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りょうというつうじょうカタカナひょうではとくべつかん(注1)しょうが、かんで「佛蘭西フランスりょう」とと、かんおもおもふんこうきゅうそうかんなるみせかんばんが「佛蘭西フランスりょう」となっていると、だんしんぱいなってみせまえさいなか調しらたくなるようこうきゅうかんただよあえてそのひょう使つかてんしゅがい(注2)かんよう。「カレーライス」でも「カレー」でもなくとくちからリーというひょうかんばんにも、どこでもあるカレーとはちがほんあじしゅちょうしているふんありきゃくほうてんしゅ(注3)かんかもしれない

とうきょうりょうピッツァみせとうじょうしたしょうさんじゅうねんだいなかには、まだビザというかたりなく、「ピッツァというようたんめずらものさすがいらいあるというがいに、とくべつかんはたら。が、そのりょうひろとくアメリカがたたくはい(注4)はやりだしてからは、日本中にほんじゅうで「ピザというかたり一般的いっぱんてきなりいまピッツァ」とひとめったにそういうだいなったいまあえて「(A)」というほんイタリアことばかんばんかかみせと、そんじょそこら(注5)の(B)とはちがするしょくにんかんそのかたりとくえら使つかきゃくほうにも、あるたねこだわりあるだろう。ことばじょうほうとともにそういうこだわりをもあいおくとど

ちゅう1)かんそのことからかんいんしょうニュアンス

ちゅう2)がいつよ

ちゅう3)ぶんさいのうしきぎょうせきなどしんほここと

ちゅう4)たくはいいえまではいたつされるピザそのようサービス

ちゅう5)そんじよそこら:(「どこでもあるというこめてどこそのあたり

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  1. 1「フランス料理」ではなく、「佛蘭西料理」と表記することでどのような効果があるか。
  2. 2(A)(B)に当てはまる言葉は、次のうち、どの組み合わせか。
  3. 3本文の内容に合っているものはどれか。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 通常つうじょう
    • ·usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
    N1
  • 漂うただよう
    • ·to drift; to float
    • ·to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
    • ·to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
    • ·to wander; to walk around aimlessly
    • ·to be unsteady; to be unstable
    • ·to falter; to flinch; to wince
    • ·to live in unreliable circumstances
    N1
  • あえて
    • ·purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally
    • ·not necessarily; not particularly; not especially
    • ·definitely not
    N1
  • 本場ほんば
    • ·home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for)
    • ·place of origin; birthplace; cradle
    • ·morning session; last session in the morning
    N1
  • 広まるひろまるAs it appears here: 広まり
    • ·to spread; to be propagated
    N1
  • 掲げるかかげる
    • ·to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display
    • ·to hold up high; to raise overhead
    • ·to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to hold up (an ideal); to parade (e.g. a slogan)
    • ·to publish; to print; to carry (e.g. an article)
    • ·to tuck up (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
    • ·to stoke (a fire); to fan (a flame)
    N1
  • 業績ぎょうせき
    • ·achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
    N1
  • 自信じしん
    • ·self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
    N1
  • そこら
    • ·around there; that area
    • ·that; that matter; that point
    • ·about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts; (or) so
    N1
  • こめるAs it appears here: こめて
    • ·to load (a gun, etc.); to charge
    • ·to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
    • ·to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
    • ·to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
    N1
Other levels79 words
  • 漢字かんじ
    • ·kanji; Chinese character
    N5
  • 料理りょうり
    • ·cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
    • ·dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
    N5
  • 書くかく
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    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
  • 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
  • 財布さいふ
    • ·wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使った
    • ·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
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    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
  • 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
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    N5
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働かなかった
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·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
  • 呼ぶよぶ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あたり
    • ·area; vicinity; region
    • ·side; edge
    • ·circumstances
    N5
  • 特別とくべつ
    • ·special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
    N4
  • 値段ねだん
    • ·price; cost
    N4
  • 調べるしらべるAs it appears here: 調べ
    • ·to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • あじ
    • ·flavor; flavour; taste
    • ·charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
    • ·experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
    • ·smart; clever; witty; strange
    • ·aji; (expl.) position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game
    N4
  • きゃく
    • ·guest; visitor
    • ·customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
    • ·counter for containers used to entertain guests
    N4
  • 珍しいめずらしい
    • ·rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    • ·new; novel
    • ·fine; nice; splendid; precious
    N4
  • 以外いがい
    • ·excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
    • ·outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選んで
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じない
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N3
  • 雰囲気ふんいき
    • ·atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
    • ·a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
    • ·(Earth's) atmosphere
    N3
  • 感じかんじ
    • ·feeling; sense; impression
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じられる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 主張しゅちょう
    • ·claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
    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
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 年代ねんだい
    • ·age; era; period; date
    N3
  • 単にたんに
    • ·simply; merely; only; solely
    N3
  • がた
    • ·type; style; model; pattern
    • ·mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
    • ·kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
    • ·convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
    • ·(set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)
    • ·(taxonomical) form
    N3
  • めったに
    • ·rarely; seldom
    N3
  • たね
    • ·seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
    • ·progeny; offspring; issue; breed
    • ·paternal blood; lineage
    • ·sperm; semen; seed
    • ·cause; source; seed; origin
    • ·material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
    • ·ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
    • ·mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
    • ·10-point card; tane; animal card
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 印象いんしょう
    • ·impression
    N3
  • 意志いし
    • ·will; volition; intention; intent; determination
    N3
  • 才能さいのう
    • ·talent; ability
    N3
  • 知識ちしき
    • ·knowledge; information
    N3
  • 誇りほこり
    • ·pride; boast; credit (to)
    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
  • 配達はいたつ
    • ·delivery
    N3
  • 高級こうきゅう
    • ·high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury
    • ·high-ranking; high-level; senior
    N2
  • 看板かんばん
    • ·signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
    • ·draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
    • ·reputation (of a shop); name
    • ·appearance; look; show
    • ·closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time
    N2
  • 中身なかみ
    • ·contents; interior; filling
    • ·substance; content
    • ·(sword) blade
    N2
  • 登場とうじょう
    • ·entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
    • ·appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent
    N2
  • 用語ようご
    • ·term; terminology
    • ·wording; choice of words; phraseology
    N2
  • さす
    • ·to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
    • ·to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
    N2
  • はやるAs it appears here: はやり
    • ·to be popular; to come into fashion
    • ·to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
    • ·to flourish; to thrive
    N2
  • 職人しょくにん
    • ·craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 敢えて(あえて)N12 times in this passage

