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2000ねんから2001ねんにかけてぜんこくとしてゆうめいしんぶんが、ほんかつすこおおものほうおなだったとおもこうれいしゃじんこうぞうげんいんでしょうが、しんぶんひとそうすうなかで、ろうがんきょうろうがんきょう(注1)ひつようひとわりあいからです

しんぶんだってきゃくさまかみさまでしょからそのかみさま」のニーズ沿めんということは、とうぜんことですそのあんないでは、これまでかつあたらかつかくしていかになったかがしめされていてわかりやすくなっとくできるものでした。そしてかくしゃほとんどおなこといたおもが、めんおおわけから、「文字もじおおなったぶん文字数もじすうねばなりませんそこでようてんおさえ(注2)かんりゃくしててきせつはかる(注3)というようせつめいなっていましたなるほどおも一方いっぽう、①これまでそうなかっのかなともおも

おおかつほんようなってきましたとくにしょおなないようおなデザインおおばん(注4)ものろうがんきょうなしでもようできるありがたがられていますただサイズおおなったぶんおおおもという欠点けってんありますが、そのかいてきというひとには②もんだいなりません

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  1. 1新聞の文字が大きくなった理由は何か。
  2. 2これまではそうでなかったとは、どういう意味か。
  3. 3問題になりませんとあるが、何が問題にならないのか。

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 活字かつじ
    • ·(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type
    • ·printed word; printed matter; print
    N2
  • 神様かみさま
    • ·God; god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
    • ·ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)
    N2
Other levels72 words
  • 有名ゆうめい
    • ·famous; well-known
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    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
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 読むよむ
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    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
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • きょう
    • ·today; this day
    • ·these days; recently; nowadays
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    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
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかり
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    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
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    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
  • 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
  • ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • 辞書じしょ
    • ·dictionary; lexicon
    • ·letter of resignation
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·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
  • 重いおもい
    • ·heavy; weighty
    • ·heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
    • ·slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
    • ·important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
    • ·serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical
    • ·solid; established; dignified; sensible
    • ·heavy (shape or stones); (expl.) solid stones that must be defended rather than sacrificed, despite the high cost of doing so
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりません
    • ·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
  • つくる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えました
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·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
  • 人口じんこう
    • ·population
    • ·common talk
    N4
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    N4
  • 割合わりあい
    • ·rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
    • ·comparatively
    • ·contrary to expectations
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えた
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 変えるかえる
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えない
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 説明せつめい
    • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
    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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思いました
    • ·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
  • とくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • みんな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 基本きほん
    • ·basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    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
  • 案内あんない
    • ·guidance; leading (the way); showing around
    • ·information; notice; notification
    • ·announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
    • ·invitation
    • ·acquaintance; knowledge
    N3
  • 記事きじ
    • ·article; news story; report; account
    N3
  • 比較ひかく
    • ·comparison
    N3
  • しめすAs it appears here: しめされて
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • 納得なっとく
    • ·consent; agreement; acceptance
    • ·understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
    N3
  • 文字もじ
    • ·letter (of an alphabet); character
    • ·writing
    N3
  • ぶん
    • ·part; portion; share
    • ·amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)
    • ·one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position
    • ·one's duty; one's part
    • ·condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")
    • ·in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree
    • ·content (e.g. alcohol); percentage
    • ·equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
    N3
  • 減らすへらすAs it appears here: 減らさ
    • ·to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • 要点ようてん
    • ·gist; main point
    N3
  • 適切てきせつ
    • ·appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant
    N3
  • はかる
    • ·to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
    • ·to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 一方いっぽう
    • ·one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
    • ·on the one hand; on the other hand
    • ·whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
    • ·just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 欠点けってん
    • ·fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback
    • ·failure (in an examination); failing grade
    N3
  • 換えるかえるAs it appears here: 換えられない
    • ·to replace; to convert; to change
    • ·to exchange; to interchange; to renew
    • ·to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
    N3
  • 沿うそうAs it appears here: 沿って
    • ·to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
    • ·to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
    • ·to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to
    N1
  • いかに
    • ·how; in what way
    • ·how (much); to what extent
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    • ·hey; oi
    N1
  • やすいAs it appears here: やすく
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • おさえるAs it appears here: おさえ
    • ·to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
    • ·to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
    • ·to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
    • ·to grasp (a point); to comprehend
    • ·to reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure; to pin down (a date)
    • ·to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
    N1
  • ばん
    • ·edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (of software)
    • ·plate; block; cast
    • ·counter for editions of a publication
    N1
    • ·next
    • ·hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
    • ·order; sequence; time; times
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だってN2

    Colloquial particle adding 'even/too', giving a reason 'but/because', or reporting hearsay 'they say ~'.

    新聞だって「お客様は神様」でしょうから、その「神様」のニーズに沿って紙面を変えるということは、とうぜんのことです。

    Newspapers presumably also follow the idea that “the customer is king,” so naturally they would change their pages to meet the needs of that “king.”

  • に沿ってN2

    Doing something along or in line with a path, rule, plan, or wishes — 'along', 'in accordance with'.

    新聞だって「お客様は神様」でしょうから、その「神様」のニーズに沿って紙面を変えるということは、とうぜんのことです。

    Newspapers presumably also follow the idea that “the customer is king,” so naturally they would change their pages to meet the needs of that “king.”

