The borrowed bicycle
Read an N4 Japanese story about a borrowed bicycle, a flat tire and a repair, then check what happened with explained exercises.
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Japanese stories
Read original short stories, follow the events and check your understanding.
Adventure journal
Japanese stories
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The clock at the station
Read an original N4 Japanese story about a fast station clock, follow the time clues and check your understanding.
Read and practiseAn invitation at the tea shop
Read an original N4 story about a letter left at a tea shop, find the missing meeting time and check the clues with explained questions.
Read and practiseThe neighbourhood cleanup
Read a Japanese N4 story about neighbours cleaning a park, follow how they solve a problem, and check your understanding.
Read and practiseA photograph from last summer
Read an original N4 Japanese story about a seaside photograph, a change in the weather and a plan to meet again.
Read and practiseMending a festival lantern
Read an original N4 Japanese story about a torn lantern, follow its repair and test your understanding with explained answers.
Read and practiseA guest at the post-station inn
Follow a traveler delayed by rain at a Japanese post-station inn, and practise finding the reason for his decision and departure.
Read and practiseA delayed river crossing
Read an original N4 Japanese story about high water, a delayed boat and Mikaโs journey across the river.
Read and practiseThe missing shop receipt
Follow Minaโs search for a missing receipt in an original N4 Japanese story, then check the clues with explained questions.
Read and practiseA delivery missed at home
Follow Mikaโs missed parcel from the notice in her mailbox to a birthday surprise, then test your Japanese reading with explained questions.
Read and practiseA forgotten lunch at work
Follow Mikaโs forgotten lunch from kitchen to office, then read how a colleague helps her find a meal during their break.
Read and practiseA weather message changes the plan
Read an N4 Japanese story about a rainy forecast, a message to a friend and a picnic moved indoors.
Read and practiseAn old map of the town
Follow a visitor through a changing town in this original N4 Japanese story, then check the route and its clues.
Read and practiseThe fan for the performance
Read an N4 Japanese story about a borrowed fan, a school dance and a promise kept, then check the sequence of events.
Read and practiseAn unsigned letter changes the route
Read an original N3 Japanese story about an unsigned warning, verify its clues and follow a change of route.
Read and practiseTwo witnesses, two times
Read a Japanese mystery about two witnesses and a stopped clock, then use the photo record to check what happened.
Read and practiseThe closed bridge and the delayed parcel
Read an N3 Japanese story about a closed bridge, follow Mikaโs detour and check why a parcel arrives late.
Read and practiseA meeting about the town square
Read an N3 Japanese story about neighbours sharing a square, follow their compromise and check the outcome.
Read and practiseA safer route for the festival
Read an N3 Japanese story about a festival committee weighing two routes, and explain its choice with the clues in the text.
Read and practiseThe missing ledger page
Read an original N3 Japanese story about a merchantโs missing ledger page, trace the clues and explain what really happened.
Read and practiseA letter at the roadside inn
Read an original N3 Japanese story about a mysterious letter at an inn, follow its clues and test your understanding.
Read and practiseThe misplaced order
Follow a shopโs search for a misplaced order in this original N3 Japanese story, then test your understanding of its clues.
Read and practiseA family recipe, interpreted
Read an N3 Japanese story about interpreting a family soup recipe, following an ambiguous instruction and inferring the outcome.
Read and practiseThe wallet on the bench
Read an original N3 Japanese story about a lost wallet, follow the clues to its owner and check your understanding.
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