掟 · A2
big
Also means: serious · deep
at most
「今日600」「明日は500以下にする」みたいな感じで
Like, "600 today," "tomorrow keep it under 500," that kind of thing.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
end
前半終了。ケンジのチームが3点リード。ケンジは14得点、ユウは10得点。
End of the first half. Kenji's team leads by 3 points. Kenji has 14 points, Yuu has 10 points.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
few
Also means: fewer / less · at least · not talkative
大阪の美術学校は、毎年合格する生徒がとても少ない学校です。
The art school in Osaka is a school with very few students passing every year.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
with care
Also means: take care of yourself

not at all
Also means: completely · much more (than ...)

raise/straighten the body (connective form)
Also means: if/when someone wakes someone up · kindle a fire

to snap or break
Also means: to be disconnected

hospital
でも彼女は、病院で試験を受けて卒業資格をとりました。
But she took exams in the hospital and got her graduation qualifications.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2quite

light
Also means: hikari

low
Also means: low-pitched · unlikely
「本当に何があるのか、確かめましょう」潮が低くなると、岩の形がよく見えました。
“Let’s make sure what is really there.” When the tide went down, the shape of the rock became clearly visible.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2I
Also means: here · side

inside
Also means: depths

police
今夜のご不安を考えると、警察への相談もお勧めします。
Given your anxiety tonight, I also recommend consulting the police.
夜中に届いた宅配便の中身が自分の写真だった · B1
twenty-three
vehicle (counter)
Also means: platform · stand · support surface

part

final

image

make a noise
this guy
「こいつが俺に負けたやつか〜」とか思ってそう笑😭
"So this is the guy who lost to me~" or something, he's probably thinking, lol 😭
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
week

program/show
よい演奏ができれば、東京の番組に出られるかもしれない。
If I can give a good performance, I might be able to appear on a Tokyo TV program.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
nationwide
先生、今日全国模試の答案が返ってきたんですが
Teacher, today the national mock exam answer sheets came back, but...
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
carry a burden
Also means: carry in one’s arms

deliver
Also means: cannot deliver
昔の味を、お客さんに届けましょう」美咲の父と店主は、しばらく黙った。
Let's deliver the old taste to our customers. Misaki's father and the shop owner were silent for a while.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
ask
Also means: please · be asked · want to ask

after that
Also means: subsequent

thousand
about

last day
今日が私の最終日で、片づけをしていたら驚くものを見つけました。
Today is my last day, and... while I was tidying up, I found something surprising.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2in other words

father
Also means: character 父
この島と父が繋がっているなんて、考えたこともなかった。
That my father and this island are connected, I had never even considered it.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
yes
Also means: huh?


opposite
Also means: reversed
はなちゃんと毎月シフトが逆なの、なんで?
The fact that your shifts are opposite to Hana-chan's every month, why is that?
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
thirty

be worried
Also means: worry about · worry · become worried

yesterday
Also means: yesterday’s
昨日、さくらちゃんが変なことを聞いてごめんなさい。
Yesterday, Sakura-chan asked strange things and I'm sorry.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
alcoholic drink
酒と少しの砂糖を使う」「山本春江は、おばあちゃん?」
It uses sake and a little sugar. Is Harue Yamamoto Grandma?
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
father’s day

member

interest

late
Also means: slow

want to try

for ... years

bus

point
試合は2点差で負けた。ラスト1分、ユウのスリーポイントが止まらなかった。
We lost the game by 2 points. In the last minute, Yuu's three-pointers were unstoppable.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
product
レジでミスが増えるし、商品の場所も間違えるし
Mistakes at the register increase, and I even get product locations wrong
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
decide

sorry
Also means: get by with

hide

mistake
Also means: certainly

get through by phone
Also means: be connected · get a signal
please do
Also means: by all means

study
course of events

report

project
えっと...藤原さんは前の会社でかなりひどい上司でした。毎日、理由もなく残業させられて。私が作ったレポートや企画も、全部藤原さんの成果として報告されてました。私の名前は一度も出なかった。だから転職したかったんです。中村さんに言わなかったのは...もう終わったことだと思ってたので。すみません。
Um... Fujiwara-san was a pretty terrible boss at my previous company. Every day, I was made to work overtime for no reason. All the reports and proposals I created were reported as Fujiwara-san's achievements. My name was never mentioned. That's why I wanted to change jobs. The reason I didn't tell you, Nakamura-san, was... I thought it was all over. I'm sorry.
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
sad
Also means: being sad and · linking form of “sad” before negation

hesitating
Also means: be hesitating · hesitate, then · get lost
京子は手渡すべきかどうか迷い、ただアルバムをそっと前に差し出した。
Kyoko hesitated over whether to hand it to her, and simply held the album out gently in front of her.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
character
Also means: written text · handwriting

second

facility
Also means: military installation

whole

dislike

sports
weak
Also means: being weak and · weakly · was weak
なぜかと問われれば、証拠として弱すぎたからだと答えるだろう。
If asked why, I would likely answer that it was because it was too weak as evidence.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
night owl

cold
Also means: probably cold · is cold

deep
Also means: deeply · deep and · rich
of course
if

intention
Also means: belief that one has done something

look up
Also means: investigate
for now
とりあえず、×の場所がどのあたりか、もう少し詳しくわかりますか
For now, About where is the × located? Can you tell me more specifically?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
happy

be fast
Also means: fast · fast and

high school
田中リョウは高校二年生の剣道選手です。
Tanaka Ryo is a second-year high school student's kendo player.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2
answer

drinking
その夜、評論家は椀物を飲み、言いました。
That night, the critic drank the soup (bowl dish) and said.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
person in charge

concert
青森市の音楽会で演奏することになったのだ。
It had been decided that she would perform at a concert in Aomori City.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
failure
失敗のおかげで、次の目標ができたってこと!
Thanks to the mistake, it means you have your next goal!
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
making
刀作りの最後に、剣蔵はいつも古い小さな壺を取り出しました。
At the end of the sword-making process, Kenzō would always an old, small pot take out.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
be delayed
Also means: late · be late
地図には、見たいものではなく、本当にあるものを描きます」仕事は少し遅れましたが、漁師たちはその印を見て安心しました。
On maps, we draw not what we want to see, but what really exists.” The work was delayed a little, but The fishermen felt reassured when they saw that mark.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
as is
Also means: right afterward

feel at ease
Also means: secure

song
「これは、去年亡くなった田中さんが作った歌です。
'This is, (the person who) passed away last year, a song that Mr. Tanaka made.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
firmly
Also means: carefully

adult

neighbor
Also means: next door
しばらくすると、隣の部屋に住む山田さんが出てきました。
After a short while, Mr. Yamada, who lives in the room next door, came out.
毎朝誰かが直す傾いた自転車 · A2
red
Also means: is red · red and …

at that time
当時の役員がまだ会社にいる。
The executives from that time are still in the company.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
cooking
Also means: cooked dishes or food
what’s more

thanks
Also means: gratitude

dangerous
that much
naturally
Also means: nature

right side

companion
Also means: fellow shogi player
仲間と一緒に、歩いた距離や星の位置を測っていました。
Together with his companions, he measured the distances they walked and the positions of the stars.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2as expected
Also means: surely not · even i couldn’t…

vicinity
Also means: around that point
とりあえず、×の場所がどのあたりか、もう少し詳しくわかりますか
For now, About where is the × located? Can you tell me more specifically?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2be swayed
Also means: leak information · shed tears
個人の情に流されてはならない」綱代の神は、束の中の一本に目を止めた。
We must not be swayed by personal feelings.” The god of Ajiro fixed his eyes on one thread in the bundle.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
various
同じ電車で学校へ行き、毎日いろいろな話をした。
They went to school on the same train and talked about many things every day.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
person in charge

be unable to sleep
Also means: couldn’t sleep · be able to sleep
surely

sporting tournament
Also means: games

preparation
Also means: readiness

imagination

speak to someone
人に声かけたら「さっきも来てたよね?」って言われて、あかりちゃんも混乱してたって笑
When she talked to people, she was told "You were just here, right?" and, Akari-chan was also confused (lol)
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
contact information

shake one’s head
Also means: wave · swing one’s arm

future

important
Also means: precious

provide
白いバラ、白いユリ、白いガーベラなどをご用意できます。
White roses, white lilies, and white gerberas can be prepared.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
get on
春子はバッグからキャンバスのエプロンを取り出して、病院の廊下でたたみ直した。それからエレベーターに乗った。
Haruko took a canvas apron from her bag and refolded it in the hospital hallway. Then she got into the elevator.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
put back
「ホタルを戻そうとしているんです」と一郎は答えた。
'I'm trying to bring the fireflies back,' Ichiro replied.
ホタルが消えた川を一人で取り戻した男 · B1
painful or difficult

back side
Also means: back · bottom half of an inning · sole

person themself
こちらの句は、昨年十二月に、立川文子様ご本人から郵便でお送りいただいたものです。
This poem was, in December last year, sent by mail from Fumiko Tatsukawa herself.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1
reservation
その日の昼には、三十人の予約がありました。
There were reservations for thirty people for lunch that day.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
position
仲間と一緒に、歩いた距離や星の位置を測っていました。
Together with his companions, he measured the distances they walked and the positions of the stars.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
dramatic

lol

short
Also means: briefly

to check
Also means: can check
「本当に何があるのか、確かめましょう」潮が低くなると、岩の形がよく見えました。
“Let’s make sure what is really there.” When the tide went down, the shape of the rock became clearly visible.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
sit
Also means: sit and … · sit, and…

forty
浩一さんは「40年前に買った駒だ」とおっしゃっていました。
Mr. Koichi said, "These are pieces I bought 40 years ago." he was saying.
祖父の将棋仲間から急に連絡が来た · A2
please
Also means: kindly · properly

driver

definitely
Also means: always · inevitably

friend
ah
Also means: ugh

horse

encounter

realistic

three hundred

disappear
Also means: cease to be · lose the desire · run out

significance
Also means: weight
私は今まで、この重さを「逃げなければいけない理由」だと思っていた。
Until now, I had thought of this weight as a 'reason I had to escape'.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1
huh?
Also means: um
honestly
Also means: honest

people

here you are
Also means: go ahead · please · feel free

all right

graduation
do your best

live
Also means: not live/reside

son
振り返ると、十三歳の息子、太一が走ってきた。
When he turned around, his thirteen-year-old son, Taichi, came running.
廃藩置県の朝に川へ捨てた刀 · A2
difference

defeat

kind
Also means: gently · gentle · kind, gentle

in detail
Also means: detailed · be familiar with
とりあえず、×の場所がどのあたりか、もう少し詳しくわかりますか
For now, About where is the × located? Can you tell me more specifically?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2do (volitional form: “shall i do?”)

pickup
Also means: welcome or receive someone
しかし宮崎の目は、迎えに来た人々よりも、自分の胸元に向いていた。
However, Miyazaki's eyes, more than at the people who had come to meet them, were directed toward his own chest.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2
quit a job or role
Also means: be unable to quit

break up
was it again?