    deliberately doing something difficult or unnecessary that one need not do; 'dare to', 'go out of one's way to'

    あえてその表記を使った店主の気概も感じられるような気がする。

    One also feels a sense of the proprietor's determination in deliberately choosing that spelling.

Other levels17 patterns
  • 以外(いがい)N2

    Marks everything except the named item — 'other than ~', 'apart from ~', 'besides ~'.

    東京にイタリア料理のピッツァの店が登場した昭和三十年代中ごろには、まだ「ビザ」という語はなく、「ピッツァ」という用語は単に珍しい食べ物をさす外来語であるという以外に、特別な語感は働かなかった。

    Around the middle of the Showa 30s, when shops serving the Italian dish pizza first appeared in Tokyo, the word 「ピザ」 was not yet in use, and 「ピッツァ」 carried no special nuance beyond being a foreign word for an unfamiliar food.

  • というN38 times in this passage

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

    「フランス料理」という通常のカタカナ表記では特別の語感は生じないが、漢字で「佛蘭西料理」と書くと、漢字の重々しい雰囲気で高級そうな感じになる。

    The ordinary katakana spelling 「フランス料理」 for “French cuisine” produces no special nuance, but when it is written in kanji as 「佛蘭西料理」, the weighty atmosphere of the characters creates a sense of luxury.

  • ような気がするN3

    Expresses a vague subjective hunch or impression that something is the case — 'I get the feeling that…', 'it seems like…'.

    あえてその表記を使った店主の気概も感じられるような気がする

    One also feels a sense of the proprietor's determination in deliberately choosing that spelling.

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    が、その後、その料理が広まり、特にアメリカ型の宅配ピザがはやりだしてからは、日本中で「ピザ」という語が一般的になり、今では「ピッツァ」と呼ぶ人はめったに見かけない。

    Later, however, the dish spread, and especially after American-style pizza delivery became popular, the word 「ピザ」 became common throughout Japan; today one rarely encounters anyone who calls it 「ピッツァ」.

  • めったに~ないN3

    With a following negative, states that something almost never happens, 'seldom / rarely'.

