🍜 Japanese Title:
置き忘れた傘
Okiwasureta Kasa
Umbrella Left Behind
🎯 Theme:
After sudden rain, Hana notices a single umbrella left leaning against the station wall. She wonders who forgot it—and if perhaps, like her, they had once been caught unprepared.
📍 Setting:
- Station exit after rain
- Umbrella dripping with water
- Puddles reflecting the neon lights outside
📚 Vocabulary:
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傘 | かさ | umbrella |
| 置く | おく | to place/leave |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget |
| 雨 | あめ | rain |
🔊 Useful Phrases:
- 誰が置いていったんだろう。
(I wonder who left this behind.) - まだ濡れているね。
(It’s still wet.) - また使ってもらえますように。
(I hope someone can use it again.)
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📉 Grammar Focus:
| Grammar | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 〜んだろう | 誰が置いていったんだろう。 | I wonder |
| 〜ように | 使ってもらえますように。 | hope/wish |
| まだ | まだ濡れている | still |
🎥 Dialogue:
Hana (touching umbrella handle): 「こんなに濡れてるのに…忘れられたの？」
(Even though it’s this wet… it was forgotten?)
Hana (smiling softly): 「いつか誰かにまた守ってもらえますように。」
(I hope it can protect someone again someday.)
🛏️ Final Note:
Even forgotten things can find a new purpose under the right rain.