Japanese listening diary · Day 280

I Delivered a Watch to a Friend of a Friend

友達の友達に時計を届けた日
October 13, 2026
About a minuteSlow, natural Japanese
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A Thai friend asked me to buy a watch that can only be purchased in Japan. I was asked about a month ago, and I had already bought it and had it with me. Since I'm going to Thailand on a business trip again, I planned to take it with me then. But yesterday, my friend called and said her friend is coming to Tokyo for a trip starting today and asked if I could leave the watch with her. So today, I went to deliver the watch to the hotel where her friend is staying. The hotel was near Tokyo Station, so afterward, I took a walk around the Imperial Palace. Today, the sky was clear, and it was really perfect weather for a walk.

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No. 280Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
たいじんのともだちから、にほんでしかかえないとけいをかってほしいとたのまれていました。いっかげつぐらいまえにたのまれて、もうすでにかってわたしのてもとにありました。またしゅっちょうでたいにいくので、そのときにもっていくつもりでした。
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時計とけいwatch; clock

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