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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #276
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私わたしが住すんでいる団だん地ちの祭まつりは、毎まい年とし8月つきの第だい二に日にち曜よう日びの夜よるに行おこなわれる。踊おどりや歌うたの舞ぶ台たいはない。食たべ物ものの店みせや、子こどもが遊あそべる輪わ投なげ（注1）などのちょっとしたゲームがいくつかあるだけだ。しかし、すべて自じ治ち会かい（注2）が自じ分ぶんたちで準じゅん備びして店みせを出だす。

団だん地ちの中ちゅう央おう広ひろ場ばの真まん中なかに大たい木ぼくがあり、それを囲かこんでテーブルといすが並ならべられる。ここで大人おとなはビール、子こどもはジュースやコーラを飲のみながら、焼やきそばやソーセージ、焼やき鳥とりなどを食たべ、おしゃべりする。

買かい物もので現げん金きんは使つかわない。祭まつりの前まえに現げん金きんを金きん券けん（注3）に換かえておくのだ。金きん券けんは100円えん券けんと50円えん券けんのみである。品しな物ものはすべて100円えん券けんと50円えん券けんで買かえる値ね段だんになっている。ビールが一いち番ばん高たかくて200円えん。おつりももらえる。小ちいさな子こどもは、親おやから200円まどか300円えん分ぶんの券けんをもらい、何なにを買かおうか、いろいろな店みせの前まえで迷まよう。余あまった金きん券けんは、祭まつりの終おわりに、また現げん金きんに換かえてもらえる。

そして、祭まつりの最さい後ごにはお楽たのしみの抽ちゅう選せん（注4）会かいがある。一家いっかに1枚まい配くばられる抽ちゅう選せん券けんは、左さ右ゆうに同おなじものが2つ印いん刷さつされていて、両りょう方ほうに家いえの番ばん号ごうと名な前まえを書かいて切きり離はなす。1枚まいは祭まつりの当とう日じつ、抽ちゅう選せん箱ばこに入いれ、残のこりの1枚まいは賞しょう品ひんと交こう換かんする時ときのために取とっておく。

この抽ちゅう選せん会かいの面おも白しろいところは、当あたって名な前まえを呼よばれても、その場ばにいなければ賞しょう品ひんをもらえないというところだ。そこにいても当あたるとは限かぎらないが、いなければ100パーセント賞しょう品ひんはもらえないのだ。

（注ちゅう1）輪わ投なげ：遊あそびのひとつ

（注ちゅう2）自じ治ち会かい：自じ分ぶんたちの問もん題だいを自じ分ぶんたちで話はなし合あい、解かい決けつするための会かい

（注ちゅう3）金きん券けん：決きめられた場ば所しょでお金かねと同おなじように使つかえる券けん

（注ちゅう4）抽ちゅう選せん：何なにかがもらえる人ひとをえらぶこと

Questions

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  1. 1祭りの店について、正しいものはどれか。
  2. 2祭りでする買い物について、正しいものはどれか。
  3. 3祭りの最後にはお楽しみの抽選会がある。とあるが、祭りの抽選について、正しいのはどれか。
  4. 4祭りについて、正しいことを言っているのはどれか。

