Raymond PaquetteReader & Fiction Catalog
A2–B1

Everyday Together

Everyday Together follows four adult friends — Yui, Kaoru, Daichi, and Takumi — through a year of ordinary life in contemporary Osaka. Natural, idiomatic English at A2–B1 level, grounded in the real texture of Japanese daily life: overtime, LINE etiquette, konbini runs, and the quiet mechanics of friendship.

Everyday Together character introductions
Cover of The Wrong LINE Message
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The Wrong LINE Message

Yui, three days into a new café job, sends an honest message about her terrifying boss to what she thinks is a private chat — and it goes to the entire work group instead. A midnight meeting outside a convenience store follows, with onigiri, competing advice, and a lesson in why Japanese politeness sometimes says more than directness ever could.

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Just Say No to Overtime

Kaoru has worked overtime every night this week and almost misses Daichi and Takumi's concert. When she finally leaves the office, she has to navigate the particular guilt of walking out while everyone else stays.

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The Last Train

The four friends miss the last train home after the concert — an evening of vending machine drinks, capsule hotels that keep coming up full, and the kind of conversation that only happens when no one has anywhere to be.

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Cooking Up Trouble

Daichi decides to cook dinner for the group as an apology for the missed train. He and Takumi attempt teriyaki chicken from YouTube instructions — there is a small fire.

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I Hate Taking Care of a Sick Person

Kaoru collapses at her desk and is taken to the hospital by ambulance. What follows is three days of Kaoru being furious about the wrong tea, the wrong slippers, and Takumi's quiet, steady care.

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Anything But Work

Daichi's apartment wi-fi goes down two days before a critical demo deadline, so he shows up at Takumi's door at six in the morning asking to borrow the connection.

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Keigo is my Enemy

Takumi is asked to lead a presentation in front of the company CEO — a man rumored to have fired someone for using casual language in a meeting. A B1 bridge title.

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The Great Cookie Spark

Yui's cookies are technically flawless — and still missing something. Told that her baking lacks 'a spark,' she enters a televised baking contest to find it. A B1 bridge title.

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The Onsen Trip

Daichi has booked an onsen trip for him and his friends. However, there Yui uncovers the true reason for it. Will Daichi's secret bring the group together or destroy it?

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How Not to Be a Gentleman: The Onsen Trip, Part 2

The friends spend the next day at the onsen, enjoying the food, hiking, and relaxing. However, little things keep getting in the way, and Takumi almost makes a terrible mistake.

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Yui's Bakery or Bust

Yui decides to open her own bakery, but faces numerous challenges along the way. Will her dream become a reality, or will she have to settle for a more conventional career?

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