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Surviving the Storm: A Tale of Resilience and Hope
Saturday, 24 January, 2026

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Surviving the Storm: A Tale of Resilience and Hope Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-01-24-23-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 白く埋もれた街には、ひんやりとした風が吹き渡っていた。En: In the town buried in white, a chilly wind blew through.Ja: 空は灰色、そして雪は終わりを知らず降り続けている。En: The sky was gray, and the snow continued to fall relentlessly without end.Ja: この荒れ果てた世界で、学校は生き残るための学び舎になっていた。En: In this desolate world, the school had become a place of learning for survival.Ja: コウジは妹のユキとともに、生き延びる術を必死に学んでいた。En: Kouji, together with his younger sister Yuki, was desperately learning the means to survive.Ja: リーダーのサクラは、生徒たちを導くことに不安を感じながらも、立派にその役目を果たしていた。En: The leader, Sakura, although feeling anxious about guiding the students, carried out her role admirably.Ja: コウジは入念な計画を立てることが得意だった。En: Kouji was good at making meticulous plans.Ja: 彼はユキを守ることが自分の使命だと思っていた。En: He believed that protecting Yuki was his mission.Ja: 彼女は物を作る才能があり、その手先の器用さで、様々な道具を作り出していた。En: She had a talent for creating things, and with her dexterous hands, she created various tools.Ja: サクラは落ち着いて周囲を観察し、効率的に行動することを心がけていた。En: Sakura maintained calmness, observed her surroundings, and aimed to act efficiently.Ja: 冬の寒さと資源の少なさは、コウジたちの試練だった。En: The cold of winter and the scarcity of resources were trials for Kouji and the others.Ja: 食糧や燃料は限られていた。En: Food and fuel were limited.Ja: それを確保するため、コウジは危険を承知で外に出ることを決意した。En: To secure these, Kouji decided to venture outside, fully aware of the danger.Ja: サクラは、条件の悪い日は休むべきだと言っていたが、コウジの決心は固かった。En: Sakura advised resting on days when conditions were bad, but Kouji was resolute in his decision.Ja: ある日、いつも通りのサバイバルクラスが始まった。En: One day, the usual survival class began.Ja: 外の風はますます強く、天気は怪しくなっていた。En: The outside wind grew stronger, and the weather became treacherous.Ja: その日、急に吹き荒れた吹雪が、彼らの計画を狂わせ始めた。En: That day, a sudden, fierce snowstorm began to disrupt their plans.Ja: コウジとユキ、サクラは、慌てて避難していたが、雪の壁がどんどん高くなっていった。En: Kouji, Yuki, and Sakura hurried to take shelter, but the walls of snow kept rising higher.Ja: 「このままでは戻れないかもしれない」とユキが囁いた。En: "We might not be able to get back at this rate," Yuki whispered.Ja: コウジは彼女を勇気づけるために、「大丈夫、僕たちならできるよ」と言った。En: To encourage her, Kouji said, "It's okay, we can do this."Ja: サクラは冷静さを保ち、「みんなで協力すれば乗り越えられる」と声を掛けた。En: Sakura remained composed, saying, "If we all work together, we can overcome this."Ja: 彼らは力を合わせ、知恵を絞って、何とか校舎に戻ることができた。En: Working together, they racked their brains and somehow managed to make it back to the school building.Ja: 凍えた身体を温めながら、3人は互いに微笑んだ。En: While warming their frozen bodies, the three of them shared smiles with each other.Ja: その日から、コウジは他人の力を信じることの大切さを学んだ。En: From that day, Kouji learned the importance of relying on others' strength.Ja: そしてサクラは、自分のリーダーシップに自信を持てるようになった。En: And Sakura became more confident in her leadership.Ja: 雪に覆われた世界の中で、彼らの絆は一層強くなった。En: In the snow-covered world, their bond grew even stronger.Ja: この風も雪も、決して彼らを分かつことはできなかったのだ。En: Neither the wind nor the snow could ever separate them.Ja: 雪に埋もれた街で、彼らは新たな希望を見出していた。En: In the town buried in snow, they found new hope. Vocabulary Words:chilly: ひんやりとしたrelentlessly: 終わりを知らずdesolate: 荒れ果てたmeticulous: 入念なdexterous: 器用なscarcity: 少なさventure: 決意するtreacherous: 怪しいdisrupt: 狂わせるfierce: 吹き荒れるcompose: 冷静を保つshelter: 避難racked: 絞ったovercome: 乗り越えるfrozen: 凍えたresource: 資源mission: 使命guide: 導くobserve: 観察するtrial: 試練secure: 確保するresolve: 決心encourage: 勇気づけるbond: 絆efficiently: 効率的にcalmness: 落ち着きadmire: 立派にconfidence: 自信leadership: リーダーシップhope: 希望