  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    新聞だって「お客様は神様」でしょうから、その「神様」のニーズに沿って紙面を変えるということは、とうぜんのことです。

    Newspapers presumably also follow the idea that “the customer is king,” so naturally they would change their pages to meet the needs of that “king.”

Other levels20 patterns
  • いかにN1

    Formal adverb emphasizing degree or manner — 'how ~', or with ~ても 'however much ~'.

    その案内の記事では、これまでの活字と新しい活字を比較して、いかに見やすくなったかがしめされていて、わかりやすく納得できるものでした。

    In the article announcing the change, the old and new typefaces were compared to show how much easier the new one was to read, and the explanation was clear and convincing.

  • から〜にかけてN3

    Marks an approximate span stretching from one point to another across time or space, 'from ~ to (around) ~'.

    2000年から2001年にかけて、全国紙として有名な新聞が、基本の活字を少し大きなものに変えました。

    From around 2000 to 2001, well-known national newspapers changed their standard print to a slightly larger size.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    2000年から2001年にかけて、全国紙として有名な新聞が、基本の活字を少し大きなものに変えました。

    From around 2000 to 2001, well-known national newspapers changed their standard print to a slightly larger size.

  • わけだN3

    Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.

    そして、各社ほとんど同じことを書いていたと思いますが、紙面の大きさは変えないわけだから、「文字が大きくなった分、文字数を減らさねばなりません。

    And I believe nearly all the companies wrote essentially the same thing: since the size of the newspaper pages would remain unchanged, “Because the print is larger, the number of characters must be reduced.

  • 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'.

    そこで、記事は要点をおさえ簡略化して適切化をはかる」というような説明になっていました。

    Therefore, articles will focus on the key points and be simplified and made more appropriate,” or words to that effect.

  • 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'.

    (光野有次『みんなでつくるバリアフリー』による

    (From Mitsuno Yuji, “Creating a Barrier-Free Environment Together”)

  • と思う(とおもう)N43 times in this passage

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

    地方紙も同じだったと思います

    I believe local newspapers did the same.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    高齢者人口の増加が原因でしょうが、新聞を読む人の総数の中で、老眼鏡ろうがんきょうを必要とする人の割合が増えたからです。

    The reason was probably the growth of the elderly population, because among all newspaper readers, the proportion of people who needed reading glasses had increased.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    その案内の記事では、これまでの活字と新しい活字を比較して、いかに見やすくなったかがしめされていて、わかりやすく納得できるものでした。

    In the article announcing the change, the old and new typefaces were compared to show how much easier the new one was to read, and the explanation was clear and convincing.

  • 〜ていたN4

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    そして、各社ほとんど同じことを書いていたと思いますが、紙面の大きさは変えないわけだから、「文字が大きくなった分、文字数を減らさねばなりません。

    And I believe nearly all the companies wrote essentially the same thing: since the size of the newspaper pages would remain unchanged, “Because the print is larger, the number of characters must be reduced.

  • 〜さN4

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    そして、各社ほとんど同じことを書いていたと思いますが、紙面の大きさは変えないわけだから、「文字が大きくなった分、文字数を減らさねばなりません。

    And I believe nearly all the companies wrote essentially the same thing: since the size of the newspaper pages would remain unchanged, “Because the print is larger, the number of characters must be reduced.

  • ようだN4

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

    そこで、記事は要点をおさえ簡略化して適切化をはかる」というような説明になっていました。

    Therefore, articles will focus on the key points and be simplified and made more appropriate,” or words to that effect.

  • かなN4

    Casual sentence-final particle musing to oneself — 'I wonder...' (and 'I hope...' with a negative).

    なるほどと思う一方、①これまではそうでなかったのかなとも思いました。

    On the one hand I thought, “I see,” but on the other hand I also wondered, ① “Wasn’t that what they had been doing before?”

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    大きな活字の本も出まわるようになってきました。

    Books printed in large type have also become widely available.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    大きな活字の本も出まわるようになってきました。

    Books printed in large type have also become widely available.

  • 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.

    高齢者人口の増加が原因でしょうが、新聞を読む人の総数の中で、老眼鏡ろうがんきょうを必要とする人の割合が増えたからです。

    The reason was probably the growth of the elderly population, because among all newspaper readers, the proportion of people who needed reading glasses had increased.

  • だ / ですN53 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    高齢者人口の増加が原因でしょうが、新聞を読む人の総数の中で、老眼鏡ろうがんきょうを必要とする人の割合が増えたからです

    The reason was probably the growth of the elderly population, because among all newspaper readers, the proportion of people who needed reading glasses had increased.

  • までN52 times in this passage

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

    その案内の記事では、これまでの活字と新しい活字を比較して、いかに見やすくなったかがしめされていて、わかりやすく納得できるものでした。

    In the article announcing the change, the old and new typefaces were compared to show how much easier the new one was to read, and the explanation was clear and convincing.

  • 〜ているN53 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”.

    その案内の記事では、これまでの活字と新しい活字を比較して、いかに見やすくなったかがしめされていて、わかりやすく納得できるものでした。

    In the article announcing the change, the old and new typefaces were compared to show how much easier the new one was to read, and the explanation was clear and convincing.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    そして、各社ほとんど同じことを書いていたと思いますが、紙面の大きさは変えないわけだから、「文字が大きくなった分、文字数を減らさねばなりません。

    And I believe nearly all the companies wrote essentially the same thing: since the size of the newspaper pages would remain unchanged, “Because the print is larger, the number of characters must be reduced.

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