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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #275
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身み近ぢかな家か電でん製せい品ひんや公こう園えんの遊ゆう具ぐによる事じ故こ、食しょく品ひんへの異い物ぶつ混こん入にゅうといった消しょう費ひ者しゃ事じ故この発生はっせい状じょう況きょうをインターネット上じょうで一いち元げん化かする「事じ故こ情じょう報ほうデータバンク（DB）」が4月つき1日にちから本ほん格かく稼か働どう（注1）する。誰だれでも手て元もとのパソコンから検けん索さく、閲えつ覧らん（注2）できるようになる。DBには消しょう費ひ者しゃ庁ちょうのほか、経けい済ざい産さん業ぎょう、国こく土ど交こう通つう、農のう林りん水すい産さん、厚こう生せい労ろう働どう、法ほう務むの5省しょうと製せい品ひん評ひょう価か技ぎ術じゅつ基き盤ばん機き構こう（NITE）、国こく民みん生せい活かつセンターなどが参さん加か。すでに昨さく年ねん4月つき以い降こうの約やく1万まん5千せん件けんを登とう録ろくした。「ストーブ」「自じ転てん車しゃ」といった製せい品ひん名めいや、「火か災さい」「やけど」といった被ひ害がい内ない容よう、時じ期きを入にゅう力りょくすると事じ故この一いち覧らん（注3）が表ひょう示じされる。__________個こ別べつの事じ故こをクリックすれば、（1）発生はっせい年月日ねんがっぴや場ば所しょ（2）発生はっせい状じょう況きょう（3）死し傷しょう者しゃ数すう、年ねん齢れい、性せい別べつ-など個こ人じんが特とく定ていされない範はん囲い内ないで情じょう報ほうを閲えつ覧らんできる。同どう一いつ製せい品ひんや類るい似じの事じ故こ一いち覧らんも表ひょう示じされる。「まつげエクステ（注4）」「圧あつ力りょく鍋なべ」など、集しゅう中ちゅう的てきに被ひ害がいが多た発はつし注ちゅう意い喚かん起き（注5）が必ひつ要ようなケースや、子こどもや高こう齢れい者しゃが死し傷しょうした事じ故こは、素す早ばやく閲えつ覧らんできるよう「注ちゅう目もく事じ故こ情じょう報ほうリスト」も掲けい載さい（注6）。消しょう費ひ者しゃの関かん心しんを把は握あく（注7）するため上じょう位い5位いまでの「検けん索さくワードランキング」も設もうけた。

（2010年ねん3月つき29日ひ付づけ中ちゅう日にち新しん聞ぶん朝ちょう刊かんより）

（注ちゅう1）稼か働どう：仕し事ごとのために機き械かいや人ひとを動うごかすこと

（注ちゅう2）閲えつ覧らん：本ほんや書しょ類るいを読よむこと

（注ちゅう3）一いち覧らん：見みれば、全ぜん体たいがすぐにわかるようにしたもの

（注ちゅう4）まつげエクステ：まつげを長ながく見みせるためにする美び容ようの技ぎ術じゅつ

（注ちゅう5）喚かん起き：よび起おこすこと

（注ちゅう6）掲けい載さい：新しん聞ぶんや雑誌ざっしに記き事じを入いれること

（注ちゅう7）把は握あく：全ぜん体たいをとらえること

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  1. 1__________に入る語はどれか。
  2. 2消費者事故とは、どんなものか。
  3. 3「事故情報データバンク」について、違うのはどれか。
  4. 4「注目事故情報リスト」について、違うのはどれか。

