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Yui practices piano after dinner every weekday.
N4 graded Japanese story
ピアノの音と下の部屋
Yui learns that evening piano practice reaches the apartment below and helps agree on a schedule considerate of both homes.
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She is preparing one difficult piece for a lesson.
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One evening, the downstairs neighbor rings the doorbell.
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Yui's mother answers while Yui waits nearby.
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The neighbor says the piano sounds loud after eight.
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She explains that her baby usually falls asleep around that time.
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At first, Yui thinks she has practiced for only a short while.
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She checks the clock and sees that forty minutes have passed.
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Yui apologizes directly to the neighbor herself.
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Her mother asks which times would be least disruptive.
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The neighbor says early evening is usually fine.
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Yui explains that she returns from school at five.
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The three agree that piano practice will end by seven thirty.
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Yui places a small clock beside the music stand.
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The next day, she divides practice into two shorter parts.
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After the cutoff, she works on silent finger movements.
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A week passes without another problem.
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Yui meets the neighbor near the mailboxes.
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The neighbor thanks her for changing the schedule.
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Yui realizes that quiet depends on how sound reaches other people.