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N1 · AdvancedLong passagePassage #362
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最寄もよえきへとちゅう骨董屋こっとうやさんまえとお

そのみせのはじゅうねんほどまえだろうか。はっきりしたおくないのだが、おっとひとこときょう。「まいにちどんどんしょうばいじゃないだろけどそれにしてもきゃくはいいるのをことないよね」というたしいつもひっそりと、おもおぼしきひとみせおくじっとすわいるばかりたくはい便びんこんぽうされたつつたくさんいることからネットはんばいせんもんみせなのだろうか。おっとも①がっていた

それからいちねんほどしてふいなぞ

めんしきないが、ときいたどうだいじょせいブログ(注1)このみせたずはなしいたこわしまったとうしゅうたのというのであるうるし(注2)使つかきんぎんしゅほうそこぶんしゅうふくするのだが、そのきずあとではなく景色けしきことできるほどうつく

おもきんじょそんなせんもんこうぼう(注3)あったとは。しんせんおどろとともに、②ひとすじひかりおもしたにもからいってず、へんそっとうすがみつつまましているものあるもとそしてこわしまったじゅうきゃくそろばち(注4)ひとつこの使つかいたというはいこれらもとかたちもどすことできたらどんなにこころなごことだろう。

さっそくみせたずみると、「やあいらっしゃい」とおもまるでなじみきゃくようむかくれたぎょうあいゆるめて(注5)いることあってみせまえひとながいる。「だからきんじょいるひとことなんとなくわかるです。」いるのはこちらばかりおもおおちがだ。

すっかりらくなってこちらじょう

ちゅうりゃく

かいほうやすがりわかっているものでも、使つかつづけたあいちゃくあってばなというひといる一方いっぽうこううつわ使つかりょうさんが、だんいっぱいおくつけてくることある。「まえしゅうしたものまたあらこわもどってきたりときどきどういうあつかをしてるのかなとおもことありますよ。」

かたちあるものいずれこわこのどうあるからさいげつつたものかんしゃねんし、はかなさとうつくどうでもあるうっかりすべ(注6)しゅんかんだれありかえ(注7)じつちょくめんすると、いきほどこころおも

きんそんなこころいたまでやさしくいたわってくれるでんとうじゅつだ。もしもときたすくれるひといるおもしんそこがたけれどだからこそゆびさきにはしんけい使つかぞんざいあつかすまいと、ごとしゅうふくされたうつわおもいる

あおくらちょう2014ねん10-11つきごうによる

ちゅう1)ブログ日記にっきけいしきウェブサイト

ちゅう2)うるし使つかきんぎんしゅほうとうしゅうほうほうめいしょう

ちゅう3)こうぼうここでは、ごと

ちゅう4)じゅうきゃくそろばちじゅうそろちいうつわ

ちゅう5)ゆるめるここでは、きゅうけいする

ちゅう6)すべここでは、

ちゅう7)かえもとじょうたいもどことできない

Questions

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  1. 1不思議がっていたとあるが、何を不思議がっていたか。
  2. 2ひと筋の光が射し込んで来る思いがしたとあるが、なぜか。
  3. 3すっかり気が楽になってとあるが、なぜか。
  4. 4この文章で述べられている経験を通して、筆者が強く思ったのはどのようなことか。

