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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #254
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土どで作つくったなべ「土どなベ」でご飯はんを炊たく方ほう法ほうを紹しょう介かいしましょう。土どなベで炊たくと、電でん気き签よりずっとおいしいごはんができます。

まず、米べい2合ごう（注1）を洗あらい、ざる（注2）に入いれて、水みずが切きれる（注3）まで30分ふん待まちます。それから、土どなべに米こめを入いれ、水みずを400cc加くわえます。平たいらなふたを先さきに置おき、それから大おおきいふたをして、そのまま置おいておきます。20分ふんたったらガスに火ひをつけます。火ひは普ふ通つうの強つよさにして、15分ふんたったら、白しろい湯ゆ気げが出でているのを確かく認にんして、火ひを止とめます。そして、そのまま置おいておきましょう。20分ふん後のちにできあがりです。途と中ちゅうでふたを開あけて中なかを見みてはいけません。できあがったら、ほかの入いれ物ものに移うつしましょう。

柔やわらかいご飯はんがいい場ば合あいは、少すこしだけ水みずの量りょうを増ふやしてください。ただし、時じ間かんは決きめられたとおりにしてください。

（注ちゅう1）合ごう：米べいや酒さけを計はかる単たん位い、1台だい＝180cc

（注ちゅう2）ざる：あみのように、全ぜん体たいに小ちいさな穴あながたくさんある入いれ物もの

（注ちゅう3）水みずが切きれる：入いれ物ものなどに水みずが残のこらなくなること

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  1. 1ご飯を炊く時の「水」について、正しいものはどれか。
  2. 2ご飯を炊くときの「時間」について、正しいものはどれか。
  3. 3上の内容と合わないのはどれか。

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Vocabulary19 words
  • なべ
    • ·pan; pot; saucepan
    • ·stew; hot pot
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • まず
    • ·first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
    • ·probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
    • ·more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
    • ·anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
    N3
  • 切れるきれる
    • ·to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
    • ·to be injured
    • ·to wear out; to be worn out
    • ·to break; to burst; to collapse
    • ·to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
    • ·to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
    • ·to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
    • ·to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
    • ·to cut well; to be sharp
    • ·to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
    • ·to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
    • ·to dry off
    • ·to curve; to veer
    • ·to shuffle (cards)
    • ·to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
    • ·to be able to do completely
    N3
  • 加えるくわえるAs it appears here: 加えます
    • ·to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
    • ·to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
    • ·to include; to count in; to let join
    • ·to inflict (damage); to deal; to give
    N3
  • 平らたいら
    • ·flat; level; even; smooth
    • ·calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable
    • ·relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
    • ·plateau; tableland; plain
    N3
  • そのまま
    • ·without change; as is
    • ·just like; extremely similar
    • ·immediately; just after; without a pause
    N3
  • 確認かくにん
    • ·confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
    N3
  • 移すうつすAs it appears here: 移しましょう
    • ·to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move (something); to swap; to substitute; to relocate
    • ·to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)
    • ·to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different)
    • ·to spend (time); to let (time) pass
    • ·to infect (someone); to spread (an infection); to pass (a disease)
    • ·to permeate (something; with a color or smell); to infuse; to let soak (into)
    N3
  • 量りょう
    • ·quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
    • ·generosity; magnanimity; tolerance
    • ·pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
    N3
  • とおり
    • ·street; road; avenue; thoroughfare
    • ·traffic; coming and going
    • ·flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running
    • ·transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)
    • ·reputation; favor; favour; popularity
    • ·understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity
    • ·the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.)
    • ·counter for sets of things
    • ·counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 酒さけ
    • ·alcohol; sake
    N3
  • 計るはかる
    • ·to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
    • ·to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
    N3
  • 単位たんい
    • ·unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
    • ·unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
    • ·credit (in school, university, etc.); point
    • ·by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ...; by ...; every...
    N3
  • 台だい
    • ·stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
    • ·setting (of a gem); mounting
    • ·stock (in grafting)
    • ·counter for machines and vehicles
    • ·level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life)
    • ·tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform
    • ·plateau; heights
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 穴あな
    • ·hole; opening; orifice; perforation
    • ·pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
    • ·burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
    • ·deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
    • ·gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
    • ·flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
    • ·good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
    • ·upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
    • ·(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
    • ·hiding place; hideout
    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
Other levels50 words
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作った
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: しましょう
    • ·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
  • 電気でんき
    • ·electricity
    • ·(electric) light
    N5
  • おいしい
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できます
    • ·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
  • 洗うあらうAs it appears here: 洗い
    • ·to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
    • ·to inquire into; to investigate
    • ·to purify (one's heart)
    • ·to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れて
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • 水みず
    • ·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
  • 待つまつAs it appears here: 待ちます
    • ·to wait
    • ·to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
    • ·to depend on; to need
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れ
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置き
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    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
  • 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
  • たつAs it appears here: たったら
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    N5
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけます
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 白いしろい
    • ·white
    • ·blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate
    • ·innocent; not guilty; pure
    • ·bright; vivid
    • ·inexperienced; naive; unrefined
    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
  • 開けるあけるAs it appears here: 開けて
    • ·to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
    • ·to open (for business, etc.)
    • ·to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
    • ·to move out; to clear out
    • ·to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
    • ·to dawn; to grow light
    • ·to end (of a period, season)
    • ·to begin (of the New Year)
    • ·to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
    • ·to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 紹介しょうかい
    • ·introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
    N4
  • ガスがす
    • ·gas (as a fuel)
    • ·gas (state of matter)
    • ·poison gas
    • ·dense fog; thick fog
    • ·gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
    • ·gasoline; gas; petrol
    • ·flatulence; gas; wind; fart
    • ·gassed yarn
    N4
  • 火ひ
    • ·fire; flame; blaze
    N4
  • 普通ふつう
    • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
    • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
    • ·local train; train that stops at every station
    N4
  • 止めるとめるAs it appears here: 止めます
    • ·to stop; to turn off
    • ·to park
    • ·to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
    • ·to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
    • ·to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
    • ·to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
    • ·to detain; to keep in custody
    N4
  • 途中とちゅう
    • ·on the way; en route
    • ·in the middle of; midway; halfway
    N4
  • 柔らかいやわらかい
    • ·soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp
    • ·gentle; mild; soft; mellow
    • ·light (topic, book, etc.); informal
    • ·flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決められた
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 残るのこるAs it appears here: 残らなく
    • ·to remain; to be left
    N4
  • 炊くたく
    • ·to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
    • ·to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
    • ·to get angry; to snap
    N2
  • ふた
    • ·cover; lid; cap
    N2
  • 湯気ゆげ
    • ·steam; vapour; vapor
    N2
  • できあがるAs it appears here: できあがり
    • ·to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
    • ·to be very drunk; to get plastered
    N2
  • できあがるAs it appears here: できあがったら
    • ·to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
    • ·to be very drunk; to get plastered
    N2
  • 入れ物いれもの
    • ·container; case; receptacle
    • ·coffin; casket
    N2
  • 増やすふやすAs it appears here: 増やして
    • ·to increase; to add to; to augment
    N2
  • ただし
    • ·but; however; provided that
    N2
  • 分ふん
    • ·minute (unit of time)
    • ·fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
    N1
  • 先にさきに
    • ·previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
    • ·first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
    • ·beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
    N1
  • あみ
    • ·net; netting
    • ·web
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • ままN32 times in this passage

    Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

    平らなふたを先に置き、それから大きいふたをして、そのまま置いておきます。

    Put the flat lid on first, then place the large lid over it and leave it as it is.

  • とおりにN3

    States that something is done exactly as described, instructed, or expected — "just as ~; in accordance with ~".

    ただし、時間は決められたとおりにしてください。

    However, be sure to follow the specified times exactly.

Other levels18 patterns
  • 途中で/途中に（とちゅうで/とちゅうに）N2

    Marks that something occurs partway through an action or on the way somewhere — "on the way; in the middle of (doing)".

    途中でふたを開けて中を見てはいけません。

    Do not open the lid to look inside during the process.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    土なベで炊くと、電気签よりずっとおいしいごはんができます。

    Rice cooked in a donabe is much more delicious than rice cooked in an electric rice cooker.

  • 〜ておくN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    平らなふたを先に置き、それから大きいふたをして、そのまま置いておきます。

    Put the flat lid on first, then place the large lid over it and leave it as it is.

  • 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').

    20分たったらガスに火をつけます。

    After 20 minutes, turn on the gas burner.

  • 〜さN4

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

    火は普通の強さにして、15分たったら、白い湯気が出ているのを確認して、火を止めます。

    Keep the heat at a normal level, and after 15 minutes, check that white steam is coming out, then turn off the heat.

  • 場合は（ばあいは）N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    柔らかいご飯がいい場合は、少しだけ水の量を増やしてください。

    If you prefer softer rice, increase the amount of water slightly.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    （注2）ざる：あみのように、全体に小さな穴がたくさんある入れ物

    (Note 2) Strainer: a container with many small holes all over it, like a mesh

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    （注3）水が切れる：入れ物などに水が残らなくなること

    (Note 3) To drain: for no water to remain in a container or similar object

  • 〜ましょうN53 times in this passage

    A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.

    土で作ったなべ「土なベ」でご飯を炊く方法を紹介しましょう。

    Let me introduce how to cook rice in a “donabe,” an earthenware pot made of clay.

  • までN5

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

    まず、米2合を洗い、ざるに入れて、水が切れるまで30分待ちます。

    First, wash 2 gō of rice, put it in a strainer, and wait 30 minutes until the water has drained off.

  • それからN52 times in this passage

    Sequential connective linking events in order, 'and then / after that'.

    それから、土なべに米を入れ、水を400cc加えます。

    Then put the rice in the donabe and add 400 cc of water.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    火は普通の強さにして、15分たったら、白い湯気が出ているのを確認して、火を止めます。

    Keep the heat at a normal level, and after 15 minutes, check that white steam is coming out, then turn off the heat.

  • 〜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”.

    火は普通の強さにして、15分たったら、白い湯気が出ているのを確認して、火を止めます。

    Keep the heat at a normal level, and after 15 minutes, check that white steam is coming out, then turn off the heat.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、そのまま置いておきましょう。

    Then leave it as it is.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    20分後にできあがりです。

    It will be ready after 20 minutes.

  • 〜てはいけないN5

    States that an action is prohibited — “must not do”.

    途中でふたを開けて中を見てはいけません。

    Do not open the lid to look inside during the process.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    柔らかいご飯がいい場合は、少しだけ水の量を増やしてください。

    If you prefer softer rice, increase the amount of water slightly.

  • 〜てくださいN52 times in this passage

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    柔らかいご飯がいい場合は、少しだけ水の量を増やしてください。

    If you prefer softer rice, increase the amount of water slightly.

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