秋祭り — The Fall Festival · Japanese lesson 131

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美咲

お疲れさま、肩が真っ赤じゃない。担ぎ手が足りないって聞いてたけど、まさかアレックスが担ぐとは思わなかったよ。法被、けっこう似合ってるね。

おつかれさま、かたがまっかじゃない。かつぎてがたりないってきいてたけど、まさかアレックスがかつぐとはおもわなかったよ。はっぴ、けっこうにあってるね。

Good work — your shoulder's bright red! I'd heard they were short of carriers, but I never thought it would be you carrying. The happi coat suits you pretty well.

アレックス

肩は痛いながらも、最後まで担げてうれしかったです。笛の音に合わせて坂を上るのが、いちばん大変でした。来年は、竹内さんのお孫さんも担ぎたいと言っていましたよ。

かたはいたいながらも、さいごまでかつげてうれしかったです。ふえのおとにあわせてさかをのぼるのが、いちばんたいへんでした。らいねんは、たけうちさんのおまごさんもかつぎたいといっていましたよ。

My shoulder hurts, but I was glad I could carry it to the end. Going up the slope in time with the flute was the hardest part. Mrs. Takeuchi's granddaughter said she wants to carry it next year, too.

秋祭りあきまつり — The Fall Festival

Jinsai, sawachi and the okyaku

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Jinsai, sawachi and the okyaku