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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The fireworks, a third time

The Sumida fireworks with Sota and Mio, Kenta and Natsuki, Hana on Ben's shoulders: Sota can't remember which year he wore a yukata, Kenta tells Natsuki she looks normal, Yui repeats the word to Ben, and the big one goes off without Hana crying.

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THE STORY

The bank of the Sumida on the night of the fireworks, a sheet on the ground, Hana on Ben's shoulders. Everyone is plain with everyone, except Natsuki, who is polite with Kenta.

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いちねんめ、 ゆかた だった っけ？ichinenme, yukata datta kkeThe first year, I wore a yukata, didn't I?
にねんめ だ よ。 いちねんめ は、 ちこく。ninenme da yo. ichinenme wa, chikokuThe second year. The first year, you were late.
ゆかた、 にあう…… ふつう だ ね。yukata, niau... futsū da neThe yukata... suits... you look normal.
「ふつう」。 ありがとう ございます。"futsū". arigatō gozaimasu"Normal". Thank you.
「ふつう」 だ って。 「ふつう」。"futsū" da tte. "futsū""Normal", he said. "Normal".
ドーン！ はな、 なかなかった よ ね。dōn! Hana, nakanakatta yo neBoom! Hana didn't cry, did she.
けんた より、 つよい ね。Kenta yori, tsuyoi neStronger than Kenta.
なにも、 こわくない！nanimo, kowakunaiI'm scared of nothing!