🎬 Episode 16: “The Lost Wallet” (財布をなくした)

Japanese title: 財布をなくした (さいふをなくした)
Theme: Losing something in public and asking for help
Setting: Busy shopping street in Tokyo

📚 Vocabulary

🗣️ Useful Phrases

Japanese	Meaning
財布がない！	My wallet’s gone!
どこかで落としちゃったかも。	I might’ve dropped it somewhere.
一緒に探そう！	Let’s look for it together!
交番に行こう。	Let’s go to the police box.
あってよかった〜！	I’m so glad it was there!

💡 Grammar Focus

Grammar Point	Usage	Example
〜ちゃった	casual past (accidental/regret)	落としちゃった (accidentally dropped)
〜かも	maybe, might have	忘れたかも (might’ve forgotten)
〜てよかった	I’m glad that…	見つかってよかった (I’m glad it was found)

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📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Outside a café, lively Tokyo street noise in background]

Yuki (checking pockets):
あれ…財布がない！
Huh… my wallet’s gone!

Hana (startled):
えっ！？どこで落としちゃったの！？
What!? Where do you think you dropped it?

Yuki (panicking):
たぶん…さっきのカフェかも。忘れたかも〜！
Maybe… at that café. I might’ve forgotten it!

[They rush back to the café, but it’s not there.]

Hana:
なかったね…。交番に行ってみよう？
It wasn’t there… Should we try the police box?

Yuki:
うん、一緒に来てくれる？
Yeah… can you come with me?

[Scene: At a nearby kōban]

Police Officer:
財布の特徴を教えてください。
Please describe the wallet.

Yuki:
黒くて、小さいやつです。中に学生証が入ってます。
It’s small and black. My student ID is inside.

[The officer checks, then returns with the wallet.]

Police Officer:
これですか？誰かが届けてくれましたよ。
Is this it? Someone turned it in.

Yuki (relieved):
ああー！あってよかった〜！
Ahh! I’m so glad it was there!

Hana (smiling):
日本って、親切な人が多いね。
People in Japan are really kind, huh?

😂 Ending Twist
[Yuki opens the wallet and looks inside]

Yuki (grinning):
あ、でも…500円玉が…なくなってる！？
Wait… my 500 yen coin is missing!?

Hana (smirking):
それ、たぶん…アイス買ったときじゃない？
That was probably from when you bought ice cream earlier?

Yuki (laughing):
あ、そうだった〜！
Ahh, right!!