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N4 · ElementaryMedium passagePassage #231
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あした車しゃでみどり山さんへ行いく。みどり山さんは私わたしのいなかにある。うちから山やままでふつうは3時じ間かんぐらいかかる。でも、あしたは土ど曜よう日びで、道みちがこむから、少すこし早はやくうちを出でたほうがいいだろう。11時じまでには山やまに着つきたい。着ついたら、すぐひるごはんを食たべるつもりだ。みどり山さんにはうつくしいみずうみがあって、たくさんの人ひとがあそびに来くる。天てん気きがよければ、およいだり、魚さかなをつったりすることができる。ふねにも乗のれる。私わたしは魚さかながつりたい。でも、天てん気きがあまりよくなかったら、つりはやめて、山やまでめずらしい花はなや鳥とりを見みようと思おもう。みずうみのそばににんぎょうのびじゅつかんがある。日本にっぽんのだけではなく、世せ界かい中じゅうにんぎょうがかざってあるらしい。時じ間かんがあったら、見みてみたい。帰かえりにいなかのうちによって、りょうしんといっしょにばんごはんを食たべるつもりだ。母ははの料りょう理りはひさしぶりなので、とても楽たのしみだ。

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  1. 1あしたこの人（私）はどうして早く出かけますか。
  2. 2この人はあした天気がよかったら、何をしますか。
  3. 3この人はびじゅつかんに行きますか。

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Vocabulary13 words
  • いなか
    • ·rural area; countryside; the sticks
    • ·hometown
    N4
  • 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
  • うつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    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
  • 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
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
Other levels44 words
  • 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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 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
  • 道みち
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • あそぶAs it appears here: あそび
    • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
    • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
    • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
    • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
    • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
    • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
    • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
    • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
    N5
  • 来るくる
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    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
  • およぐAs it appears here: およいだり
    • ·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
  • 魚さかな
    • ·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: ふ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 花はな
    • ·flower; blossom; bloom; petal
    • ·cherry blossom
    • ·beauty
    • ·blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
    • ·ikebana
    • ·hanafuda
    • ·(the) best
    • ·glorious; lovely
    N5
  • 鳥とり
    • ·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
  • みるAs it appears here: み
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
Grammar5 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 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、すぐひる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 ~'.

    日本のだけではなく、世界中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.

Other levels15 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、とても楽しみだ。

    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)'.

    日本のだけではなく、世界中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'.

    帰りにいなかのうちによって、りょうしんといっしょにばんごはんを食べるつもりだ。

    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、あしたは土曜日で、道がこむから、少し早くうち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、あしたは土曜日で、道がこむから、少し早くうち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、すぐひる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N52 times in this passage

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

    みどり山にはうつくしいみずうみがあって、たくさんの人があそびに来る。

    At Mount Midori 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、およいだり、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、およいだり、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)”.

    日本のだけではなく、世界中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.

  • 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、とても楽しみだ。

    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、とても楽しみだ。

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

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