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Love Confessions Amid Tokyo's Snowy Valentine
Sunday, 15 February, 2026
Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Love Confessions Amid Tokyo's Snowy Valentine Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-02-15-08-38-20-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 東京のオフィスビルは、バレンタインデーの雰囲気に包まれていました。En: The office building in Tokyo was enveloped in the atmosphere of Valentine's Day.Ja: 窓の外には白い雪が街を覆い、オフィス内は赤やピンクの装飾で彩られています。En: White snow covered the city outside the windows, and inside the office, everything was adorned with red and pink decorations.Ja: ハルトは、デスクに座って仕事をしながら、そわそわとした気持ちでいっぱいです。En: Haruto was sitting at his desk working, his mind filled with a restless feeling.Ja: 彼の心は、バレンタインのギフトを渡すことでいっぱいでした。En: His thoughts were all about giving a Valentine's gift.Ja: ハルトは同僚のユキに密かに想いを寄せていました。En: Haruto secretly had feelings for his colleague, Yuki.Ja: 彼女は明るくて親しみやすい性格で、オフィスの人気者です。En: She was bright, approachable, and very popular in the office.Ja: しかし、ハルトはシャイで、なかなか自分の気持ちを伝える勇気がありません。En: However, Haruto was shy and lacked the courage to express his feelings.Ja: バレンタインデーに告白する絶好の機会を逃したくないと思っています。En: He didn't want to miss the perfect opportunity to confess on Valentine's Day.Ja: その日のランチタイム、観察力に優れた同僚のミカがハルトのデスクにやってきました。En: During lunch that day, a perceptive colleague, Mika, came to Haruto's desk.Ja: 「ハルト、ユキさんに気持ちを伝えるのは今しかないよ」と彼女はささやきました。En: "Haruto, there's no time like now to tell Yuki how you feel," she whispered.Ja: ミカの励ましに少し勇気をもらったハルトは、ユキのデスクにこっそりと手作りのチョコレートを置くことに決めました。En: Encouraged by Mika's words, Haruto decided to discreetly place his handmade chocolates on Yuki's desk.Ja: 午後も仕事が進む中、ユキは自分のデスクに戻りました。そして、見慣れないチョコレートを見つけます。En: As the afternoon work continued, Yuki returned to her desk and found unfamiliar chocolates.Ja: 「これ、誰が置いたのかな？」とユキは首をかしげました。En: "I wonder who left these?" Yuki tilted her head.Ja: チョコには小さなカードが添えられています。「いつもありがとう。あなたが好きです」と書かれたそのメッセージを読み、ユキは優しい微笑みを浮かべました。En: Attached to the chocolates was a small card that read, "Thank you always. I like you."Ja: そのメッセージを読み、ユキは優しい微笑みを浮かべました。En: Reading the message, Yuki smiled gently.Ja: その瞬間、ハルトは意を決して「それは僕が…」と静かに言いました。En: In that moment, Haruto quietly said, "I was the one who...".Ja: ユキは驚いてハルトを見つめますが、すぐに優しく答えました。「ありがとう、ハルトくん。とても嬉しいわ」と彼女は笑顔で言いました。En: Surprised, Yuki looked at Haruto but soon responded warmly, "Thank you, Haruto-kun. I'm very happy," she said with a smile.Ja: ミカは奥からその様子を見て、満足そうに頷きました。En: Mika watched the scene from afar and nodded in satisfaction.Ja: ハルトは初めての一歩を踏み出せたことに心の底から安堵しました。En: Haruto felt a profound sense of relief in taking his first step.Ja: 彼は気づきます。愛のために勇気を出すのは、いつでも価値のあることだということを。En: He realized that summoning courage for the sake of love is always worthwhile.Ja: オフィスの中で、冬の寒さも忘れるような、温かい瞬間が広がっていました。En: A warm moment spread throughout the office, making everyone forget the winter's chill. Vocabulary Words:enveloped: 包まれてatmosphere: 雰囲気adorned: 彩られrestless: そわそわとしたsecretly: 密かにapproachable: 親しみやすいcourage: 勇気perceptive: 観察力に優れたdiscreetly: こっそりとunfamiliar: 見慣れないtilted: 首をかしげsummoning: 意を決してprofund: 心の底からsatisfaction: 満足worthwhile: 価値のあるconvey: 伝えるresolve: 決してencouraged: 励ましにhead: 首gently: 優しいrelief: 安堵blush: 微笑みopportunity: 機会moment: 瞬間spread: 広がってchill: 寒さconfess: 告白subtle: 微妙なreflected: 反映されgesture: 仕草