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Vocabulary30 words
  • 食品しょくひん
    • ·food; food products; foodstuffs
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 上じょう
    • ·from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned
    • ·on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)
    • ·the best; top; first class; first grade
    • ·first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book
    • ·with my compliments
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 労働ろうどう
    • ·labor; labour; work
    • ·Labour Party
    N3
  • 製品せいひん
    • ·manufactured goods; finished goods; product
    N3
  • 評価ひょうか
    • ·valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging
    • ·appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising
    N3
  • 参加さんか
    • ·participation; joining; entry
    N3
  • すでに
    • ·already
    • ·previously; before
    • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
    N3
  • 約やく
    • ·approximately; about
    • ·promise; appointment; engagement
    • ·shortening; reduction; simplification
    • ·contraction (in phonetics)
    N3
  • 火災かさい
    • ·conflagration; fire
    N3
  • 被害ひがい
    • ·(suffering) damage; injury; harm
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 時期じき
    • ·time; season; period; phase; stage
    N3
  • 数すう
    • ·several; a few; a number of
    • ·number; quantity; amount
    • ·counting; calculation; figures; numbers
    • ·number; numeral; figure
    • ·number
    • ·destiny; fate; outcome; course of events; trend
    N3
  • 年齢ねんれい
    • ·age; years
    N3
  • 個人こじん
    • ·individual; private person; personal; private
    • ·natural person
    N3
  • 同一どういつ
    • ·identical; same; one and the same; equal
    • ·fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
    N3
  • 注目ちゅうもく
    • ·notice; attention; observation
    N3
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 機械きかい
    • ·machine; mechanism
    • ·instrument; appliance; apparatus
    N3
  • 動かすうごかす
    • ·to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
    • ·to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
    • ·to change; to alter; to deny
    • ·to operate; to set in motion; to get going
    • ·to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
    • ·to manage (e.g. funds)
    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
  • 書類しょるい
    • ·document; papers
    N3
  • 全体ぜんたい
    • ·whole; entirety
    • ·to begin with; in the first place
    • ·... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
    N3
  • 記事きじ
    • ·article; news story; report; account
    N3
Other levels59 words
  • 公園こうえん
    • ·(public) park
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 万まん
    • ·10,000; ten thousand
    • ·myriad
    • ·everything; all
    • ·various
    N5
  • 千せん
    • ·thousand; 1,000
    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
  • 自転車じてんしゃ
    • ·bicycle; bike
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·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: すれば
    • ·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: されない
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    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
  • 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
  • 読むよむ
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見れば
    • ·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
  • わかる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 長いながいAs it appears here: 長く
    • ·long (distance, length)
    • ·long (time); protracted; prolonged
    N5
  • 見せるみせる
    • ·to show; to display
    • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
    • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
    • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
    • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
    • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
    • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
    N5
  • よぶAs it appears here: よび
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    N5
  • 雑誌ざっし
    • ·magazine; journal; periodical
    N5
  • 入れるいれる
    • ·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
  • 事故じこ
    • ·accident; incident; trouble
    • ·circumstances; reasons
    N4
  • 経済けいざい
    • ·economy; economics
    • ·finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
    • ·being economical; economy; thrift
    N4
  • 産業さんぎょう
    • ·industry
    • ·livelihood; occupation
    N4
  • 交通こうつう
    • ·traffic; transportation
    • ·communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.)
    • ·intercourse
    N4
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 水産すいさん
    • ·aquatic products; fisheries
    N2
  • 基盤きばん
    • ·base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
    • ·bedrock
    • ·platform
    N2
  • 以降いこう
    • ·on and after; from ... onward; since
    N2
  • やけど
    • ·burn; scald
    • ·(fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
    N2
  • 性別せいべつ
    • ·(distinction of) sex; gender
    N2
  • 特定とくてい
    • ·specific; particular; designated; special
    • ·specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
    N2
  • 美容びよう
    • ·beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features
    • ·beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture; cosmetics
    N2
  • 身近みぢか
    • ·near oneself; close to one; familiar
    N1
  • 発生はっせい
    • ·occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)
    • ·generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
    • ·ontogeny; development; growth; breeding
    N1
  • 本格ほんかく
    • ·original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
    N1
  • 手元てもと
    • ·at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand
    • ·way of moving one's arms; skill
    • ·money at hand; pocket money
    • ·grip; handle
    N1
  • 閲覧えつらん
    • ·inspection; reading; perusal
    • ·browsing (the web)
    N1
  • 庁ちょう
    • ·government office; agency; board
    N1
  • 国土こくど
    • ·country; territory; domain; realm
    N1
  • 機構きこう
    • ·mechanism; machinery
    • ·system; structure; organization; framework
    N1
  • 登録とうろく
    • ·registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
    N1
  • 個別こべつ
    • ·individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
    N1
  • 類似るいじ
    • ·resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
    N1
  • 素早いすばやいAs it appears here: 素早く
    • ·quick; swift; nimble; agile
    • ·quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
    N1
  • 掲載けいさい
    • ·publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
    N1
  • 把握はあく
    • ·grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
    N1
  • 上位じょうい
    • ·superior (in rank); top; ranking
    • ·higher order (e.g. byte)
    • ·host computer (of connected device)
    N1
  • 設けるもうけるAs it appears here: 設けた
    • ·to prepare; to provide
    • ·to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules); to make (an excuse)
    N1
  • 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
  • 起こすおこす
    • ·to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
    • ·to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
    • ·to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
    • ·to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
    • ·to plough; to plow; to till
    • ·to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
    • ·to fall ill with
    • ·to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
    • ·to turn over (a card)
    N1
Grammar4 patterns

