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Nihongo Storytime for Beginners|Japanese Together

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  • 179. のりこの物語:ピアノ
    Mar 19 2026

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    • 宣伝(せんでん)— promotion; advertisement
    • 楽器(がっき)— musical instrument
    • 弾ける(ひける)— can play (an instrument)
    • 残念(ざんねん)— regrettable; unfortunate
    • 子ども(こども)— child
    • 小学生(しょうがくせい)— primary school student
    • 約(やく)— about; approximately
    • 習う(ならう)— to learn
    • 毎週(まいしゅう)— every week
    • レッスン — lesson
    • 卒業(そつぎょう)— graduation
    • 中学校(ちゅうがっこう)— junior high school
    • 正直(しょうじき)— honest; honestly
    • 練習(れんしゅう)— practice
    • 続ける(つづける)— to continue
    • 上手(じょうず)— skillful; good at
    • 上達(じょうたつ)— improvement
    • 仕方がない(しかたがない)— it can’t be helped
    • 発表会(はっぴょうかい)— recital; presentation
    • 演奏(えんそう)— performance (music)
    • 思う(おもう)— to think
    • 大切(たいせつ)— important
    • 実は(じつは)— actually
    • 言語(げんご)— language
    • 言語学習(げんごがくしゅう)— language learning
    • 勉強(べんきょう)— study
    • 少しずつ(すこしずつ)— little by little
    • 毎日(まいにち)— every day
    • 厳しい(きびしい)— strict
    • 気持ち(きもち)— feeling
    • 分かる(わかる)— to understand
    • 上達する(じょうたつする)— to improve
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    5 mins
  • 178. のりこの物語:アニメ映画ひゃくえむ
    Mar 12 2026

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    • 最近(さいきん)— recently
    • 映画(えいが)— movie; film
    • おすすめ — recommendation
    • 言わなければいけません(いわなければいけません)— must say
    • 部活(ぶかつ)— school club activity
    • 苦手(にがて)— not good at
    • 理由(りゆう)— reason
    • 運動(うんどう)— exercise
    • 経験(けいけん)— experience
    • 中学校(ちゅうがっこう)— junior high school
    • 高校(こうこう)— high school
    • 過ごす(すごす)— to spend (time)
    • 一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)— with all one’s effort
    • 世界(せかい)— world
    • サボる — to skip; to slack off
    • 汗(あせ)— sweat
    • 勝利(しょうり)— victory
    • 向かう(むかう)— to head toward
    • 努力(どりょく)— effort
    • 嫌い(きらい)— dislike
    • つもり — intention; plan
    • 生徒(せいと)— student
    • 繰り返す(くりかえす)— to repeat
    • ディスカッション — discussion
    • 意見交換(いけんこうかん)— exchange of opinions
    • 理由(りゆう)— reason
    • 簡単(かんたん)— simple
    • あらすじ — plot summary
    • 得意(とくい)— good at
    • 転校生(てんこうせい)— transfer student
    • 現れる(あらわれる)— to appear
    • 人生(じんせい)— life
    • 状況(じょうきょう)— situation
    • 忘れる(わすれる)— to forget
    • 走り方(はしりかた)— way of running
    • 途中(とちゅう)— on the way; in the middle
    • 別れ離れ(わかればなれ)— separated
    • 引っ越し(ひっこし)— moving house
    • 再会(さいかい)— reunion
    • 勝負(しょうぶ)— match; contest
    • 一位(いちい)— first place
    • 目指す(めざす)— to aim for
    • 経験(けいけん)— experience
    • 苦しい(くるしい)— painful
    • 負ける(まける)— to lose
    • 怪我(けが)— injury
    • 大切(たいせつ)— important
    • 哲学(てつがく)— philosophy
    • 人生(じんせい)— life
    • 深い(ふかい)— deep
    • 登場人物(とうじょうじんぶつ)— character
    • 言葉(ことば)— words
    • その通り(そのとおり)— exactly right
    • 試合(しあい)— match; game
    • 理解(りかい)— understanding
    • 苦しみ(くるしみ)— suffering
    • 失敗(しっぱい)— failure
    • 悔しさ(くやしさ)— frustration; regret
    • 興味(きょうみ)— interest
    • 楽しむ(たのしむ)— to enjoy
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    7 mins
  • 177. JLPT N4 文法ストーリー5 見える・聞こえる
    Mar 5 2026

    🧠 超かんたんまとめ

    見られる/聞けるcan do(possible, available)

    見える/聞こえるhappens naturally(no effort)

    • 見える(みえる)— to be visible; can be seen
    • 聞こえる(きこえる)— to be heard
    • 自然(しぜん)— natural; naturally
    • 景色(けしき)— scenery
    • 森(もり)— forest
    • 泊まる(とまる)— to stay (at a hotel)
    • 向こう(むこう)— beyond; the other side
    • 夜(よる)— night
    • 天気(てんき)— weather
    • 星空(ほしぞら)— starry sky
    • 空気(くうき)— air
    • 音(おと)— sound
    • 隣(となり)— next to; next door
    • 話し声(はなしごえ)— speaking voice
    • 流れる(ながれる)— to flow; to play (music)
    • 雰囲気(ふんいき)— atmosphere
    • 国際的(こくさいてき)— international
    • 有名(ゆうめい)— famous
    • 観光名所(かんこうめいしょ)— sightseeing spot
    • 観光客(かんこうきゃく)— tourist
    • 地下鉄(ちかてつ)— underground; subway
    • 外国語(がいこくご)— foreign language
    • 言語(げんご)— language
    • 気づく(きづく)— to notice
    • 散歩(さんぽ)— walk; stroll
    • 川沿い(かわぞい)— along the river
    • 建物(たてもの)— building
    • 時計台(とけいだい)— clock tower
    • 素敵(すてき)— lovely; wonderful
    • 公園(こうえん)— park
    • 鳥(とり)— bird
    • 声(こえ)— voice; sound
    • かもしれません — might; maybe


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    7 mins
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They're fantastic for helping me reinforce the work I'm doing on Duo Lingo - but, in a much more useful context. Highly recommended.

I love the short, simple stories.

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great for trying to learn Japanese and get some listening practice in. some previous Japanese obviously required

easy immersion

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