The Bartender
Working as a bartender in Tokyo, you meet all types.
The proprietor of a small bar is intrigued by a quietly enchanting woman who becomes a regular. But is she more than she seems? Each episode in this short mystery will keep you thirsting for more. (Ongoing, 14 episodes)
Episode 1
The narrator tells us about a certain customer that has been on his mind recently.
Notes: This episode contains a note about a pattern that means that something is not what you would expect considering something else, a note on a word that means "comparatively," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers |  |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 4633 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 761 |
Episode 2
The bartender shares something special with Ojima.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a word that means "distinctive to (person or place)," one on using the passive as a universal way to make a verb more polite, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 1575 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 222 |
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Episode 3
Ojima compliments a bashful bartender.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the pattern for saying you "should have done" something, one on a verb that means you are "lured into" doing something, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 866 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 105 |
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Episode 4
The bartender enjoys a moment with Ojima.
Notes: This episode contains a note on putting together multiple adjectives, one on the verb 挟む (はさむ), and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 570 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 72 |
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Episode 5
The bartender wonders about a change in Ojima's demeanor.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a sound change that happens in many compound words, one on a pattern that means that the speaker is offering a guess about the reason for what follows, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 483 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 63 |
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Episode 6
A regular customer appears after a long absence.
Notes: This episode contains a note on how to use ～ぶり to mean the amount of time it has been since the last time you did something, and one on a word that means "to urge; to pressure."
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 428 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 62 |
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Episode 7
The atmosphere in the bar suddenly changes.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a use of ～ぶり that means the way or manner of an action, one on the ～っぱなし suffix to mean that things are left in a given state, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 366 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 57 |
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Episode 8
The bartender tries to make sense of what has just happened.
Notes: This episode contains notes on a word that means that the speaker "completely" thought something they now see is wrong, one on an expression that literally means "deceived by a fox," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 348 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 47 |
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Episode 9
The night draws to a close.
Notes: This episode contains an expression that literally breaks down as "It doesn't fall into the guts," one on an expression that means "to become unable to stand from shock or fear," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 327 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 44 |
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Episode 10
The bartender witnesses something extraordinary.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the adverb 無理やり (むりやり) as well an one on an expression that means "the (thing) that happened just now."
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 293 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 39 |
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Episode 11
The bartender's attention is arrested by something he hears on the morning news.
Notes: This episode contains a note about following stacked chains of relative clauses, one about a pattern in which a blunt-form question is the speaker's conjecture about the reason for what follows, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 277 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 41 |
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Episode 12
The bartender volunteers what he hopes will be useful information.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a pattern for drawing attention to part of a previous sentence, a note on using 半分 (はんぶん) as an adverb, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 243 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 33 |
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Episode 13
Additional details come to light about Miyamoto and Ojima.
Notes: This episode contains a note on "pulling apart" a verb into two halves for the purpose of adding は or も between them, one on a great news term that means "romantic partner," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 212 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 27 |
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Episode 14
The bartender reflects on his relationship with Ojima.
Notes: This episode contains a note on why alternate kanji representations are sometimes used for common words, one on a pattern for saying something feels "unbearably so," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 175 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 27 |