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Vocabulary19 words
  • ふうAs it appears here: ふい
    • ·seal
    N1
  • 陶器とうき
    • ·pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
    N1
  • 頼みたのみ
    • ·request; favor; favour
    • ·reliance; dependence; trust; hope
    N1
  • 手法しゅほう
    • ·technique; method
    N1
  • 損なうそこなうAs it appears here: 損なわれた
    • ·to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin
    • ·to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do
    • ·to almost do; to come close to doing
    N1
  • 仕上がりしあがり
    • ·finish; end; completion; result
    N1
  • 驚きおどろき
    • ·surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
    N1
  • 揃いそろい
    • ·set; suit; uniform collection; matching items
    • ·entirely; all; every one; nothing but
    N1
  • 合間あいま
    • ·interval; break; pause; spare moment
    N1
  • ゆるめるAs it appears here: ゆるめて
    • ·to loosen; to slacken
    • ·to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
    • ·to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
    • ·to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
    • ·to make more gradual (of a slope)
    N1
  • うつわ
    • ·bowl; vessel; container
    • ·ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
    N1
  • 扱いあつかい
    • ·treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management
    • ·handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; use
    • ·treating as; treating like
    N1
  • 経るへるAs it appears here: 経て
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to go by
    • ·to pass through; to go through
    • ·to experience; to go through; to undergo
    N1
  • 直面ちょくめん
    • ·confrontation
    • ·to face; to confront; to encounter
    N1
  • いたわるAs it appears here: いたわって
    • ·to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to
    • ·to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; to soothe
    • ·to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts); to reward for
    N1
  • ごう
    • ·number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
    • ·sobriquet; pen-name
    • ·size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
    • ·suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
    N1
  • 名称めいしょう
    • ·name; title
    N1
  • ゆるめる
    • ·to loosen; to slacken
    • ·to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
    • ·to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
    • ·to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
    • ·to make more gradual (of a slope)
    N1
  • 落とすおとす
    • ·to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
    • ·to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
    • ·to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
    • ·to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
    • ·to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
    • ·to download; to copy from a computer to another medium
    • ·to make someone swoon (judo)
    • ·to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
    • ·to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
    • ·to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)
    N1
Other levels142 words
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持った
    • ·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
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    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
  • 座るすわるAs it appears here: 座って
    • ·to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
    • ·to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
    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
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置かれて
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    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
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    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
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いうAs it appears here: いって
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • ある
    • ·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
  • じゅう
    • ·ten; 10
    • ·ten years of age
    • ·book containing a collection of poems
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·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
  • できるAs it appears here: できたら
    • ·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
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住んで
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • わかる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    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
  • こちら
    • ·this way; this direction
    • ·here
    • ·this (one)
    • ·I; me; we; us
    • ·this person
    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
  • 安いやすいAs it appears here:
    • ·cheap; inexpensive
    • ·calm; peaceful; quiet
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使い
    • ·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
  • 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
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 時々ときどき
    • ·sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
    • ·seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
    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
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 出るでる
    • ·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
  • 重いおもい
    • ·heavy; weighty
    • ·heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
    • ·slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
    • ·important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
    • ·serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical
    • ·solid; established; dignified; sensible
    • ·heavy (shape or stones); (expl.) solid stones that must be defended rather than sacrificed, despite the high cost of doing so
    N5
  • やさしいAs it appears here: やさしく
    • ·easy; plain; simple
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 向かうむかう
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • 途中とちゅう
    • ·on the way; en route
    • ·in the middle of; midway; halfway
    N4
  • 通るとおる
    • ·to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
    • ·to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
    • ·to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
    • ·to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
    • ·to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
    • ·to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
    • ·to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
    • ·to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
    • ·to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
    • ·to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
    • ·to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
    • ·to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
    • ·to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
    • ·to be well-informed; to be wise
    • ·to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
    N4
  • おっと
    • ·husband
    N4
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • きゃく
    • ·guest; visitor
    • ·customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
    • ·counter for containers used to entertain guests
    N4
  • 女性じょせい
    • ·woman; female
    • ·feminine gender
    N4
  • 訪ねるたずねるAs it appears here: 訪ねた
    • ·to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
    N4
  • 壊れるこわれるAs it appears here: 壊れて
    • ·to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged
    • ·to break (down); to stop working
    • ·to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
    N4
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • 美しいうつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 近所きんじょ
    • ·neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    N4
  • ひかり
    • ·light
    • ·illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
    • ·happiness; hope
    • ·influence; power
    • ·vision; eyesight
    • ·optical fiber; optical fibre
    N4
  • 捨てるすてるAs it appears here: 捨てられ
