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したしゃなかやまうちからやままでふつうは3かんぐらいかかるでもしたようで、みちこむからすこはやいえほういいだろう。11までにはやますぐひるつもりだ。

なかやまにはうつくみずうみあってたくさんひとあそてんよければおよさかなつったりすることできる。ふねにもわたしは、さかなつりたいでもてんあまりよくなかったらつりやめてやまめずらしいはなとりおも

みずうみそばにんぎょうのじゅつかんある日本にっぽんだけなくかいじゅうにんぎょうがかざってあるらしいかんあったらみたいかえいなかいえによってりょうしん一緒いっしょばんはんつもりだ。ははりょうひさしぶりのでとてもたのしみだ

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  1. 1明日この人はどうして早く出かけますか。
  2. 2この人は明日天気がよかったら、何をしますか。
  3. 3この人は美術館に行きますか。

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Vocabulary38 words
  • 明日あした
    • ·tomorrow
    • ·near future
    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
  • やま
    • ·mountain; hill
    • ·mine
    • ·(mountain) forest
    • ·heap; pile; stack; mountain
    • ·protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)
    • ·climax; peak; critical point
    • ·guess; speculation; gamble
    • ·(criminal) case; crime
    • ·mountain climbing; mountaineering
    • ·festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
    • ·deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock
    • ·wall; wall tile
    • ·wild
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • かかる
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • 土曜日どようび
    • ·Saturday
    N5
  • みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    N5
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    N5
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出た
    • ·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
  • 着くつくAs it appears here: 着きたい
    • ·to arrive at; to reach
    • ·to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
    N5
  • 着くつくAs it appears here: 着いたら
    • ·to arrive at; to reach
    • ·to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
    N5
  • 食べるたべる
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 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
  • 天気てんき
    • ·weather
    • ·fair weather; fine weather
    N5
  • よいAs it appears here: よければ
    • ·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
  • 泳ぐおよぐAs it appears here: 泳いだり
    • ·to swim
    • ·to struggle through (a crowd)
    • ·to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
    • ·to totter; to lose one's balance
    N5
  • さかな
    • ·fish
    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
  • 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
  • ふるAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 乗れるのれる
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    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
  • よいAs it appears here: よくなかったら
    • ·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
  • はな
    • ·flower; blossom; bloom; petal
    • ·cherry blossom
    • ·beauty
    • ·blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
    • ·ikebana
    • ·hanafuda
    • ·(the) best
    • ·glorious; lovely
    N5
  • とり
    • ·bird
    • ·bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見よう
    • ·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
  • そば
    • ·(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; the side (of something); beside; vicinity; proximity; neighbourhood (neighborhood)
    • ·as soon as; right after
    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
  • あるAs it appears here: あったら
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 両親りょうしん
    • ·parents; both parents
    N5
  • 料理りょうり
    • ·cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
    • ·dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
Other levels21 words
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • ふつう
    • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
    • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
    • ·local train; train that stops at every station
    N4
  • こむ
    • ·to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)
    • ·to be complex; to be intricate
    • ·to go into; to go in; to put into
    • ·to become (completely)
    • ·to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently
    • ·to remain (silent, seated, etc.); to stay ...
    N4
  • つもり
    • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
    • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
    N4
  • 美しいうつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • みずうみ
    • ·lake
    N4
  • やめるAs it appears here: やめて
    • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
    • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
    N4
  • めずらしい
    • ·rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    • ·new; novel
    • ·fine; nice; splendid; precious
    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
  • にるAs it appears here: にん
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • 美術館びじゅつかん
    • ·art museum; art gallery
    N4
  • かざるAs it appears here: かざって
    • ·to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
    • ·to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
    • ·to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)
    • ·to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious
    N4
  • 帰りかえり
    • ·return; coming back
    N4
  • いなか
    • ·rural area; countryside; the sticks
    • ·hometown
    N4
  • 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
  • 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
  • つるAs it appears here: つったり
    • ·to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to hang oneself
    • ·to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
    • ·to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
    • ·to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight
    N2
  • つるAs it appears here: つりたい
    • ·to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to hang oneself
    • ·to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
    • ·to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
    • ·to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight
    N2
  • すぐ
    • ·immediately; at once; right away; directly
    • ·soon; before long; shortly
    • ·easily; readily; without difficulty
    • ·right (near); nearby; just (handy)
    • ·honest; upright; frank; straightforward
    N1
  • つり
    • ·fishing; angling
    • ·change (for a purchase)
    • ·clickbaiting
    • ·trolling; bait; making deliberately inflammatory posts online
    N1
  • たのしむAs it appears here: たのしみだ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
Grammar12 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    うちから山までふつうは3時間ぐらいかかる。

