๐ŸŽฎ Episode 175: โ€œThe Forgotten Benchโ€


๐Ÿœ Japanese Title:

ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใƒ™ใƒณใƒ
Wasurerareta Benchi
The Forgotten Bench


๐ŸŽฏ Theme:

Hana notices an old bench by the roadside. Its chipped paint and empty seat carry a quiet, lonely beauty.


๐Ÿ“ Setting:

  • Roadside with tall grass
  • Wooden bench with faded paint
  • Late afternoon silence

๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary:

JapaneseReadingMeaning
ใƒ™ใƒณใƒในใ‚“ใกbench
ๅคใ„ใตใ‚‹ใ„old
่‰ใใ•grass
้“ใฟใกroad

๐Ÿ”Š Useful Phrases:

  • ๅคใ„ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
    (Thereโ€™s an old bench.)
  • ่‰ใŒไผธใณใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
    (The grass is growing long.)
  • ่ชฐใ‚‚ๅบงใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
    (No one is sitting there.)

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๐Ÿ“‰ Grammar Focus:

GrammarExampleMeaning
ใ€œใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹existence (non-living)
ใ€œใฆใ„ใ‚‹่‰ใŒไผธใณใฆใ„ใ‚‹ongoing state
ใ€œใ‚‚่ชฐใ‚‚ๅบงใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„nobody (negative)

๐ŸŽฅ Dialogue:

Hana (thoughtfully): ใ€Œใ“ใฎใƒ™ใƒณใƒใ€ๆ˜”ใฏ่ชฐใ‹ใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใชใ€‚ใ€
(I wonder if this bench used to be someoneโ€™s spot.)

Hana (gently): ใ€ŒไปŠใฏ้™ใ‹ใซไผ‘ใ‚“ใงใ‚‹ใญใ€‚ใ€
(Now itโ€™s quietly resting.)


๐Ÿ›๏ธ Final Note:

Even forgotten things hold storiesโ€”waiting for someone to notice.

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