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日本にっぽんでは、あめふるてんわるどうして日本にっぽんではあめふるだけてんわるだろうか。

もちろんあめふるかさささなければならないくつよごれるし、かばんぬれるでもわたしあめだ。あめは、みどりうつくしくあめきたないくうあらいるようで、はれよりきれいまたデパートえいかんあめほうすいているそれに、わたしいつもスーパーあめほうねだんやすとくさいくだものとてもやすなるのでうれしい

わたしあめではなくかぜつよほうてん

わるおもかぜつよは、よくごみはいこまるそれに、いえにすながはいせんたくものとんだりしてたいへんからだ。

あめふるてんわるけれどわたし(………….)おもみなさんどうかんがだろうか。

Questions

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  1. 1日本ではふつう天気が悪い日とはどんな日ですか。
  2. 2「わたし」はどうして雨の日好きですか
  3. 3( …………. ) には何を入れますか。

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Vocabulary9 words
    • ·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
  • よごれる
    • ·to get dirty; to become dirty
    • ·to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
    N4
  • ぬれる
    • ·to get wet
    N4
  • うつくしいAs it appears here: うつくしく
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 空気くうき
    • ·air; atmosphere
    • ·mood; situation
    • ·someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    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
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·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
Other levels48 words
  • あめ
    • ·rain
    • ·rainy day; rainy weather
    • ·the November suit (in hanafuda)
    N5
  • ふる
    • ·to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
    • ·to form (of frost)
    • ·to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
    • ·to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
    N5
  • 天気てんき
    • ·weather
    • ·fair weather; fine weather
    N5
  • 悪いわるい
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • どうして
    • ·how; in what way; by what means
    • ·why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
    • ·cannot possibly
    • ·no way
    N5
  • かさ
    • ·umbrella; parasol
    • ·something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
    N5
  • くつ
    • ·shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
    N5
  • かばん
    • ·bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
    • ·tree; shrub; bush
    • ·wood; timber
    • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
    N5
  • きたない
    • ·dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
    • ·disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
    • ·indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
    • ·dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
    • ·stingy; greedy
    N5
  • 洗うあらうAs it appears here: 洗って
    • ·to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
    • ·to inquire into; to investigate
    • ·to purify (one's heart)
    • ·to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
    N5
  • はれるAs it appears here: はれ
    • ·to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
    • ·to refresh (e.g. spirits)
    • ·to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
    • ·to be dispelled; to be banished
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 映画館えいがかん
    • ·movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 安いやすい
    • ·cheap; inexpensive
    • ·calm; peaceful; quiet
    N5
  • 野菜やさい
    • ·vegetable
    • ·marijuana; cannabis
    N5
  • くだもの
    • ·fruit
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • 安いやすいAs it appears here: 安く
    • ·cheap; inexpensive
    • ·calm; peaceful; quiet
    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
  • 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
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·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
  • こまる
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    N5
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入ったり
    • ·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
  • せん
    • ·thousand; 1,000
    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
  • とぶAs it appears here: とんだり
    • ·to fly; to soar
    • ·to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
    • ·to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
    • ·to hurry; to rush
    • ·to flee; to run off; to escape
    • ·to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
    • ·to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
    • ·to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
    • ·to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
    • ·to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
    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
  • 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
  • みなさん
    • ·all; everyone; everybody
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • すくAs it appears here: すいて
    • ·to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
    • ·to be hungry
    N3
  • うれしい
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • さすAs it appears here: ささなければ
    • ·to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
    • ·to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
    N2
  • たく
    • ·to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
    • ·to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
    • ·to get angry; to snap
    N2
  • ねだるAs it appears here: ねだん
    • ·to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
    N1
Grammar5 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • なければならないN4

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    もちろん、雨がふるとかさをささなければならない

    Of course, when it rains you have to put up an umbrella.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    雨がきたない空気を洗っているようで、はれの日よりきれいに見える。

    It is as if the rain were washing the dirty air, and everything looks cleaner than on a fine day.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    雨がきたない空気を洗っているようで、はれの日よりきれいに見える。

    It is as if the rain were washing the dirty air, and everything looks cleaner than on a fine day.

  • に見える(にみえる)N4

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

    雨がきたない空気を洗っているようで、はれの日よりきれいに見える

    It is as if the rain were washing the dirty air, and everything looks cleaner than on a fine day.

  • 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'.

    悪いと思う

    weather.

Other levels13 patterns
  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    日本では、雨がふる日は天気が悪い日と言う

    In Japan a rainy day is called a day of bad weather.

  • どうしてN5

    Asks the reason for something, "why / how come".

    どうして日本では雨がふる日だけ天気が悪いと言うのだろうか。

    Why is it that in Japan only rainy days are called bad weather?

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    どうして日本では雨がふる日だけ天気が悪いと言うのだろうか。

    Why is it that in Japan only rainy days are called bad weather?

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    どうして日本では雨がふる日だけ天気が悪いと言うのだろうか。

    Why is it that in Japan only rainy days are called bad weather?

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    雨がきたない空気を洗っているようで、はれの日よりきれいに見える。

    It is as if the rain were washing the dirty air, and everything looks cleaner than on a fine day.

  • より〜ほうがN52 times in this passage

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    また、デパートや映画館は雨の日のほうがすいている。

    What is more, department stores and cinemas are emptier on rainy days.

  • いつもN5

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

    それに、わたしがいつも行くスーパーは雨の日のほうがねだんが安い。

    On top of that, the supermarket I always go to has lower prices on rainy days.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    特に野菜やくだものはとても安くなるのでうれしい。

    Vegetables and fruit in particular get very cheap, which makes me happy.

  • のでN5

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

    特に野菜やくだものはとても安くなるのでうれしい。

    Vegetables and fruit in particular get very cheap, which makes me happy.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    わたしは雨ではなく、風が強いほうが天気が

    I think it is not the rain but a strong wind that counts as bad

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    それに、家にすなが入ったり、せんたくものがとんだりして、たいへんだからだ。

    And sand blows into the house and the washing gets blown away, which is a real bother.

  • 〜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'.

    それに、家にすなが入ったり、せんたくものがとんだりして、たいへんだからだ。

    And sand blows into the house and the washing gets blown away, which is a real bother.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    雨がふると天気が悪いと言われるけれど、わたしは(………….)と思う。

    People say that rain means bad weather, but I think (………….).

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