The Unknown Traveler
A hiker seeks assistance from a man living alone in the mountains, and the two share a brief but memorable intersection in their lives.
Featuring very short sentences and friendly vocabulary, this real-world story was written to be approachable to beginners while still offering a meaningful reading experience. (Ongoing, 7 episodes)
Episode 1
An unexpected visitor appears at a man's home.
Notes: This episode contains several notes that explain interesting patterns, including one that breaks down a sentence containing a longer relative clause.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers |  |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 4272 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 721 |
Episode 2
The older man invites the traveler to rest for a bit.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a pattern for suggesting a course of action, one on a simple pattern that means "(verb) and then go," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 1744 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 243 |
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Episode 3
The older man offers a further kindness.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the suffixes for creating compound verbs that mean starting and ending an action, one on a suffix that means "X's worth; the amount suitable to X," and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 1040 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 140 |
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Episode 4
Conversation over morning chores reveals more about Shuuichi and his son.
Notes: This episode contains a note on a word that means "to be taught," one on a pattern related to Japanese given names, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 633 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 89 |
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Episode 5
Shuuichi recalls his last conversation with his son.
Notes: This episode contains a note on an expression that means "to make a living," one on a male habit of replacing ね with な, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 506 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 70 |
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Episode 6
Setting down the phone, Shuuichi searches for Kevin.
Notes: This episode contains a note on the difference between two ways of writing さがす, one for ways of talking about a mobile phone signal being good or bad, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 383 | |
| Voice Only | Unread | 45 |
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Episode 7
Shuuichi reflects on Kevin's brief visit.
Notes: This episode contains a note on how to say sorry for doing something, one on using なんて to mark a word or phrase as the target of an emotional reaction, and more.
| Editions | Status | Total Readers | |
| With Sound Effects | Unread | 102 | |
| Standard | Unread | 15 |