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テキストいちだんらくずつせいこえということは、日本にっぽん学校がっこうこくじゅぎょうでもたびたびおこな

はい、〇〇くんね。では、△△さんつぎだんらくください」となるところがソビエト学校がっこうあいいちだんらくと、そのないようぶんことつまはなこともとのだ。かなりスラスラ文字もじすすようなりおおよそないようかいできるようなったわたしも、このつまはなということだけだいにがだった。とうぜんぜっしてしまいせんせいあきらくれるまでということなるじんということおおくれていたのだ。

ところがドラゴンしゅうねんぶかなかなかあきらくれないしかしじゅうふんたのはずほんないようはなするのだが、かんたんたんすらこないのであるうつむちんもくするわたしに、ドラゴンたすぶねくれた

しゅじんこうまえは?」

ナターシャ……ナターシャ・アルバートヴァ

としいくぐらいで、しょくぎょう?」

ハチガッコウイクニネン。」

ふーんはちさいで、普通学校ふつうがっこうねんせいなのね。それで

ちゅうりゃく

わたしはなしことぜんしんぜんれいかたむいるドラゴンどうもうかがやせいりょくしょくひとみようしてわたしなんほんあらすじさいはなさらにさくしゃメツセージ(注1)ことできたそれでもドラゴンさつほんについてはなようさいそくし、おなしゅうねんぶかさでいくようやくドラゴンからほうめんされてしょしつからきたときは、疲苦こんぱいしてもうろうしたしきなかで、こんりんざい(注2)ドラゴンじんもんめんこうむおもはずのにまるでにくしょくじゅうにらかなしばあったしょうどうぶつように、わたししょかんほんつづそしてへんきゃくするときドラゴンかたことそうていながらようなったかつのとへいこうしてないようできるだけかんけつかつおもしろつたしん(注3)しているのである

(ちゅうりゃく)

あるこくじゅぎょうで、こえのちこくきょういつもようたいせずに、②かたちようきゅうした

ではいまないようつまはなくだ

わたしぶんビックリするほどスラスラそれやってのけたいつのまにかわたしひょうげんりょくはばおくひろいただった。こくきょうクラスメイトたちも、しばし呆気あっけとられてしず

まいばらばんしんぞういるゆうかどかわぶんによる

ちゅう1)かんぜんだが。かんぺきではないいちおう

ちゅう2)きむ輸際けっぜったい

ちゅう3)しんするあるもくてきため一生懸命いっしょうけんめいなることしんする

Questions

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  1. 1日本の学校とソビエトの学校の違いについて、筆者が述べていることは何か。
  2. 2「ドラゴン」は、どんな人だと考えられるか。
  3. 3「ドラゴンの尋問」とあるが、「尋問」の目的として最も考えられるものはどれか。
  4. 4形だけの要求をしたとあるが、なぜか。

