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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #156
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学校がっこうでは、難むずかしい顔かおをしていると一生懸命いっしょうけんめいに勉べん強きょうしていると見みてくれる。「1」険けわしい表ひょう情じょうをして、額がくに汗あせを流ながして勉べん強きょうしていると「偉えらいね」と言いわれる。

しかし、これは、本ほん当とうによい勉べん強きょう法ほうではない。難むずかしくて面おも白しろくないと感かんじることは、身みにつかないことが目めに見みえている。勉べん強きょうは、楽たのしいと感かんじる人ひとほど、身みにつき、成せい績せきもよくなるのだ。

中ちゅう学がく生せいのころ、西にし岡おか君くんという友ゆう人じんがいった。彼かれは数すう学がくや理り科かは誰だれにも負まけないくらい、いつも成せい績せきがよかった。そんな西にし岡おか君くんは、いつも楽たのしそうな表ひょう情じょうをして勉べん強きょうをしているのだ。難むずかしい顔かおをして勉べん強きょうすることがよいことだと思おもっていた私わたしは、「2」いつも不ふ思し議ぎだった。数すう学がくや理り科かの話はなしをすると、笑わらいながら教おしえてくれる。

ある日ひ、西にし岡おか君くんに「なぜそんなに成せい績せきがいいの」と聞きいてみたことがある。すると「「3」」というあっさりした返へん事じが返かえってきた。

学がく生せいのころに聞きいた言こと葉ばは、そのとき軽かるく聞きき流ながしていた。しかし、実際じっさいに社しゃ会かいに出でて、仕し事ごとのできる人ひとや頭あたまの切きれる人ひとは、決きまって「楽たのしんでいる人ひと」だ。難むずかしく険けわしい表ひょう情じょうをしている人ひとは、仕し事ごとが遅おそくて、質たちが悪わるい。嫌きらいだという感かん情じょうがあると、スピードが落おちて、熱心ねっしんさ、集しゅう中ちゅう力りょく、根こん気きが欠かけてしまう。

私わたしは昔むかし、難むずかしい顔かおをしている人ひとが頑がん張ばっている人ひとだと思おもっていたが、大おおきな間ま違ちがいだったのだ。本ほん当とうに頑がん張ばって成せい果かを発揮はっき（はっき）できる人ひとは、楽たのしんでいる人ひとなのだ。

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  1. 1[1]険しい表情とあるが、どのような表情か。
  2. 2[2]いつも不思議だったとあるが、何を指しているか。
  3. 3[3]に入る適当な言葉はどれか。

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Vocabulary18 words
  • 額がく
    • ·(picture) frame; framed picture
    • ·amount (esp. of money); sum
    N3
  • 汗あせ
    • ·sweat; perspiration
    • ·moisture; condensation
    • ·gulp; oops
    N3
  • 流すながすAs it appears here: 流して
    • ·to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
    • ·to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
    • ·to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
    • ·to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
    • ·to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
    • ·to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
    • ·to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
    • ·to forfeit (a pawn)
    • ·to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
    • ·to exile; to banish
    • ·to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
    • ·to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
    • ·to cause a miscarriage; to abort
    N3
  • 法ほう
    • ·law; act; principle
    • ·method
    • ·mood
    • ·dharma; law
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·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
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 身み
    • ·one's body; one's person
    • ·oneself; one's appearance
    • ·one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
    • ·main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
    N3
  • 成績せいせき
    • ·results; record; grades; marks
    N3
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 友人ゆうじん
    • ·friend
    N3
  • 表情ひょうじょう
    • ·facial expression; countenance
    • ·look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
    N3
  • 不思議ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 切れるきれる
    • ·to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
    • ·to be injured
    • ·to wear out; to be worn out
    • ·to break; to burst; to collapse
    • ·to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
    • ·to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
    • ·to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
    • ·to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
    • ·to cut well; to be sharp
    • ·to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
    • ·to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
    • ·to dry off
    • ·to curve; to veer
    • ·to shuffle (cards)
    • ·to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
    • ·to be able to do completely
    N3
  • 感情かんじょう
    • ·emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
    N3
  • 熱心ねっしん
    • ·zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
    N3
  • 欠けるかけるAs it appears here: 欠けて
    • ·to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged
    • ·to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
    • ·to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)
    • ·to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse
    N3
  • 間違いまちがい
    • ·mistake; error; blunder
    • ·accident; mishap; trouble
    • ·improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
    N3
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  • 学校がっこう
    • ·school
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·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
  • 勉強べんきょう
    • ·study
    • ·diligence; working hard
    • ·experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future)
    • ·discount; price reduction
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われる
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしいAs it appears here: 難しくて
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • 面白いおもしろいAs it appears here: 面白くない
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • 楽しいたのしい
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    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
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • よいAs it appears here: よかった
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 楽しいたのしいAs it appears here: 楽し
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    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
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 軽いかるいAs it appears here: 軽く
    • ·light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    • ·light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
    • ·non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
    • ·slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·indiscriminate
    • ·light (shape or stones); (expl.) stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 頭あたま
    • ·head
    • ·hair (on one's head)
    • ·mind; brains; intellect
    • ·leader; chief; boss; captain
    • ·top; tip
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·head; person
    • ·down payment; deposit
    • ·top structural component of a kanji
    • ·pair
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしいAs it appears here: 難しく
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • 遅いおそいAs it appears here: 遅くて
    • ·slow
    • ·late
    • ·too late
    N5
  • 嫌いきらい
    • ·disliked; hated; disagreeable
    • ·tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
    • ·distinction; discrimination
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 一生懸命いっしょうけんめい
    • ·very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
    N4
  • 彼かれ
    • ·he; him
    • ·boyfriend
    N4
  • 数学すうがく
    • ·mathematics
    N4
  • 負けるまけるAs it appears here: 負けない
    • ·to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
    • ·to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
    • ·to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
    • ·to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
    • ·to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 笑うわらうAs it appears here: 笑い
    • ·to laugh
    • ·to smile
    • ·to sneer; to ridicule
    • ·to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
    N4
  • 日ひ
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
  • 返事へんじ
    • ·reply; answer; response
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 落ちるおちるAs it appears here: 落ちて
    • ·to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
    • ·to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
    • ·to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
    • ·to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
    • ·to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
    • ·to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
    • ·to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
    • ·to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
    • ·to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)
    • ·to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
    • ·to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
    • ·to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
    • ·to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
    • ·to give in
    • ·to confess; to own up
    • ·to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
    • ·to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
    • ·to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
    • ·to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
    • ·to come in (of money)
    • ·to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
    • ·to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
    • ·to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
    • ·to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
    • ·to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
    • ·to die (of an animal)
    • ·to strike (of lightning)
    N4
  • 昔むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • 偉いえらい
    • ·great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
    • ·distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
    • ·awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe
    • ·tiring; tough; hard
    • ·very; extremely
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: つかない
    • ·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
  • つくAs it appears here: つき
    • ·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
  • 理科りか
    • ·science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.)
    • ·faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university)
    • ·science (as a school subject)
    N2
  • 発揮はっき
    • ·show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
    N2
  • はっき
    • ·show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
    N2
  • 返るかえるAs it appears here: 返って
    • ·to return; to come back; to go back
    • ·to turn over
    • ·to become extremely; to become completely
    N1
  • 決まるきまるAs it appears here: 決まって
    • ·to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
    • ·to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
    • ·to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge
    • ·to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
    • ·to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
    • ·to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
    • ·to get high (on drugs)
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しんで
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 根気こんき
    • ·patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • というN34 times in this passage

