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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #264
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けいたいでんメール使つかようなってすで10ねんなるはじひょうげんかたわからず、がみどうようぶんはじ「〜さま、〜さん」とぶんには「いそ」「まずはれいまで」のようむすこと使つかいたメールぶんも、そういうものおおようおも

しかしさいきんわたしメールぶんは、「メールありがとう」ではじむすは「ではまた」になってきているメールぶんも、ぜんよりかいてきひょうげんおおなっているようかんわかひとメールなると、さらに絵文字えもじ顔文字かおもじなどよく使つかたいへんだが、これこれで、かいどくするのがたの

このように、メールは、どんどんらく使つか便べんどうなっている下手へたでもまったひつようなくなった__________、きちんとしたがみことめんどうなりつつありこれこまことだとかんいるつたことぶんきちんとあらわちからは、やはりうしなたくないおもからだ。

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  1. 1筆者の携帯のメールの文は、どう変化したか。
  2. 2筆者は携帯のメール文についてどのように思っているか。
  3. 3__________に入る語はどれか。

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Vocabulary14 words
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 既にすでに
    • ·already
    • ·previously; before
    • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
    N3
  • 表現ひょうげん
    • ·expression; representation; description
    • ·representation (of a group)
    N3
  • 同様どうよう
    • ·same; similar; (just) like; equal
    N3
  • ぶん
    • ·sentence
    • ·composition; text; writings
    • ·the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
    • ·statement
    N3
  • 以前いぜん
    • ·before; prior to; ago
    • ·the past; before; previously; former times
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 全くまったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    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
  • 面倒めんどう
    • ·trouble; bother
    • ·trouble; difficulty
    • ·care; attention
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • やはり
    • ·as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
    • ·after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
    • ·too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
    • ·still; as before
    • ·all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
    N3
  • 失ううしなうAs it appears here: 失い
    • ·to lose
    • ·to miss (a chance, opportunity)
    • ·to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
    • ·to concede (goals, points, etc.)
    N3
Other levels45 words
  • 使うつかう
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わから
    • ·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
  • 手紙てがみ
    • ·letter; note
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    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
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多かった
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 始まるはじまるAs it appears here: 始まり
    • ·to begin; to start; to commence
    • ·to happen (again); to begin (anew)
    • ·to date (from); to originate (in)
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われ
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    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
  • 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
  • 楽しいたのしい
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 便利べんり
    • ·convenient; handy; useful
    N5
  • 下手へた
    • ·unskillful; poor; awkward
    • ·imprudent; untactful
    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
  • 書くかく
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·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
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·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
  • 困るこまるAs it appears here: 困った
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    N5
  • 仕方しかた
    • ·way; method; means; resource; course
    N4
  • 打つうつAs it appears here: 打ち
    • ·to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
    • ·to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
    • ·to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
    • ·to move; to impress; to touch
    • ·to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
    • ·to type; to send; to transmit
    • ·to insert; to write in; to mark
    • ·to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
    • ·to till (soil)
    • ·to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
    • ·to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
    • ·to pay (a deposit, etc.)
    • ·to visit (on a pilgrimage)
    • ·to line (a coat)
    • ·to bind (a criminal)
    • ·to drop (a piece)
    • ·to play a move; to play a game
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 会話かいわ
    • ·conversation; talk; chat
    N4
  • 道具どうぐ
    • ·tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
    • ·means
    • ·furniture
    N4
    • ·character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
    • ·handwriting; penmanship
    • ·the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • なくなるAs it appears here: なくなった
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝えたい
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 終わるおわるAs it appears here: 終わり
    • ·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
  • 結びむすび
    • ·ending; conclusion
    • ·join; union; connecting
    • ·knot; knotting
    • ·onigiri; rice ball
    N1
  • 気楽きらく
    • ·carefree; comfortable; at ease
    • ·easygoing; happy-go-lucky
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    受けるメール文も、以前より会話的な表現が多くなっているように感じる。

    I also feel that the emails I receive now use more conversational expressions than before.