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    N4
  • 包むつつむAs it appears here: 包んだ
    • ·to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up
    • ·to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf
    • ·to conceal (a feeling); to hide
    • ·to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
    N4
  • 祖母そぼ
    • ·grandmother
    N4
  • 壊すこわすAs it appears here: 壊して
    • ·to break; to destroy; to demolish
    • ·to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
    • ·to break (a bill, etc.)
    N4
  • かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 訪ねるたずねるAs it appears here: 訪ねて
    • ·to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
    N4
  • 迎えるむかえるAs it appears here: 迎えて
    • ·to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail
    • ·to call for; to summon; to invite
    • ·to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
    • ·to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思ったら
    • ·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
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 送るおくるAs it appears here: 送り
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take
    • ·to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury
    • ·to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live
    • ·to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner)
    • ·to affix (okurigana)
    N4
  • もどるAs it appears here: もどって
    • ·to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    • ·to return; to go back
    • ·to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
    • ·to rebound; to spring back
    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
  • 壊れるこわれる
    • ·to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged
    • ·to break (down); to stop working
    • ·to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝えられた
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 滑るすべるAs it appears here: 滑らせる
    • ·to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
    • ·to slip; to skid
    • ·to be slippery
    • ·to fail (an examination)
    • ·to lose (a position); to be demoted
    • ·to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
    • ·to slide (move)
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·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
  • 日記にっき
    • ·diary; journal
    N4
  • 越すこすAs it appears here: 越して
    • ·to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
    • ·to get over (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to pass time (e.g. a winter)
    • ·to surpass; to be better than; to exceed
    • ·to move house
    • ·to go; to come
    N3
  • 記憶きおく
    • ·memory; recollection; remembrance
    • ·memory; storage
    N3
  • ひとこと
    • ·single word; a few words; brief comment
    N3
  • 売れるうれる
    • ·to sell (well)
    • ·to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
    N3
  • 商売しょうばい
    • ·trade; business; commerce
    • ·occupation; calling; profession; job
    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
  • おく
    • ·inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.)
    • ·living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room
    • ·recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)
    • ·wife (of a person of high status)
    N3
  • じっと
    • ·motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still
    • ·fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
    • ·patiently (endure); stoically
    • ·firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
    N3
  • 包みつつみ
    • ·bundle; package; parcel
    • ·counter for wrapped objects
    N3
  • 販売はんばい
    • ·sale; sales; selling; marketing
    N3
  • 不思議ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • なぞ
    • ·riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
    • ·enigmatic; mysterious
    N3
  • 解けるとけるAs it appears here: 解けた
    • ·to be solved; to be worked out
    • ·to come loose; to come untied; to come undone
    • ·to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban); to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.)
    • ·to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be allayed; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up
    N3
  • 修理しゅうり
    • ·repair; mending; fixing; servicing
    N3
  • ぎん
    • ·silver (Ag)
    • ·silver (color)
    • ·silver (medal, prize, etc.)
    • ·silver coin
    • ·silver general
    • ·bank
    • ·money
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 新鮮しんせん
    • ·fresh
    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
  • 欠けるかけるAs it appears here: 欠けた
    • ·to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged
    • ·to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
    • ·to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)
    • ·to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse
    N3
  • 求めるもとめるAs it appears here: 求め
    • ·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
  • 好むこのむAs it appears here: 好んで
    • ·to like; to prefer
    N3
  • もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • もどす
    • ·to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to recover (of a market price)
    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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 作業さぎょう
    • ·work; operation; task
    N3
  • 眺めるながめるAs it appears here: 眺めて
    • ·to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
    • ·to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
    • ·to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    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
  • 高価こうか
    • ·highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 新たあらた
    • ·new; fresh; novel
    N3
  • いずれ
    • ·which; where; who
    • ·all; both
    • ·anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
    • ·sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually
    N3
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • 事実じじつ
    • ·fact; truth; reality
    N3
  • 伝統でんとう
    • ·tradition; convention
    N3
  • もしも
    • ·if; in case; supposing
    • ·worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
    N3
  • 助けるたすけるAs it appears here: 助けて
    • ·to save; to rescue; to spare
    • ·to help; to assist
    • ·to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid
    • ·to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
    N3
  • 神経しんけい
    • ·nerve
    • ·nerves; sensitivity
    N3
  • 見事みごと
    • ·splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
    • ·utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
    • ·something worth seeing; sight; spectacle
    N3
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • 休憩きゅうけい
    • ·rest; break; recess; intermission
    N3
  • もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • 戻すもどす
    • ·to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to recover (of a market price)
    N3
  • 載るのるAs it appears here: 載って
    • ·to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to be loaded on
    • ·to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be given
    N2
  • 破片はへん
    • ·fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
    N2
  • さっそく
    • ·at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
    N2
  • なんとなく
    • ·somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
    N2
  • 湧くわく
    • ·to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
    • ·to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
    • ·to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
    • ·to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
    N2
  • 形式けいしき
    • ·form (as opposed to substance)
    • ·format; form; style; manner
    • ·formality; form
    • ·mode; form
    • ·form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
    N2
  • 揃うそろうAs it appears here: 揃った
    • ·to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions)
    • ·to be equal; to be uniform; to be even; to match; to agree
    • ·to gather; to assemble; to be collected
    N2
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 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").

