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N3 · IntermediateShort passagePassage #164
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東とう京きょうに就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どうで行おこなった時とき、電でん車しゃで移い動どう中ちゅうに人じん身しん事じ故こに遭そう遇ぐうした。電でん車しゃは遅おくれ、会かい社しゃ説せつ明めい会かいの開かい始しも遅おくれた。飛とび込こみ自じ殺さつだったらしく、周まわりの人ひとに話はなすと、「迷めい惑わく」「自じ分ぶんの家いえで死しんでほしい」という声こえが聞きかれた。

私わたしは今いま、就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どうの真まっ只ただ中なかで、その厳きびしさを実感じっかんしているが、自じ殺さつした人ひともつらい事じ情じょうがあったのだろう。人ひとが亡なくなったことよりも、電でん車しゃが遅おくれたことが問もん題だい視しされるのは悲かなしい。自じ分ぶんのことだけでなく、他た人にんのことを考かんがえられる社しゃ会かいになってほしいと思おもう。

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  1. 1この人は本当に悲しまなければならないのは何だと言っているか。

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Vocabulary8 words
  • 時とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 開始かいし
    • ·start; commencement; beginning; initiation
    N3
  • 迷惑めいわく
    • ·trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience
    • ·to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
    N3
  • 自殺じさつ
    • ·suicide
    N3
  • つらい
    • ·painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
    • ·tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
    • ·cruel; harsh; cold
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    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
  • 他人たにん
    • ·another person; other people; others
    • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
    • ·outsider; stranger
    N3
Other levels27 words
  • 電車でんしゃ
    • ·train; electric train
    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
  • 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
  • 話すはなす
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 死ぬしぬAs it appears here: 死んで
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
    • ·to cease; to stop
    N5
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • 声こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かれた
    • ·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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·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
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 遅れるおくれるAs it appears here: 遅れ
    • ·to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
    • ·to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)
    • ·to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
    • ·to be slow (of a clock or watch)
    N4
  • 遅れるおくれるAs it appears here: 遅れた
    • ·to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
    • ·to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)
    • ·to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
    • ·to be slow (of a clock or watch)
    N4
  • 周りまわり
    • ·circumference; girth
    • ·surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
    N4
  • 亡くなるなくなるAs it appears here: 亡くなった
    • ·to die; to pass away
    N4
  • 悲しいかなしい
    • ·sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
    • ·sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えられる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·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
  • 実感じっかん
    • ·real feeling; actual feeling
    • ·to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
    N2
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • というN3

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

    飛び込み自殺だったらしく、周りの人に話すと、「迷惑」「自分の家で死んでほしい」という声が聞かれた。

    Apparently, it was a suicide in which someone jumped in front of the train; when I talked with people around me, I heard comments such as, “What a nuisance,” and, “If they wanted to die, they should have done it at home.”

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    人が亡くなったことよりも、電車が遅れたことが問題視されるのは悲しい。

    It saddens me that the train delay is treated as more of a problem than the fact that a person died.

  • だけでなくN3

    Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

    自分のことだけでなく、他人のことを考えられる社会になってほしいと思う。

    I hope society can become a place where people think not only about themselves but also about others.

Other levels6 patterns
  • らしいN4

    Evidential auxiliary expressing an inference or hearsay from evidence — 'it seems / apparently ~'; also 'typical of, befitting ~'.

    飛び込み自殺だったらしく、周りの人に話すと、「迷惑」「自分の家で死んでほしい」という声が聞かれた。

    Apparently, it was a suicide in which someone jumped in front of the train; when I talked with people around me, I heard comments such as, “What a nuisance,” and, “If they wanted to die, they should have done it at home.”

  • 〜てほしいN42 times in this passage

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    飛び込み自殺だったらしく、周りの人に話すと、「迷惑」「自分の家で死んでほしい」という声が聞かれた。

    Apparently, it was a suicide in which someone jumped in front of the train; when I talked with people around me, I heard comments such as, “What a nuisance,” and, “If they wanted to die, they should have done it at home.”

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    自分のことだけでなく、他人のことを考えられる社会になってほしいと思う。

    I hope society can become a place where people think not only about themselves but also about others.

  • 〜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”.

    私は今、就職活動の真っ只中で、その厳しさを実感しているが、自殺した人もつらい事情があったのだろう。

    I am currently right in the middle of job hunting and know firsthand how difficult it can be, but the person who died by suicide must also have had painful circumstances.

  • がありますN5

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

    私は今、就職活動の真っ只中で、その厳しさを実感しているが、自殺した人もつらい事情があったのだろう。

    I am currently right in the middle of job hunting and know firsthand how difficult it can be, but the person who died by suicide must also have had painful circumstances.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    私は今、就職活動の真っ只中で、その厳しさを実感しているが、自殺した人もつらい事情があったのだろう。

    I am currently right in the middle of job hunting and know firsthand how difficult it can be, but the person who died by suicide must also have had painful circumstances.

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