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N4 graded Japanese story

二つの予約がある勉強室

Yui and Daichi appear to have reserved the same library room, but careful date checking reveals the error and enables a practical courtesy.

20 sentences · about 8 minutes

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N4 · 20 sentences

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Yui reserves a library study room for Saturday afternoon.

She arrives with materials for a group presentation.

Daichi is already waiting beside the same room.

He shows a confirmation with the same room number.

Both initially believe the other person is mistaken.

Yui suggests checking the confirmations line by line.

Her message shows this Saturday at one o'clock.

Daichi's message also appears to show one o'clock.

They ask a librarian before entering the room.

The librarian notices that Daichi's date is next Saturday.

Daichi had read the time but not the full date.

He apologizes and starts packing his materials.

Yui sees that he needs ten minutes for an online interview.

Her own group will not arrive for fifteen minutes.

She offers to let him use the room until then.

Daichi finishes before Yui's group arrives.

He leaves the desk ready and thanks her.

The librarian shows him an available open table.

Yui's group begins at the reserved time.

Yui feels better because being correct did not require being unkind.