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Mystery in the Snow: The Tokyo National Museum's Rescue
Saturday, 10 January, 2026
Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Mystery in the Snow: The Tokyo National Museum's Rescue Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-01-10-08-38-20-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 東京国立博物館は、上野公園の静かな一角にあります。En: The Tokyo National Museum is situated in a quiet corner of Ueno Park.Ja: 冬の雪が庭園に静かな美しさを加え、館内では日本の豊かな文化遺産を祝う鮮やかな展示が広がっています。En: The winter snow adds a serene beauty to the garden, while inside the museum, vibrant displays celebrating Japan's rich cultural heritage are spread out.Ja: 新年を迎えるこの時期、外は白い雪で覆われ、静けさが漂っています。En: At this time of year, as the New Year approaches, the outside is covered in white snow, enveloped in tranquility.Ja: 館内では、一つの騒動が迫っていました。En: Inside the museum, however, a disturbance was brewing.Ja: 貴重な遺物が謎の状況で消えていたのです。En: A precious artifact had mysteriously disappeared.Ja: 歴史に情熱を注ぐ美術保存家のユキは、この事態を非常に心配しています。En: Rekishi, a conservationist passionate about history, was extremely concerned about this situation.Ja: 彼女は自分の能力を証明し、博物館の評判を守りたいと願っていますが、期待に応えられないことへの不安に苦しんでいました。En: She wishes to prove her capabilities and protect the museum's reputation, but she struggles with anxiety about possibly not meeting expectations.Ja: 一方、警備員のレンは、とても観察力に優れていますが、過去に美術品の贋作に関わったことがあるため、その件を隠したいと思っています。En: On the other hand, Keibiin Ren is highly observant, but he wishes to hide his past involvement with art forgeries.Ja: この事件を解決したいという思いと、過去を明かしたくないという思いが交錯しています。En: He's torn between the desire to solve this case and the fear of exposing his past.Ja: ユキはレンと協力することを決めました。En: Yuki decided to team up with Ren.Ja: レンの観察力を借りて何か手がかりを見つけようとします。En: She attempts to find some leads by borrowing his observational skills.Ja: レンもまた、偽作に対する知識を上手く使い、事件に解決をもたらすつもりです。En: Ren, too, plans to use his knowledge of forgeries skillfully to resolve the incident.Ja: 二人は隅々まで博物館を調べました。En: The two of them thoroughly investigated the museum.Ja: ある日、隠れた小部屋を発見します。En: One day, they discovered a hidden small room.Ja: その中にあったメモには、忙しい新年の祝賀行事中に遺物を持ち出す計画が書かれていました。En: Inside was a note outlining a plan to smuggle out the artifact during the busy New Year's celebrations.Ja: ユキとレンは協力して計画を阻止し、無事に遺物を取り戻します。En: Yuki and Ren, working together, managed to thwart the plan and successfully retrieve the artifact.Ja: 事件が無事に解決したことで、ユキは自分の能力に自信を持ち始めます。En: With the case resolved, Yuki began to gain confidence in her abilities.Ja: そして、彼女はレンの過去には触れず、成功を喜びます。En: She chose not to touch on Ren's past and instead rejoiced in their success.Ja: レンもまた、自分の能力を正しく使うことで、独自の達成感を得ました。En: Ren also gained a unique sense of accomplishment by using his abilities correctly.Ja: 東京国立博物館は再び平和を取り戻し、冬の雪景色の中、輝きを増しました。En: The Tokyo National Museum regained its peace and shone even brighter amidst the winter snow scene.Ja: ユキとレンは、新しい信頼と共に、新たな年を迎える準備を整えました。En: Yuki and Ren, with newfound trust, prepared to welcome the new year.Ja: ちょうど静かな雪が降り積もるように、彼らの心にも静けさと希望の光が差し込んでいました。En: Just as the quiet snow was falling and accumulating, a light of tranquility and hope also shone into their hearts. Vocabulary Words:situated: ありますdisturbance: 騒動artifact: 遺物mysteriously: 謎の状況でdisappeared: 消えていたconservationist: 美術保存家passionate: 情熱を注ぐprove: 証明しcapabilities: 能力reputation: 評判anxiety: 不安observant: 観察力に優れていますforgeries: 贋作torn between: 交錯していますresolve: 解決をもたらすincident: 事件leads: 手がかりthoroughly: 隅々までhidden: 隠れたsmuggle out: 持ち出すthwart: 阻止しretrieve: 取り戻しますconfidence: 自信accomplishment: 達成感regained: 取り戻しshone: 輝きwelcomed: 迎えるaccumulating: 降り積もるtranquility: 静けさheritage: 遺産
