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A Valentine’s Day Confession Amid Ueno Park's Festive Glow
Saturday, 14 February, 2026
Fluent Fiction - Japanese: A Valentine’s Day Confession Amid Ueno Park's Festive Glow Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-02-14-23-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 上野公園は、バレンタインデーのお祝いで賑わっています。En: Ueno Park is bustling with Valentine's Day celebrations.Ja: 冬の冷たい風の中、桜の模様と明るいライトが優しく輝いています。En: In the cold winter wind, cherry blossom patterns and bright lights shine gently.Ja: 人々は楽しそうに笑い合い、幸せな雰囲気が漂っています。En: People are laughing happily together, and a joyful atmosphere prevails.Ja: ソラは決意を持った少し若いアーティストです。En: Sora is a slightly young artist with determination.Ja: 彼女はスケッチブックを持って、祭りのシーンを描きたいと思っています。En: She holds a sketchbook and wants to draw the festival scene.Ja: 彼女は絵にもっと感情を込めたいのです。En: She wants to infuse more emotion into her art.Ja: しかし、人ごみに飲み込まれたら、友達のヒロを見失ってしまいました。En: However, caught in the crowd, she lost sight of her friend, Hiro.Ja: ヒロはシャイな学生です。En: Hiro is a shy student.Ja: 今日は特別な日です。En: Today is a special day.Ja: 彼はソラに自分の気持ちを伝えようと決めています。En: He has decided to express his feelings to Sora.Ja: 彼は勇気を出すのに苦労していましたが、今日は違います。En: Although he struggled to muster courage, today is different.Ja: だが、ソラが見当たりません。En: But, Sora is nowhere to be found.Ja: ヒロはその場に留まることに決めました。En: Hiro decides to stay put.Ja: 動けば、ソラがもっと見つけにくくなるからです。En: If he moves, it will be even harder to find Sora.Ja: 時間が過ぎて、ソラはスケッチを続けながらヒロを探します。En: As time passes, Sora continues sketching while searching for Hiro.Ja: 彼女は少し不安ですが、集中を切らさず、祭りの中のいろんな場面を紙に描いていきます。En: She is a bit anxious, but without losing focus, she captures various festival scenes on paper.Ja: すると、ふとした瞬間、彼女の目にヒロが映りました。人々の波に押されて困惑しているようなヒロを。En: Then, in an unexpected moment, Hiro catches her eye, appearing bewildered as he's pushed around by the crowd.Ja: 「ヒロ！」ソラは嬉しそうに叫びながら近寄ります。En: "Hiro!" Sora shouts happily as she approaches.Ja: ヒロもソラを見つけて安心した顔をします。En: Hiro too spots Sora and looks relieved.Ja: 「ソラ、無事でよかった。」ヒロは少しほっとした声で言いました。En: "Sora, I'm glad you're safe." Hiro says in a slightly relieved voice.Ja: そして、ヒロは一息つき、心を決めます。En: Then, Hiro takes a deep breath and makes up his mind.Ja: 「実は…ソラ、君が好きなんだ。」En: "Actually... Sora, I like you."Ja: ソラは一瞬、驚きます。En: Sora is momentarily surprised.Ja: しかし、その後ニッコリ笑います。En: However, she then smiles warmly.Ja: 「ありがとう、ヒロ。私も、絵にもっと感情を込めたいと思っているの。」En: "Thank you, Hiro. I also want to put more emotion into my drawings."Ja: その日、ソラは感情を強く表現する絵を描きました。En: That day, Sora created art that strongly expressed her emotions.Ja: ヒロは自分の想いを伝えられて、自信がつきました。En: Hiro gained confidence by conveying his feelings.Ja: 上野公園の空は、彼ら二人の新しい一歩を祝福するように、なおも輝いていました。En: The sky over Ueno Park, as if celebrating their new step, continued to shine brightly. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 賑わっていますprevails: 漂っていますdetermination: 決意infuse: 込めたいanxious: 不安bewildered: 困惑しているrelieved: ほっとしたcourage: 勇気emotion: 感情capture: 描いていきますmomentarily: 一瞬confidence: 自信express: 表現するcelebrating: 祝福するshy: シャイspecial: 特別なan unexpected moment: ふとした瞬間struggled: 苦労していましたmuster: 出すのにcrowd: 人ごみspot: 映りましたsight: 見失ってしまいましたrelief: 安心したappearing: していますslightly: 少しart: 絵sketching: スケッチを続けながらdrawings: 絵joyful atmosphere: 幸せな雰囲気festival scene: 祭りのシーン
