🍜 Japanese Title:
図書館の足音
Toshokan no Ashioto
Footsteps in the Library
🎯 Theme:
Hana studies quietly in the old town library when she hears faint footsteps between the tall shelves. Though she doesn’t see anyone, the sound makes her feel connected to unseen readers across time.
📍 Setting:
- Dimly lit library with wooden shelves
- Dusty books lined in rows
- Quiet footsteps echo softly
📚 Vocabulary:
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足音 | あしおと | footsteps |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library |
| 静か | しずか | quiet |
| 本棚 | ほんだな | bookshelf |
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🔊 Useful Phrases:
- 誰かいるのかな。
(I wonder if someone is here.) - 足音だけが響いている。
(Only footsteps echo.) - 本の声が聞こえる気がする。
(It feels like I can hear the books’ voices.)
📉 Grammar Focus:
| Grammar | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 〜だけ | 足音だけが響いている | only, just |
| 〜気がする | 聞こえる気がする | feel like |
| かな | 誰かいるのかな | I wonder |
🎥 Dialogue:
Hana (looking around quietly): 「…足音？誰かいるのかな。」
(…Footsteps? I wonder if someone’s here.)
Hana (smiling at the shelves): 「きっと本たちが歩いてるんだね。」
(Maybe it’s just the books walking around.)
🛏️ Final Note:
Every library holds footsteps—some real, some imagined, all belonging to stories.