Japanese listening diary · Day 175

Six Months Later, My Ankle Still Hurts

捻挫から6ヶ月、まだ痛い左足首
June 30, 2026
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Today’s story きょうの あらすじ

Six months after my New Year's sprain, my left ankle still aches at a little jog or even sitting seiza. Favoring it strains my right leg too, so I know the road back to running leads through more diligent rehab.

From the diary にっきから

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No. 175Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
ことしのおしょうがつにねんざをしたひだりあしくびのちょうしがよくありません。ちょっとこばしりしたり、たいじゅうをひだりがわにのせたりするといたみます。さぽーたーをはずすまでもじかんがかかったので、あしくびのうごきがかたくなっているんだとおもいます。
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Vocabulary ことば

捻挫ねんざsprain
正座せいざsitting formally on one's knees
違和感いわかんsense that something is off
かばうかばうto protect; to favor (an injured part)
元通りもとどおりback to the way it was

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