    が、その後、その料理が広まり、特にアメリカ型の宅配ピザがはやりだしてからは、日本中で「ピザ」という語が一般的になり、今では「ピッツァ」と呼ぶ人はめったに見かけない。

    Later, however, the dish spread, and especially after American-style pizza delivery became popular, the word 「ピザ」 became common throughout Japan; today one rarely encounters anyone who calls it 「ピッツァ」.

  • と共に(とともに)N3

    Links two things that happen together or change at the same time — "together with; along with; as ~ does".

    ことばは情報とともに、そういう自負やこだわりをも相手に送り届ける。

    Along with information, words also convey such pride and particular preferences to the other person.

  • ようだN42 times in this passage

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    店の看板が「佛蘭西料理」となっていると、値段が心配になって店の前で財布の中身を調べたくなるような高級感が漂う。

    If a restaurant sign reads 「佛蘭西料理」, it gives off such an upscale air that one may worry about the prices and feel like checking one's wallet before entering.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    「カレーライス」でも「カレー」でもなく、特に「力リー」という表記を打ち出した看板にも、どこにでもあるカレーとは違う本場の味を主張している雰囲気があり、客のほうも店主の自負を感じるかもしれない

    Likewise, a sign that deliberately features the spelling 「カリー」 instead of 「カレーライス」 or 「カレー」 gives the impression that the restaurant is asserting an authentic flavor different from ordinary curry found everywhere, and customers may sense the proprietor's pride as well.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    東京にイタリア料理のピッツァの店が登場した昭和三十年代中ごろには、まだ「ビザ」という語はなく、「ピッツァ」という用語は単に珍しい食べ物をさす外来語であるという以外に、特別な語感は働かなかった。

    Around the middle of the Showa 30s, when shops serving the Italian dish pizza first appeared in Tokyo, the word 「ピザ」 was not yet in use, and 「ピッツァ」 carried no special nuance beyond being a foreign word for an unfamiliar food.

  • などN4

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

    (注3)自負:自分の才能や知識、業績などに自信と誇りを持つこと

    (Note 3) Pride: having confidence and pride in one's own talent, knowledge, achievements, and so on.

  • 〜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”.

    店の看板が「佛蘭西料理」となっていると、値段が心配になって店の前で財布の中身を調べたくなるような高級感が漂う。

    If a restaurant sign reads 「佛蘭西料理」, it gives off such an upscale air that one may worry about the prices and feel like checking one's wallet before entering.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    店の看板が「佛蘭西料理」となっていると、値段が心配になって店の前で財布の中身を調べたくなるような高級感が漂う。

    If a restaurant sign reads 「佛蘭西料理」, it gives off such an upscale air that one may worry about the prices and feel like checking one's wallet before entering.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    「カレーライス」でも「カレー」でもなく、特に「力リー」という表記を打ち出した看板にも、どこにでもあるカレーとは違う本場の味を主張している雰囲気があり、客のほうも店主の自負を感じるかもしれない。

    Likewise, a sign that deliberately features the spelling 「カリー」 instead of 「カレーライス」 or 「カレー」 gives the impression that the restaurant is asserting an authentic flavor different from ordinary curry found everywhere, and customers may sense the proprietor's pride as well.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    東京にイタリア料理のピッツァの店が登場した昭和三十年代中ごろには、まだ「ビザ」という語はなく、「ピッツァ」という用語は単に珍しい食べ物をさす外来語であるという以外に、特別な語感は働かなかった。

    Around the middle of the Showa 30s, when shops serving the Italian dish pizza first appeared in Tokyo, the word 「ピザ」 was not yet in use, and 「ピッツァ」 carried no special nuance beyond being a foreign word for an unfamiliar food.

  • 〜てからN5

    Marks that one action finishes, and only afterward does the next one happen — “after doing”.

    が、その後、その料理が広まり、特にアメリカ型の宅配ピザがはやりだしてからは、日本中で「ピザ」という語が一般的になり、今では「ピッツァ」と呼ぶ人はめったに見かけない。

    Later, however, the dish spread, and especially after American-style pizza delivery became popular, the word 「ピザ」 became common throughout Japan; today one rarely encounters anyone who calls it 「ピッツァ」.

  • だろうN5

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

    その語を特に選んで使う客のほうにも、ある種のこだわりがあるのだろう

    Customers who deliberately choose to use that word probably have a particular preference of their own as well.

  • までN5

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

    (注4)宅配ピザ:家まで配達されるピザ、そのようなサービス

    (Note 4) Pizza delivery: pizza delivered to one's home, or such a delivery service.

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