    From home to the mountain it normally takes about three hours.

  • ほうがいいN5

    Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".

    でも、明日は土曜日で、道がこむから、少し早く家を出たほうがいいだろう。

    But tomorrow is Saturday and the roads will be busy, so it would be better to leave home a little early.

  • だろうN5

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

    でも、明日は土曜日で、道がこむから、少し早く家を出たほうがいいだろう

    But tomorrow is Saturday and the roads will be busy, so it would be better to leave home a little early.

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    11時までには山に着きたい

    I want to be at the mountain by eleven.

  • つもりN52 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's intention or plan — "intend to / plan to."

    着いたら、すぐ昼ごはんを食べるつもりだ。

    Once I arrive, I intend to have lunch straight away.

  • がありますN53 times in this passage

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

    中山には美しい湖があって、たくさんの人が遊びに来る。

    In Nakayama there is a beautiful lake, and a lot of people come to enjoy it.

  • 〜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'.

    天気がよければ、泳いだり、魚をつったりすることができる。

    If the weather is good you can swim or fish.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    天気がよければ、泳いだり、魚をつったりすることができる

    If the weather is good you can swim or fish.

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    日本のだけでなく、世界中のにんぎょうがかざってあるらしい。

    Apparently it displays dolls not only from Japan but from all over the world.

  • 一緒に(いっしょに)N5

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    帰りにいなかの家によって、両親と一緒に晩ご飯を食べるつもりだ。

    On the way back I intend to stop by my parents' house in the countryside and have dinner with them.

  • のでN5

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

    母の料理はひさしぶりなので、とてもたのしみだ。

    It has been a long time since I last had my mother's cooking, so I am really looking forward to it.

  • とてもN5

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

    母の料理はひさしぶりなので、とてもたのしみだ。

    It has been a long time since I last had my mother's cooking, so I am really looking forward to it.

Other levels9 patterns
  • ぶり / っぷりN1

    Suffix on a verb-stem or noun describing the manner or style of an action ("the way one does ~"); attached to a time span it means "for the first time in ~."

    母の料理はひさしぶりなので、とてもたのしみだ。

    It has been a long time since I last had my mother's cooking, so I am really looking forward to it.

  • 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."

    でも、天気があまりよくなかったら、つりはやめて、山でめずらしい花や鳥を見ようと思う。

    But if the weather is not very good, I think I will give up fishing and look at the unusual flowers and birds on the mountain instead.

  • だけでなくN3

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

    日本のだけでなく、世界中のにんぎょうがかざってあるらしい。

    Apparently it displays dolls not only from Japan but from all over the world.

  • 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'.

    帰りにいなかの家によって、両親と一緒に晩ご飯を食べるつもりだ。

    On the way back I intend to stop by my parents' house in the countryside and have dinner with them.

  • までにN4

    Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'

    11時までには山に着きたい。

    I want to be at the mountain by eleven.

  • たらN43 times in this passage

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    着いたら、すぐ昼ごはんを食べるつもりだ。

    Once I arrive, I intend to have lunch straight away.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    でも、天気があまりよくなかったら、つりはやめて、山でめずらしい花や鳥を見ようと思う

    But if the weather is not very good, I think I will give up fishing and look at the unusual flowers and birds on the mountain instead.

  • らしいN4

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

    日本のだけでなく、世界中のにんぎょうがかざってあるらしい

    Apparently it displays dolls not only from Japan but from all over the world.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    時間があったら、見てみたい。

    If I have time, I would like to take a look.

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