๐Ÿ“š๏ธReading Material - April 2026 โ‘ก

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๐Ÿ“š๏ธReading Material - April 2026 โ‘ก

The reading materials are structured to gradually become more advanced as the story progresses.

An English translation and roma-ji version are provided after the Japanese sentence, so please give it a try!


ใ‚ใพใจใ† VS ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ†

ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€ใ‚ใพใ„ใŸในใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ™ใใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใ€ใ‚ใพใ„ใŸในใ‚‚ใฎใŒใจใฆใ‚‚ใ™ใใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญ๏ผˆใ‘ใƒผใ๏ผ‰ใ‚„ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผ๏ผˆใใฃใใƒผ๏ผ‰ใ€ใƒใƒงใ‚ณใƒฌใƒผใƒˆ๏ผˆใกใ‚‡ใ“ใ‚Œใƒผใจ๏ผ‰ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใพใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚„ใŠใ ใ‚“ใ”ใ€‚ใœใ‚“ใถใ€ใ ใ„ใ™ใใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ใ™ใใชใŠใ‹ใ—ใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใฎใŠใ‹ใ—ใงใ™ใ€‚ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใฎใŠใ‹ใ—ใ‚’ใŸในใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€Œใพใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ˆใใ€ใ€ŒใŠใพใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใซใปใ‚“ใซใ„ใŸใจใใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใใŠใ‹ใ—ใ‚’ใคใใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŠใพใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฏใ€ใคใใ‚‹ใฎใŒใ™ใ“ใ—ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใ‚’ใคใคใ‚€ใ•ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใจใใซใ™ใใชใฎใŒใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใฟใคใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใฎใ€Œใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใ€‚ใฟใคใฏใ€ใ‚ใพใ„ๆฑ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚‹๏ผ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€Nectorใฏใ€ใ€Œ่Šฑ๏ผˆใฏใช๏ผ‰ใฎใฟใคใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใฏใก๏ผˆbee๐Ÿ๏ผ‰ใฎใฟใคใ‚’ใ€ใ€Œใฏใกใฟใค: honeyใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚ใ„ใ•ใจใ†๏ผˆ้ป’็ณ–, kokutou๏ผ‰ใงใคใใ‚‹ใฟใคใฏใ€ใใ‚ใฟใคใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ‚ใพใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ™ใใชใฒใจใ‚’ใ€Œ็”˜ๅ…š๏ผˆใ‚ใพใจใ†๏ผ‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œๅ…š๏ผˆใจใ†๏ผ‰ใ€ใฏใ€ใตใคใ†ใฏpolitical partyใฎใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚

ใŸใจใˆใฐโ€ฆ
- ไธŽๅ…š๏ผˆใ‚ˆใจใ†๏ผ‰: ruling party
- ้‡Žๅ…š๏ผˆใ‚„ใจใ†๏ผ‰: Opposition party
- ๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…š๏ผˆใฟใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใจใ†๏ผ‰: Democratic Party
- ไฟๅฎˆๅ…š๏ผˆใปใ—ใ‚…ใจใ†๏ผ‰: conservative party
- ้ฉๆ–ฐๆ”ฟๅ…š๏ผˆใ‹ใใ—ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใจใ†๏ผ‰๏ผšprogressive party

ใใ—ใฆใ€ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใงใฏใ€ใ“ใฎใ€Œๅ…š๏ผˆใจใ†๏ผ‰ใ€ใ‚’ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใชใ“ใจใฐใซใคใ‹ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใกใชใฟใซใ€็”˜ๅ…š๏ผˆใ‚ใพใจใ†๏ผ‰ใฎๅๅฏพใฏใ€ใ€Œ่พ›ๅ…šใ€ใจใ„ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œใ‚ใพใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ€ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚„ใ—ใ‚‡ใฃใฑใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ™ใใชใฒใจใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใ˜ใคใฏใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใพใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ€ใŠใ•ใ‘ใŒใ™ใใชไบบใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€ใŠ้…’ใŒใ™ใใงใ€ใ‚ใพใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ™ใใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใชใฎใงใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€่พ›ๅ…šใงใ™ใญใ€‚

ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ€็”˜ๅ…šใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ่พ›ๅ…šใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅ›ฝใ‚„ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใซใฏใ€ใฉใ‚“ใช็”˜ใ„ใŠ่“ๅญใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใœใฒใ€ใŠใ—ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„:)

