Kawaranai Mono
This short story follows one day in the life of a high school girl who is confronting an unwelcome discovery.
Written by Yuusuke Takemori (of Yuyu No Nihongo Podcast) with his trademark warmth, it beautifully captures the ups and downs that we all experience at that age. Told in a style that feels very similar to novels for young adults, it is a great introduction into this kind of content. (Ongoing, 14 episodes)
Episode 1
The narrator's day starts with an unpleasant surprise.
Notes: This episode contains a note on using the suffix ～たち with non-human things, one on substituting の for が in relative clauses, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers |  |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 4244 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 619 |
Episode 2
The narrator explains her background with Tatsuya.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the ようになる pattern, one on a word that can mean "unbearable" in both good and bad ways, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 1581 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 229 |
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Episode 3
The narrator describes the girl walking with Tatsuya.
Notes: This episode has a note about how to use the word 見える (みえる) to say something "looks" or "appears" a certain way, one on the difference between summer and winter uniforms, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 941 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 138 |
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Episode 4
The narrator discovers that what once felt like a shimmering path now feels like something else entirely.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a common way to abbreviate ～なければ, and one on a verb that is used a lot in the phrase "to tell oneself."
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 538 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 85 |
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Episode 5
The narrator imagines what the kids at school will say.
Notes: This episode contains a note on one use for the ～てくる pattern, a note on using ほど, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 433 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 68 |
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Episode 6
The narrator makes a momentous decision.
Notes: This episode contains a note on using とても in negative sentences, one on the word ひも, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 359 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 59 |
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Episode 7
The narrator encounters a kindly woman as she waits to cross the street.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the indirect passive, one on a pattern that means "as (Verb 1) occurs, (Verb 2) occurs proportionally," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 306 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 53 |
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Episode 8
The narrator argues with herself as a million thoughts run around in her head.
Notes: This episode contains two notes on a casual equivalent of the ～ても ending, one on "heated questions," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 284 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 46 |
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Episode 9
The narrator finds a place to collect herself.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a special use of the word 一つ (ひとつ) to mean "not even one," a special use of the passive to mean that something spontaneously feels or seems a certain way, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 249 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 36 |
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Episode 10
The narrator takes a moment to recharge.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the difference in meaning between two readings of the suffix ～中, one that breaks down a lovely sentence, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 270 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 37 |
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Episode 11
The narrator recalls the sweet days of summer.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a verb that can mean for a scene to come to mind, one on the "のに of lament," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 202 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 30 |
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Episode 12
The narrator takes in the landscape as she listens to the music.
Notes: This episode contains a note about a special use of the ～たり、～たり pattern, one on the word せつない, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 167 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 24 |
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Episode 13
The song lyrics strike the narrator differently now.
Notes: This episode contains a note that takes up the word なんとなく, one that looks at the difference between わかる and わかっている, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 141 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 24 |
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Episode 14
The narrator faces an uncertain future.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the word 倒す (たおす), and one on a poetic word for the far distance.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 102 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 18 |