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歯はを守まもるには、甘あまいものを食たべ過すぎないことや、食しょく後ごの歯は磨みがきが大たい切せつなのはもちろんだが、かむ回かい数すうを増ふやす努ど力りょくも重じゅう要ようだと聞きいた。時じ間かんをかけて、何なん度どもかむことで、あごの力ちからが強つよくなり、歯はも丈じょう夫ぶになるそうだ。

それで最さい近きんわたしは、ハンバーグをステーキに替かえたり、りんごの皮かわをむかないで食たべたりしている。ハンバーグなどの軟やわらかい食たべ物ものは、かむ必ひつ要ようがあまりないので、歯はにいいとは言いえないからだ。いろいろな工く夫ふうで、かむ回かい数すうは増ふやせるのだ。

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  1. 1この文章を書いた人は、歯を丈夫にするために最近なにをしていると言っているか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 努力どりょく
    • ·effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • 替えるかえるAs it appears here: 替えたり
    • ·to replace; to convert; to change
    • ·to exchange; to interchange; to renew
    • ·to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
    N3
  • 皮かわ
    • ·skin; hide; pelt; fur
    • ·rind; peel; husk; bark
    • ·shell; sheath; wrapping
    • ·mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
    N3
Other levels27 words
  • 歯は
    • ·tooth; teeth
    • ·tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog
    • ·support (of a geta)
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    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
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけて
    • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
    • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
    • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
    • ·to make (a call)
    • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
    • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
    • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
    • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
    • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
    • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
    • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
    • ·to bind
    • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
    • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
    • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
    • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
    • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
    • ·to increase further
    • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
    • ·to set atop
    • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
    • ·to apply (insurance)
    • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
    • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
    • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
    N5
  • 強いつよいAs it appears here: 強く
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·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
  • 丈夫じょうぶ
    • ·healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
    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
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べたり
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    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
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    N5
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    N5
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • 力ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • それで
    • ·so; therefore; and; (and) then
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 歯磨きはみがき
    • ·dental brushing; brushing one's teeth
    • ·dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
    N2
  • 回数かいすう
    • ·number of times; frequency; count
    N2
  • 増やすふやす
    • ·to increase; to add to; to augment
    N2
  • むくAs it appears here: むかないで
    • ·to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to strip
    • ·to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
    N2
  • 軟らかいやわらかい
    • ·soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp
    • ·gentle; mild; soft; mellow
    • ·light (topic, book, etc.); informal
    • ·flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable
    N2
  • 工夫くふう
    • ·devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
    • ·device; design; idea; plan; invention
    • ·dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
    N2
  • 増やせるふやせる
    • ·to increase; to add to; to augment
    N2
  • あご
    • ·jaw; chin
    • ·barb (of a fishhook)
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • はもちろんN3

    Names one obvious case and adds another — 'not only X (which goes without saying) but also Y'.

    歯を守るには、甘いものを食べ過ぎないことや、食後の歯磨きが大切なのはもちろんだが、かむ回数を増やす努力も重要だと聞いた。

    I heard that to protect our teeth, it is of course important not to eat too many sweets and to brush after meals, but making an effort to chew more is also important.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    ハンバーグなどの軟らかい食べ物は、かむ必要があまりないので、歯にいいとは言えないからだ。

    This is because soft foods such as hamburger steak require very little chewing, so they cannot really be said to be good for the teeth.

Other levels7 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").

    歯を守るには、甘いものを食べ過ぎないことや、食後の歯磨きが大切なのはもちろんだが、かむ回数を増やす努力も重要だと聞いた。

    I heard that to protect our teeth, it is of course important not to eat too many sweets and to brush after meals, but making an effort to chew more is also important.

  • と聞いた（ときいた）N4

    Quotative plus past 'hear', reporting information one was told — 'I heard that'.

    歯を守るには、甘いものを食べ過ぎないことや、食後の歯磨きが大切なのはもちろんだが、かむ回数を増やす努力も重要だと聞いた。

    I heard that to protect our teeth, it is of course important not to eat too many sweets and to brush after meals, but making an effort to chew more is also important.

  • ないでN4

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    それで最近わたしは、ハンバーグをステーキに替えたり、りんごの皮をむかないで食べたりしている。

    So recently, I have been replacing hamburger steak with steak and eating apples without peeling them.

  • などN4

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

    ハンバーグなどの軟らかい食べ物は、かむ必要があまりないので、歯にいいとは言えないからだ。

    This is because soft foods such as hamburger steak require very little chewing, so they cannot really be said to be good for the teeth.

  • 〜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'.

    それで最近わたしは、ハンバーグをステーキに替えたり、りんごの皮をむかないで食べたりしている。

    So recently, I have been replacing hamburger steak with steak and eating apples without peeling them.

  • 〜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”.

    それで最近わたしは、ハンバーグをステーキに替えたり、りんごの皮をむかないで食べたりしている。

    So recently, I have been replacing hamburger steak with steak and eating apples without peeling them.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    ハンバーグなどの軟らかい食べ物は、かむ必要があまりないので、歯にいいとは言えないからだ。

    This is because soft foods such as hamburger steak require very little chewing, so they cannot really be said to be good for the teeth.

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