おかね金がありません I Have No Money by Yamazaki Tomoko
This extract is from a story about a couple, Akio and Haruko, who have been married for twenty years. Akio makes a living transporting people down a river on a paddle boat. Haruko takes care of the many and varied domestic chores.
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'Warai Banashi' by Yamazaki Tomoko
Reberu-betsu Nihongo Tadoku Raiburari, Level 1, Vol 5
Kanshu NPO Hojin Nihongo Tadoku Kenkyukai
Published Tokyo Asuku, 2006
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