remain

several
Also means: how many · many

hurt
Also means: being painful and

real thing
Also means: genuine

stone

forest
Also means: surname mori
長い間、この森で生きた命の力でした。
For a long time, in this forest that had lived was the power of life.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2
direction
after an interval of

completed

bow one’s head
Also means: lower a zipper

far away
Also means: emotionally distant · far and … · probably far

famous
最初の二曲は有名な曲で、お客さんはよく知っていました。
The first two songs were famous songs, and the audience knew them well.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2there’s no point
Also means: can't be helped
自分の家だし、ずっと怖がってても仕方ないから
It's my own house, after all, and there's no point in being scared forever.
移住先の村に幽霊がいるらしい · B1
north

foreign
Also means: foreign country

journey
Also means: travel
四国には、八十八のお寺を回る「お遍路」という旅があります。
In Shikoku, visiting eighty-eight temples there is a pilgrimage called 'Henro.'
お遍路さんが八十八番で落とした鍵 · A1
left

food
コーチのプレッシャーで、ずっと食事を減らしてて
due to the pressure from the coach, kept cutting back on meals this whole time,
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
research lab

guest or customer

opposite
Also means: opposition
opinion

building

be silent
Also means: silently · after staying silent
after graduation

be involved in
Also means: despite
毎日の仕事では、直接関わることは少ないかと思います
In daily work, I think there will be few direct interactions
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
south
「南の道で転んで、左足に小さな傷ができました」
"I fell on the southern road, and got a small cut on my left leg."
山小屋のノートに十年後の自分への手紙があった · A2
bread
Also means: bang

husband
夫になる人が「式のことを直接聞きたい」と言っていて。
The person who will be my husband is saying "I want to hear about the ceremony directly."
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
life
長い間、この森で生きた命の力でした。
For a long time, in this forest that had lived was the power of life.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2
newspaper

mystery

directly
Also means: direct

five

wall

younger sister
妹の字だと分かっていたからです。」
That was because I knew it was my younger sister's handwriting.”
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
be worried

one’s fifties
Also means: fifty years old

fifty-five
9時55分、奈月は大学へ向かう。白いローファーを履いて、急いで家を出た。
9:55 AM, Natsuki heads to university. Wearing white loafers, she hurried out of the house.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
place one’s hand against
Also means: if (someone) hits the target
右手を上着の内側にあて、確かめるように押さえながら歩いていた。
Placing his right hand inside his jacket, he walked while pressing it as if to make sure (it was there).
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2break out
Also means: happen

class
type
テーブルのお花は白にしたいんですが、どんな種類がありますか?
I want the table flowers to be white, but what kinds do you have?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
code

treatment

stray from the path
Also means: if it misses the target · come off · be away from a place

correct

heart
Also means: chest

hot
Also means: warm

anxious
Also means: anxiety
taste
Also means: hobby

lower right
地図の右下に、小さな字でこう書いてありました。
In the bottom right of the map, it was written like this in small characters.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
travel
先週、「旅行ライターが島に来ると聞いたが、FAXを送っていいか」って電話があったって。
Last week, (he said) 'I heard a travel writer is coming to the island,' and there was a call asking if he could send a fax.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
music university
実は、先週、音楽大学の入学試験に合格しました。
Actually, last week, for the music college entrance exam I passed.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
appear
Also means: show up
anyway

lose weight
Also means: drop something

autumn

sorry for being rude
Also means: excuse me · rude · I’ll take my leave

soil

toilet
instead
その代わり、彩は古い道を歩く兄と妹を見た。
Instead, Aya saw the brother and sister walking along the old road.
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
get across
Also means: be passed on
もしかして管理人さん経由でゆうくんに地図のことが伝わってるんじゃない?
Could it be that through the manager, Yuu-kun was told about the map? No?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
traveler

rare
Also means: uncommon · unusually
担当の人が「珍しいケースですね」って言ってた
The person in charge said, "That's a rare case." they said
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
sibling
「16歳のきょうだいが、いつか山で働きたいと言っています」
A 16-year-old sibling says they want to work in the mountains someday.
山小屋のノートに十年後の自分への手紙があった · A2
student

fourteen
Also means: fourteenth

moment

side
Also means: sideways
舞台の横から、係の人が小さな声で聞いた。
From the side of the stage, a staff member asked in a quiet voice.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
set

small
Also means: quiet

river

head

local area or hometown

return trip
usually

awful
Also means: severely · adverbial form of “awful” before negation · very

area around here

soup stock
however, with this proviso

eight
Also means: august

older brother
子どものころ、兄と毎週あの道を歩きました。
When I was a child, I walked along that road with my brother every week.
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
winter
二十二歳の冬、はるかに大きなチャンスが来た。
In the winter when she was twenty-two, a big opportunity came to Haruka.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
stage
Also means: stage performance · theater world

cheap
sociology
「田中ぽよぽよ教授は、社会学のどの分野の先生ですか?
"Professor Tanaka Poyopoyo is, a professor in which field of sociology?
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
half

consultation
Also means: consult
it’s about time
wonder

test

trust

distance
仲間と一緒に、歩いた距離や星の位置を測っていました。
Together with his companions, he measured the distances they walked and the positions of the stars.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
west
Also means: westward
SCENE: 救助センターの廊下、西の窓から山並みが見える
SCENE: The corridor of the rescue center, with mountain ranges visible from the west window.
山岳部の遭難届に自分の名前が入っていた · B1
sixty


park
this much
先生がこんなに連絡の取れないことは、今まで一度もなかったと思います。
The teacher being this unreachable, I think has never happened until now.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
castle

club
昨日、クラブのグループに明日のルートの地図を上げたよな?
Yesterday, to the club group a map of tomorrow's route you uploaded it, right?
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
east

be insufficient

twenty-four
sentence

finger
試しに、ゆきはその醤油を指で少しなめてみた。
As a trial, Yuki tried licking a bit of that soy sauce with her finger.
小豆島の醤油蔵に残った最後の木桶 · B1
fog
Also means: gas
農鳥岳を越えて大門沢への下降路に入ったとたん、稜線から濃いガスが流れ込んできた。
As soon as she crossed Mount Nōtori and entered the descent path to Daimonzawa, thick gas (fog) flowed in from the ridgeline.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
goal
失敗のおかげで、次の目標ができたってこと!
Thanks to the mistake, it means you have your next goal!
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
head chef

be lined up
Also means: side by side · queue up

graduation ceremony
卒業式の日、二人で書いたノートだった。
It was a notebook that the two of them wrote in on the day of their graduation ceremony.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
want to make someone happy
Also means: rejoice
でも、米を炊く技も、包丁の腕も、誰かを喜ばせたいという気持ちも、地震には奪えなかった。
But, neither the skill of cooking rice, nor his proficiency with a knife, nor the desire to make someone happy, could the earthquake steal away.
関東大震災の翌朝に炊き出しを始めた板前 · B1
stern
Also means: harsh

handwriting
Also means: character

strange
Also means: strangely · puzzled

yearbook
Also means: photo album

oh

winning the championship
今、射れば優勝できるかもしれません。
If he shoots now, he may be able to win the championship.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
radio
でも、忘れられない演奏でした」その春、はるかは東京のラジオ番組に出た。
But it was an unforgettable performance. That spring, Haruka appeared on a Tokyo radio program.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
soul
「これは武士の魂だ」と父はよく言っていた。
'This is the soul of a samurai,' his father used to say often.
廃藩置県の朝に川へ捨てた刀 · A2
protagonist

little while ago
Also means: earlier

account

illness
Also means: be ill · sick
condition
Also means: appearance · sign

continuation

troublesome
でも言ったら何か面倒になるかもって思って
But I thought if I said something, it might become troublesome.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
decrease
Also means: hang down

was light
Also means: with relief
春子は造花を一本手に取った。傷のある右手の中で、それはとても軽かった。
Haruko picked up an artificial flower. It was very light in her injured right hand.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
case

just now

stage

beautiful
Also means: clean and attractive · nice-looking

base of a tree
南門から入って、池の左側の松の木の根元のあたりみたい
Enter through the South Gate, It seems to be around the base of the pine tree on the left side of the pond want to
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
beautiful

national tournament

afternoon
Also means: p.m
just right
Also means: just · exactly

older sister
Also means: big sis (as a nickname)

professor
「田中ぽよぽよ教授は、社会学のどの分野の先生ですか?
"Professor Tanaka Poyopoyo is, a professor in which field of sociology?
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
time remaining
Also means: distance remaining

proof
Also means: identification

never imagined

safely

twenty-five
みんな、この店のうどんを楽しみにしています」健一は父から教わった作り方を、二十五年間変えませんでした。
Everyone is looking forward to the udon at this restaurant. Kenichi He did not change the method his father taught him for twenty-five years.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
stomach

heavy
Also means: feel emotionally weighed down · oppressively heavily · heavily

air
Also means: atmosphere
little by little
Also means: at a time · each · little each

guidance
through
Also means: pass through
会ったことはありませんでしたが、この歌を通して、何かを感じることができました。
She had never met him, but through this song, she was able to feel something.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
be busy
Also means: being busy, and/because…
final push
ただ、あの言葉が最後の一押しになってしまった。それだけです
However, those words became the final push. That's all.
同期の退職理由が自分のせいだと言われた · A2eighty
審査員の一人は七十五点、もう一人は八十点をつけました。
One of the judges gave 75 points, and another gave 80 points.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
wide, and
Also means: wide · is spacious

be breaking
Also means: want to break · break · not break

animal hair or fur
Also means: plant hairs

belly
Also means: stomach

thirty-five

break
Also means: be bent or folded

musical performance
Also means: play music
コンクールの途中で演奏を止める人は、普通いません。
In the middle of the competition people who stop their performance, usually don't exist.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
evidence

father
コーチと健太の父親は、10年前に大げんかしたんだ。
The coach and Kenta's father had a big fight 10 years ago.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
trust

bath
お風呂も、今夜は入れますよ」部屋は小さかったけれど、清潔でした。
As for the bath, you can enter tonight too.' The room was small, but it was clean.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
mistake
センターも「確認が必要なミスだ」と認めました。
The center also admitted it was a "mistake that needs confirmation." (They) acknowledged it.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
hot spring

fever
Also means: heat

correction
Also means: revise
提出後24時間以内なら「字句修正届」を事務局に出せます
If it's within 24 hours after submission, you can submit a "Lexical Amendment Request" to the office.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
school year
あの、2007年度のアルバムについて聞きたいんですが三上あかりさんって、覚えていますか?
Um, regarding the 2007 album, I would like to ask, do you remember Akari Mikami-san?
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2that kind of

four hundred

be a great help

performer
その後、津軽三味線の演奏者として、日本の多くの町を回った。
After that, as a Tsugaru shamisen performer, she traveled around many towns in Japan.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
step
ユキはゆっくり、一歩、また一歩と後ろに歩きました。
Yuki slowly, one step, and then another step backwards walked.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2that guy

evening sky

bicycle

grass

materials or documents
Also means: supporting material

can do it

completed

prior
Also means: in advance
長谷川家の古民家は来週に解体される予定で、凛の仕事は事前の構造記録を取ることだった。
The Hasegawa family's old folk house was scheduled to be demolished next week, and Rin's job was to take preliminary structural records.
解体前の古民家の天井裏から出た百年分の日記 · B2
digital
Also means: digitally
アーカイブのデジタルファイルに「三上あかりさんはこの年度に卒業しました」って写真なしで、小さくメモを残してもいいですか?
In the archive's digital file, saying "Akari Mikami graduated in this school year" may I leave a small memo, without a photo?
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
serialized series

breakfast

entrust
Also means: leave it to me

not chase
Also means: don’t chase · chase · if/when chasing
rather

july
Also means: seven o’clock · seven · seventh

six
朝六時、讃岐うどんの店「白波」に電話がありました。
At six in the morning, There was a phone call to the Sanuki udon restaurant called Shiranami.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
for the first time in a while
Also means: long time no see

clearly
Also means: fully conscious · clear
でも縄のれんははっきり映ってた。奥のほうに。
But the rope curtain was clearly visible. In the back.
海外赴任中の夫が送ってくる写真の背景がおかしい · B1
finally

