Japanese listening diary · Day 287

Tried On Clothes, Bought Nothing

買い物に行ったのに何も買えなかった
October 20, 2026
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I was busy this summer, so I didn't have time to go shopping. Come to think of it, I didn't buy a single piece of clothing this summer. So, now that it's autumn, I somehow felt like I wanted some new clothes, and I went shopping. I looked around several stores, but I just couldn't find anything I really wanted. Even when I tried on clothes and shoes I liked, they didn't suit me at all, and in the end I couldn't buy anything. I was finally in the mood to go shopping, so it's a shame I couldn't buy anything. But if I look at it differently, maybe it was a good thing that I didn't waste any money. Still, my urge to go shopping hasn't stopped yet, so I'm thinking of going shopping again when I have time.

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No. 287Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
このなつはいそがしかったので、かいものをするじかんがありませんでした。よくかんがえたら、このなつはふくをいっちゃくもかっていなかったんです。それで、あきになって、なんとなくあたらしいふくがほしいなぁとおもって、かいものにいきました。いくつかのおみせをみてまわったんですが、ほしいなぁとおもうものがみつからないんです。
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買い物かいものshopping

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