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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #300
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みどり高こう校こう平へい成せい5年ねん卒そつ業ぎょう生せいの皆みな様さまへ

ごぶさたしています。

私わたしたちがみどり高こう校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうして20年ねんがたちました。皆みな様さま、お元げん気きでしょうか。

故こ郷きょうを離はなれている方ほう、仕し事ごとや家か事じ、育いく児じにがんばっている方ほう、皆みな、それぞれの場ば所しょでご活かつ躍やくのことと思おもいます。

さて、①このたび久ひさしぶりに同どう窓そう会かい（注1）を計けい画かくしました。高たか橋はし先せん生せいが4月つきに『英えい語ご教きょう師しとして三さん十じゅう年ねん』を出版しゅっぱんされたところ、さっそく何なに人びとかの方ほうから、先せん生せいのお話はなしをぜひお聞ききしたいという声こえが上あがったからです。すでにお読よみになった方ほうもいらっしゃると思おもいますが、先せん生せいの30年ねんを超こえる英えい語ご教きょう育いくに関かんするお話はなしや、学校生活がっこうせいかつ全ぜん般ぱん（注2）での生せい徒とや同どう僚りょうの先せん生せい方がたとの交こう流りゅうなどが、親したしみやすい文ぶんで書かかれています。現げん在ざい教きょう師しをされている方ほう、親おやとして子こ供どもの教きょう育いくを考かんがえている方ほうには、大たい変へん興きょう味み深ぶかい内ない容ようだと思おもいます。

秋あきの一いち日にち、おいしい料りょう理りをいただきながら、先せん生せいのお話はなしと友ゆう人じんたちとのおしゃべりを楽たのしむというのはいかがでしょうか。

そして今こん回かいの会かいについては、二ふた通とおりの案あんを考かんがえました。連れん絡らく用ようはがきに、まず出欠しゅっけつのお返へん事じをいただき、ご出席しゅっせきの方ほうは、よいほうの案あんに〇をつけてください。どちらでもいい場ば合あいは両りょう方ほうに〇をつけてください。なお、ご欠席けっせきの方ほうは記き入にゅうなさらないでください。（以い下か略りゃく）

みどり高こう校こう第だい35期き卒そつ業ぎょう生せい第だい3回かい同どう窓そう会かいに

ご出席しゅっせき　・　ご欠席けっせき（どちらかに〇をつけてください）

お名な前まえ

ご住じゅう所しょ

☆二に案あんのうち、よいと思おもうほうに〇をつけてください。

案あん1　日にち時じ：10月つき25日にち（土ど）午ご前ぜん11時じ〜午ご後ご3時じ

「レストラン富ふ士じ」で昼ちゅう食しょく　参さん加か費ひ5,000円えん

案あん2　日にち時じ：10月つき25日にち（土ど）午ご後ご3時じ集しゅう合ごう

「温おん泉せん旅りょ館かん玉たま屋や」に一泊いっぱく夕ゆう食しょく・朝ちょう食しょく付つき　参さん加か費ひ20,000円えん

＊26日にち（日ひ）午ご前ぜん10時じ解かい散さん（注3）

（注ちゅう1）同どう窓そう会かい：同おなじ学校がっこうを卒そつ業ぎょうした人ひとたちが集あつまる会かい

（注ちゅう2）全ぜん般ぱん：それが関かん係けいしていることの全ぜん体たい

（注ちゅう3）解かい散さん：会かいや行ぎょう事じなどが終おわり、集あつまっていた人ひとが散ちるようにそれぞれに去さっていくこと

Questions

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  1. 1①このたび久しぶりに同窓会を計画しましたとあるが、同窓会を計画したきっかけは何か。
  2. 2高橋先生について述べられていることで、正しいのはどれか。
  3. 3こ返事の書き方について、正しいのはどれか。
  4. 4案2に〇をしたのは誰か。

