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Unlocking Family Secrets: Miyako's Winter of Discovery
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Unlocking Family Secrets: Miyako's Winter of Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-01-28-23-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 家の大きな廊下を歩くと、夜は静かで、少し寒い感じがしました。En: As she walked down the large corridor of the house, the night was quiet, and she felt a little cold.Ja: 宮子は暖かいストーブの横に立ち止まり、何か特別なものを見つけようとしました。En: Miyako stopped by the warm stove, trying to find something special.Ja: もうすぐ節分がやってきます。En: Soon, Setsubun would arrive.Ja: 家族はみんな、大豆を炒ったり、鬼の面を準備したりと忙しいです。En: Everyone in the family was busy roasting soybeans and preparing demon masks.Ja: でも宮子はどうしてもあの鍵のかかった部屋が気になって仕方ありませんでした。En: Nevertheless, Miyako was inevitably intrigued by that locked room.Ja: ある夕方、宮子は伝えられていた鍵のかかった部屋の前に立っていました。En: One evening, Miyako stood in front of the oft-mentioned locked room.Ja: 「この部屋には何が？」と心の中で問いかけましたが、誰も部屋のことを覚えていないというのです。En: "What is in this room?", she questioned in her heart, yet everyone said they couldn't remember anything about the room.Ja: お兄ちゃんの涼太は「そんなの、ただの物置さ」と言って流してしまうし、従兄弟の春樹は「幽霊でも出るんじゃない？」とふざけます。En: Her brother Ryota dismissed it, saying, "It's just a storeroom," while her cousin Haruki joked, "Maybe there are ghosts in there?"Ja: でも、宮子の好奇心は止まりませんでした。En: Still, Miyako's curiosity was unrelenting.Ja: 家族の歴史を知ることは大切だと、宮子は心の中で決めました。そこで、母屋の階段を上がり、古い書物がいっぱいの屋根裏に行ってみることにしました。En: Deciding that knowing the family history was important, Miyako resolved in her heart to climb the stairs to the main house and visit the attic filled with old books.Ja: 古い家具や困った時にしか取り出さない道具たちが、埃をかぶって静かに佇んでいます。En: There, dusty old furniture and tools that were only brought out in times of need stood silently.Ja: そこで宮子は、何か影のようなものにふと気づきました。En: Suddenly, she noticed something like a shadow.Ja: 古い木箱の後ろを覗くと、そこに一つの鍵が見つかりました。En: Peering behind an old wooden box, she found a key.Ja: 錆びたその鍵を手に持ち、宮子の心はドキドキしながら、「これがあの部屋の鍵かもしれない！」と思いました。En: Holding the rusty key in her hand, Miyako's heart raced as she thought, ""This might be the key to that room!"Ja: 勇気を持って、宮子は鍵を持って再びその部屋の前に戻ってきました。En: With courage, Miyako returned to the room with the key.Ja: 手が震えましたが、鍵を鍵穴に差し込み、少し力を入れて回しました。En: Her hand trembled as she inserted the key into the keyhole and turned it with a bit of force.Ja: かちり…と音がして、ドアが静かに開きました。En: A click... and the door quietly opened.Ja: 部屋の中は、雑然としていました。En: Inside the room, it was cluttered.Ja: 古い写真や、おじいちゃんたちの手紙、忘れ去られた子ども時代の記録がたくさん残っていました。En: There were old photographs, letters from her grandfather, and many forgotten childhood records.Ja: 宮子は、今まで知らなかった家族の歴史に深く感動しました。En: Miyako was deeply moved by the family history she hadn't known until now.Ja: 「大切なのは、繋がりだ」と、宮子は心から感じました。En: "What matters is the connection," Miyako wholeheartedly felt.Ja: 家族の歴史を知ることで、自分の存在が少し違って感じられるようになりました。En: By knowing her family's history, her own existence began to feel a bit different.Ja: 宮子はもっと家族の伝統を大事にしようと決心し、新しい気持ちで節分の準備を手伝うことになりました。En: She resolved to value her family's traditions more and decided to help prepare for Setsubun with a new mindset.Ja: この探求は、宮子にとって大事な旅でした。En: This exploration was an important journey for Miyako.Ja: 彼女は家族の過去と繋がり、そしてそれを未来に伝える役割を果たす決意をしました。En: She connected with her family's past and resolved to play a role in passing it on to the future.Ja: 温かい家族の愛の中で、この冬の夕べの探検が、彼女の心にそっと灯をともしてくれたのでした。En: In the warmth of her family's love, this winter evening adventure gently lit a light in her heart. Vocabulary Words:corridor: 廊下stove: ストーブspecial: 特別Setsubun: 節分roasting: 炒るdemon: 鬼masks: 面intrigued: 気になるstoreroom: 物置ghosts: 幽霊unrelenting: 止まらないattic: 屋根裏dusty: 埃をかぶったfurniture: 家具silently: 静かにshadow: 影rusty: 錆びたkeyhole: 鍵穴cluttered: 雑然photographs: 写真letters: 手紙records: 記録deeply moved: 深く感動したexistence: 存在traditions: 伝統resolve: 決心するpreparing: 準備するexploration: 探求journey: 旅connection: 繋がり
