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🇯🇵 Japanese · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Coming of age

Sota turns twenty, and the ward holds its coming-of-age ceremony in a big hall in Kyoto. The host reads out the congratulations in the respectful words of a ceremony, Ben congratulates Sota outside, and in the evening Sota thanks his father, formally, as an adult. Mr. Yamamoto says well said and, for once, tells him to drink. Say congratulations on coming of age, thank you for everything until now, from now on I'm an adult too, well said, and I was dragged along but I'm glad I came.

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THE STORY

The ceremony hall in Kyoto and the Yamamotos' house in the evening. The host is respectful, Sota is polite with his father, Mr. Yamamoto is plain, and Ben and Yui are plain with each other.

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ほんじつ、 せいじん の ひ を むかえられた みなさま、 おめでとう ございます。honjitsu, seijin no hi o mukaerareta minasama, omedetō gozaimasuCongratulations to all of you who have reached coming-of-age day today.
せいじん、 おめでとう。seijin, omedetōCongratulations on coming of age.
おとうさん、 いま まで、 ありがとう ございました。otōsan, ima made, arigatō gozaimashitaFather, thank you for everything until now.
これから は、 ぼく も おとな です。korekara wa, boku mo otona desuFrom now on, I'm an adult too.
よく いった。yoku ittaWell said.
のめ。nomeDrink!
つれて こられた けど、 きて よかった。tsurete korareta kedo, kite yokattaI was dragged along, but I'm glad I came.