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  • 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'.

    身近な家電製品や公園の遊具による事故、食品への異物混入といった消費者事故の発生状況をインターネット上で一元化する「事故情報データバンク（DB）」が4月1日から本格稼働する。

    The “Accident Information Data Bank (DB),” which centrally compiles online information about consumer accidents such as those involving familiar household appliances and playground equipment, as well as foreign objects found in food, will begin full-scale operation on April 1.

  • すでにN3

    Adverb stating an action is 'already' done or a situation already holds.

    すでに昨年4月以降の約1万5千件を登録した。

    About 15,000 cases dating from April of last year onward have already been registered.

  • 的（てき）N3

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

    「まつげエクステ」「圧力鍋」など、集中的に被害が多発し注意喚起が必要なケースや、子どもや高齢者が死傷した事故は、素早く閲覧できるよう「注目事故情報リスト」も掲載。

    Cases such as “eyelash extensions” and “pressure cookers,” where many injuries occur in a concentrated manner and warnings are needed, as well as accidents in which children or elderly people are killed or injured, are also posted in a “Noteworthy Accident Information List” for quick access.

  • ためにN33 times in this passage

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    消費者の関心を把握するため上位5位までの「検索ワードランキング」も設けた。

    To understand consumers’ interests, the DB also provides a “Search Keyword Ranking” showing the top five searches.

Other levels7 patterns
  • といったN23 times in this passage

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    身近な家電製品や公園の遊具による事故、食品への異物混入といった消費者事故の発生状況をインターネット上で一元化する「事故情報データバンク（DB）」が4月1日から本格稼働する。

    The “Accident Information Data Bank (DB),” which centrally compiles online information about consumer accidents such as those involving familiar household appliances and playground equipment, as well as foreign objects found in food, will begin full-scale operation on April 1.

  • ようになるN4

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

    誰でも手元のパソコンから検索、閲覧できるようになる。

    Anyone will be able to search and view the information from their own computer.

  • などN43 times in this passage

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

    DBには消費者庁のほか、経済産業、国土交通、農林水産、厚生労働、法務の5省と製品評価技術基盤機構（NITE）、国民生活センターなどが参加。

    In addition to the Consumer Affairs Agency, the DB is joined by five ministries—the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and the Ministry of Justice—as well as the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE), the National Consumer Affairs Center, and others.

  • が必要（がひつよう）N4

    Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.

    「まつげエクステ」「圧力鍋」など、集中的に被害が多発し注意喚起が必要なケースや、子どもや高齢者が死傷した事故は、素早く閲覧できるよう「注目事故情報リスト」も掲載。

    Cases such as “eyelash extensions” and “pressure cookers,” where many injuries occur in a concentrated manner and warnings are needed, as well as accidents in which children or elderly people are killed or injured, are also posted in a “Noteworthy Accident Information List” for quick access.

  • よりN4

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

    （2010年3月29日付け中日新聞朝刊より）

    (From the morning edition of the Chunichi Shimbun dated March 29, 2010)

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    （注3）一覧：見れば、全体がすぐにわかるようにしたもの

    (Note 3) List: something arranged so that the whole can be understood quickly at a glance

  • までN5

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

    消費者の関心を把握するため上位5位までの「検索ワードランキング」も設けた。

    To understand consumers’ interests, the DB also provides a “Search Keyword Ranking” showing the top five searches.

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