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Vocabulary28 words
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 舞台ぶたい
    • ·stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
    • ·stage performance; stage production; theatrical production; play; show
    • ·setting (of a story); scene
    • ·sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 準備じゅんび
    • ·preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
    N3
  • 中央ちゅうおう
    • ·centre; center; middle; heart
    • ·capital; seat of government
    N3
  • 囲むかこむAs it appears here: 囲んで
    • ·to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
    • ·to besiege; to lay siege to
    • ·to play (go, shogi, etc.)
    N3
  • おしゃべり
    • ·chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
    • ·chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
    N3
  • 現金げんきん
    • ·cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
    • ·mercenary; self-interested; calculating
    N3
  • 換えるかえるAs it appears here: 換えて
    • ·to replace; to convert; to change
    • ·to exchange; to interchange; to renew
    • ·to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
    N3
  • 円えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 券けん
    • ·ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • もらうAs it appears here: もらい
    • ·to receive; to take; to accept
    • ·to get someone to do something
    • ·to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
    • ·to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
    N3
  • 会かい
    • ·meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
    • ·society; association; club
    N3
  • 一家いっか
    • ·a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family
    • ·(one's own) style; school
    • ·gang; (yakuza) family
    N3
  • 左右さゆう
    • ·left and right; right and left
    • ·(asserting) control; influence; domination
    • ·one's attendants; people accompanying one
    • ·(serving at someone's) side
    • ·equivocation
    N3
  • 印刷いんさつ
    • ·printing
    N3
  • 残りのこり
    • ·remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
    N3
  • 交換こうかん
    • ·exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
    N3
  • 当たるあたるAs it appears here: 当たって
    • ·to be hit; to strike
    • ·to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
    • ·to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
    • ·to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
    • ·to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
    • ·to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
    • ·to face; to confront
    • ·to lie (in the direction of)
    • ·to undertake; to be assigned
    • ·to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
    • ·to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
    • ·to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
    • ·to be unnecessary
    • ·to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
    • ·to feel a bite (in fishing)
    • ·(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
    • ·to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
    • ·to shave
    • ·to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship
    N3
  • 場ば
    • ·place; spot; space
    • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
    • ·occasion; situation
    • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
    • ·session
    • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
    • ·round (east, south, etc.)
    • ·field
    • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
    N3
  • 当たるあたる
    • ·to be hit; to strike
    • ·to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
    • ·to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
    • ·to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
    • ·to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
    • ·to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
    • ·to face; to confront
    • ·to lie (in the direction of)
    • ·to undertake; to be assigned
    • ·to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
    • ·to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
    • ·to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
    • ·to be unnecessary
    • ·to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
    • ·to feel a bite (in fishing)
    • ·(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
    • ·to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
    • ·to shave
    • ·to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限らない
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 話し合うはなしあうAs it appears here: 話し合い
    • ·to discuss; to talk together
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    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 levels79 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住んで
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 日曜日にちようび
    • ·Sunday
    N5
  • 夜よる
    • ·night; evening
    • ·dinner
    N5
  • 歌うた
    • ·song; singing
    • ·classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
    • ·modern poetry
    N5
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    N5
  • 店みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    N5
  • いくつ
    • ·how many
    • ·how old
    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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いす
    • ·chair; seat; stool; bench
    • ·post; position; seat; office
    N5
  • 並べるならべるAs it appears here: 並べられる
    • ·to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
    • ·to enumerate; to itemize
    • ·to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as)
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲み
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べ
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    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
  • 買い物かいもの
    • ·shopping; purchased goods
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使わない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 買えるかえる
    • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
    • ·to get home; to get to home plate
    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
  • 一番いちばん
    • ·number one; first; first place
    • ·best; most
    • ·game; round; bout
    • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
    • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
    N5
  • 高いたかいAs it appears here: 高くて
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買おう
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 番号ばんごう
    • ·number; series of digits
    N5
  • 名前なまえ
    • ·name
    • ·given name; first name
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 箱ばこ
    • ·box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
    • ·car (of a train, etc.)
    • ·shamisen case; shamisen
    • ·public building; community building
    • ·man who carries a geisha's shamisen
    • ·receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
    • ·counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
    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
  • 取るとるAs it appears here: 取って
    • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
    • ·to pass; to hand; to give
    • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
    • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
    • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
    • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
    • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
    • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
    • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
    • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
    • ·to record; to take down
    • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
    • ·to order; to have delivered
    • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
    • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
    • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
    • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 面白いおもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    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
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれて
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いなければ
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いて
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    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
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行われる
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 踊りおどり
    • ·dance
    N4
  • 真ん中まんなか
    • ·middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
    N4
  • 品物しなもの
    • ·article; item; thing; goods; wares
    N4
  • 値段ねだん
    • ·price; cost
    N4
  • 親おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • 最後さいご
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·last; final; latest; most recent
    • ·no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences)
    • ·one's final moments
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
  • 両方りょうほう
    • ·both; both sides; both parties
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 遊びあそび
    • ·play; playing; game
    • ·pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
    • ·play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
    • ·flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
    • ·flyleaf
    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
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • えらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 団地だんち
    • ·multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
    N2
  • 広場ひろば
    • ·public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
    • ·open space; clearing
    N2
  • 大木たいぼく
    • ·large tree
    N2
  • 余るあまるAs it appears here: 余った
    • ·to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
    N2
  • 配るくばるAs it appears here: 配られる
    • ·to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out
    • ·to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.); to station
    N2
  • 当日とうじつ
    • ·day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
    N2
  • 賞品しょうひん
    • ·prize; trophy
    N2
  • つり
    • ·fishing; angling
    • ·change (for a purchase)
    • ·clickbaiting
    • ·trolling; bait; making deliberately inflammatory posts online
    N1
  • 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
  • 抽選ちゅうせん
    • ·lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
    N1
  • 枚まい
    • ·counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
    • ·counter for portions of gyōza or soba
    • ·counter for ranks
    • ·counter for wrestlers of a particular rank
    • ·counter for fields or rice paddies
    • ·counter for palanquin bearers
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • ためにN32 times in this passage

