I Found My Father’s Secret After 10 Years… 😨 | Japanese Listening Story N5–N4 | EP 19
5m | Sep 12, 2026After 10 years, I finally discovered a secret about my father…
The mystery continues in Episode 19「十年前の秘密」.
At the lighthouse, the mysterious woman finally appears. She reveals that she has been protecting me for ten years and that my mother knew much more about the past than I ever imagined.
Then I discover something shocking.
An old photograph shows my mother with my father near the sea.
But there is something I was never told about my father.
That night, my mother finally opens an old box and gives me a letter from him.
The first line of the letter changes everything.
What was my father hiding?
Why did my mother keep this secret for ten years?
And what happened at the old house near the sea?
🔜 The final answers will be revealed in Episode 20.
🎧 Japanese Listening Practice
This episode is designed for N5–N4 Japanese learners. Listen to the story naturally, then repeat the sentences for shadowing practice.
Listen → Understand → Repeat → Shadow
📚 Vocabulary
父(ちち)— father
母(はは)— mother
秘密(ひみつ)— secret
写真(しゃしん)— photograph
手紙(てがみ)— letter
海(うみ)— sea
家(いえ)— house
駅(えき)— station
灯(ひ)— light
見(み)— see
思(おも)— think
知(し)— know
言(い)— say
帰(かえ)— return
開(あ)— open
守(まも)— protect
待(ま)— wait
聞(き)— hear / ask
読(よ)— read
分(わ)— understand
🈶 Kanji Practice
父・母・秘・密・写・真・手・紙・海・家・駅・灯・見・思・知・言・帰・開・守・待・聞・読・分
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