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これは、川かわ島しま先せん生せいのゼミの学がく生せいに届とどいたメールである。

あて先さき:2011kawashimazemi@groups.ac.jp

件けん名めい:川かわ島じま先せん生せいのお別わかれ会かいについて

送そう信しん日にち時じ:2011年ねん6月つき30日にち16:20

川かわ島しま先せん生せいのお別わかれ会かいについて、詳くわしいことが決きまりましたので、お知しらせします。

7月つき8日にち（金きん）までに参さん加かするかどうかを返へん信しんしてください。

日にち時じ:8月つき10日にち（水みず）午ご後ご7時じ-9時じ

会かい場じょう:レストラン「春はる」

会かい費ひ:3000円えん

記き念ねん品ひん代だい:500円えん（記き念ねん品ひんとしてネクタイを贈おくりたいと思おもいます）

会かい費ひと記き念ねん品ひん代だいは会かい場じょうで集あつめます。

参さん加かできない人ひとは、記き念ねん品ひん代だいだけを7月つき中なかに払はらってください。

大おお田た

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  1. 1このメールを見て、参加しない人は、どうしなければならないか。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 届くとどくAs it appears here: 届いた
    • ·to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
    • ·to be delivered; to arrive
    • ·to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough
    • ·to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    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
  • 詳しいくわしい
    • ·detailed; full; minute
    • ·knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with); well-informed (about); familiar (with)
    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
  • 金きん
    • ·gold (metal)
    • ·gold (color)
    • ·gold (medal); first place (prize)
    • ·something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)
    • ·money; gold coin
    • ·sum (of money)
    • ·Friday
    • ·karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
    • ·metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)
    • ·Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
    • ·gold general
    • ·testicles
    N3
  • 参加さんか
    • ·participation; joining; entry
    N3
  • 円えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 贈るおくるAs it appears here: 贈りたい
    • ·to give (as a gift); to present
    • ·to confer; to bestow; to award
    N3
Other levels18 words
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 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
  • 午後ごご
    • ·afternoon; p.m.
    N5
  • 春はる
    • ·spring; springtime
    • ·New Year
    • ·prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
    • ·adolescence; puberty
    • ·sexuality; sexual desire
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 会場かいじょう
    • ·assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 集めるあつめるAs it appears here: 集めます
    • ·to collect; to assemble; to gather
    N4
  • 払うはらうAs it appears here: 払って
    • ·to pay (e.g. money, bill)
    • ·to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
    • ·to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
    • ·to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
    • ·to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
    • ·to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
    • ·to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
    • ·to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
    • ·to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
    • ·to reset (an abacus)
    N4
  • 日時にちじ
    • ·date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)
    • ·days and hours
    N2
  • 決まるきまるAs it appears here: 決まりました
    • ·to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
    • ·to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
    • ·to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge
    • ·to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
    • ·to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
    • ·to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
    • ·to get high (on drugs)
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • についてN32 times in this passage

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    件名: 川島先生のお別れ会について

    Subject: Kawashima-sensei’s Farewell Party

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    記念品代: 500円（記念品としてネクタイを贈りたいと思います）

    Commemorative gift contribution: 500 yen (we would like to give him a necktie as a commemorative gift)

Other levels7 patterns
  • までにN4

    Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'

    7月8日（金）までに参加するかどうかを返信してください。

    Please reply by Friday, July 8, to let us know whether or not you will attend.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    7月8日（金）までに参加するかどうかを返信してください。

    Please reply by Friday, July 8, to let us know whether or not you will attend.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    記念品代: 500円（記念品としてネクタイを贈りたいと思います）

    Commemorative gift contribution: 500 yen (we would like to give him a necktie as a commemorative gift)

  • のでN5

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

    川島先生のお別れ会について、詳しいことが決まりましたので、お知らせします。

    The details of Kawashima-sensei’s farewell party have now been decided, so I am writing to let you know.

  • 〜てくださいN52 times in this passage

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

    7月8日（金）までに参加するかどうかを返信してください。

    Please reply by Friday, July 8, to let us know whether or not you will attend.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    記念品代: 500円（記念品としてネクタイを贈りたいと思います）

    Commemorative gift contribution: 500 yen (we would like to give him a necktie as a commemorative gift)

  • だけN5

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

    参加できない人は、記念品代だけを7月中に払ってください。

    Those who cannot attend should pay only the commemorative gift contribution during July.

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