workplace
中村さん、最初に「前の職場との関係はありますか」と聞いてくれましたよね
Mr. Nakamura, at first "Is there a connection with your previous workplace?" you asked me, right?
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2eighty
「村田さん」は島の南に住む80代の漁師さんらしい。
'Murata-san' lives in the south of the island and is apparently a fisherman in his 80s.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
cold
Also means: be cold · cold and/because
健二がバスを降りると、冷たい空気が顔に当たりました。
When Kenji got off the bus, cold air hit his face.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
lily
白いバラ、白いユリ、白いガーベラなどをご用意できます。
White roses, white lilies, and white gerberas can be prepared.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
stick or attach
Also means: be stuck on · if you put it up and leave it there
義雄さん…あの、これだけ言わせてください。森田さんはね、最後に会った時に、こう言っていたんです。「いつか、本当のことが伝わる日が来るといいな」って。封筒を引き出しの裏に貼ったのは、森田さん自身だと思います。あなたに見つけてほしかったのかもしれない。今日、最後の日に見つかったのは…偶然じゃない気がします。
Yoshio-san... Um, please let me say just this. Mr. Morita, the last time I saw him, he said this: 'I hope someday the truth will be known.' I think Mr. Morita himself put the envelope behind the drawer. He might have wanted you to find it. That it was found today, on the last day... I don't think it was a coincidence.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
stare at intently

bright
Also means: brightly · bright and …

actually
実は私も、ずっと少し気になっていました。
Actually, I had also been a bit concerned about it for a long time.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
background
Also means: background context
写真の背景には、苔むした石垣と崩れかけた木の柱が写っていた。
In the background of the photo were mossy stone walls and the crumbling wooden pillars (of a structure).
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2
elementary school

rumor

awful; the worst

second half

clap
Also means: hitting repeatedly · beat a drum · hammer
会場の人たちは、ふたりを見て手をたたきます。
The people at the venue, looking at the two clap their hands.
決勝で相手の靴紐を結んだ少年 · A1
counting, aren’t you…
Also means: not counting (polite) · count
全然へんじゃないよちゃんと数えてるじゃない
It's not weird at all. You're counting properly, aren't you?
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
fly
Also means: jump

senior member or upperclassman
Also means: senior · senpai (a senior, used after a name)

trash

emergency

truck
field
「田中ぽよぽよ教授は、社会学のどの分野の先生ですか?
"Professor Tanaka Poyopoyo is, a professor in which field of sociology?
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
intensely

circumstances
私どもも、こうしてご連絡いただいて、初めて事情を知りました。
We too, by being contacted like this, learned of the circumstances for the first time.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1
contents
ちゃんと凛の名前の封筒なのに中身が違うの?
Even though it's clearly an envelope with Rin's name, the content is different?
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
elementary school student
昼ごろ、公園で小学生が相撲をしていました。
Around noon, elementary school children were wrestling in the park.
相撲部屋を逃げ出した新弟子の一日 · A2
corner

smile
高校を卒業してから十五年たっていたが、みんなの笑顔は昔と同じだった。
Fifteen years had passed since we graduated from high school, but everyone's smiles were just as they had been.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
interfere
Also means: obstruction

qualification
でも彼女は、病院で試験を受けて卒業資格をとりました。
But she took exams in the hospital and got her graduation qualifications.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
sleep
Also means: be asleep
東京へ帰るバスの中で、健二は眠りませんでした。
Inside the bus returning to Tokyo, Kenji did not sleep.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
be good at

connection

oh no
Also means: bad/dangerous · dangerous · awesome

a.m

nose
use
写真は間違えてたけど、一番いい使い方されてるじゃん颯人
The photo was wrong, but it's being used in the best way, Hayato.
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
visit in turn
Also means: spread
つまりそっくりさんはいろいろな屋台をまわってる
In other words, the lookalike is going around to various stalls
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
gather
高校時代の友達が、二十年ぶりに集まる予定でした。
Friends from high school were planning to meet for the first time in twenty years.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
draw out

seventy

sixty

vegetables

order

bicycle
田中健司は昨夜から一人でロードバイクを走らせていた。今日のルートは山の中の細い国道を北へ向かうものだった。小さな無人駅を見つけて、少し休もうと自転車を止めた。駅舎の中に入ると、木のベンチと古い駅ノートがあった。何気なくページをめくると、今日の日付の書き込みが目に入った。
Kenji Tanaka had been riding his road bike alone since last night. Today's route was heading north on a narrow national road through the mountains. He found a small, unmanned station and stopped his bike to rest for a bit. When he entered the station building, there was a wooden bench and an old station notebook. Casually flipping through the pages, a writing with today's date caught his eye.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
way
蓮くんが「新しいやり方に早く慣れてほしい」って言いましたよね
Ren-kun said, "to the new way I want you to get used to it quickly" didn't you?
同期の退職理由が自分のせいだと言われた · A2trigger

close
Also means: is keeping shut

decorate
Also means: display

black
Also means: black, and

salt
Also means: saltiness
今日の塩は届けられません」店主の健一は困りました。
I cannot deliver the salt for today. The owner of the restaurant, Kenichi, was troubled.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
shogun

won
Also means: defeat

suit
田中義雄は封筒をスーツの内ポケットにそっと入れた。窓の外には大阪の夕空が広がっていた。机の上には何もなかった。
Tanaka Yoshio gently put the envelope into his suit's inner pocket. Outside the window, the evening sky of Osaka spread out. There was nothing on the desk.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
typhoon

well done

grow up
Also means: grow and develop

boss

for life
私がいなかったら一生逆シフトのままだったじゃん
If I wasn't here you would have had opposite shifts forever
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
specifically
Also means: specific

command

body weight

play
Also means: to play an instrument · want to play an instrument
女性は「最後に一回、ちゃんと弾きましょうか」と言いました。
The woman (said), 'One last time, shall I play it properly?' she said.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
get off
Also means: leave the stage
健二がバスを降りると、冷たい空気が顔に当たりました。
When Kenji got off the bus, cold air hit his face.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
independent
島のように見えましたが、独立した島ではありませんでした。
It looked like an island, but it was not a separate island.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
father

put on or wear footwear
9時55分、奈月は大学へ向かう。白いローファーを履いて、急いで家を出た。
9:55 AM, Natsuki heads to university. Wearing white loafers, she hurried out of the house.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
perfect
Also means: perfectly

journalistic reporting or interviewing
取材先の宿の名前も、社内では私だけが知っています。
Even the name of the guesthouse for the report, within the company, only I know it.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
queue
Also means: row
列に並んでいる時、父は何も言いませんでした。
While waiting in line, my father didn't say anything.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2never

tap

greeting
最後だから、みんなに挨拶もしないといけない。
Since it's the last day, I have to say goodbye to everyone.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
be covered with something
Also means: wear something on one’s head and then …

rose
白いバラ、白いユリ、白いガーベラなどをご用意できます。
White roses, white lilies, and white gerberas can be prepared.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
other side
Also means: other party · other end of the phone

sign
Also means: signal · autograph · signature

shadow
Also means: silhouette

copy
Also means: duplicate
病院からの出生記録のコピーで、「名札確認 要注意」って手書きのメモが入ってた
It was a copy of the birth records from the hospital, and a handwritten memo saying "Name Tag Confirmation: Caution Required" was inside.
同じ日に同じ病院で生まれた他人から連絡が来た · B1
surprise

high school student
昔の名前を聞くと、高校生に戻ったようだった。
When she heard her old name, she felt as if she had gone back to being a high school student.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
section
aya
大学生の彩は、毎週日曜日、その切通しを散歩していた。
Aya, a university student, took a walk along that kiridoshi every Sunday.
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
be unpleasant
えっと...うまく言えないけど。東京の大学がイヤとか、そういうことじゃなくて。ただ...毎日絵を描いてるとき、すごく幸せなんだ。それだけ。本当に、それだけ。
Um... I don't know how to say it well, but it's not that I dislike Tokyo universities or anything. It's just... when I'm drawing every day, I'm really happy. That's all. Truly, that's all.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
fight

classroom
Also means: school

for an instant
Also means: in an instant · instant

both parents
counter for letters or messages

fate

nursing
葵里さん、看護の学校に通ってるって書いてましたよね
Kairi-san, that you attend nursing school, you wrote that, right?
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
shared space
民泊の共用スペースにタブレットがある
In the shared space of the vacation rental there is a tablet.
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
sort through belongings
Also means: sort out one’s feelings · organize documents

limit
しかし、春子の父・健二は先月、「もう限界だ」と言って、店を閉めることを決めた。
However, Haruko's father, Kenji, last month, said, "I've reached my limit," and decided to close the shop.
閉店前夜に残された祖父の隠し味 · B1
number

train

late

park

around now
てことは今頃、倉田くんの封筒には颯人の写真が入ってるじゃん笑
Which means by now, in Kurata-kun's envelope, Hayato's photo is inside, lol.
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2
nostalgic
Also means: nostalgic and

wound
Also means: scar · scratch

lunch
Also means: daytime · noon

storm

hall

iron

dad

text

audio

injury

seriously
Also means: really?

appear in an image
Also means: be reflected · appear
でも縄のれんははっきり映ってた。奥のほうに。
But the rope curtain was clearly visible. In the back.
海外赴任中の夫が送ってくる写真の背景がおかしい · B1
back
Also means: back of a garment
七海はスケッチブックを膝に置いたまま、ただその背中を見つめていた。
Nanami, with her sketchbook still on her lap, simply stared at his back.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
acquaintance
Also means: be acquainted

wallet

pink
テーブルの上に置かれた白とピンクの花束
On top of the table is the placed white and pink bouquet.
父の日に届いた花束の差出人が家族じゃない · A2
not need
Also means: not needed
want to involve
Also means: be caught up in (before “if”) · involve

radio station

map
昨日、クラブのグループに明日のルートの地図を上げたよな?
Yesterday, to the club group a map of tomorrow's route you uploaded it, right?
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
noodles

swimming pool
翌日の練習で、リクはプールに入りながら一番端のレーンを見た。水木先輩がいつも一番速く泳いでいたレーン。今日も空のままだった。でも、少しだけ違う気持ちで見ることができた。
During practice the next day, as Riku got into the pool, he looked at the lane at the very end. The lane where Mizuki-senpai always swam the fastest. It was still empty today. But he was able to look at it with slightly different feelings.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
anew
このたびの納骨日程に向けて、改めてご確認をさせていただきます。
Regarding the upcoming interment schedule, I would like to reconfirm once more.
納骨堂の番号が一つ足りない · B1
route
昨日、クラブのグループに明日のルートの地図を上げたよな?
Yesterday, to the club group a map of tomorrow's route you uploaded it, right?
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
valley

getting a job

option

belongings
祖父は亡くなる前に、持ち物を全部整理したと聞いています。
Before my grandfather died, that he organized all his belongings I have heard.
祖父の将棋仲間から急に連絡が来た · A2
publishing company

conductor
合唱団の練習室に入ると、指揮者の山本先生が古い木の箱を持っていました。
When entering the choir's practice room, the conductor Mr. Yamamoto was holding an old wooden box.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
next year
あかりちゃん、来年の大学、まだ決まってないって!
Akari-chan, regarding next year's university, says it's not decided yet!
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
family home
「実家に帰るとしたら新潟しかない」と、以前話してくださったことがあります。
"If I were to return to my hometown, it would have to be Niigata," he has told me before.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
who cried
Also means: cried
ここで生まれた人たち、ここで泣いた人たち、笑った人たち。
The people who were born here, the people who cried here, the people who laughed.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1remember?
Also means: look

all one's strength

be able to read

scent
Also means: distinctive character
三十分後、台所にいい香りが広がりました。
Thirty minutes later, in the kitchen a good scent spread.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
take out

quietly
Also means: quiet

month

meter
その木桶は高さが二メートルくらいあって、太い竹の輪で締めてある。
That wooden vat was about two meters high and, was tightened with thick bamboo hoops.
小豆島の醤油蔵に残った最後の木桶 · B1
weekend
実家を離れる前の週末、父は私に言いました。
On the weekend before leaving my parents' home, my father said to me.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
submission
Also means: submit