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Vocabulary38 words
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 故郷こきょう
    • ·hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
    N3
  • 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れて
    • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
    • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
    N3
  • 方ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 家事かじ
    • ·housework; domestic chores
    • ·family affairs; household matters
    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
  • さて
    • ·well; now; then
    N3
  • たび
    • ·time (three times, each time, etc.); times
    N3
  • 計画けいかく
    • ·plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
    N3
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 出版しゅっぱん
    • ·publication
    N3
  • ぜひ
    • ·certainly; without fail
    • ·right and wrong; pros and cons
    N3
  • すでに
    • ·already
    • ·previously; before
    • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
    N3
  • 読みよみ
    • ·reading
    • ·reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)
    • ·reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation
    N3
  • 同僚どうりょう
    • ·coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
    N3
  • 文ぶん
    • ·sentence
    • ·composition; text; writings
    • ·the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
    • ·statement
    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
  • 教師きょうし
    • ·teacher; instructor
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • いただくAs it appears here: いただき
    • ·to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top)
    • ·to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)
    • ·to get someone to do something
    N3
  • 友人ゆうじん
    • ·friend
    N3
  • おしゃべり
    • ·chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
    • ·chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
    N3
  • 今回こんかい
    • ·this time; now
    N3
  • 会かい
    • ·meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
    • ·society; association; club
    N3
  • 案あん
    • ·idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill
    • ·draft; rough copy
    • ·expectation
    • ·desk; stand
    N3
  • まず
    • ·first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
    • ·probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
    • ·more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
    • ·anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
    N3
  • 出席しゅっせき
    • ·attendance; presence; appearance
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 欠席けっせき
    • ·absence; non-attendance
    N3
  • 記入きにゅう
    • ·entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
    N3
  • 回かい
    • ·counter for occurrences
    • ·a time; an instance
    • ·inning (baseball); round; game
    • ·episode; chapter; instalment
    • ·Hui (people)
    • ·Islam
    N3
  • 日にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • 昼食ちゅうしょく
    • ·lunch; midday meal
    N3
  • 円えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 去るさるAs it appears here: 去って
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to pass; to elapse
    • ·to be distant
    • ·to send away; to drive off; to divorce
    • ·to (do) completely
    • ·last ... (e.g. "last April")
    N3
Other levels75 words
  • 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
  • たつAs it appears here: たちました
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    N5
  • 元気げんき
    • ·lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
    • ·healthy; well; fit; in good health
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しました
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞き
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • 声こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • 生徒せいと
    • ·pupil; student; schoolchild
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書かれて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    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
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 秋あき
    • ·autumn; fall
    N5
  • 一日いちにち
    • ·one day
    • ·all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
    • ·first day of the month
    N5
  • おいしい
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • 料理りょうり
    • ·cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
    • ·dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
    N5
  • いかが
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    • ·questionable
    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
  • 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
  • どちら
    • ·which way; which direction; where
    • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    • ·who
    N5
  • 名前なまえ
    • ·name
    • ·given name; first name
    N5
  • 二に
    • ·two; 2
    N5
  • 午前ごぜん
    • ·morning; a.m.
    N5
  • 午後ごご
    • ·afternoon; p.m.
    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
  • 学校がっこう
    • ·school
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • 高校こうこう
    • ·senior high school; high school
    N4
  • 卒業そつぎょう
    • ·graduation; completion (of a course)
    • ·moving on (from); outgrowing (something)
    • ·leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
    N4
  • 皆みな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    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
  • 親おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • 教育きょういく
    • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
    • ·culture; cultivation; education
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えました
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 連絡れんらく
    • ·contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
    • ·connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
    • ·connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
    N4
  • 用よう
    • ·business; task; errand; engagement
    • ·use; purpose
    • ·for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
    • ·call of nature; excretion
    N4
  • 返事へんじ
    • ·reply; answer; response
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 両方りょうほう
    • ·both; both sides; both parties
    N4
  • なさるAs it appears here: なさらないで
    • ·to do
    N4
  • 住所じゅうしょ
    • ·address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
    N4
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    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
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • 育児いくじ
    • ·childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
    N2
  • 活躍かつやく
    • ·activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
    • ·walking about with great vigor
    N2
  • さっそく
    • ·at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
    N2
  • 超えるこえる
    • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
    N2
  • 全般ぜんぱん
    • ·(the) whole
    • ·as a whole; in general; at large
    N2
  • 交流こうりゅう
    • ·exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing; coming together
    • ·alternating current; AC
    N2
  • 日時にちじ
    • ·date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)
    • ·days and hours
    N2
  • 集合しゅうごう
    • ·meeting up; gathering; assembly
    • ·set
    N2
  • 解散かいさん
    • ·breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
    • ·dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; disbandment; split-up
    • ·dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
    N2
  • 行事ぎょうじ
    • ·event; function
    N2
  • 散るちる
    • ·to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
    • ·to scatter; to be dispersed
    • ·to disappear; to dissolve; to break up
    • ·to spread; to run; to blur
    • ·to die a noble death
    N2
  • ごぶさた
    • ·not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
    N1
  • ご
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 上がるあがるAs it appears here: 上がった
    • ·to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
    • ·to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
    • ·to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
    • ·to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore
    • ·to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface
    • ·to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise
    • ·to improve; to make progress
    • ·to be promoted; to advance
    • ·to be made (of profit, etc.)
    • ·to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
    • ·to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
    • ·to be finished; to be done; to be over
    • ·to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
    • ·to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
    • ·to win (in a card game, etc.)
    • ·to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)
    • ·to get nervous; to get stage fright
    • ·to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
    • ·to go; to visit
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to serve (in one's master's home)
    • ·to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel
    • ·to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)
    • ·to be complete; to finish
    • ·adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
    • ·above; north of
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • なお
    • ·still; yet
    • ·more; still more; greater; further
    • ·furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...
    • ·as if; just like; as though
    N1
  • 第だい
    • ·prefix for forming ordinal numbers
    N1
  • 期き
    • ·period; time
    • ·opportunity; chance; occasion
    • ·age
    • ·term (e.g. in office)
    • ·session (e.g. of parliament)
    • ·stage (e.g. of a disease)
    • ·season (e.g. of a TV series)
    N1
  • 付きつき
    • ·furnished with; including
    • ·attached to
    • ·impression; appearance
    • ·luck
    • ·sociality
    • ·under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
    • ·soup base
    N1
  • 集まるあつまる
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    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
  • 集まるあつまるAs it appears here: 集まって
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    N1
Grammar7 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • さてN3