Other levels15 patterns
  • となると/となればN1

    Introduces a supposed situation and its natural consequence — 'when it comes to X', 'if it turns out to be X, then (naturally)…'.

    若い人たちのメールとなると、さらに絵文字や顔文字などもよく使われ大変だが、これはこれで、解読するのが楽しい。

    Emails from young people go even further, frequently using pictograms and emoticons, which can be quite a challenge, but deciphering them is enjoyable in its own way.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    若い人たちのメールとなると、さらに絵文字や顔文字などもよく使われ大変だが、これはこれで、解読するのが楽しい。

    Emails from young people go even further, frequently using pictograms and emoticons, which can be quite a challenge, but deciphering them is enjoyable in its own way.

  • つつあるN2

    Marks an action or change that is steadily in progress, 'to be in the process of ~ing / gradually becoming ~'.

    __________、きちんとした手紙を書くことが面倒になりつつあり、これは困ったことだと感じている。

    __________, I am gradually finding it troublesome to write a proper letter, and I feel that this is a problem.

  • ようになるN4

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

    携帯電話のメールを使うようになって既に10年になる。

    It has already been ten years since I started using email on a mobile phone.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    初めは表現の仕方がわからず、手紙と同様、文の初めは「〜様、〜さん」と打ち、文の終わりには「取り急ぎ」「まずは、御礼まで」のような結びの言葉を使っていた。

    At first, I did not know how to phrase my emails, so just as in letters, I would begin with “〜sama, 〜san” and end with closing expressions such as “Just a quick note” or “For now, just to express my thanks.”

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    初めは表現の仕方がわからず、手紙と同様、文の初めは「〜様、〜さん」と打ち、文の終わりには「取り急ぎ」「まずは、御礼まで」のような結びの言葉を使っていた

    At first, I did not know how to phrase my emails, so just as in letters, I would begin with “〜sama, 〜san” and end with closing expressions such as “Just a quick note” or “For now, just to express my thanks.”

  • 〜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'.

    しかし、最近の私のメール文は、「メールありがとう」で始まり、結びは「では、また」になってきている。

    Recently, however, my emails have come to begin with “Thanks for your email” and end with “Well then, see you.”

  • よりN4

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

    受けるメール文も、以前より会話的な表現が多くなっているように感じる。

    I also feel that the emails I receive now use more conversational expressions than before.

  • などN4

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

    若い人たちのメールとなると、さらに絵文字や顔文字などもよく使われ大変だが、これはこれで、解読するのが楽しい。

    Emails from young people go even further, frequently using pictograms and emoticons, which can be quite a challenge, but deciphering them is enjoyable in its own way.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    伝えたいことを自分の手できちんと書き表せる力は、やはり失いたくないと思うからだ。

    This is because I do not want to lose the ability to properly express in my own handwriting what I want to communicate.

  • までN5

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

    初めは表現の仕方がわからず、手紙と同様、文の初めは「〜様、〜さん」と打ち、文の終わりには「取り急ぎ」「まずは、御礼まで」のような結びの言葉を使っていた。

    At first, I did not know how to phrase my emails, so just as in letters, I would begin with “〜sama, 〜san” and end with closing expressions such as “Just a quick note” or “For now, just to express my thanks.”

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、最近の私のメール文は、「メールありがとう」で始まり、結びは「では、また」になってきている。

    Recently, however, my emails have come to begin with “Thanks for your email” and end with “Well then, see you.”

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    しかし、最近の私のメール文は、「メールありがとう」で始まり、結びは「では、また」になってきている

    Recently, however, my emails have come to begin with “Thanks for your email” and end with “Well then, see you.”

  • にするN5

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

    字が下手でも、全く気にする必要がなくなった。

    Even if your handwriting is poor, there is no longer any need to worry about it at all.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    伝えたいことを自分の手できちんと書き表せる力は、やはり失いたくないと思うからだ。

    This is because I do not want to lose the ability to properly express in my own handwriting what I want to communicate.

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