Long Ago in a Virtual Reality Far, Far Away

Zさん："In Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, the main heroine is Rey, which in Japanese is 零, meaning zero.  In the Matrix movies, the hero Neo was "The One". Imagine the Star Wars/Matrix cross-over Software possibilities!"
Aさん：「As they say, software is nothing but Skywalkers and Andersons.」

The Power Of Christmas Lights

Cさん：「Zさん、you are ... master of holiday decorations. Can you help me... decorate... my house?」
Zさん："Yes I can. However, this is a serious undertaking. Decorating is an expensive, difficult, and dangerous endeavor.  I will need your consent."
Cさん：「Of course.  How else could you... plug in power cords.」

Jolly

Santa: "Ho! Ho! Ho!"
Zさん："So... wait... Santa Claus is an older Japanese あ婆さん, who chuckles coyly with her hand over her mouth?"

Japanese Piñata

Zさん："What happens when you break open a Japanese piñata?"
Aさん：「I don't know, what?」
Zさん："飴降り出す。"
Aさん：「Heh, heh. Sweet.」

Wordplay And Blasphemy Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Zさん："What is this place?"
Aさん：「This is a Shinto Shrine. You know, a place of worship. It's called a 神社。」
Zさん："Mmm... ジンジャー。"
Aさん：「... yes, well... see this wooden box? People throw money in as a kind of donation, or 寄付。」
Zさん：「Sutherland?」
Aさん：「... Seriously, dude...」
Zさん："2 for 2!"

JLPT 2019

Zさん："JLPT 2019!"
Aさん：「That's right, in North America on Dec 1.」
Zさん："Did you know they added a new section this year called 'Food & Culture'? "
Aさん：「Really? What will they test?」
Zさん："How to eat with chopsticks, how to slurp noodles, J-POP カラオケ singing, rock/paper/scissor strategy..."
Aさん：「Something tells me you are kidding, but I will enjoy studying anyway...」

Basketball

Dくん：「Ok, around the back, left-hand layup, nothing but net.」
Eくん：「Got it.」

Eくん attempts... but fails.

Dくん：「あっ！You've got 「う」！」

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Games of horse are much shorter in Japan. Not because of a lack of talent, but because of a lack of カナ。