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

    1枚は祭りの当日、抽選箱に入れ、残りの1枚は賞品と交換する時のために取っておく。

    One section is placed in the drawing box on the day of the festival, while the other is kept for use when claiming a prize.

  • とは限らない（とはかぎらない）N3

    Negates a sweeping assumption — "it isn't necessarily the case that / not always".

    そこにいても当たるとは限らないが、いなければ100パーセント賞品はもらえないのだ。

    Being there does not guarantee that you will win, but if you are not there, you are 100 percent certain not to receive a prize.

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  • ただ～のみだN1

    'Nothing but ~ / can only ~' — an emphatic restrictive asserting that one single thing alone is the case.

    金券は100円券と50円券のみである。

    There are only 100-yen and 50-yen vouchers.

  • というところだ / といったところだN1

    Gives an estimate of an upper bound or rough extent — "at most about...", "it's roughly...".

    この抽選会の面白いところは、当たって名前を呼ばれても、その場にいなければ賞品をもらえないというところだ。

    What is interesting about this drawing is that even if you win and your name is called, you cannot receive the prize unless you are there at the time.

  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    食べ物の店や、子どもが遊べる輪投げなどのちょっとしたゲームがいくつかあるだけだ。

    There are only a few food stalls and some simple games for children, such as ring toss.

  • ながらN4

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

    ここで大人はビール、子どもはジュースやコーラを飲みながら、焼きそばやソーセージ、焼き鳥などを食べ、おしゃべりする。

    Here, adults drink beer and children drink juice or cola while eating yakisoba, sausages, yakitori, and other foods and chatting.

  • 〜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'.

    祭りの前に現金を金券に換えておくのだ。

    Before the festival, cash is exchanged for vouchers.

  • てもN42 times in this passage

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    この抽選会の面白いところは、当たって名前を呼ばれても、その場にいなければ賞品をもらえないというところだ。

    What is interesting about this drawing is that even if you win and your name is called, you cannot receive the prize unless you are there at the time.

  • だけN5

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

    食べ物の店や、子どもが遊べる輪投げなどのちょっとしたゲームがいくつかあるだけだ。

    There are only a few food stalls and some simple games for children, such as ring toss.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、すべて自治会が自分たちで準備して店を出す。

    However, everything is prepared and run by the residents’ association itself.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    団地の中央広場の真ん中に大木があり、それを囲んでテーブルといすが並べられる。

    There is a large tree in the middle of the housing complex’s central square, with tables and chairs arranged around it.

  • 前に（まえに）N5

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

    祭りの前に現金を金券に換えておくのだ。

    Before the festival, cash is exchanged for vouchers.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    品物はすべて100円券と50円券で買える値段になっている。

    All items are priced so that they can be purchased using 100-yen and 50-yen vouchers.

  • の中で[A]が一番（のなかで[A]がいちばん）N5

    Singles out the top member of a group — 'of all …, X is the most / best'.

    ビールが一番高くて200円。

    Beer is the most expensive item, at 200 yen.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、祭りの最後にはお楽しみの抽選会がある。

    At the end of the festival, there is also an eagerly anticipated prize drawing.

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