    Shifts to a new topic or the next action — 'well then', 'now then'.

    さて、①このたび久しぶりに同窓会を計画しました。

    Now, ①we have planned a class reunion for the first time in quite a while.

  • としてN32 times in this passage

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

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • すでにN3

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

    すでにお読みになった方もいらっしゃると思いますが、先生の30年を超える英語教育に関するお話や、学校生活全般での生徒や同僚の先生方との交流などが、親しみやすい文で書かれています。

    Some of you may already have read it; it is written in an approachable style and contains stories about Takahashi-sensei's more than 30 years of English education, as well as interactions with students and fellow teachers throughout school life.

  • に関する/に関してN3

    Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."

    すでにお読みになった方もいらっしゃると思いますが、先生の30年を超える英語教育に関するお話や、学校生活全般での生徒や同僚の先生方との交流などが、親しみやすい文で書かれています。

    Some of you may already have read it; it is written in an approachable style and contains stories about Takahashi-sensei's more than 30 years of English education, as well as interactions with students and fellow teachers throughout school life.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    秋の一日、おいしい料理をいただきながら、先生のお話と友人たちとのおしゃべりを楽しむというのはいかがでしょうか。

    How about spending an autumn day enjoying delicious food while listening to Takahashi-sensei and chatting with old friends?

  • についてN3

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

    そして今回の会については、二通りの案を考えました。

    For this reunion, we have come up with two possible plans.

