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このたびは、サクラ歩ほ数すう計けい（注1）をお買かいいただき、ありがとうございます。以い下かの点てんをよく読よんで、ご使し用ようください。

1)身みにつける方ほう法ほうは、次つぎのどれかにする。　☆いつも同おなじでなくてもよい。

●服ふくのポケットに入いれる。

●かばんに入いれる。　☆かばんのポケットに入いれて、中なかであまり動うごかないようにする。

●ひもをつけて、首くびから下さげる。

2)初はじめて使つかう時ときにすること。　☆これをしないと、正ただしい数すう字じが表ひょう示じ（注2）されない。2回かい目めからは不ふ要よう。

●時じ刻こくを合あわせる（→p.16に説せつ明めいあり）。

●体たい重じゅう（kg）を入いれる（→p.18に説せつ明めいあり）。

●歩ほ幅はば（注3）（cm）を入いれる（→p.19に説せつ明めいあり）。　☆歩ほ幅はばの測はかり方かたは正せい確かくに！

●性せい別べつを選えらぶ（→p.20に説せつ明めいあり）。

3)歩ほ数すう計けいを手てに持もつと、最さい初しょは「現げん在ざいの時じ刻こく」と「歩ほ数すう」が表ひょう示じされます。ボタンを
押おすごとに、「歩あるいた距きょ離り」→「時じ間かん」→「消しょう費ひカロリー」の順じゅんで表ひょう示じされます。


（注ちゅう1）歩ほ数すう計けい：歩あるく時ときの足あしを前まえに出だす動うごき（歩ほ数すう）を数かぞえる小ちいさな機き械かい。

（注ちゅう2）表ひょう示じ：はっきり見みえるように外ほかに示しめすこと

（注ちゅう3）步幅：歩あるく時ときの一歩いっぽの長ながさ

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  1. 1歩数計を身につける方法として、だめなものはどれか。
  2. 2正しい結果を出すために必ずしなければならないのはどれか。
  3. 3ボタンを2回押すと表示されるのはどれか。

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Vocabulary18 words
  • たび
    • ·time (three times, each time, etc.); times
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 使用しよう
    • ·use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ひも
    • ·string; cord
    • ·leash
    • ·man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp
    • ·restrictions; conditions
    • ·mantle (shellfish, etc.)
    • ·small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)
    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
  • 数字すうじ
    • ·numeral; digit; numeric character
    • ·figure; number
    • ·a few characters
    N3
  • 時刻じこく
    • ·time; (the) hour
    • ·favourable time; opportunity; chance
    N3
  • 合わせるあわせる
    • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
    • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
    • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
    • ·to compare; to check with
    • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
    • ·to mix; to combine
    • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
    N3
  • 正確せいかく
    • ·accurate; correct; precise; exact
    N3
  • 現在げんざい
    • ·the present; present time; now
    • ·as of
    • ·present tense
    • ·this world; this life
    • ·to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
    N3
  • 消費しょうひ
    • ·consumption; expenditure; spending
    N3
  • 順じゅん
    • ·order; turn; sorting
    • ·obedient; docile; submissive; meek
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 数えるかぞえる
    • ·to count; to enumerate
    N3
  • 機械きかい
    • ·machine; mechanism
    • ·instrument; appliance; apparatus
    N3
  • 示すしめす
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
Other levels50 words
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買い
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んで
    • ·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
  • 次つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    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
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    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
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 服ふく
    • ·clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume; suit; outfit
    • ·counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
    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
  • かばん
    • ·bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
    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
  • 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
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    N5
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけて
    • ·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
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 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
  • 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As it appears here: しない
    • ·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: 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
  • 方かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    N5
  • 手て
    • ·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
  • 持つもつ
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されます
    • ·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
  • 押すおす
    • ·to push; to thrust; to shove
    • ·to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on
    • ·to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal)
    • ·to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
    • ·to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone)
    • ·to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to
    • ·to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to
    • ·to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside
    • ·to make sure
    • ·to fall behind schedule
    • ·to push; to extend one's stones forward by pushing against opponent's stones
    N5
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩いた
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 歩くあるく
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 足あし
    • ·foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
    • ·leg
    • ·gait
    • ·pace
    • ·lower radical of a kanji
    • ·means of transportation; (one's) ride
    • ·money; coin
    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
  • 出すだす
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • 以下いか
    • ·not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer
    • ·below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than
    • ·the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...
    • ·including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
    N4
  • 点てん
    • ·dot; spot; point; speck; mark
    • ·mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
    • ·point (in a game); score; goal; run
    • ·point
    • ·point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
    • ·(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
    • ·"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
    • ·counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
    • ·counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
    N4
  • 動くうごくAs it appears here: 動かない
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • 首くび
    • ·neck
    • ·head
    • ·dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
    N4
  • 下げるさげる
    • ·to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
    • ·to lower; to reduce; to bring down
    • ·to demote; to move back; to pull back
    • ·to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
    • ·to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
    N4
  • 正しいただしい
    • ·right; correct
    • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
    N4
  • 説明せつめい
    • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 測るはかるAs it appears here: 測り
    • ·to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
    • ·to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
    N2
  • 性別せいべつ
    • ·(distinction of) sex; gender
    N2
  • ご
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • ごと
    • ·each; every
    N1
  • 距離きょり
    • ·distance; range; interval
    • ·difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; distance
    • ·metric
    N1
  • 動きうごき
    • ·movement; move; motion
    • ·trend; development; change; fluctuation
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    ☆かばんのポケットに入れて、中であまり動かないようにする。

    ☆Put it in a pocket inside the bag so that it does not move around much.

  • ごとにN3

    Marks that something happens at each unit or repeated interval — 'every ~, at intervals of ~'.

    ボタンを
押すごとに、「歩いた距離」→「時間」→「消費カロリー」の順で表示されます。

    Each time you press the button, the display changes in the following order: “distance walked” → “time” → “calories burned.”

Other levels6 patterns
  • ございますN4

    The highly polite (teineigo) equivalent of ある/です, used in formal speech and set phrases — 'there is / to be' (polite).

    このたびは、サクラ歩数計をお買いいただき、ありがとうございます。

    Thank you for purchasing the Sakura pedometer.

  • なくてもいいN4

    States a lack of obligation — "don't have to ~", "it's okay not to ~".

    ☆いつも同じでなくてもよい。

    ☆You do not have to use the same method every time.

  • 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)".

    ☆かばんのポケットに入れて、中であまり動かないようにする。

    ☆Put it in a pocket inside the bag so that it does not move around much.

  • にするN52 times in this passage

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

    1) 身につける方法は、次のどれかにする。

    1) Wear or carry the device in one of the following ways.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    ☆いつも同じでなくてもよい。

    ☆You do not have to use the same method every time.

  • 前に（まえに）N5

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

    （注1）歩数計：歩く時の足を前に出す動き（歩数）を数える小さな機械。

    (Note 1) 歩数計: a small device that counts the forward movements of the feet while walking, that is, the number of steps

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