Sakura and Suzuki's Long Distance Relationship
When Suzuki's work suddenly takes him to Okinawa, his budding relationship with Sakura is tested.
Told in very short episodes that feature informal Japanese and lots of helpful notes, the Easier editions of this series make a great first step for new readers.
Sakura talks about her hope to visit Suzuki over the upcoming Golden Week vacation.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty |  |
| Easier | Unread | 2.5(1184 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.7(962 votes) |
Suzuki describes his daily life in Okinawa.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.7(714 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.0(643 votes) |
Pro
Plans for the Okinawa trip begin to firm up as Sakura spots a deal at the local travel agency.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(361 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.2(304 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki looks forward to Sakura's visit.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(276 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.2(239 votes) |
Pro
Sakura announces that she has bought tickets…and presents Suzuki with a difficult decision.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(228 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.2(213 votes) |
Pro
Excited about Sakura's upcoming visit, Suzuki suggests a side trip.
Notes: This article features communication that you might see between peers in a close relationship, including mostly informal verbs, dropped particles, incomplete sentences, intimate forms of address, and so on.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(125 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.2(131 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki asks about Sakura's work situation...and betrays a bit of insecurity about the architects she works with.
Notes: This episode contains fun colloquial expressions such as "hitting on" someone romantically.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(101 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.8(115 votes) |
Pro
Sakura eases Suzuki's mind and provides more details about her day-to-day work environment.
Notes: This episode has lots of great vocabulary and grammar patterns, such as words for "inviting" someone out on a date, working hard "on" something, and using the -te form to provide a reason.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(96 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.0(113 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki reacts to Sakura's choice of swimwear and reflects on the moment when they began their long-distance relationship.
Notes: This article contains good vocabulary and an example of the -te form linking cause and effect.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(81 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.0(89 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki remembers saying goodbye to Sakura at the airport.
Notes: This episode contains examples of a more colloquial equivalent of the negative -te form, and an expression that means "to feel (a certain way)" or "to have (a certain kind of) experience."
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 3.0(71 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.2(83 votes) |
Pro
Sakura reminds Suzuki of her martial arts prowess.
Notes: This shorter episode nevertheless contains great vocab related to judo, as well as some interesting expressions such as "to make a move" on someone, and "to have a bad time."
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(64 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.8(79 votes) |
Pro
Sakura reports on her research into sightseeing in Okinawa.
Notes: This episode contains great conversational devices, like use of tte koto to summarize, and a reminder on how the word mitai ("seeming like") works.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(64 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.0(78 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki reflects on his experiences swimming in the Okinawan sea.
Notes: This episode contains examples of the -te yokatta pattern, which indicates happiness or relief over something that has happened, and the -te oku pattern, which means "to do something in advance; to do in preparation."
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.6(61 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.6(78 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki shares a reason for optimism about the typhoon.
Notes: This episode contains fun vocabulary, such as words for a man or woman who can make their own good weather, as well as extended annotations explaining useful patterns and expressions.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.6(43 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.8(55 votes) |
Pro
Sakura wonders what to do about the typhoon.
Notes: This episode contains more fun vocabulary, such as one of the opposites of the "sunny guy/girl" words from the last episode, plus useful notes, such as one on the word umai.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(41 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.0(53 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki shares his recollection of the shirt incident.
Notes: This episode contains useful words like "to turn inside out," as well as (in the Harder edition) a suffix that means that the verb is performed "with wild abandon."
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.8(34 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 2.9(46 votes) |
Pro
Suzuki sends a message that he expects Sakura will see after arriving in Naha.
Notes: This episode contains a sentence that demonstrates the -te kara pattern combined with the no that stands in for a person, place, thing, time, or reason, along with a breakdown of the grammar in play.
| Editions | Status | Difficulty | |
| Easier | Unread | 2.9(30 votes) | |
| Harder | Unread | 3.1(35 votes) |