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叔母おば

しておりますじつあさってきょう出張しゅっちょうすることなったのでひさきょう叔母おばゆうはん一緒いっしょしたいですが、ごごういかがですか。かいは6ときていですさいきん雑誌ざっしに、しつ(注1)きれいにわながら日本料理にほんりょうりゆっくりあじのが流行はやいるありましたどこいいところをか。叔母おばていしてくれたしょに7ごろにはおもとつぜんメールすみませんが、きゅうへんください


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Vocabulary5 words
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    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
  • ごろ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 突然とつぜん
    • ·abrupt; sudden; unexpected
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
Other levels34 words
  • 叔母さんおばさん
    • ·aunt
    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
  • あさって
    • ·day after tomorrow
    • ·wrong (e.g. direction)
    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
  • 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
  • 夕飯ゆうはん
    • ·evening meal; dinner; supper
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • いかが
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    • ·questionable
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • 雑誌ざっし
    • ·magazine; journal; periodical
    N5
  • にわ
    • ·garden; yard; courtyard
    • ·field (of action); area
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知りません
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • すむAs it appears here: すみません
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 部屋へや
    • ·room; chamber
    • ·apartment; flat; pad
    • ·stable
    N5
  • 都合つごう
    • ·circumstances; condition; convenience
    • ·arranging; managing
    • ·lending money; raising money
    • ·in all; in total; all told
    N4
  • 会議かいぎ
    • ·meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
    N4
  • 予定よてい
    • ·plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    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
  • 返事へんじ
    • ·reply; answer; response
    N4
  • 出張しゅっちょう
    • ·business trip; official trip
    N2
  • 味わうあじわう
    • ·to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
    • ·to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
    • ·to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
    N2
  • 流行るはやるAs it appears here: 流行って
    • ·to be popular; to come into fashion
    • ·to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
    • ·to flourish; to thrive
    N2
  • 指定してい
    • ·designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
    N2
  • 至急しきゅう
    • ·urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt; express
    • ·urgently; promptly; at once; right away; without delay; as soon as possible
    N2
  • たたむAs it appears here: たたみ
    • ·to fold (clothes, umbrella)
    • ·to close (a shop, business)
    • ·to vacate
    N2
  • ご無沙汰ごぶさた
    • ·not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
    N1
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 終わるおわる
    • ·to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
    • ·to finish; to complete; to conclude
    • ·to finish doing
    • ·to be past its (one's) prime
    • ·to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless
    N1
  • とこ
    • ·bed; bedding
    • ·sickbed
    • ·alcove
    • ·riverbed
    • ·seedbed
    • ·straw "core" of a tatami mat
    • ·floor
    N1
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Other levels13 patterns

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  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    実は、あさって京都に出張することになったので、久しぶりに京都で叔母さんと夕飯を一緒にしたいのですが、ご都合はいかがですか。

    Actually, I am going to Kyoto on a business trip the day after tomorrow, and since it has been a while, I would like to have dinner with you there. Would that be convenient for you?

  • 予定だ(よていだ)N4

    States that an action is planned or on the schedule, "be scheduled to / plan to".

    会 議は6時に終わる予定です

    The meeting is scheduled to end at six.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    最近見た雑誌に、和室できれいな庭を見ながら、日本料理をゆっくり味わうのが流行っていると書いてありました。

    A magazine I read recently said that it is currently popular to enjoy Japanese cuisine at a leisurely pace in a Japanese-style room while looking out at a beautiful garden.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    叔母さんが指定してくれた場所に7時ごろには行けると思います。

    I think I can get to the place you choose at around seven.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    叔母さんが指定してくれた場所に7時ごろには行けると思います。

    I think I can get to the place you choose at around seven.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    叔母さんが指定してくれた場所に7時ごろには行けると思います

    I think I can get to the place you choose at around seven.

  • のでN5

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

    実は、あさって京都に出張することになったので、久しぶりに京都で叔母さんと夕飯を一緒にしたいのですが、ご都合はいかがですか。

    Actually, I am going to Kyoto on a business trip the day after tomorrow, and since it has been a while, I would like to have dinner with you there. Would that be convenient for you?

  • 一緒に(いっしょに)N5

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

    実は、あさって京都に出張することになったので、久しぶりに京都で叔母さんと夕飯を一緒にしたいのですが、ご都合はいかがですか。

    Actually, I am going to Kyoto on a business trip the day after tomorrow, and since it has been a while, I would like to have dinner with you there. Would that be convenient for you?

  • 〜たいN5

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

    実は、あさって京都に出張することになったので、久しぶりに京都で叔母さんと夕飯を一緒にしたいのですが、ご都合はいかがですか。

    Actually, I am going to Kyoto on a business trip the day after tomorrow, and since it has been a while, I would like to have dinner with you there. Would that be convenient for you?

  • 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'.

    実は、あさって京都に出張することになったので、久しぶりに京都で叔母さんと夕飯を一緒にしたいのですが、ご都合はいかがですか。

    Actually, I am going to Kyoto on a business trip the day after tomorrow, and since it has been a while, I would like to have dinner with you there. Would that be convenient for you?

  • 〜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”.

    最近見た雑誌に、和室できれいな庭を見ながら、日本料理をゆっくり味わうのが流行っていると書いてありました。

    A magazine I read recently said that it is currently popular to enjoy Japanese cuisine at a leisurely pace in a Japanese-style room while looking out at a beautiful garden.

  • 〜てあるN5

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

    最近見た雑誌に、和室できれいな庭を見ながら、日本料理をゆっくり味わうのが流行っていると書いてありました。

    A magazine I read recently said that it is currently popular to enjoy Japanese cuisine at a leisurely pace in a Japanese-style room while looking out at a beautiful garden.

  • ませんかN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion, "won't you...?" / "would you like to...?"

    どこかいいとこ ろを知りませんか

    Do you know any good places?

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