passed
Also means: acceptance

courage

talk to someone
Also means: be spoken to

quiet
Also means: quiet and unobtrusive · quiet and reserved
太鼓の音の後の、静かな時間を聞いてください」ユイはよく聞きます。
Please listen to the quiet time after the sound of the drum. Yui listens carefully.
佐渡の鬼太鼓に入った新しい音 · A1
shut up
Also means: annoying · noisy

diary

pine tree
Also means: matsu

hesitate
Also means: be undecided · get lost

correct answer

remark
Also means: brief message · word
隼は画面を閉じた。部屋は静かだった。でも、no14truthのメッセージはまだそこに残っていた。「健太のことを、一度ちゃんと見てほしかった。」その一言だけが、頭の中で消えなかった。
Hayato closed his screen. The room was quiet. But no14truth's message was still there. "I just wanted you to take a proper look at Kenta for once." That single phrase wouldn't leave his head.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
spread
Also means: fan out
三十分後、台所にいい香りが広がりました。
Thirty minutes later, in the kitchen a good scent spread.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
wake up
目が覚めたとき、彼の心には奇妙な決意が生まれていた。
When he woke up, a strange determination was born in his heart.
ホタルが消えた川を一人で取り戻した男 · B1please don't include it
ご家族から、アルバムには載せないでほしい、というお願いが学校にありました。
The family asked the school not to include it in the album.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
counter for bound volumes


heart

profile

early
Also means: first half
振り返ると、二十代前半の女性がスケッチブックを抱えて立っていた。
When he looked back, A woman in her early twenties was standing, holding a sketchbook.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
sometimes
おばあちゃん、時々メモを棚の上に置いてたじゃない
Grandma sometimes left notes on top of the shelf, didn't she?
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
judge

documents

bag
そして、自分のバッグから古い竹刀を一本出しました。
And then, from his own bag, an old bamboo sword he took out one.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2there
unnecessary
「ここのお湯はね、余計なものを洗い流してくれますよ」とお婆さんは言いました。
'The water here, you see, unnecessary things it washes them away for you,' the old woman said.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2all the more

discuss
Also means: discussing, and…

apologize
Also means: want to apologize · apologize and then · don’t apologize

quite

morning market

far away
Also means: farther apart

sending

restaurant
花は和食レストラン「松」で見習いとして働いています。
Hana (subject) at a Japanese restaurant called 'Matsu' as an apprentice is working.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
achievements
えっと...藤原さんは前の会社でかなりひどい上司でした。毎日、理由もなく残業させられて。私が作ったレポートや企画も、全部藤原さんの成果として報告されてました。私の名前は一度も出なかった。だから転職したかったんです。中村さんに言わなかったのは...もう終わったことだと思ってたので。すみません。
Um... Fujiwara-san was a pretty terrible boss at my previous company. Every day, I was made to work overtime for no reason. All the reports and proposals I created were reported as Fujiwara-san's achievements. My name was never mentioned. That's why I wanted to change jobs. The reason I didn't tell you, Nakamura-san, was... I thought it was all over. I'm sorry.
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2that person

hold someone’s hand
Also means: grip · make someone hold something

blue-green

kei truck
橋本です。入口の駐車場に着きました。お父さんの軽トラがあります。車の横に長靴が片方だけ落ちていて…少し様子がおかしいです。車の中には誰もいません。もう少し奥に入ってみます。
This is Hashimoto. I've arrived at the entrance parking lot. Your father's light truck is here. There's only one rain boot lying beside the car... Something seems a bit off. There is no one in the car. I'll head a little further inside.
猟師の父から届く位置情報だけ · A2
pot
Also means: hot pot

note
投稿封筒に、短いメモが同封されておりました。
Inside the submission envelope, a short memo... was enclosed.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1
tool

serious
Also means: seriously
counter for pitches
Also means: pitch · thrown ball
しかし最終回、勇太は一球を投げ、それがホームランになってしまった。
But in the final inning, Yuta threw one ball, and it ended up becoming a home run.
甲子園の最後の一球 · B1
simultaneously
Also means: at the same time

wing

standard Japanese

walk

mathematics
えっと...ちゃんと言います。届いた答案を見たら、すごくきれいな解答で。英語も数学も、ぼくより全然できてて。なんか、怖くなったんです。どこかにこんなにできる人がいるんだって。それで...余計に言い出せなくて。本当にごめんなさい。
Um... I'll say it properly. When I saw the answer sheet that arrived, it was a very neat answer. Both English and math, they were much better than mine. Somehow, I got scared. That there was someone out there who could do so well. And then... I became even more hesitant to say anything. I'm truly sorry.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
lead
前半終了。ケンジのチームが3点リード。ケンジは14得点、ユウは10得点。
End of the first half. Kenji's team leads by 3 points. Kenji has 14 points, Yuu has 10 points.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
for now
仕事が入ったのでいったん失礼します😊また連絡します!
Some work came up so I'll excuse myself for now. I will contact you again!
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
every week

understood

help
Also means: support

materials

next time
いいえ。次回は一人では行かせないようにしましょう
You're welcome. Next time, let's make sure he doesn't go alone
猟師の父から届く位置情報だけ · A2
seventy-five
審査員の一人は七十五点、もう一人は八十点をつけました。
One of the judges gave 75 points, and another gave 80 points.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
be disliked
でも、また嫌われるのが怖かった」「私も怖かった。
But I was afraid you would hate me again. I was afraid too.
仏壇の引き出しに隠された兄の謝罪文 · A2
entrust

field
Also means: entry space · column
遥は目を閉じた。緊急連絡先の欄にも誤りが入っていた可能性がある。最悪のミスだ。
Haruka closed her eyes. There was a possibility that the emergency contact field was also incorrect. It was the worst mistake.
隣の霊安室から転送されてきたLINE · B1
six months

gym

night
「あの、一晩、泊めてもらえますか」と健二は聞きました。
'Um, for one night, could you let me stay?' Kenji asked.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
warm
Also means: warm and · warmly, and…

nurse

on friendly terms

rock

studio

can
ゆうくんが来て、缶を見つけて、ふみこさんのことを思い出してくれたら。
Yuu-kun came, found the can, if you remember Fumiko-san then.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2very
Also means: messily

pond

collection

enjoy

narrow
Also means: thin · thin and · thinly
祖母の澄子は、西陣の細い路地の奥に立っていた。
Her grandmother, Sumiko, was standing deep in a narrow alley in Nishijin.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1
tidy up
おばあちゃんが亡くなったあと、家を片付けたとき、見つからなかったの
After Grandma passed away, when we cleaned the house, we couldn't find it.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
notification
Also means: official notice
父の携帯に通知が届いているのに気づいて、確認しました。
I noticed notifications arriving on my father's phone, and I checked them.
亡き父の携帯に今もメッセージが届く · B1
coat
Also means: court

last
試合は2点差で負けた。ラスト1分、ユウのスリーポイントが止まらなかった。
We lost the game by 2 points. In the last minute, Yuu's three-pointers were unstoppable.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
talent

roof
木々の間から、あの古い宿の屋根が少しだけ見えました。
From between the trees, the roof of that old inn was visible just a little bit.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
seventy-eight

owner
Also means: husband

department head position
Also means: department head · department manager

jacket

bell
「人がいます!」と叫ぶと、大きなベルが鳴りました。
When he shouted, “There’s someone here!” a large bell rang.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
soup
なべから、みそしるのいいにおいがします。
From the pot, miso soup's a good smell comes out / is made.
おばあちゃんだけが知る味噌汁の秘密 · A2
sway or shake
Also means: shimmer

udon noodles
朝六時、讃岐うどんの店「白波」に電話がありました。
At six in the morning, There was a phone call to the Sanuki udon restaurant called Shiranami.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
officially
これで謝辞の「田中ぽよぽよ教授」は正式に「森田教授」になります
With this, "Professor Tanaka Poyopoyo" in the acknowledgments will officially become Professor Morita.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
outer surface
その昆布は黒くて、表面に白い粉がありました。
That kombu was black, and on the surface there was white powder.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
height

official
センターが正式な点数を再送付してくれるそうです。
The center (will) official scores resend them, so it's said.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
physical education

forty-nine
母の四十九日が終わった夜、由美は仏壇の前に座っていた。
On the night when the memorial service for her mother ended, Yumi was sitting in front of the Buddhist altar.
仏壇の引き出しに隠された兄の謝罪文 · A2
yeah
Also means: hey

arrange in a row
Also means: arrange
本名とペンネームをかっこで並べる書き方だ。
It's the style of putting the real name and pen name in parentheses.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1
book cover

recording tape
Also means: adhesive tape · athletic wrist-support tape

next week

sunday

notification form
提出後24時間以内なら「字句修正届」を事務局に出せます
If it's within 24 hours after submission, you can submit a "Lexical Amendment Request" to the office.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
this month

arrow
直人は矢を弓にかけ、ゆっくり弓を上げました。
Naoto put the arrow on the bow and slowly raised the bow.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
calmly
Also means: calm
書かれた数字は、冷静に読んでいるつもりでも、体が震えるほどの差だった。
Even though he intended to read the written figures calmly, the difference was enough to make his body tremble.
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2
early

keep reducing
コーチのプレッシャーで、ずっと食事を減らしてて
due to the pressure from the coach, kept cutting back on meals this whole time,
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
carefully

following day

radio signal

previous day
far
二十二歳の冬、はるかに大きなチャンスが来た。
In the winter when she was twenty-two, a big opportunity came to Haruka.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2
HR department

digit

misunderstanding

university student
大学生の彩は、毎週日曜日、その切通しを散歩していた。
Aya, a university student, took a walk along that kiridoshi every Sunday.
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2via
もしかして管理人さん経由でゆうくんに地図のことが伝わってるんじゃない?
Could it be that through the manager, Yuu-kun was told about the map? No?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
secretariat
提出後24時間以内なら「字句修正届」を事務局に出せます
If it's within 24 hours after submission, you can submit a "Lexical Amendment Request" to the office.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
evening
私も昨日の夕方にメッセージを送りましたが、返信がありません。
I also sent a message yesterday evening, but there is no reply.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
coincidence
Also means: by chance

debt

certainty

every month
はなちゃんと毎月シフトが逆なの、なんで?
The fact that your shifts are opposite to Hana-chan's every month, why is that?
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
best friend

naked

agree

report
えっと...藤原さんは前の会社でかなりひどい上司でした。毎日、理由もなく残業させられて。私が作ったレポートや企画も、全部藤原さんの成果として報告されてました。私の名前は一度も出なかった。だから転職したかったんです。中村さんに言わなかったのは...もう終わったことだと思ってたので。すみません。
Um... Fujiwara-san was a pretty terrible boss at my previous company. Every day, I was made to work overtime for no reason. All the reports and proposals I created were reported as Fujiwara-san's achievements. My name was never mentioned. That's why I wanted to change jobs. The reason I didn't tell you, Nakamura-san, was... I thought it was all over. I'm sorry.
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
examinee number

chat

mark
Also means: seal

it’s settled
Also means: traditional rule or custom

spring

episode
でもある意味、私たちの学年で一番おもしろい卒論提出エピソードだよ
But in a sense, it's the most interesting thesis in our year. This is the episode for submission.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
youth

middle

hat
隼は帽子をかぶって、ロッカールームを出た。外は明るかった。甲子園の空は青かった。
Hayato put on his cap and left the locker room. It was bright outside. The sky over Koshien was blue.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
sometimes

bookstore
quirk

this weekend

point to
Also means: play shogi

hot water
Also means: bathwater

last year
Also means: last year's
そのレシピ帳は昨年、田沢勝代の娘さんから買いました。
That recipe book, last year, I bought from Tazawa Katsuyo's daughter.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
tidying up
片付けしてたら古い本と一緒に袋に入れてしまって
While I was tidying up, along with some old books I put it in a bag by mistake
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
today

