🇯🇵 Japanese Title:
また始まりの光
Mata Hajimari no Hikari
First Light Again
🎯 Theme:
It’s New Year’s Day. Hana and Yuki return to the very hill where everything began—the place they first saw the mysterious dog and the old journal. The ground is lightly dusted with snow, and the sky begins to glow with the year’s first sunrise.
As the light breaks through the clouds, Hana takes out a brand-new notebook. Yuki silently nods, understanding her intent.
They write the first entry together:
「私たちの星を、ここに残す。」
(We’ll leave our own stars here.)
A quiet new journey begins.
📍 Setting:
- Hilltop with winter sunrise
- Snow-covered grass and leafless trees
- The original spot where they first found the dog
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元日 | がんじつ | New Year’s Day |
| 夜明け | よあけ | dawn, daybreak |
| 初日の出 | はつひので | first sunrise of the year |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure, beginning |
| 再会 | さいかい | reunion |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| またここに戻ってきた。 | We came back here again. |
| 一年の始まりだよ。 | It’s the start of a new year. |
| 今度は私たちの物語を書こう。 | Let’s write our story this time. |
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💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜ことにする | decide to do something | 新しいノートを始めることにした。 |
| 〜ように願う | wish for something | 幸せな年になるように願ってる。 |
| 〜ながら | while doing | 日の出を見ながら、話していた。 |
🎥 Dialogue
Hana (smiling at the sky):
「同じ空なのに、今日は新しく見えるね。」
(It’s the same sky, but today it looks new.)
Yuki (opening the notebook):
「これからは…私たちが残す番だね。」
(From now on… it’s our turn to leave something behind.)
🧭 Final Note:
As the sun rises higher, the wind gently flips to the first blank page of the notebook—ready for a new constellation of memories.