Other levels18 patterns
  • と思う（とおもう）N44 times in this passage

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

    故郷を離れている方、仕事や家事、育児にがんばっている方、皆、それぞれの場所でご活躍のことと思います。

    Some of you have moved away from your hometown, while others are working hard at your jobs, housework, or raising children; I imagine everyone is doing well in their respective places.

  • ところN4

    Marks the temporal stage of an action — 'about to,' 'in the middle of,' or 'just did' — depending on the preceding verb form.

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • ぜひN4

    Emphatic adverb urging or strongly wishing for something, usually paired with a request or a desire — "by all means / definitely".

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • いらっしゃるN4

    Respectful (sonkeigo) verb replacing いる/来る/行く when honoring the subject — 'to be / come / go (honorific)'.

    すでにお読みになった方もいらっしゃると思いますが、先生の30年を超える英語教育に関するお話や、学校生活全般での生徒や同僚の先生方との交流などが、親しみやすい文で書かれています。

    Some of you may already have read it; it is written in an approachable style and contains stories about Takahashi-sensei's more than 30 years of English education, as well as interactions with students and fellow teachers throughout school life.

  • 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'.

    すでにお読みになった方もいらっしゃると思いますが、先生の30年を超える英語教育に関するお話や、学校生活全般での生徒や同僚の先生方との交流などが、親しみやすい文で書かれています。

    Some of you may already have read it; it is written in an approachable style and contains stories about Takahashi-sensei's more than 30 years of English education, as well as interactions with students and fellow teachers throughout school life.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    すでにお読みになった方もいらっしゃると思いますが、先生の30年を超える英語教育に関するお話や、学校生活全般での生徒や同僚の先生方との交流などが、親しみやすい文で書かれています。

    Some of you may already have read it; it is written in an approachable style and contains stories about Takahashi-sensei's more than 30 years of English education, as well as interactions with students and fellow teachers throughout school life.

  • ながらN4

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

    秋の一日、おいしい料理をいただきながら、先生のお話と友人たちとのおしゃべりを楽しむというのはいかがでしょうか。

    How about spending an autumn day enjoying delicious food while listening to Takahashi-sensei and chatting with old friends?

  • 場合は（ばあいは）N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    どちらでもいい場合は両方に〇をつけてください。

    If either plan is fine, please circle both.

  • なさるN4

    Honorific verb meaning 'to do,' the respectful equivalent of する used about the actions of a higher-status person.

    なお、ご欠席の方は記入なさらないでください。

    If you will not attend, please do not fill in this section.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    （注3）解散：会や行事などが終わり、集まっていた人が散るようにそれぞれに去っていくこと

    (Note 3) 解散: when a meeting or event ends and the people who had gathered leave and go their separate ways

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    （注3）解散：会や行事などが終わり、集まっていた人が散るようにそれぞれに去っていくこと

    (Note 3) 解散: when a meeting or event ends and the people who had gathered leave and go their separate ways

  • 〜ているN57 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”.

    ごぶさたしています。

    It has been a long time.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    皆様、お元気でしょうか。

    How is everyone doing?

  • 〜たいN5

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

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • だ / ですN5

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    高橋先生が4月に『英語教師として三十年』を出版されたところ、さっそく何人かの方から、先生のお話をぜひお聞きしたいという声が上がったからです。

    This is because, after Takahashi-sensei published “Thirty Years as an English Teacher” in April, several people immediately said that they would very much like to hear Takahashi-sensei speak.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして今回の会については、二通りの案を考えました。

    For this reunion, we have come up with two possible plans.

  • 〜てくださいN54 times in this passage

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

    連絡用はがきに、まず出欠のお返事をいただき、ご出席の方は、よいほうの案に〇をつけてください。

    On the reply postcard, first indicate whether you will attend; if you will attend, please circle the plan you prefer.

  • 〜ないでくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone NOT to do something — “please don't”.

    なお、ご欠席の方は記入なさらないでください。

    If you will not attend, please do not fill in this section.

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