"Kaze, Kaoru": Week 21 Story Update
Listen to the story
"Kaze, Kaoru" is a Japanese TV drama. It is shown every morning on NHK.
In week 21, Rin works as a home-visit nurse. She helps sick people at their homes.
At the same time, Rin thinks about Shimaken. Shimaken is a man who wants to write a novel.
Shimaken stops other work. He wants to focus only on his writing.
The title of this week's story is "Goodbye." This name comes from a character called Naomi.
Naomi is played by an actress named Juri Ueasaka.
The story says Shimaken cannot simply copy another character, Goro. Shimaken must find his own way.
Rin will face some difficult problems soon. The story calls this trouble "hasran," which means big change or difficulty.
In another part of the story, a man called Ogawa does not come at the right time.
People are waiting for him, but he is late.
This part is from episode 100 of the drama.
The show has many small stories like this every week.
Vocabulary5 words
- home-visit nurse
- a nurse who goes to people's houses to help them
- novel
- a long story in a book
- actress
- a woman who acts in movies or TV shows
- trouble
- a hard or bad situation
- episode
- one part of a TV show
Quiz
Answer key
1. Home-visit nurse 2. Writing a novel 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
"Kaze, Kaoru" is a Japanese TV drama. It is shown every morning on _____.
In week 21, Rin works as a _____. She helps sick people at their homes.
At the same time, Rin thinks about _____. He is a man who wants to write a novel.
Shimaken stops other work. He wants to _____ only on his writing.
The title of this week's story is _____.
Naomi is played by an actress named _____.
The story says Shimaken cannot simply copy another character, _____.
Rin will face some difficult problems soon. The story calls this _____.
In another part of the story, a man called _____ does not come at the right time.
This part is from _____ 100 of the drama.