    宅配便の梱包された包みがたくさん置かれていることから、ネット販売専門の店なのだろうか。

    Since there are many parcels packed for delivery, perhaps it is a shop specializing in online sales.

  • ままにN1

    'Just as / in accordance with; at the mercy of' — an action follows some will or force unresisted.

    我が家にも欠けたからといって捨てられず、破片をそっと薄紙に包んだままにしているものがある。

    In our home too, there are things I have been unable to throw away merely because they were chipped, their broken pieces still gently wrapped in thin paper.

  • を経てN1

    After passing through a process, stage, or period of time — 'after going through', 'via'.

    この道理があるから、歳月を経て伝えられたものに感謝の念も湧くし、儚さと美しさは同義でもある。

    It is because of this truth that we feel gratitude for things handed down through the years, and transience and beauty can even be regarded as synonymous.

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  • それにしてもN2

    Concedes the preceding point, then adds a surprised or contrasting remark about it — 'even so', 'nevertheless'.

    「毎日どんどん売れる商売じゃないだろうけど、それにしても客が入っているのを見たことないよね」という。

    He said, “I don’t suppose it’s the kind of business where things sell one after another every day, but even so, we’ve never seen a customer go in, have we?”

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    確かにいつもひっそりと、主とおぼしき人は店の奥にじっと座っているばかり。

    Indeed, the shop is always quiet, and the person who appears to be the owner merely sits still in the back.

  • からといってN2

    Concedes a reason but denies the conclusion normally drawn from it — 'just because ~ doesn't mean ~'.

    我が家にも欠けたからといって捨てられず、破片をそっと薄紙に包んだままにしているものがある。

    In our home too, there are things I have been unable to throw away merely because they were chipped, their broken pieces still gently wrapped in thin paper.

  • ものがあるN2

    Conveys the speaker's strong impression that something genuinely possesses a certain quality — 'there is something ... about it', 'it really does have...'.

    我が家にも欠けたからといって捨てられず、破片をそっと薄紙に包んだままにしているものがある

    In our home too, there are things I have been unable to throw away merely because they were chipped, their broken pieces still gently wrapped in thin paper.

  • というN34 times in this passage

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

    「毎日どんどん売れる商売じゃないだろうけど、それにしても客が入っているのを見たことないよね」という

    He said, “I don’t suppose it’s the kind of business where things sell one after another every day, but even so, we’ve never seen a customer go in, have we?”

