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September 24, 2026

How to use

Designed to help you progress once you’re comfortable with the basics. Use it as supplementary material alongside your studies.

Pick a school grade or JLPT level and do this each day:

  1. Handwrite the passage in a notebook.
  2. Read the passage out loud.
  3. Understand the meaning of the passage (if you need help, check the English translation).
  4. Take note of the grammar points (try understanding them in Japanese first; if you need help, refer to the English translation).
N3高1 · High School 1September 24, 2026

じゅうねんぶりのどうそうかい

ようこへ おひさしぶり。じつはらいげつ、こうこうのどうそうかいをひらくことになって、くみこといっしょにあんないをおくることにしたよ。そつぎょうしてからじゅうねんもたつなんて、しょうじき、おどろいた。わたしも、たんにんのせんせいにぐうぜんあってはじめて、あのころのたのしさをおもいだしたんだ。かいじょうはえきまえのレストランで、さんかひはさんせんえんのよてい。しごとでいそがしいとはおもうけど、つごうがついたら、ぜひかおをだしてほしい。へんじをまってるね。

文法

  • 「〜ことにした」は、話はなし手て自身じしんの意志いしで何なにかをすると決きめたことを表あらわす表現ひょうげん。
  • 「〜なんて」は、驚おどろきや意外いがいな気持きもちを込こめて、ある事柄ことがらを強調きょうちょうする表現ひょうげん。
  • 「〜てはじめて」は、ある行動こうどうをした後あとになって初はじめて、あることに気きづいたり分わかったりすることを表あらわす表現ひょうげん。
English

A Reunion After Ten Years

To Yoko, It's been a while. Actually, I've decided to hold our high school reunion next month, and Kumiko and I decided to send out the invitations together. Ten years since graduation—when I think about it that way, I was honestly surprised. It was only after I happened to run into our homeroom teacher that I remembered how fun those days were. The venue will be a restaurant near the station, and the participation fee is planned to be 3,000 yen. I know you're busy with work, but if it works out, I'd really love for you to come. I'll be waiting for your reply.

  • "~ことにした" means 'decided to ~', expressing that the speaker made a decision on their own to do something.
  • "~なんて" emphasizes something with a sense of surprise or unexpectedness, meaning 'to think that ~' or '~, of all things'.
  • "~てはじめて" means 'only after doing ~ did one realize/understand', expressing that a certain action led to a realization that hadn't occurred before.
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