🎥 Episode 13: Secret Note (ひみつのメモ)

While cleaning the classroom after school, Hana finds a mysterious folded note with her name on it. Unsure who it’s from, she hesitates to open it. Yuki encourages her to read it — and what they discover leads to an unexpected moment of kindness and laughter.

📚 Vocabulary

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
ひみつ	—	secret
メモ	—	note, memo
落とす	おとす	to drop
拾う	ひろう	to pick up
誰か	だれか	someone
笑顔	えがお	smile
嬉しい	うれしい	happy
勇気	ゆうき	courage
推理する	すいりする	to deduce, to guess
書き方	かきかた	writing style

🗣️ Useful Phrases

Japanese	Meaning
これ、誰のだろう？	Whose is this, I wonder?
ハナって書いてあるよ。	It says “Hana” on it.
読んでみてよ！	Try reading it!
勇気出して！	Be brave!
もしかして…	Maybe… / Could it be…?
笑顔になれた。	It made me smile.

💡 Grammar Focus

Grammar Point	Usage	Example
〜てみる	try doing something	読んでみて (try reading)
〜かも	maybe / might	誰かの気持ちかも (might be someone’s feelings)
〜って	informal quotation	ハナって書いてある (it says “Hana”)

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📖 Dialogue

[After school – cleaning time]

Hana (picking up paper): あれ？これ…メモ？
Huh? What’s this… a note?

Yuki (peeking): えっ、それハナの名前が書いてあるよ！
Eh, it has your name on it!

Hana: えっ！？…誰が書いたんだろう？
Wha!? …I wonder who wrote it?

Yuki (excited): 読んでみてよ！
Read it, come on!

Hana (hesitating): でも…ちょっと怖いかも。
But… I’m kind of nervous.

Yuki: 勇気出して！私がいるから大丈夫！
Be brave! I’m here with you!

[Hana opens it slowly]

Hana (reading): 「今日の笑顔、すてきだったよ。」
“Your smile today was beautiful.”

Yuki: きゃ〜！めっちゃロマンチック！
Kyaa~! That’s so romantic!

Hana (blushing): 誰だろう…字がきれい…
Who could it be…? Such nice handwriting…

Yuki (dramatic tone): これは…推理の時間だね！
It’s time… for some detective work!

Hana (laughs): 名探偵ユキ、よろしくね！
Detective Yuki, I’m counting on you!

😂 Ending Twist

The next day, a shy boy named Souta quietly hands Hana another note — it says “I hope you smile again today.” She smiles, then looks over at Yuki.

Hana: 推理、当たりだったよ。
Your deduction was spot on.

Yuki (fist pump): よっしゃー！名探偵ばんざい！
Yesss! Detective victory!