ใ•ใ„ใ”ใพใงใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใงใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผ
ใ‚ใพใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ใŸในใŸใ‚ใจใฏใ€ๆญฏใ‚’ใฟใŒใใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๐Ÿชฅ๐Ÿฆท

ใพใ‚Š


Ro-ma ji

amatou VS karatou

minasan, konnichiwa. minasan wa, amai tabemono wa suki desu ka? watashi wa, amai tabemono ga totemo suki desu.

keeki (keeki) ya kukkii (kukkii), chokoreeto (chokoreeto). sorekara, manjuu ya odango. zenbu, daisuki desu.

ichiban suki na okashi wa, anko no okashi desu. minasan wa, anko no okashi wo tabeta koto ga arimasu ka?

tatoeba, kore wa ใ€Œmanjuuใ€ desu. yoku, ใ€Œomanjuuใ€ to iimasu.nihon ni ita toki wa, yoku okashi wo tsukurimashita. omanjuu wa, tsukuru no ga sukoshi muzukashii desu. demo, anko wo tsutsumu sagyou wa, totemo tanoshii desu.

tokuni suki nano ga, ใ€Œanmitsuใ€ desu.ใ€Œanใ€ wa, anko no ใ€Œanใ€. mitsu wa, amai shiru (shiru) desu.ใ€€

tatoeba, Nector wa, ใ€Œhana no mitsuใ€ to iimasu. hachi (bee๐Ÿ) no mitsu wo, ใ€Œhachimitsu: honeyใ€ to iimasu. kuroi satou (kokutou, kokutou) de tsukuru mitsu wa, kuromitsu to iimasu.

soshite, watashi no you ni, amai mono ga suki na hito wo ใ€Œamatouใ€ to iimasu. ใ€Œtouใ€ wa, futsuu wa political party no koto desu.
tatoebaโ€ฆ

  • yotou: ruling party
  • yatou: Opposition party
  • minshutou: Democratic Party
  • hoshutou: conservative party
  • kakushin seitou: progressive party

soshite, nihongo de wa, kono ใ€Œtouใ€ wo iroiro na kotoba ni tsukaimasu.

chinamini, amatou no hantai wa, ใ€Œkaratouใ€ to iimasu. ใ€Œamai mono yori mo, karai mono ya shoppai mono ga suki na hitoใ€ to iu imi ga arimasu. ato jitsu wa, ใ€Œamai mono yori mo, osake ga suki na hitoใ€ to iu imi mo arimasu.

watashi no otousan wa, osake ga suki de, amai mono wa amari suki de wa arimasen. nanode, watashi no otousan wa, karatou desu ne.

anata wa, amatou desu ka? karatou desu ka?
anata no kuni ya bunka ni wa, donna amai okashi ga arimasu ka? zehi, oshiete kudasai :)

saigo made, yonde kurete arigatou gozaimasu!
amai mono wo tabeta ato wa, ha wo migakimashou ๐Ÿชฅ๐Ÿฆท

Mari


(English translation๏ผ‰

Sweet Tooth vs. Savory Tooth

Hello, everyone. Do you like sweet foods? I really love sweet things.ใ€€Cake, cookies, chocolateโ€ฆ and also manju and dango. I love them all.

My favorite sweets are sweets made with anko (sweet red bean paste). Have you ever tried any sweets made with anko?

For example, this is called manju. Very often, people say omanju.

When I was in Japan, I often made sweets. Manju is a little difficult to make. But the process of wrapping the anko inside is really fun.

What I especially like is anmitsu.

The an in anmitsu is the an from anko. Mitsu means a sweet syrup.

For example, nectar from flowers is called hana no mitsu. Honey made by bees is called hachimitsu. Syrup made from brown sugar (kokutou) is called kuromitsu.

And in Japanese, a person who likes sweets, like me, is called amatou. The word tou usually means a political party.

For example:

  • yotou: ruling party
  • yatou: opposition party
  • minshutou: Democratic Party
  • hoshutou: conservative party
  • kakushin seitou: progressive party

In Japanese, this tou is also used in various other words.

By the way, the opposite of amatou is karatou. It means โ€œa person who prefers spicy or salty foods to sweet ones.โ€ It also actually has another meaning: โ€œa person who likes alcohol more than sweets.โ€

My father likes alcohol, and he does not really like sweets very much. So my father is definitely karatou.

Are you amatou or karatou?ใ€€What kinds of sweet treats are there in your country or culture? Please tell me :)

Thank you for reading to the end!ใ€€After eating sweets, letโ€™s brush our teeth ๐Ÿชฅ๐Ÿฆท

Mari