🎮 Episode 173: “Evening Lanterns”


🍜 Japanese Title:

夕方の提灯
Yūgata no Chōchin
Evening Lanterns


🎯 Theme:

As the sun sets, lanterns light up the street. The gentle glow creates a warm, nostalgic atmosphere. Hana slows her steps, admiring the soft light.


📍 Setting:

  • Narrow shopping street
  • Lanterns swaying in the breeze
  • Twilight sky above

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📚 Vocabulary:

JapaneseReadingMeaning
提灯ちょうちんlantern
ひかりlight
夕方ゆうがたevening
かぜwind

🔊 Useful Phrases:

  • 提灯が光っている。
    (The lanterns are glowing.)
  • 夕方はきれいだね。
    (The evening is beautiful.)
  • 風でゆれている。
    (They are swaying in the wind.)

📉 Grammar Focus:

GrammarExampleMeaning
〜ている提灯が光っているongoing action/state
〜で風でゆれるcause/means
〜は夕方はきれいtopic marker

🎥 Dialogue:

Hana (smiling): 「夕方の提灯って、あったかい気持ちになるね。」
(Evening lanterns make me feel warm inside.)

Hana (watching the swaying): 「風にゆれるのもかわいい。」
(The way they sway in the wind is cute too.)


🛏️ Final Note:

Lanterns don’t just light the street—they light memories too.

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