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山やま田だマリ先せん生せい

お借かりしていた先せん生せいのご本ほんのことで、先せん生せいからお手て紙がみをいただき、はじめてお返かえししていないことに気きづきました。本ほん当とうに申もうし訳わけありませんでした。

先せん生せいのご本ほんは、汚よごさないように本ほん棚だなに置おいていたのですが、見みつかりませんでした。調しらべたところ、お借かりした本ほんは絶ぜっ版ぱん（注1）ではないことがわかりましたので、必かならず同おなじものを送おくらせていただきます。勝手かってなお願ねがいで誠まことに（注2）恐きょう縮しゅく（注3）ですが、今いましばらくお待まちください。

まずは、お詫わびまで。

2015年ねん6月つき10日にち

田た中なか一いち郎ろう


（注ちゅう1）絶ぜっ版ぱん：その本ほんを印いん刷さつして出版しゅっぱんするのをやめること

（注ちゅう2）誠まことに：本ほん当とうに

（注ちゅう3）恐きょう縮しゅく：尊そん敬けいすべき人ひとを前まえにしたり、申もうし訳わけなく思おもったりして、体からだが縮ちぢむ思おもいをすること

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  1. 1この手紙では、先生に対して、特に何を謝っているのか。

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Vocabulary11 words
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    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
  • いただくAs it appears here: いただき
    • ·to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top)
    • ·to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)
    • ·to get someone to do something
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 日にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 印刷いんさつ
    • ·printing
    N3
  • 出版しゅっぱん
    • ·publication
    N3
  • 尊敬そんけい
    • ·respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
    N3
  • 申し訳もうしわけ
    • ·apology; excuse
    N3
Other levels34 words
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • 借りるかりるAs it appears here: 借り
    • ·to borrow
    • ·to rent; to hire
    • ·to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive
    • ·to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use
    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
  • 手紙てがみ
    • ·letter; note
    N5
  • はじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 本ほん
    • ·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
  • 本棚ほんだな
    • ·bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置いて
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかりました
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • するAs it appears here: す
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 前まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したり
    • ·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
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 見つかるみつかるAs it appears here: 見つかりませんでした
    • ·to be found; to be discovered
    N4
  • 調べるしらべるAs it appears here: 調べた
    • ·to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • 送るおくるAs it appears here: 送らせて
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take
    • ·to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury
    • ·to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live
    • ·to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner)
    • ·to affix (okurigana)
    N4
  • しばらく
    • ·for a moment; for a minute
    • ·for a while; for some time
    • ·for the time being; for now
    • ·it's been a long time; long time no see
    N4
  • やめる
    • ·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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思ったり
    • ·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
  • 汚すけがすAs it appears here: 汚さない
    • ·to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
    • ·to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
    N2
  • 恐縮きょうしゅく
    • ·feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful
    • ·feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)
    • ·shrinking back in fear
    N2
  • 縮むちぢむ
    • ·to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
    N2
  • ご
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 本のほんの
    • ·mere; only; just; slight
    N1
  • 絶版ぜっぱん
    • ·out of print
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • しばらくN3

    For a short while / for some time — 'for a while', 'for the time being'.

    勝手なお願いで誠に恐縮ですが、今しばらくお待ちください。

    I am terribly sorry to make such a request for my own convenience, but I would be grateful if sensei could wait a little longer.

Other levels11 patterns
  • 思いをする（おもいをする）N1

    Following an adjective, expresses undergoing a particular feeling or experience — "to have/experience a ~ feeling" (e.g. 痛い思いをする).

    （注3）恐縮：尊敬すべき人を前にしたり、申し訳なく思ったりして、体が縮む思いをすること

    (Note 3) Feeling deeply obliged or apologetic: the feeling of shrinking before someone worthy of respect or because one feels very sorry

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

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

    お借りしていた先生のご本のことで、先生からお手紙をいただき、はじめてお返ししていないことに気づきました。

    It was only after receiving sensei's letter about the book I had borrowed that I realized I had not yet returned it.

  • 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.

    調べたところ、お借りした本は絶版ではないことがわかりましたので、必ず同じものを送らせていただきます。

    After checking, I found that the book I borrowed is still in print, so I will certainly send sensei an identical copy.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    お借りしていた先生のご本のことで、先生からお手紙をいただき、はじめてお返ししていないことに気づきました。

    It was only after receiving sensei's letter about the book I had borrowed that I realized I had not yet returned it.

  • んですN52 times in this passage

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    本当に申し訳ありませんでした。

    I am truly very sorry.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    先生のご本は、汚さないように本棚に置いていたのですが、見つかりませんでした。

    I had kept sensei's book on my bookshelf so that it would not get dirty, but I could not find it.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    調べたところ、お借りした本は絶版ではないことがわかりましたので、必ず同じものを送らせていただきます。

    After checking, I found that the book I borrowed is still in print, so I will certainly send sensei an identical copy.

  • のでN5

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

    調べたところ、お借りした本は絶版ではないことがわかりましたので、必ず同じものを送らせていただきます。

    After checking, I found that the book I borrowed is still in print, so I will certainly send sensei an identical copy.

  • までN5

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

    まずは、お詫びまで。

    For now, please accept this brief note of apology.

  • 前に（まえに）N5

    Marks that something happens before an action or in front of a place — "before (doing) / in front of."

    （注3）恐縮：尊敬すべき人を前にしたり、申し訳なく思ったりして、体が縮む思いをすること

    (Note 3) Feeling deeply obliged or apologetic: the feeling of shrinking before someone worthy of respect or because one feels very sorry

  • 〜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'.

    （注3）恐縮：尊敬すべき人を前にしたり、申し訳なく思ったりして、体が縮む思いをすること

    (Note 3) Feeling deeply obliged or apologetic: the feeling of shrinking before someone worthy of respect or because one feels very sorry

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