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森もりはいつも独どく特とくな香かおりに包つつまれ、さわやかに感かんじられるが、それはある物質ぶっしつの効こう果かによるものだ。その物質ぶっしつは、木き々ぎが動うごけない体からだを守まもるために自みずから作つくり出だすもので、木きにつく虫むしや細さい菌きん（注）の増ぞう加かを防ふせいだり、落おち葉ばや枯かれ木きが腐くさったときなどに生しょうじる嫌いやなにおいを消けしたりする働はたらきを持もっている。さらにその物質ぶっしつには、人にん間げんの神しん経けいを安あん定ていさせる効こう果かもあるという。私わたしたちが森しん林りんに入はいるとリラックスした気き分ぶんになるのは、このためだ。

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  1. 1ある物質の働きについて、この文章からわかることは何か。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • さわやか
    • ·fresh; refreshing; invigorating; pleasant; delightful
    • ·clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
    N2
  • つく
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 森林しんりん
    • ·forest; woods
    N2
Other levels41 words
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 木き
    • ·tree; shrub; bush
    • ·wood; timber
    • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
    N5
  • 嫌いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    N5
  • 消すけすAs it appears here: 消したり
    • ·to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
    • ·to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
    • ·to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
    • ·to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
    • ·to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
    • ·to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 入るはいる
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 包むつつむAs it appears here: 包まれ
    • ·to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up
    • ·to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf
    • ·to conceal (a feeling); to hide
    • ·to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
    N4
  • 動けるうごけるAs it appears here: 動けない
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 虫むし
    • ·insect; bug; cricket; moth
    • ·worm; roundworm
    • ·thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious
    • ·nervousness; fretfulness
    • ·person devoted to one thing; single-minded person
    • ·valve core
    • ·mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
    N4
  • 気分きぶん
    • ·feeling; mood
    N4
  • 独特どくとく
    • ·peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
    • ·understood only by oneself
    N3
  • 香りかおり
    • ·aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じられる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 物質ぶっしつ
    • ·material; substance
    • ·matter
    N3
  • 効果こうか
    • ·effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result
    • ·effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
    N3
  • 守るまもる
    • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
    • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    N3
  • 防ぐふせぐAs it appears here: 防いだり
    • ·to defend against; to protect against
    • ·to prevent; to avert; to avoid
    N3
  • 腐るくさるAs it appears here: 腐った
    • ·to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
    • ·to corrode; to weather; to crumble
    • ·to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
    • ·to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
    • ·to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
    • ·to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to
    • ·to lose a bet
    • ·to be drenched; to become sopping wet
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 生じるしょうじる
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N3
  • におい
    • ·smell; scent; odour; odor; stench
    • ·aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood
    • ·faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
    N3
  • 働きはたらき
    • ·work; labor; labour
    • ·achievement; performance; ability; talent
    • ·salary; income; earnings
    • ·action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion
    • ·conjugation; inflection
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 神経しんけい
    • ·nerve
    • ·nerves; sensitivity
    N3
  • 安定あんてい
    • ·stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure
    • ·stable
    N3
  • 細菌さいきん
    • ·bacterium; bacteria; germ
    N1
  • 落ち葉おちば
    • ·fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
    • ·leaf fall; dropping leaves; defoliation
    • ·deciduous
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    さらにその物質には、人間の神経を安定させる効果もあるという。

    Furthermore, this substance is said to have the effect of calming the human nervous system.

Other levels9 patterns
  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    森はいつも独特な香りに包まれ、さわやかに感じられるが、それはある物質の効果によるものだ。

    Forests are always filled with a distinctive fragrance that feels refreshing, and this is due to the effect of a certain substance.

  • ためにN32 times in this passage

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    その物質は、木々が動けない体を守るために自ら作り出すもので、木につく虫や細菌の増加を防いだり、落ち葉や枯れ木が腐ったときなどに生じる嫌なにおいを消したりする働きを持っている。

    Trees produce this substance themselves to protect their immobile bodies; it prevents insects that attach to trees and bacteria from multiplying and also eliminates unpleasant odors produced when fallen leaves or dead trees decay.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    さらにその物質には、人間の神経を安定させる効果もあるという。

    Furthermore, this substance is said to have the effect of calming the human nervous system.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    その物質は、木々が動けない体を守るために自ら作り出すもので、木につく虫や細菌の増加を防いだり、落ち葉や枯れ木が腐ったときなどに生じる嫌なにおいを消したりする働きを持っている。

    Trees produce this substance themselves to protect their immobile bodies; it prevents insects that attach to trees and bacteria from multiplying and also eliminates unpleasant odors produced when fallen leaves or dead trees decay.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    その物質は、木々が動けない体を守るために自ら作り出すもので、木につく虫や細菌の増加を防いだり、落ち葉や枯れ木が腐ったときなどに生じる嫌なにおいを消したりする働きを持っている。

    Trees produce this substance themselves to protect their immobile bodies; it prevents insects that attach to trees and bacteria from multiplying and also eliminates unpleasant odors produced when fallen leaves or dead trees decay.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    さらにその物質には、人間の神経を安定させる効果もあるという。

    Furthermore, this substance is said to have the effect of calming the human nervous system.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    森はいつも独特な香りに包まれ、さわやかに感じられるが、それはある物質の効果によるものだ。

    Forests are always filled with a distinctive fragrance that feels refreshing, and this is due to the effect of a certain substance.

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    その物質は、木々が動けない体を守るために自ら作り出すもので、木につく虫や細菌の増加を防いだり、落ち葉や枯れ木が腐ったときなどに生じる嫌なにおいを消したりする働きを持っている。

    Trees produce this substance themselves to protect their immobile bodies; it prevents insects that attach to trees and bacteria from multiplying and also eliminates unpleasant odors produced when fallen leaves or dead trees decay.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    その物質は、木々が動けない体を守るために自ら作り出すもので、木につく虫や細菌の増加を防いだり、落ち葉や枯れ木が腐ったときなどに生じる嫌なにおいを消したりする働きを持っている。

    Trees produce this substance themselves to protect their immobile bodies; it prevents insects that attach to trees and bacteria from multiplying and also eliminates unpleasant odors produced when fallen leaves or dead trees decay.

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