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Vocabulary12 words
    • ·fault; error; mistake
    • ·going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
    • ·un-; non-; an-
    N1
  • ふん
    • ·minute (unit of time)
    • ·fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しんだ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 本のほんの
    • ·mere; only; just; slight
    N1
  • 沈黙ちんもく
    • ·silence; being silent; quiet; hush
    • ·reticence; inaction
    N1
  • 主人公しゅじんこう
    • ·protagonist; main character; hero; heroine
    • ·head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
    N1
  • 傾けるかたむけるAs it appears here: 傾けて
    • ·to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
    • ·to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
    • ·to ruin; to squander; to empty
    • ·to drink (alcohol)
    N1
  • さつ
    • ·counter for books
    • ·volume
    N1
  • 簡潔かんけつ
    • ·concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
    N1
  • かつ
    • ·and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 完壁かんぺき
    • ·perfect; complete; flawless
    N1
Other levels113 words
  • 生徒せいと
    • ·pupil; student; schoolchild
    N5
  • 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
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出して
    • ·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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読ませる
    • ·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
  • 学校がっこう
    • ·school
    N5
  • 授業じゅぎょう
    • ·lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
    N5
  • 良いよいAs it appears here: 良く
    • ·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
  • つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    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
  • 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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読み
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 話すはなす
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    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
  • できる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かせよう
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 名前なまえ
    • ·name
    • ·given name; first name
    N5
  • 幾ついくつ
    • ·how many
    • ·how old
    N5
  • ハチはち
    • ·eight; 8
    N5
  • はち
    • ·eight; 8
    N5
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話し
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できた
    • ·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
    • ·two; 2
    N5
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • 図書館としょかん
    • ·library
    N5
  • 借りるかりるAs it appears here: 借り
    • ·to borrow
    • ·to rent; to hire
    • ·to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive
    • ·to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かせる
    • ·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
  • 読むよむ
    • ·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
  • 面白いおもしろいAs it appears here: 面白く
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んだ
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • それで
    • ·so; therefore; and; (and) then
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思った
    • ·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
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝えよう
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
    • ·hair
    • ·fur; wool
    • ·down; plumage; feathers
    N4
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 一生懸命いっしょうけんめい
    • ·very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
    N4
  • 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
  • 国語こくご
    • ·national language
    • ·Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
    • ·one's native language; mother tongue
    • ·native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
    N3
  • 度々たびたび
    • ·often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
    N3
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 求めるもとめるAs it appears here: 求められる
    • ·to want; to wish for
    • ·to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
    • ·to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)
    • ·to purchase; to buy
    N3
  • 文字もじ
    • ·letter (of an alphabet); character
    • ·writing
    N3
  • 進めるすすめるAs it appears here: 進められる
    • ·to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward
    • ·to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up
    • ·to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • 苦手にがて
    • ·poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
    • ·not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
    N3
  • 諦めるあきらめるAs it appears here: 諦めて
    • ·to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
    N3
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • 単語たんご
    • ·word; vocabulary
    N3
  • 職業しょくぎょう
    • ·occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade; calling; business
    N3
  • 輝くかがやく
    • ·to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter; to glisten
    • ·to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam; to glow
    N3
  • 何とかなんとか
    • ·something; something or other; so-and-so
    • ·somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
    N3
  • すじ
    • ·muscle; tendon; sinew
    • ·vein; artery
    • ·fiber; fibre; string
    • ·line; stripe; streak
    • ·reason; logic
    • ·plot; storyline
    • ·lineage; descent
    • ·school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
    • ·aptitude; talent
    • ·source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
    • ·well-informed person (in a transaction)
    • ·logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    • ·ninth vertical line
    • ·seam on a helmet
    • ·gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
    • ·social position; status
    • ·on (a river, road, etc.); along
    • ·counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
    • ·street (in Osaka)
    • ·(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • それでも
    • ·but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • まるで
    • ·as if; as though; just like; much as; exactly like; as it were
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bit
    • ·really; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite
    N3
  • 語るかたるAs it appears here: 語り
    • ·to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
    • ·to recite; to chant
    • ·to indicate; to show
    N3
  • できるだけ
    • ·as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
    N3
  • のち
    • ·later; afterwards
    • ·future
    • ·after one's death
    • ·descendant
    N3
  • 教師きょうし
    • ·teacher; instructor
    N3
  • 期待きたい
    • ·expectation; anticipation; hope
    • ·promising; rising; up-and-coming
    N3
  • 要求ようきゅう
    • ·demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
    N3
  • はば
    • ·width; breadth
    • ·freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
    • ·gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がって
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • 心臓しんぞう
    • ·heart
    • ·guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine
    • ·heart (of something); central part
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 絶対ぜったい
    • ·absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
    • ·absolute; unconditional; unmistakable
    • ·absoluteness
    N3
  • 目的もくてき
    • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
    N3
  • おおよそ
    • ·about; roughly; approximately
    • ·generally; on the whole; as a rule
    • ·completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
    • ·outline; gist
    N2
  • ひとみ
    • ·pupil (of the eye)
    • ·one's eyes
    N2
  • 作者さくしゃ
    • ·creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist
    N2
  • 催促さいそく
    • ·pressing; urging; demanding; demand
    N2
  • ようやく
    • ·finally; at last
    • ·barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
    • ·gradually; little by little; by degrees
    N2
  • 睨むにらむAs it appears here: 睨まれて
    • ·to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
    • ·to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
    • ·to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
    • ·to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch
    • ·to take account of; to take into consideration
    N2
  • 活字かつじ
    • ·(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type
    • ·printed word; printed matter; print
    N2
  • 並行へいこう
    • ·going side-by-side; going abreast
    • ·running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
    N2
  • 生えるはえるAs it appears here: 生えて
    • ·to grow; to spring up; to sprout
    • ·to cut (teeth)
    N2
  • 一応いちおう
    • ·more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
    • ·tentatively; for the time being
    • ·just in case
    • ·once
    N2
  • 苦心くしん
    • ·pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • すら / ですらN1

    Emphatic particle presenting an extreme example to imply all lesser cases hold — "even".

    しかし、十二分に楽しんだはずの本の内容を話して聞かせようとするのだが、簡単な単語すら出てこないのである。

    I tried to tell Dragon about the contents of a book I ought to have thoroughly enjoyed, yet I could not produce even the simplest words.

  • だの~だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    「ふーん、八歳で、普通学校の二年生なのね。

    “I see, eight years old and in the second year of ordinary school.