finally

morning sun
ユキは知床五湖で朝日の写真を撮りたかったのです。
Yuki at the Shiretoko Five Lakes a picture of the sunrise wanted to take.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2
skirt
春子は濃紺のスカートとアイボリーのタートルネックに着替え、折りたたんだ地図をハンドバッグに入れた。玄関前で恵子と合流し、二人は栗林公園へ歩いた。
Haruko changed into a dark blue skirt and an ivory turtleneck, and put the folded map into her handbag. She met Keiko in front of the entrance, and the two walked to Kuribayashi Park.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
bicycle transport

hotel checkout

lid
「お父さん、これを食べて」父がふたを開けると、卵焼きとおにぎりが入っていました。
“Dad, eat this.” When father opened the lid, there were rolled omelet and rice balls inside.
輪島の朝市で交換された二つの弁当 · A2
stop by

continuing
ふーん… 田中さん、引き続きよろしくお願いします🙇♀️
Hmm... Mr. Tanaka, please continue to look after us.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
lake
湖の近くまで来た時、ユキは急に止まりました。
Near the lake / Up to near the lake when she came, Yuki suddenly stopped.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2
fine arts

root
Also means: grudge
家屋の土台だけが残り、そこに木が根を張っていた。
Only the foundations of houses remained, with trees taking root there.
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2bad
ability

kitchen

south gate
南門から入って、池の左側の松の木の根元のあたりみたい
Enter through the South Gate, It seems to be around the base of the pine tree on the left side of the pond want to
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
shoot
Also means: did not shoot · conditional form of “shoot”

resound
Also means: resonate deeply · reverberate through the body

recipe

area in front of the station
「この男の人は、駅前の古い写真店の主人に似ているよ。」
“This man looks like the owner of the old photo shop in front of the station.”
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
gradually
Also means: in tiers

entrance exam
実は、先週、音楽大学の入学試験に合格しました。
Actually, last week, for the music college entrance exam I passed.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
narrow and

stand up
Also means: emerge
osaka dialect

book
秋田のオークションサイトにおばあちゃんのレシピ帳が出品されています。
On an Akita auction site Grandma's recipe book is being listed.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
procedure

distinguish
Also means: distinction
で、そっくりだから周りも区別できなかった笑笑
And, because they look exactly alike, the people around them couldn't tell them apart (lol)
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2yū (given name)

swirl
Also means: wrap around
lookalike
Also means: exactly alike

toy

across from
最後に、美咲は向かいの食堂「山川」へ行きました。
Finally, Misaki went to the diner Yamakawa across the street.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
protest
皆さん、センターへの正式な抗議はまだ終わっていませんので、そちらも忘れずに。
Everyone, the official protest to the center is not over yet, so don't forget that as well.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
thread
Also means: string
大神たちが集う広間の中央には、よりあわされた無数の赤い糸が積まれていた。
In the center of the hall where the great gods gathered, countless twisted red threads were piled up.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
plate
Also means: dish

secretly
お母さん、その日こっそり見に行くでしょ
Mom, You're going to sneakily go see it that day, aren't you?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
do your best

transparent

inquiry
試験センターの問い合わせフォームから連絡しようとしたんだけど
From the exam center's inquiry form, I tried to contact them, but...
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
right away
早速で申し訳ないんですが、テーブルの席について聞いていいですか?
I am sorry for jumping right in, but regarding the table seating can I ask a question?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
be able to take photos

unmanned railway station

clue or idea

sugar
will
「この辞表は、自分の意志で書いたものではありません。」
“This resignation letter, of my own will, is not something I wrote.”
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
question
凛さんの英語の第三問、余白にメモがあって
On Rin-san's English Question 3, there was a note in the margin.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
deep-fried and served in broth

yellow (before a noun)
Also means: is yellow (polite)
箱の底には、黄色くなった紙もありました。
At the bottom of the box, there was also a paper that had turned yellow.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
master
でも、師匠の一つの秘密だけはわかりませんでした。
But, just one of his master's secrets he did not understand.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
cloth

soy sauce

coast
there / at your place
Also means: that one

person in charge
係の人が安全の合図を間違えたのです。
The person in charge had made a mistake with the safety signal.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
schedule

stop by
仕事帰りにスーパーへ寄ったナオは、試食コーナーで揚げ出し豆腐を食べていた。隣に白髪の小さな女性が立っていた。その人は一言も言わず、ナオの手に折りたたんだ紙を押しつけた。目が合った次の瞬間、女性は人込みの中に消えた。ナオは駐車場に出て、紙を開いた。
Nao stopped by the supermarket on her way home from work and was eating agedashi tofu at the tasting corner. A small, white-haired woman was standing next to her. Without a word, the woman pressed a folded piece of paper into Nao's hand. The moment their eyes met, the woman disappeared into the crowd. Nao went out to the parking lot and opened the paper.
スーパーの試食コーナーで渡されたメモ · A2
violate

edge
Also means: scrap · from an outsider’s perspective
すると、浜の端に小さな白い舟がありました。
Then, at the edge of the beach there was a small white boat.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
work shift

just

public square

real time

missing
鈴木のおじいさんは、十年前に海で行方不明になった漁師でした。
Grandpa Suzuki was who went missing at sea ten years ago a fisherman.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
daytime
あ、昼間にいろいろ話してたんだね
Ah, during the day, you guys were talking about various things.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
heartbreaking

bathtub

real name

owner

bear

spare

points scored
前半終了。ケンジのチームが3点リード。ケンジは14得点、ユウは10得点。
End of the first half. Kenji's team leads by 3 points. Kenji has 14 points, Yuu has 10 points.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
junior student

panel
棚を取り付けようとしたら、壁のパネルが一枚浮いていて
When I tried to install a shelf, a wall panel was loose
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
take off clothing

big brother
てか、お兄ちゃんが一人で実家の片付けしてたの知らなかった
By the way, that you were alone cleaning up the family home, I didn't know
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
suffer

sorrow

bamboo

kitchen

eyeglasses

punishment

executive
当時の役員がまだ会社にいる。
The executives from that time are still in the company.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
port town
若狭の小さな港町に、「海の月」という店が二つあった。
In a small port town in Wakasa, there were two shops called Sea Moon.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
exit

writer
Also means: lighter
先週、「旅行ライターが島に来ると聞いたが、FAXを送っていいか」って電話があったって。
Last week, (he said) 'I heard a travel writer is coming to the island,' and there was a call asking if he could send a fax.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
middle of the night
Also means: midnight
十五年前の自分が、あの光をどう描けばいいかわからなくて、夜中に泣いた記憶がある。
The person she was fifteen years ago, not knowing how to paint that light, and crying in the middle of the night.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
first day

changing jobs

look up at

compass needle
Also means: stitch
counter for small round objects
Also means: grain · counter for drops of liquid

calories

milk

thanks

seller
出品者は「田沢骨董店」という秋田市の店です
The seller is a shop called 'Tazawa Antiques' in Akita City.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2number

entrance
Also means: front door
でも、玄関の布に「温泉」と書いてありました。
But, on the cloth at the entrance 'Onsen' was written.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
shogi

be torn
練習後、リクは更衣室のロッカーの下に一枚の紙を見つけた。破れた練習日誌のページ。毎日の日付と、カロリーの数字がびっしり書いてあった。どの数字も、すごく小さかった。
After practice, Riku found a piece of paper under a locker in the changing room. A torn page from a practice log. It was covered with daily dates and calorie counts. All the numbers were extremely small.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
in time

store manager

seat

reside

captain
「直人、いつも通りでいいよ」キャプテンの健太が言いました。
Naoto, just do what you usually do. The captain, Kenta, said.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
grandfather

sis
Also means: older sister

rescue

tofu

diner

sumo wrestling
「今日、いい相撲を見せたら、来月の大会に出られるぞ。」
"Today, if you show good sumo, you can enter next month's tournament."
相撲部屋を逃げ出した新弟子の一日 · A2
passenger

zero
「ルールを破ったから、零点をつけました」と田中は言いました。
“Because you broke the rules, I gave you zero points” Tanaka said.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
soft
Also means: gently

big sister

change clothes and
Also means: changing clothes
ケンジはジムに着いた。ユニフォームに着替え、テーピングを巻いてコートに出た。
Kenji arrived at the gym. He changed into his uniform, taped his hands, and stepped onto the court.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
powder
その昆布は黒くて、表面に白い粉がありました。
That kombu was black, and on the surface there was white powder.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
friendship
おばあちゃんと勝代さんの友情を大切に思っています、と
Grandma and Katsuyo-san's friendship that we value it dearly.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
is not possible
Also means: come true (conditional form)
「しかしながら、諸般の事情により、授賞式への出席はかないません」手紙を封筒に入れながら、澄江は窓の外を見た。
“However, due to various circumstances, attendance at the awards ceremony is not possible.” While putting the letter in the envelope, Sumie looked out the window.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
deliberately

gift shop
多分、ナースさんに頼んで病院のギフトショップで買ったんだと思うわ。
Probably, she asked a nurse and I think she bought them at the hospital gift shop.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
sing
お客さんは知らない曲だから、戸惑っているかもしれない、とハルカは思いながら歌いました。
Because it's a song the audience doesn't know, they might be puzzled, (she thought) Haruka sang while thinking.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
ceiling

ghost

three
試合は2点差で負けた。ラスト1分、ユウのスリーポイントが止まらなかった。
We lost the game by 2 points. In the last minute, Yuu's three-pointers were unstoppable.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
care

set foot on
Also means: was stepped on

boil or simmer

leave
「次のバスは朝の六時です」と運転手は言って、バスはすぐに去りました。
'The next bus is at 6:00 AM,' the driver said, and the bus left immediately.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
both hands
封筒を両手で持ちながら、老人は長い間、何も言いませんでした。
While holding the envelope with both hands, the old man said nothing for a long time.
神保町の古書店で三十年売れなかった本 · A2
bow
直人は矢を弓にかけ、ゆっくり弓を上げました。
Naoto put the arrow on the bow and slowly raised the bow.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
gps tracker

tablet

cash register
レジでミスが増えるし、商品の場所も間違えるし
Mistakes at the register increase, and I even get product locations wrong
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
funny

picture book

get acquainted with
え、ちょっと待って待って…二人って知り合いなんですか?すごい偶然!世界せまーい!田中さん、涼くんのことどこで知り合ったんですか?
Huh, wait wait a sec... Do you two know each other? What a coincidence! The world is so small! Tanaka-san, where did you meet Ryo-kun?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
mackerel

sumo stable
午前五時、相撲部屋の台所から大きな音が聞こえました。
At five in the morning, a loud noise could be heard from the kitchen of the sumo stable.
相撲部屋を逃げ出した新弟子の一日 · A2
bride
健斗は新しい予約のファイルを開いた。来年3月の結婚式。花嫁の名前:森田麻衣。花婿の名前:高木涼。健斗は画面を見て、しばらく動けなかった。
Kento opened the file for a new reservation. A wedding in March next year. Bride's name: Mai Morita. Groom's name: Ryo Takagi. Kento looked at the screen and couldn't move for a while.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
take one’s eyes off
Also means: let go

hairstyle
「あら、さっきはお団子だったのに、髪型変えた?」って言われた
"Oh, you had a bun earlier, did you change your hairstyle?" she said
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
general affairs department
「人事・総務部長 藤原直樹」って書いてある
HR/General Affairs Manager Naoki Fujiwara (it says) it is written
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
turn around / look back

be sad
Also means: don’t be sad
to humbly say one’s name

last month
うーん、私にはわからなかった💦先月お見舞いに行ったとき、きれいだと思ってたわ。
Hmm, I couldn't tell 💦 When I went to visit last month, I thought they were beautiful.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2ryō

