Japanese listening diary · Day 186

My Dress Went Half Price in a Week

1週間で半額になったワンピース
July 11, 2026
About a minuteSlow, natural Japanese
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Last week I bought a dress I absolutely loved, and it has been waiting in the closet for the rainy season to end. Yesterday I passed the shop and saw it — the very same dress, half price, one week later. It stung, but holding out for a sale often means it sells out first, and finding a dress in your color, your shape, and exactly what you want right now is rare enough that I am telling myself it was worth it.

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Excerpt
No. 186Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
せんしゅう、すごくかわいいわんぴーすをかいました。きるのをたのしみにしているんですが、つゆのまっただなかのいま、まだでばんがなくてくろーぜっとでねむっています。きのう、たまたまとおりかかったおみせで、あまりにもしょっくなできごとがありました。なんと、たったいっしゅうかんまえにかったばかりのそのわんぴーすがせーるではんがくになっていたんです。
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Vocabulary ことば

出番でばんone's turn to appear; occasion to use
たまたまたまたまby chance
半額はんがくhalf price
我慢するがまんするto hold back; to endure
売り切れるうりきれるto sell out

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