Other levels43 patterns
  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    テキストを一段落ずつ生徒に声を出して読ませるということは、日本の学校の国語の授業でも度々行う。

    Having students read a text aloud one paragraph at a time is also frequently done in Japanese-language classes at schools in Japan.

  • だけはN2

    Singles one thing out for emphasis, 'at least ~ (if nothing else)' / 'this one thing does hold'.

    かなりスラスラ文字を読み進められるようになり、おおよその内容も理解できるようになった私も、この掻い摘んで話す、ということだけは大の苦手だった。

    By then I could read the text fairly fluently and understand its general content, but this business of summarizing it in my own words was something I was terribly bad at.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    わたしの話を聞き取ることに全身全霊を傾けている、ドラゴンの獰猛に輝く青緑色の瞳に吸い込まれるようにして、わたしは何とか本のあらすじを最後まで話し、さらには作者のメツセージを曲がりなりにも言い当てることができた。

    Drawn as if into Dragon's fiercely gleaming blue-green eyes, as Dragon devoted every ounce of attention to understanding my story, I somehow managed to recount the book's plot to the end and even, imperfectly though it was, identify the author's message.

  • 一応(いちおう)N2

    Marks an action as done tentatively, roughly, or just to be safe — 'for now', 'more or less', 'just in case'.

    完壁ではないが一応

    Not perfect, but adequate to some extent.

  • 〜ずつN3

    Attaches to a quantity to mark equal distribution or repetition, "each / apiece / at a time".

    テキストを一段落ずつ生徒に声を出して読ませるということは、日本の学校の国語の授業でも度々行う。

    Having students read a text aloud one paragraph at a time is also frequently done in Japanese-language classes at schools in Japan.

  • ところがN32 times in this passage

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    ところが、ソビエト学校の場合、一段落読み終えると、その内容を自分の言葉で掻い摘んで話すことを求められるのだ。

    In Soviet schools, however, after finishing a paragraph, students were required to summarize its content in their own words.

  • というN3

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

    当然、絶句してしまい先生が諦めてくれるまで立ち尽くすということになる。

    Naturally, I would be left speechless and stand there until the teacher finally gave up.

  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    なかなか諦めてくれない。

    Dragon would not give up easily.

  • についてN3

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

    それでもドラゴンは飽き足らず、二冊目の本について話すよう催促し、同じような執念深さで聞き取っていく。

    Even then Dragon was not satisfied, urging me to talk about a second book and listening with the same persistence.

  • まるでN3

    Signals a vivid simile or comparison, usually closed by ようだ/みたい (or, with a negative, 'not at all'), 'just like / as if'.

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • ずにN3

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    ある日、国語の授業で、声を出して読み終えた後、国語教師はいつものように期待せずに、②形だけの要求をした。

    One day in Japanese class, after I had finished reading aloud, the teacher, expecting nothing as usual, made a ② merely perfunctory request.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (米原万里『心臓に毛が生えている理由』角川文庫による

    (Based on Yonehara Mari, The Reason Hair Grows on the Heart, Kadokawa Bunko)

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    (注2)金輸際:決して

    (Note 2) 金輸際: never.

  • ためにN3

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

    (注3)腐心する:ある目的のために一生懸命になること。

    (Note 3) 腐心する: to exert oneself wholeheartedly for a particular purpose.

  • ようになるN43 times in this passage

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    かなりスラスラ文字を読み進められるようになり、おおよその内容も理解できるようになった私も、この掻い摘んで話す、ということだけは大の苦手だった。

    By then I could read the text fairly fluently and understand its general content, but this business of summarizing it in my own words was something I was terribly bad at.

  • ということN42 times in this passage

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    かなりスラスラ文字を読み進められるようになり、おおよその内容も理解できるようになった私も、この掻い摘んで話す、ということだけは大の苦手だった。

    By then I could read the text fairly fluently and understand its general content, but this business of summarizing it in my own words was something I was terribly bad at.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    当然、絶句してしまい先生が諦めてくれるまで立ち尽くすということになる。

    Naturally, I would be left speechless and stand there until the teacher finally gave up.

  • 〜てくれるN44 times in this passage

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    当然、絶句してしまい先生が諦めてくれるまで立ち尽くすということになる。

    Naturally, I would be left speechless and stand there until the teacher finally gave up.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    当然、絶句してしまい先生が諦めてくれるまで立ち尽くすということになる

    Naturally, I would be left speechless and stand there until the teacher finally gave up.

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

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

    非ロシア人ということで大目に見てくれていたのだ。

    They went easy on me because I was not Russian.