poor health

PDF document

year-end

directly
Also means: straight ahead · straightforwardly · frankly and openly
daichi
昨日の練習で、兄弟子の大地に十回も負けたからです。
During yesterday's practice, it was because he had lost to Daichi, his senior stablemate, as many as ten times.
相撲部屋を逃げ出した新弟子の一日 · A2
older woman; lady
Also means: aunt

right hand
春子は造花を一本手に取った。傷のある右手の中で、それはとても軽かった。
Haruko picked up an artificial flower. It was very light in her injured right hand.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
plain
列車は山を出て、暗い平野の中を走った。健司は窓の外を見ていた。誰かのいたずらだったかもしれない。でも、確かめることはもうできなかった。
The train left the mountains and ran through the dark plains. Kenji watched the scenery outside the window. It might have been someone's prank. But there was no way to confirm it anymore.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
within the company
取材先の宿の名前も、社内では私だけが知っています。
Even the name of the guesthouse for the report, within the company, only I know it.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
dew
朝の空気は冷たくて、草の上には露がありました。
The morning air was cold, and on top of the grass (topic marker) dew there was.
知床で熊と目が合った朝 · A2
sharp
Also means: sharply, and … · piercing-eyed and
十五キロ地点を過ぎたあたりで、宮本悠斗の右足首に鋭い痛みが走った。
Around the point where he passed the fifteen-kilometer mark, a sharp pain shot through Miyamoto Yuto's right ankle.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
pickup

elderly
Also means: old person
でも、前の列に座っていた一人のお年寄りの女性が、静かに立ち上がりました。
But, sitting in the front row, one elderly woman quietly stood up.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
land
その岩は陸と細い岩でつながっていました。
The rock was connected to the land by a narrow strip of rock.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
public holiday

tuesday

handwritten note
Also means: post or comment

secret
Also means: secretly

japanese-style grilled meat

right side
道の右側には山本家の店、左側には中村家の店があった。
On the right side of the road was the Yamamoto family's shop, and on the left side was the Nakamura family's shop.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
pair
橋本です。入口の駐車場に着きました。お父さんの軽トラがあります。車の横に長靴が片方だけ落ちていて…少し様子がおかしいです。車の中には誰もいません。もう少し奥に入ってみます。
This is Hashimoto. I've arrived at the entrance parking lot. Your father's light truck is here. There's only one rain boot lying beside the car... Something seems a bit off. There is no one in the car. I'll head a little further inside.
猟師の父から届く位置情報だけ · A2
wednesday
でも、火曜日も、水曜日も、何も聞こえませんでした。
But, both Tuesday and Wednesday, nothing could be heard.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
to panic
make come true

loafer shoe
9時55分、奈月は大学へ向かう。白いローファーを履いて、急いで家を出た。
9:55 AM, Natsuki heads to university. Wearing white loafers, she hurried out of the house.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2appear

early morning

personnel department
水嶋さんの直接の上司は「人事課長 田中美恵子さん」です
Mr. Mizushima's direct boss is HR Section Manager Mieko Tanaka
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
gently
Also means: quietly

store closing
haru
finally
りなはとうとう広場のベンチに水色の浴衣の女の子を見つけた。
Rina finally found a girl in a light blue yukata on a plaza bench.
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
to hit or bump

new apprentice

prank
列車は山を出て、暗い平野の中を走った。健司は窓の外を見ていた。誰かのいたずらだったかもしれない。でも、確かめることはもうできなかった。
The train left the mountains and ran through the dark plains. Kenji watched the scenery outside the window. It might have been someone's prank. But there was no way to confirm it anymore.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
rice ball
「お父さん、これを食べて」父がふたを開けると、卵焼きとおにぎりが入っていました。
“Dad, eat this.” When father opened the lid, there were rolled omelet and rice balls inside.
輪島の朝市で交換された二つの弁当 · A2
web form
Also means: application form · physique
試験センターの問い合わせフォームから連絡しようとしたんだけど
From the exam center's inquiry form, I tried to contact them, but...
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
tide
Also means: sea
「本当に何があるのか、確かめましょう」潮が低くなると、岩の形がよく見えました。
“Let’s make sure what is really there.” When the tide went down, the shape of the rock became clearly visible.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
grade/year group
でもある意味、私たちの学年で一番おもしろい卒論提出エピソードだよ
But in a sense, it's the most interesting thesis in our year. This is the episode for submission.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
federation

stalker

round
Also means: widen (of the eyes) · rounded and mellow (of an aroma)

close
Also means: be closed · close down

last night
「母さんが昨夜、病院で亡くなったよ」健太は何も考えられなかった。
"Mom died at the hospital last night." Kenta could not think about anything.
母が標準語で残した最後の留守電 · A2
way of making
「剣蔵、その特別な作り方を幕府に教えろ。
'Kenzō, that special manufacturing method teach it to the shogunate.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
shore
すると、浜の端に小さな白い舟がありました。
Then, at the edge of the beach there was a small white boat.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
rope
舟の中を見ると、古いロープと小さな木の箱がありました。
When he looked inside the boat, there was an old rope and a small wooden box.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
blow
夜風がふいて、紙がゆらゆらとゆれます。
The night wind blows and, the paper (subject) sways gently.
七夕の夜に願いごとが書けなかった少女 · A2
auction
秋田のオークションサイトにおばあちゃんのレシピ帳が出品されています。
On an Akita auction site Grandma's recipe book is being listed.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
score
結果発表の時、美咲は自分の点数を確認しました。
At the time of the results announcement, Misaki [checked] her own score confirmed.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
fog

advisor

relatives

in good condition
オークションの説明には「古い料理手帖、状態良好」とだけ書いてある
In the auction description, it only says "Old cooking notebook, good condition" written there.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
left side
道の右側には山本家の店、左側には中村家の店があった。
On the right side of the road was the Yamamoto family's shop, and on the left side was the Nakamura family's shop.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
setting fire to … and

enthusiasm

applause

gap
壁の隙間から出てきた黄ばんだ古い紙
A yellowed, old thing that came out of the gap in the wall paper
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
job-placement agency

next month

thursday

younger uncle

archive
今3年生です学校のアーカイブ係で、古いアルバムをスキャンしています
I'm a 3rd year student now. As a member of the school archive committee, I am scanning old albums.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
store opening
開店の日、健太は明るい席に水を置いた。
On the day the restaurant opened, Kenta put water on a table in a bright place.
母が標準語で残した最後の留守電 · A2
hesitate
Also means: hesitation
花はためらいましたが、その古い昆布を水に入れました。
Hana hesitated, but that old kombu put into the water.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
business card

department

park ranger

dinner

soba noodles

jar
刀作りの最後に、剣蔵はいつも古い小さな壺を取り出しました。
At the end of the sword-making process, Kenzō would always an old, small pot take out.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
interpreter

dough
Also means: batter

afternoon nap

cardboard
春子は古い段ボール箱を開けながら、大きなため息をついた。
As Haruko was opening an old cardboard box, she let out a big sigh.
閉店前夜に残された祖父の隠し味 · B1
practice
そして「一度だけ、稽古を見ていいですよ」と言った。
Then he said, "Just once, you may watch the practice."
長崎くんちの龍踊りを受け継いだ外国人 · B1
silence

homeroom teacher
その年の3年担任だったはずよもう退職してるけど、連絡先を聞いてみる
He should have been the 3rd year homeroom teacher that year. He's retired now, but I'll try asking for his contact info.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
feel refreshed

critic

pressure
コーチのプレッシャーで、ずっと食事を減らしてて
due to the pressure from the coach, kept cutting back on meals this whole time,
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
fox
次の朝、袋の中に白い狐の毛を一本見つけました。
The next morning, he found one white fox hair inside the bag.
狐の嫁入りを見てはいけない橋 · A2rin
ちゃんと凛の名前の封筒なのに中身が違うの?
Even though it's clearly an envelope with Rin's name, the content is different?
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
every night

section chief
田中課長が普通の人なら、なんとかなりそう
If Section Manager Tanaka is a normal person, I think I can manage
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
national highway
国道から来て、峠の方向へ行った。
Came from the highway, and went towards the mountain pass.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
club member
しかし、一年生の部員が、落ちた矢を取りに入っていました。
However, a first-year member, had gone in to retrieve the fallen arrow.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
scrap of paper
折れた紙切れで、練習日誌みたいなやつ
It was a folded piece of paper, like a training log or something.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
shogi piece

urgently
Also means: urgent

exhausting

bid

gymnasium
gradually and gently

was close

gray

notification
Also means: news

city hall
市役所は安全のため、七月からこの道を閉めることにしていた。
For safety reasons, the city office had decided to close this road starting in July.
鎌倉の切通しに毎週届く白い封筒 · A2
home delivery

scholarship

spread

handwritten
Also means: by hand · hand-drawn
最初のページに、小さな手書きの文字がありました。
On the first page, there were small handwritten characters.
神保町の古書店で三十年売れなかった本 · A2
cheek
隼はホテルのベッドに座っていた。刈り上げた頭に部屋の白い光が当たり、日焼けした頬が暗い中で少し赤く見えた。右手首の白いテープを指でなぞった。体は疲れているのに、眠れなかった。そのとき、スマホが鳴った。
Hayato sat on the hotel bed. The white light of the room hit his buzzed hair, and his sunburned cheeks looked slightly red in the dimness. He traced the white tape on his right wrist with his finger. Even though his body was tired, he couldn't sleep. Just then, his smartphone rang.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
straight
仕事から帰ると、自転車はいつもまっすぐに直っていました。
When she returned from work, the bicycle always had been fixed straight.
毎朝誰かが直す傾いた自転車 · A2
hmm…
Also means: oh, really?
ふーん… 田中さん、引き続きよろしくお願いします🙇♀️
Hmm... Mr. Tanaka, please continue to look after us.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
aspiration

choir
合唱団の練習室に入ると、指揮者の山本先生が古い木の箱を持っていました。
When entering the choir's practice room, the conductor Mr. Yamamoto was holding an old wooden box.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
ink

chrysanthemum

moving house

curtain

swimming lane
翌日の練習で、リクはプールに入りながら一番端のレーンを見た。水木先輩がいつも一番速く泳いでいたレーン。今日も空のままだった。でも、少しだけ違う気持ちで見ることができた。
During practice the next day, as Riku got into the pool, he looked at the lane at the very end. The lane where Mizuki-senpai always swam the fastest. It was still empty today. But he was able to look at it with slightly different feelings.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
paulownia

full of people

lovely

samurai
each other
Also means: both of us
お互いに気を遣い合って、でもちゃんと続けてたんだよ
They were considerate of each other, but they kept it going properly.
父が毎週通っていた喫茶店が実在しない · B1
tuna

wake up

visit to someone who is ill
うーん、私にはわからなかった💦先月お見舞いに行ったとき、きれいだと思ってたわ。
Hmm, I couldn't tell 💦 When I went to visit last month, I thought they were beautiful.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
fixedly
Also means: intently

government official
秋のある朝、幕府の役人が鍛冶場に来ました。
One autumn morning, an official from the shogunate came to the smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
back side
Also means: underside
しかし、その絵の裏側には、十五年もの間、誰にも明かされることのない秘密が隠されていた。
However, behind that painting, For fifteen years, A secret that would never be revealed to anyone was hidden.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2during

curiosity
be unable to play an instrument

addressed to

flower

meeting up

living room
遥は花束を持って、リビングに来た父のそばへ行った。
Haruka took the bouquet and went to her father, who had come into the living room.
父の日に届いた花束の差出人が家族じゃない · A2
old woman
しばらくして、白い着物のお婆さんが出てきました。
After a short while, an old woman in a white kimono came out.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
shop owner
その時、中村家の店主も店から出てきた。
At that moment, the owner of the Nakamura shop also came out of the shop.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2feudal domain