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

    「1」険しい表情をして、額に汗を流して勉強していると「偉いね」と言われる。

    If you study with a 「1」strained expression and sweat running down your forehead, people will say, “You’re really working hard.”

Other levels18 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    本当に頑張って成果を発揮（はっき）できる人は、楽しんでいる人なのだ。

    The people who can truly work hard and achieve results are those who enjoy what they do.

  • 〜てくれるN42 times in this passage

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    学校では、難しい顔をしていると一生懸命に勉強していると見てくれる。

    At school, if you wear a serious expression, people will see you as someone who is studying hard.

  • に見える（にみえる）N4

    Expresses how something appears or seems to an observer, 'to look ~ / to seem ~.'

    難しくて面白くないと感じることは、身につかないことが目に見えている。

    It is obvious that things you find difficult and uninteresting will not really sink in.

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N42 times in this passage

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    中学生のころ、西岡君という友人がいった。

    When I was in junior high school, I had a friend named Nishioka-kun.

  • と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    難しい顔をして勉強することがよいことだと思っていた私は、「2」いつも不思議だった。

    Because I believed that studying with a serious expression was the right thing to do, I 「2」always found this puzzling.

  • 〜ていたN43 times in this passage

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    難しい顔をして勉強することがよいことだと思っていた私は、「2」いつも不思議だった。

    Because I believed that studying with a serious expression was the right thing to do, I 「2」always found this puzzling.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    数学や理科の話をすると、笑いながら教えてくれる。

    Whenever we talked about mathematics or science, he would explain things to me with a smile.

  • そんなにN4

    Marks a degree 'that much / so'; frequently paired with a negative — 'not that much.'

    ある日、西岡君に「なぜそんなに成績がいいの」と聞いてみたことがある。

    One day, I asked Nishioka-kun, “Why are your grades so good?”

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    ある日、西岡君に「なぜそんなに成績がいいの」と聞いてみたことがある。

    One day, I asked Nishioka-kun, “Why are your grades so good?”

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    すると「「3」」というあっさりした返事が返ってきた。

    He simply replied, “「3」.”

  • ときN4

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

    学生のころに聞いた言葉は、そのとき軽く聞き流していた。

    When I was a student, I heard those words but did not pay much attention to them at the time.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    嫌いだという感情があると、スピードが落ちて、熱心さ、集中力、根気が欠けてしまう。

    When you dislike what you are doing, your speed drops, and you lose enthusiasm, concentration, and perseverance.

  • 〜ているN58 times in this passage

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

    学校では、難しい顔をしていると一生懸命に勉強していると見てくれる。

    At school, if you wear a serious expression, people will see you as someone who is studying hard.

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、これは、本当によい勉強法ではない。

    However, this is not actually a good way to study.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    しかし、これは、本当によい勉強法ではない。

    However, this is not actually a good way to study.

  • いつもN53 times in this passage

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

    彼は数学や理科は誰にも負けないくらい、いつも成績がよかった。

    His grades in mathematics and science were always so good that he was second to none.

  • 〜たことがあるN5

    States that the speaker has had the experience of doing something at some point — “have done (before)”.

    ある日、西岡君に「なぜそんなに成績がいいの」と聞いてみたことがある。

    One day, I asked Nishioka-kun, “Why are your grades so good?”

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    嫌いだという感情があると、スピードが落ちて、熱心さ、集中力、根気が欠けてしまう。

    When you dislike what you are doing, your speed drops, and you lose enthusiasm, concentration, and perseverance.

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