  • 〜てくるN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    しかし、十二分に楽しんだはずの本の内容を話して聞かせようとするのだが、簡単な単語すら出てこないのである。

    I tried to tell Dragon about the contents of a book I ought to have thoroughly enjoyed, yet I could not produce even the simplest words.

  • 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)".

    わたしの話を聞き取ることに全身全霊を傾けている、ドラゴンの獰猛に輝く青緑色の瞳に吸い込まれるようにして、わたしは何とか本のあらすじを最後まで話し、さらには作者のメツセージを曲がりなりにも言い当てることができた。

    Drawn as if into Dragon's fiercely gleaming blue-green eyes, as Dragon devoted every ounce of attention to understanding my story, I somehow managed to recount the book's plot to the end and even, imperfectly though it was, identify the author's message.

  • それでもN4

    Concessive conjunction — 'even so, nevertheless, still.'

    それでもドラゴンは飽き足らず、二冊目の本について話すよう催促し、同じような執念深さで聞き取っていく。

    Even then Dragon was not satisfied, urging me to talk about a second book and listening with the same persistence.

  • ようだN4

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

    それでもドラゴンは飽き足らず、二冊目の本について話すよう催促し、同じような執念深さで聞き取っていく。

    Even then Dragon was not satisfied, urging me to talk about a second book and listening with the same persistence.

  • 〜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'.

    それでもドラゴンは飽き足らず、二冊目の本について話すよう催促し、同じような執念深さで聞き取っていく

    Even then Dragon was not satisfied, urging me to talk about a second book and listening with the same persistence.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • ながらN4

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

    そして、返却するときにドラゴンに語り聞かせることを想定しながら読むようになった。

    I then began to read while anticipating that I would have to tell Dragon about the book when I returned it.

  • までN52 times in this passage

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

    当然、絶句してしまい先生が諦めてくれるまで立ち尽くすということになる。

    Naturally, I would be left speechless and stand there until the teacher finally gave up.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、十二分に楽しんだはずの本の内容を話して聞かせようとするのだが、簡単な単語すら出てこないのである。

    I tried to tell Dragon about the contents of a book I ought to have thoroughly enjoyed, yet I could not produce even the simplest words.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、十二分に楽しんだはずの本の内容を話して聞かせようとするのだが、簡単な単語すら出てこないのである。

    I tried to tell Dragon about the contents of a book I ought to have thoroughly enjoyed, yet I could not produce even the simplest words.

  • 〜ているN53 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”.

    わたしの話を聞き取ることに全身全霊を傾けている、ドラゴンの獰猛に輝く青緑色の瞳に吸い込まれるようにして、わたしは何とか本のあらすじを最後まで話し、さらには作者のメツセージを曲がりなりにも言い当てることができた。

    Drawn as if into Dragon's fiercely gleaming blue-green eyes, as Dragon devoted every ounce of attention to understanding my story, I somehow managed to recount the book's plot to the end and even, imperfectly though it was, identify the author's message.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    わたしの話を聞き取ることに全身全霊を傾けている、ドラゴンの獰猛に輝く青緑色の瞳に吸い込まれるようにして、わたしは何とか本のあらすじを最後まで話し、さらには作者のメツセージを曲がりなりにも言い当てることができた。

    Drawn as if into Dragon's fiercely gleaming blue-green eyes, as Dragon devoted every ounce of attention to understanding my story, I somehow managed to recount the book's plot to the end and even, imperfectly though it was, identify the author's message.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    ようやくドラゴンから放免されて図書室から出てきたときは、疲苦困憊して朦朧とした意識の中で、金輪際①ドラゴンの尋問は御免被りたいと思ったはずなのに、まるで肉食獣に睨まれて金縛りにあった小動物のように、わたしは図書館の本を借り続けた。

    When Dragon finally released me and I emerged from the library, utterly exhausted and dazed, I must have thought that I would ① never again submit to Dragon's interrogation; yet, like a small animal frozen under the stare of a carnivore, I continued borrowing books from the library.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、返却するときにドラゴンに語り聞かせることを想定しながら読むようになった。

    I then began to read while anticipating that I would have to tell Dragon about the book when I returned it.

  • いつもN5

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

    ある日、国語の授業で、声を出して読み終えた後、国語教師はいつものように期待せずに、②形だけの要求をした。

    One day in Japanese class, after I had finished reading aloud, the teacher, expecting nothing as usual, made a ② merely perfunctory request.

  • だけN5

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

    ある日、国語の授業で、声を出して読み終えた後、国語教師はいつものように期待せずに、②形だけの要求をした。

    One day in Japanese class, after I had finished reading aloud, the teacher, expecting nothing as usual, made a ② merely perfunctory request.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    完壁ではないが一応。

    Not perfect, but adequate to some extent.

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