refuse

have no way out

hallway

sleepy
scan

apply for a service
葵のアパート。ベッドの中。スマホに通知が9件来ていた。昨夜の11時、葵は退職代行サービスに申し込んだ。もう会社に連絡が行っているはずだった。
Aoi's apartment. In bed. There were 9 notifications on her smartphone. At 11 PM last night, Aoi applied for a resignation agency service. The company should have been contacted by now.
退職代行を頼んだ翌朝 · A2
miso soup

learn from someone
師匠から教わった特別な方法で、ゆっくり時間をかけたものです。
taught by my master using a special method, it is something that took a long time (to age/prepare).
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2way of writing
「いつもありがとう」って仕事の人の書き方じゃないよ
"Thanks as always" isn't how a work person writes.
父の日に届いた花束の差出人が家族じゃない · A2
written answer or solution
えっと...ちゃんと言います。届いた答案を見たら、すごくきれいな解答で。英語も数学も、ぼくより全然できてて。なんか、怖くなったんです。どこかにこんなにできる人がいるんだって。それで...余計に言い出せなくて。本当にごめんなさい。
Um... I'll say it properly. When I saw the answer sheet that arrived, it was a very neat answer. Both English and math, they were much better than mine. Somehow, I got scared. That there was someone out there who could do so well. And then... I became even more hesitant to say anything. I'm truly sorry.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
turn around

fisherman
shogunate
秋のある朝、幕府の役人が鍛冶場に来ました。
One autumn morning, an official from the shogunate came to the smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
eyebrow
「うちの妹も今日来るよ、水色の浴衣で、眉に傷のある背の高い子だよ」って
"My sister is coming today too, in a light blue yukata, she's a tall girl with a scar on her eyebrow," she said
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
clean
お風呂も、今夜は入れますよ」部屋は小さかったけれど、清潔でした。
As for the bath, you can enter tonight too.' The room was small, but it was clean.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
mountain pass
Also means: critical point
国道から来て、峠の方向へ行った。
Came from the highway, and went towards the mountain pass.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
postage stamp

gold color

vehicle
乗り物が止まった後、父はゆっくり息をしました。
After the ride stopped, my father took a slow breath.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
sheen
全然。葉の質感が全部違う。艶が変。
Not at all. The texture of the leaves is totally different. The gloss is weird.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
stir-fried noodles
焼きそばの前に水色の浴衣の子がいた!
There was a girl in a light blue yukata in front of the yakisoba!
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
wooden construction

competition
コンクールの途中で演奏を止める人は、普通いません。
In the middle of the competition people who stop their performance, usually don't exist.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏 · A2
sometimes

graduates
ファイルに「この年度の卒業生は29人です」ってメモしたアルバムのクラス写真は28人しか写ってないから
I made a note in the file saying "There are 29 graduates for this year." Since only 28 people are in the album's class photo.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
baseball cap
ボロボロになった野球帽が、ベッドの白いシーツの上に一つ置いてある
A worn-out baseball cap, on the white sheets of the bed, is sitting there
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
amusement park

bus stop
hair bun
「あら、さっきはお団子だったのに、髪型変えた?」って言われた
"Oh, you had a bun earlier, did you change your hairstyle?" she said
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
clue

chronic

seasoning

pajamas

locker room
隼は帽子をかぶって、ロッカールームを出た。外は明るかった。甲子園の空は青かった。
Hayato put on his cap and left the locker room. It was bright outside. The sky over Koshien was blue.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
pouch

dust

master

rule
高い山の峠を越えるとき、天狗が旅人に三つの掟を守らせるという話だ。
When crossing the high mountain pass, a Tengu (mountain goblin) makes travelers follow three rules, so the story goes.
天狗が守る峠の三つの掟 · A2
soap

connect
Wi-Fi繋ごうとしたら、LINEが開いたまま
When I tried to connect to the Wi-Fi, LINE was left open.
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
kelp
花は棚から昆布を取り出しましたが、足りません。
Hana, from the shelf took out the kombu (kelp), but there wasn't enough.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
seal
テープが古くて、封もほとんど開いていた。
The tape was old, and... the seal was mostly open.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
wooden

journal

feel

voice

martial arts training hall
毎朝六時に道場に来て、毎晩遅くまで練習していました。
Every morning at six o'clock, he came to the dojo, and every night until late, he was practicing.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2
public bathhouse

south side

turn pages

bouquet
遥は花束を持って、リビングに来た父のそばへ行った。
Haruka took the bouquet and went to her father, who had come into the living room.
父の日に届いた花束の差出人が家族じゃない · A2oh, really?

kendo

interview

mole

lean

apprentice
花は和食レストラン「松」で見習いとして働いています。
Hana (subject) at a Japanese restaurant called 'Matsu' as an apprentice is working.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
be moved to tears

bathhouse attendant’s counter

no

following morning
翌朝、バスの中でリョウは竹刀を静かに見ました。
The next morning, inside the bus, Ryo at the bamboo sword quietly looked.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2

audience members
Also means: audience seating area

wheat flour

apron
春子はバッグからキャンバスのエプロンを取り出して、病院の廊下でたたみ直した。それからエレベーターに乗った。
Haruko took a canvas apron from her bag and refolded it in the hospital hallway. Then she got into the elevator.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
tengu, a Japanese mythical creature
高い山の峠を越えるとき、天狗が旅人に三つの掟を守らせるという話だ。
When crossing the high mountain pass, a Tengu (mountain goblin) makes travelers follow three rules, so the story goes.
天狗が守る峠の三つの掟 · A2
sumo ring

substitute

aged
江戸の町外れに、老いた刀鍛冶・剣蔵の小さな鍛冶場がありました。
On the outskirts of the town of Edo, of an old swordsmith, Kenzō, there was a small smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
auction

gray hair
七十代に見える、白髪の小さな女性だ。
She was a small woman with white hair who appeared to be in her seventies.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
tile
白いタイルの壁に、大きい富士山の絵があった。
On the white tiled wall, a large picture of Mt. Fuji was there.
深夜の銭湯で会った老人 · A2
mountain

japanese cuisine
花は和食レストラン「松」で見習いとして働いています。
Hana (subject) at a Japanese restaurant called 'Matsu' as an apprentice is working.
捨てられるはずだった昆布が変えた出汁の味 · A2
shared-use
民泊の共用スペースにタブレットがある
In the shared space of the vacation rental there is a tablet.
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
silk

sniff
その匂いを嗅いだ時、健二は突然、目から涙が出てきました。
When he smelled that scent, Kenji suddenly tears came out from his eyes.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
both sides

antiques

signal
係の人が安全の合図を間違えたのです。
The person in charge had made a mistake with the safety signal.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
antique shop

konjac

is square

antique dealer

lively
蒼さんが自分の絵の話をするとき、顔が全然違います。他のどんな話のときよりも、生き生きしています。
When Ao talks about his own paintings, his face is completely different. More than any other time, he is full of life.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
magnetic compass
健二が箱を開けると、中には古いコンパスが入っていました。
When Kenji opened the box, an old compass was inside.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
beside
Also means: neighboring · next door

serious face

texture
全然。葉の質感が全部違う。艶が変。
Not at all. The texture of the leaves is totally different. The gloss is weird.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
night sky

bedsheet
ボロボロになった野球帽が、ベッドの白いシーツの上に一つ置いてある
A worn-out baseball cap, on the white sheets of the bed, is sitting there
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2
deceive

tablespoon
えっとね、たぶん卵が4個で、砂糖が大さじ2くらいで...あと白い何か入れてたよ。みりんだっけ。ちょっと待って。おばあちゃんが台所で教えてくれたの、私まだ小学生のときだったから...うーん、塩も少し入れてた気がする
Let's see, maybe 4 eggs, about 2 tablespoons of sugar... and she put something white in it. Was it mirin? Wait a second. Grandma taught me in the kitchen when I was still in elementary school, so... hmm, I feel like she also put in a little salt.
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
traveler
高い山の峠を越えるとき、天狗が旅人に三つの掟を守らせるという話だ。
When crossing the high mountain pass, a Tengu (mountain goblin) makes travelers follow three rules, so the story goes.
天狗が守る峠の三つの掟 · A2
left leg/foot

roller coaster
特に、ジェットコースターはいつも「怖い」と言っていました。
Especially, [regarding] roller coasters, he always said they were "scary."
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
stop walking

groom
健斗は新しい予約のファイルを開いた。来年3月の結婚式。花嫁の名前:森田麻衣。花婿の名前:高木涼。健斗は画面を見て、しばらく動けなかった。
Kento opened the file for a new reservation. A wedding in March next year. Bride's name: Mai Morita. Groom's name: Ryo Takagi. Kento looked at the screen and couldn't move for a while.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
blackboard
廃校の黒板に残された名前雪は古い学校の前に立った。
The name left on the blackboard of the closed school Yuki (the character's name) stood in front of an old school.
廃校の黒板に残された名前 · A2
certificate

bathhouse

waiting room

move house

sound of laughter

musician

deceased person's belongings

baton

shaved ice

tanabata festival

initials

be doomed

turn aside

terminus

defense
ケンジ、さっきのディフェンスよかったよ。昔みたいで、懐かしくてびっくりした。
Kenji, your defense just now was great. It was like the old days, I was surprised by how nostalgic it felt.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
quietness
Also means: silence

transferring schools
転校なら名前だけ残るじゃん名前も写真も、どこにもないの
If she transferred, her name would remain, right? Neither the name nor the photo are anywhere.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
flower shop

programming

trees

mirin
what time

jersey number

bite
Also means: sip

wrinkle
顔に深いしわがあったが、目はとても明るかった。
On his face deep wrinkles there were, but his eyes very were bright.
深夜の銭湯で会った老人 · A2
sulfur

room temperature

damp

item
そして勝代さんが亡くなって、家族がその品物を骨董屋に売った
And then Katsuyo-san passed away, the family, that item sold to the antique shop.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
pallet

try to install
棚を取り付けようとしたら、壁のパネルが一枚浮いていて
When I tried to install a shelf, a wall panel was loose
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
treat someone to a meal

stop

forge
江戸の町外れに、老いた刀鍛冶・剣蔵の小さな鍛冶場がありました。
On the outskirts of the town of Edo, of an old swordsmith, Kenzō, there was a small smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
amount

hook
右ひざに「かぎのかたち」のきずがあるって書いてある
It says there's a scar on my right knee 'shaped like a key'. it.
絵本作家の祖母が遺した下書きの主人公が私だった · A2
redo
係の人たちは話し合い、決勝を次の日にやり直すことにしました。
The officials discussed it, and decided to redo the final the next day.
弓道の決勝で最後の一本を射たなかった高校生 · A2
eraser

ponytail

canvas fabric
春子はバッグからキャンバスのエプロンを取り出して、病院の廊下でたたみ直した。それからエレベーターに乗った。
Haruko took a canvas apron from her bag and refolded it in the hospital hallway. Then she got into the elevator.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
awkward

trace with a finger
隼はホテルのベッドに座っていた。刈り上げた頭に部屋の白い光が当たり、日焼けした頬が暗い中で少し赤く見えた。右手首の白いテープを指でなぞった。体は疲れているのに、眠れなかった。そのとき、スマホが鳴った。
Hayato sat on the hotel bed. The white light of the room hit his buzzed hair, and his sunburned cheeks looked slightly red in the dimness. He traced the white tape on his right wrist with his finger. Even though his body was tired, he couldn't sleep. Just then, his smartphone rang.
甲子園の前日に届いたDM · A2two periods before

changing room

food tasting

five hundred
「今日600」「明日は500以下にする」みたいな感じで
Like, "600 today," "tomorrow keep it under 500," that kind of thing.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
chalk

open-air bath

change your clothes

musical note
その紙には、手で書いた音符がたくさんありました。
On that paper, handwritten musical notes there were many.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2
hospital room
春子は母の病室に入って、すぐに立ち止まった。
Haruko entered her mother's hospital room and immediately stopped.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
mountain hut
山小屋のノートを読んでいたら、10年前のページに手紙みたいなのがあった
While reading the mountain hut's logbook, I found something like a letter on a page from 10 years ago. There was.
山小屋のノートに十年後の自分への手紙があった · A2
taste

