あ (a) – “Ah! An ant bit me!” い (i) – “Eel is slippery!” う (u) – “Oooh! A unicorn horn!” え (e) – “Eh? An energetic egg is jumping!” お (o) – “Oh no! An old man tripped!” か (ka) – “Cut the kai (shellfish) with a knife.” き (ki) – “Key with two teeth.” く (ku) – “Cool kurved beak of a bird.” け (ke) – “A keg with a tap sticking out.” こ (ko) – “Two corners make a ko.” さ (sa) – “Sassy salsa dancer twirling.” し (shi) – “She has long hair blowing right.” す (su) – “Soup swirl in a bowl.” せ (se) – “Set the table: knife and plate.” そ (so) – “Socks so slippery, they twist!” た (ta) – “Tiny taco on a stand.” ち (chi) – “Cheeky chicken with a round body.” つ (tsu) – “Tsunami wave coming from right!” て (te) – “Tent with a peg on the side.” と (to) – “Toe with a thorn stuck in!” な (na) – “A sleepy nana in bed.” に (ni) – “Knee with two bones.” ぬ (nu) – “A noodle tied in a loop.” ね (ne) – “A cat says ‘neow’ with a tail.” の (no) – “A noodle bowl from the top.” は (ha) – “Ha! A hat blew off my head in the wind!” ひ (hi) – “Hee-hee! A hill is tickling my feet.” ふ (fu) – “Fwooo! A puff of wind blew past me.” へ (he) – “Heh, I slid down a tiny hill!” ほ (ho) – “Ho ho! A chimney with smoke rising!” ま (ma) – “Ma! I dropped my donut on the floor!” み (mi) – “Measuring string tangled into two loops!” む (mu) – “Moo! A cow flicked its tail at me.” め (me) – “Meh… a raindrop landed on my face.” も (mo) – “More spaghetti flying off the plate!” や (ya) – “Yaah! I almost fell out of the canoe! ゆ (yu) – “Yuuuck! I slipped on a wet noodle.” よ (yo) – “Yodel-ay-hee-ho! My mouth is wide open!” ら (ra) – “Raaah! A rabbit dashed by!” り (ri) – “Ribbons flying in the wind!” る (ru) – “Ruined my loop—the string broke!” れ (re) – “Reh! A raindrop just missed me.” ろ (ro) – “Rolling marble on the floor.” わ (wa) – “Waa! A wand waved a little spark!” を (wo) – “Whoa! A wheel rolled right past me!” ん (n) – “Mmm... the end. Time for a nap.”
