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こくさいちゅうは、きゅうからやく400kmはなところまわきょだいょだいなゆうじん実験じっけんせつあるちゅうでは、きゅうからはこみずコップ1はい3040まんえんそうとうするほどこうものなるが、2008ねんステーション使ようしたみずリサイクルするそう設置せっちされたさいせいされたみずいんりょうすい実験じっけんほかさんつくのにも使つかいずれそうかんぜんのうすればきゅうからあらみずはこことようなる

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  1. 1再生装置が完全に機能すると、国際宇宙ステーションで使われる水はどうなると述べているか。

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Other levels34 words
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • みず
    • ·water (esp. cool or cold)
    • ·fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
    • ·flood; floodwaters
    • ·water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
    • ·break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
    N5
  • まん
    • ·10,000; ten thousand
    • ·myriad
    • ·everything; all
    • ·various
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われる
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: すれば
    • ·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
  • 回るまわる
    • ·to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin
    • ·to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit
    • ·to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol
    • ·to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour
    • ·to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)
    • ·to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)
    • ·to function; to work well
    • ·to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.)
    • ·to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock)
    • ·to earn interest
    • ·to ... around; to ... about
    N4
  • 運ぶはこぶAs it appears here: 運ばれる
    • ·to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
    • ·to come; to go
    • ·to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
    • ·to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange
    • ·to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
    N4
  • 運ぶはこぶ
    • ·to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
    • ·to come; to go
    • ·to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
    • ·to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange
    • ·to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
    N4
  • 地球ちきゅう
    • ·Earth; the globe
    N3
  • やく
    • ·approximately; about
    • ·promise; appointment; engagement
    • ·shortening; reduction; simplification
    • ·contraction (in phonetics)
    N3
  • 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れた
    • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
    • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
    N3
  • 巨大きょだい
    • ·huge; gigantic; enormous
    N3
  • 実験じっけん
    • ·experiment; experimentation
    N3
  • 宇宙うちゅう
    • ·universe; cosmos; space
    N3
  • えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 相当そうとう
    • ·corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
    • ·appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate
    • ·to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of
    • ·considerable; substantial
    • ·considerably; rather; quite; fairly; pretty
    N3
  • 高価こうか
    • ·highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
    N3
  • 使用しよう
    • ·use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
    N3
  • 装置そうち
    • ·equipment; device; installation; apparatus
    • ·stage setting
    N3
  • 酸素さんそ
    • ·oxygen (O)
    N3
  • いずれ
    • ·which; where; who
    • ·all; both
    • ·anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
    • ·sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually
    N3
  • 完全かんぜん
    • ·perfect; complete
    N3
  • 機能きのう
    • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
    N3
  • 新たあらた
    • ·new; fresh; novel
    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
  • 施設しせつ
    • ·facility; facilities; institution; establishment
    • ·home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
    N1
  • 設置せっち
    • ·establishment; institution
    • ·installation (of a machine or equipment)
    N1
  • 再生さいせい
    • ·restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration
    • ·reformation; rehabilitation
    • ·recycling; reclamation; recovery
    • ·playback; regeneration (of video or sound); views (of an online video)
    • ·regeneration (of lost or damaged tissue); regrowth
    • ·rebirth; reincarnation
    • ·recall (memory); retrieval
    N1
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  • ところN4

    Marks the temporal stage of an action — 'about to,' 'in the middle of,' or 'just did' — depending on the preceding verb form.

    国際宇宙ステーションは、地球から約400km離れたところを回る巨大きょだいな有人実験施設である。

    The International Space Station is a huge crewed experimental facility orbiting about 400 km from Earth.

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    再生された水は飲料水や実験のほか、酸素を作り出すのにも使われる。

    The recycled water is used for drinking and experiments, as well as to produce oxygen.

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