section chief

six hundred
「今日600」「明日は500以下にする」みたいな感じで
Like, "600 today," "tomorrow keep it under 500," that kind of thing.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
sharpness

be advanced in age
えっと…写真が一枚と、手紙が入っていて。写真はね、お年を召した女性と、小さな男の子が一緒に写っているの。おばあさんとお孫さんかな、と思って。それで手紙なんだけど…「ゆうくんへ。ここに来ることができたなら、わたしのことを思い出してください。十一月二十三日、わたしたちの誕生日に。ふみこより」って書いてあったの。
Um... there was one photo and a letter inside. The photo had an elderly woman and a small boy in it. I thought, maybe it's a grandmother and grandchild. And the letter... it said, 'To Yuu-kun. If you were able to come here, please remember me. November 23rd, on our birthday. From Fumiko.'
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
used-book store
でも今日は、一つの小さな古書店が目に入りました。
But today, one small second-hand bookstore caught her eye.
神保町の古書店で三十年売れなかった本 · A2
brown

crowd
追いかけたら人混みで見えなくなった😭
When I chased after, in the crowd I lost sight of her 😭
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
shamisen

buddhist household altar
母の四十九日が終わった夜、由美は仏壇の前に座っていた。
On the night when the memorial service for her mother ended, Yumi was sitting in front of the Buddhist altar.
仏壇の引き出しに隠された兄の謝罪文 · A2
practice swing
リョウが大きく素振りをした時、竹刀が「パキッ」と音を立てました。
Ryo when he did a big practice swing, the bamboo sword with a 'snap', made a sound.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2
feudal lord

wooden horse
さきはスマホを置いて、机の上の小さな木馬を手に取った。古くて、すこし傷があって、でもあたたかかった。
Saki put down her smartphone and picked up the small wooden horse on the desk. It was old, a little scratched, but it was warm.
絵本作家の祖母が遺した下書きの主人公が私だった · A2
edible wild mountain plants

pull out
田中義雄は自分の机の前に立っていた。今日が最後の日だった。引き出しを一つずつ開けて、中身をダンボール箱に入れていた。一番下の引き出しを完全に引き抜いたとき、底の裏側に古い封筒がテープで貼り付けてあるのに気づいた。
Yoshio Tanaka stood in front of his desk. Today was his last day. He opened the drawers one by one, putting the contents into a cardboard box. When he completely pulled out the bottom drawer, he noticed an old envelope taped to the back of the bottom.
定年退職の日に会社の引き出しから他人の辞表が出てきた · A2
oral tradition

back view

win

station building
田中健司は昨夜から一人でロードバイクを走らせていた。今日のルートは山の中の細い国道を北へ向かうものだった。小さな無人駅を見つけて、少し休もうと自転車を止めた。駅舎の中に入ると、木のベンチと古い駅ノートがあった。何気なくページをめくると、今日の日付の書き込みが目に入った。
Kenji Tanaka had been riding his road bike alone since last night. Today's route was heading north on a narrow national road through the mountains. He found a small, unmanned station and stopped his bike to rest for a bit. When he entered the station building, there was a wooden bench and an old station notebook. Casually flipping through the pages, a writing with today's date caught his eye.
無人駅の駅ノートに今日の日付で書き込みがある · A2
chanko hot pot

group member

rubber boot
yamamura

vase
dan rank

nod

undergraduate thesis

log out
見えちゃった系ね笑そのままログアウトしたら?
Ah, the 'accidentally saw it' situation lol. Why don't you just log out like that?
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
rolled omelet

before noon

innkeeper
宿主のおじいさんから「FAXが届いていますよ」って言われて。
From the old man who is the host, I was told, 'A fax has arrived for you.'
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
eight hundred

bus terminal
バスターミナルで、一番最初に来たバスに乗りました。
At the bus terminal, the very first one that came he boarded the bus.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
blank space
凛さんの英語の第三問、余白にメモがあって
On Rin-san's English Question 3, there was a note in the margin.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
resignation letter
former surname

musical piece

private lodging
民泊の共用スペースにタブレットがある
In the shared space of the vacation rental there is a tablet.
民泊のWi-Fiに前の宿泊客のトーク履歴が残っていた · A2
meet-and-greet

handwriting

brown bear

send home

gently swaying
夜風がふいて、紙がゆらゆらとゆれます。
The night wind blows and, the paper (subject) sways gently.
七夕の夜に願いごとが書けなかった少女 · A2pen name

direct

veranda
奈緒は縁側に出て、FAXの紙をもう一度読んだ。字は古くて、やわらかかった。
Nao went out to the veranda and read the FAX paper again. The characters were old and soft.
島の民宿に届いたFAXが自分宛だった · A2
portfolio

cheek

closed school
廃校の黒板に残された名前雪は古い学校の前に立った。
The name left on the blackboard of the closed school Yuki (the character's name) stood in front of an old school.
廃校の黒板に残された名前 · A2
family-run guesthouse

drawstring pouch

probationary period
水嶋さん、試用期間の書類はまだサインしていませんね?
Mr. Mizushima, the probation period documents you haven't signed yet, right?
転職先の会社に元上司がいる · A2
area by a window

ornamental foliage plant

sound

answer sheet
他の人の答案が入ってたってこと?!
Someone else's answer sheet was inside, is that what you mean?!
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
treasure hunt

tree leaves

deep crimson
四十分後。春子は白いリンドウと深紅のケイトウを抱えて病室に戻った。母はまだ眠っていた。
Forty minutes later. Haruko returned to the hospital room, holding white gentians and deep red cockscombs. Her mother was still sleeping.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
handbag
春子は濃紺のスカートとアイボリーのタートルネックに着替え、折りたたんだ地図をハンドバッグに入れた。玄関前で恵子と合流し、二人は栗林公園へ歩いた。
Haruko changed into a dark blue skirt and an ivory turtleneck, and put the folded map into her handbag. She met Keiko in front of the entrance, and the two walked to Kuribayashi Park.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
densely packed
練習後、リクは更衣室のロッカーの下に一枚の紙を見つけた。破れた練習日誌のページ。毎日の日付と、カロリーの数字がびっしり書いてあった。どの数字も、すごく小さかった。
After practice, Riku found a piece of paper under a locker in the changing room. A torn page from a practice log. It was covered with daily dates and calorie counts. All the numbers were extremely small.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
ivory-colored
春子は濃紺のスカートとアイボリーのタートルネックに着替え、折りたたんだ地図をハンドバッグに入れた。玄関前で恵子と合流し、二人は栗林公園へ歩いた。
Haruko changed into a dark blue skirt and an ivory turtleneck, and put the folded map into her handbag. She met Keiko in front of the entrance, and the two walked to Kuribayashi Park.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
athletic taping
ケンジはジムに着いた。ユニフォームに着替え、テーピングを巻いてコートに出た。
Kenji arrived at the gym. He changed into his uniform, taped his hands, and stepped onto the court.
代打で出た試合の相手が元チームメイトだった · A2
answer sheet

gentian flower

sender

lotus root

gerbera
白いバラ、白いユリ、白いガーベラなどをご用意できます。
White roses, white lilies, and white gerberas can be prepared.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
mailbox

bamboo sword
リョウが大きく素振りをした時、竹刀が「パキッ」と音を立てました。
Ryo when he did a big practice swing, the bamboo sword with a 'snap', made a sound.
全国大会の前日に折れた竹刀 · A2
loud

grilled fish
海から冷たい風が来て、焼き魚のいいにおいがしました。
A cold wind came from the sea, and there was a pleasant smell of grilled fish.
輪島の朝市で交換された二つの弁当 · A2
artificial flower

turtleneck sweater
春子は濃紺のスカートとアイボリーのタートルネックに着替え、折りたたんだ地図をハンドバッグに入れた。玄関前で恵子と合流し、二人は栗林公園へ歩いた。
Haruko changed into a dark blue skirt and an ivory turtleneck, and put the folded map into her handbag. She met Keiko in front of the entrance, and the two walked to Kuribayashi Park.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
stone steps

early shift

pass by

change
お母さん、起きた?…あ、目、開けた。…ほら、花持ってきたよ。本物。リンドウ。触ってみて。…え、泣かないでよ。こっちが泣いちゃうから。…毎日水を換えるね。ちゃんとここに来るから。
Mom, are you awake?... Ah, you opened your eyes. ...Look, I brought flowers. Real ones. Gentians. Try touching them. ...Hey, don't cry. You'll make me cry too. ...I'll change the water every day. I'll come here properly.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2tact

deep navy blue
春子は濃紺のスカートとアイボリーのタートルネックに着替え、折りたたんだ地図をハンドバッグに入れた。玄関前で恵子と合流し、二人は栗林公園へ歩いた。
Haruko changed into a dark blue skirt and an ivory turtleneck, and put the folded map into her handbag. She met Keiko in front of the entrance, and the two walked to Kuribayashi Park.
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
monthly
Also means: monthly report

camel-colored

nocturne
ショパンの「夜想曲(ノクターン)」という、とても有名な曲でした。
Chopin's 'Nocturne' called, it was a very famous song.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
pine tree
池の左側の松の木…このあたりですね
The pine tree to the left of the pond... it's around here, right?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
write out

letter paper

drugstore
となりの村の薬屋で、母の薬を買いました。
He bought his mother's medicine at a pharmacy in the neighboring village.
狐の嫁入りを見てはいけない橋 · A2
fish market
restaurant “shiranami”
朝六時、讃岐うどんの店「白波」に電話がありました。
At six in the morning, There was a phone call to the Sanuki udon restaurant called Shiranami.
台風で塩が届かなかった讃岐うどん店 · A2
nocturne
ショパンの「夜想曲(ノクターン)」という、とても有名な曲でした。
Chopin's 'Nocturne' called, it was a very famous song.
三ヶ月間聞こえた隣の練習曲が消えた日 · A2
way of solving

vaulting box

senior fellow student
昨日の練習で、兄弟子の大地に十回も負けたからです。
During yesterday's practice, it was because he had lost to Daichi, his senior stablemate, as many as ten times.
相撲部屋を逃げ出した新弟子の一日 · A2
acknowledgements section
wording
提出後24時間以内なら「字句修正届」を事務局に出せます
If it's within 24 hours after submission, you can submit a "Lexical Amendment Request" to the office.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
outskirts of the town
江戸の町外れに、老いた刀鍛冶・剣蔵の小さな鍛冶場がありました。
On the outskirts of the town of Edo, of an old swordsmith, Kenzō, there was a small smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
swordsmith
江戸の町外れに、老いた刀鍛冶・剣蔵の小さな鍛冶場がありました。
On the outskirts of the town of Edo, of an old swordsmith, Kenzō, there was a small smithy.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密 · A2
rice bran
へしこは、さばに塩をつけ、米ぬかの中で長い時間ねかせる食べ物だ。
Heshiko is made by salting mackerel and letting it rest in rice bran for a long time.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
move house

secondhand goods

amber color

ladle

notebook

memo paper
健二は紙を取って広げた。古いメモ用紙だった。
Kenji took the paper and unfolded it. It was an old piece of memo paper.
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
supernatural fox wedding procession

wander in

fall silent
家に帰って父にコンパスを見せると、父はそれを手に取り、長い間黙り込みました。
Returning home and when he showed the compass to his father, his father took it in his hand, and fell silent for a long time.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
cockscomb flower

boxwood

narrow-faced

ten thousand

separately
それから、同じ名前で別々に売ったの」次の朝、美咲はノートを持って中村家へ行った。
After that, we sold it separately under the same name. The next morning, Misaki took the notebook and went to the Nakamura family's shop.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2