🇯🇵 Japanese Title:
あの犬を追え！
(Ano Inu o Oe!)
🎯 Theme:
After spotting the mysterious dog yet again, Hana and Yuki decide to follow it—leading them on a light-hearted chase through town and into a surprising new location.
📍 Setting:
- Street outside the café
- Park with cherry blossoms
- Small local bookstore
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追いかける | おいかける | to chase |
| 見つける | みつける | to find |
| 消える | きえる | to disappear |
| 曲がる | まがる | to turn (a corner) |
| 店 | みせ | shop/store |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| あっ、あの犬だ！ | Ah, it’s that dog! |
| どこに行ったの？ | Where did it go? |
| 角を曲がったよ！ | It turned the corner! |
| ここで見失った…。 | We lost sight of it here… |
| この店、見たことないかも。 | I don’t think I’ve seen this store before. |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜たことがある (have done before) | 見たことない (never seen) | この店、見たことないかも。 |
| 〜そう (looks like / seems) | 消えそう (seems to disappear) | 消えそうだったよ！ |
| 〜のに (even though / but) | 探したのに (even though we searched) | 一生けんめい探したのに、いない！ |
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📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Hana and Yuki step out of the café, drinks in hand.]
Yuki (pointing):
あっ、あの犬だ！またいる！
(Ah, it’s that dog! It’s here again!)
Hana:
ほんとだ！追いかけよう！
(You’re right! Let’s follow it!)
[They jog through a narrow path into a nearby park.]
Yuki:
あれ？曲がったよ、角のところ！
(Wait, it turned at the corner!)
Hana (panting):
速いね…でも、見失いたくない！
(It’s fast… but I don’t want to lose it!)
[They stop in front of a small shop with a wooden sign.]
Yuki:
ここで見失った…。でもこの店…
(We lost it here… but this shop…)
Hana (tilting head):
この店、見たことないかも。
(I don’t think I’ve seen this place before.)
🎉 Ending Twist
[As they peek into the mysterious bookstore, they see… a framed photo of the dog, sitting next to a young girl holding a book.]
Yuki (softly):
この犬、誰かの大切な存在かも…
(This dog might be someone special to someone…)
Hana:
じゃあ、私たちも少し調べてみよう。
(Then let’s do a little digging too.)
🐕📚 To be continued… what’s the story behind the dog and the girl?