  • ことからN3

    Introduces the fact or evidence from which a conclusion, name, or judgment follows — 'because of the fact that / which is why.'

    宅配便の梱包された包みがたくさん置かれていることから、ネット販売専門の店なのだろうか。

    Since there are many parcels packed for delivery, perhaps it is a shop specializing in online sales.

  • 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".

    新鮮な驚きとともに、②ひと筋の光が射し込んで来る思いがした。

    Along with my fresh surprise, I felt as though ② a ray of light had suddenly shone in.

  • どんなに~てもN3

    Concessive "no matter how (much) ..., still ..." — the result holds regardless of degree.

    これらをもとの形にもどすことができたら、どんなに心和むことだろう。

    How comforting it would be if these things could be restored to their original forms.

  • 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'.

    さっそく店を訪ねてみると、「やあ、いらっしゃい」と主はまるでなじみの客のように迎えてくれた。

    I went to the shop at once, and the owner greeted me with “Ah, welcome,” as though I were a regular customer.

  • ことがあるN32 times in this passage

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    作業の合間に手をゆるめていることがあって、店の前の人の行き来を眺めている。

    At times he takes a break from his work and watches the people passing in front of the shop.

  • 一方で(いっぽうで)N3

    A connective presenting a second, contrasting or simultaneous aspect — 'on the other hand; while; meanwhile'.

    一方で、高価な器を使うお料理屋さんが、段ボールいっぱい送りつけてくることもある。

    On the other hand, restaurants that use expensive tableware sometimes send him entire cardboard boxes full of pieces.

  • もしも〜たらN3

    Emphatic 'if' that sets up a hypothetical supposition, resolved by 〜たら/〜ば/〜なら, 'if by any chance / supposing that'.

    もしもの時に助けてくれる人がいると思うと心底有り難い。

    Simply knowing that there is someone who can help if something happens makes me deeply grateful.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    けれど、だからこそ指先には神経を使ってぞんざいな扱いはすまいと、見事に修復された器を手に思っている。

    Yet for that very reason, holding the beautifully restored vessel in my hands makes me resolve to be careful with every movement of my fingers and never treat it carelessly.

  • 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'.

    (青木奈緒『暮しの手帖』2014年10-11月号による

    (Based on Aoki Nao, “Kurashi no Techou,” October–November 2014 issue)

  • ばかりN42 times in this passage

    Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

    確かにいつもひっそりと、主とおぼしき人は店の奥にじっと座っているばかり

    Indeed, the shop is always quiet, and the person who appears to be the owner merely sits still in the back.

  • 〜ていたN44 times in this passage

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

    夫はその後も①不思議がっていた

    Even afterward, my husband continued to ① wonder about it.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    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.

    壊れてしまった陶器の修理を頼みに行ったというのである。

    She said she had gone there to ask them to repair a broken piece of pottery.

  • たらN42 times in this passage

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    これらをもとの形にもどすことができたら、どんなに心和むことだろう。

    How comforting it would be if these things could be restored to their original forms.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    さっそく店を訪ねてみると、「やあ、いらっしゃい」と主はまるでなじみの客のように迎えてくれた。

    I went to the shop at once, and the owner greeted me with “Ah, welcome,” as though I were a regular customer.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    さっそく店を訪ねてみると、「やあ、いらっしゃい」と主はまるでなじみの客のように迎えてくれた。

    I went to the shop at once, and the owner greeted me with “Ah, welcome,” as though I were a regular customer.

  • 〜てくれるN43 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'.

    さっそく店を訪ねてみると、「やあ、いらっしゃい」と主はまるでなじみの客のように迎えてくれた。

    I went to the shop at once, and the owner greeted me with “Ah, welcome,” as though I were a regular customer.

  • と思う(とおもう)N43 times in this passage

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

    見ているのはこちらばかりと思ったら大間違いだ。

    It was a big mistake to think that I alone had been doing the watching.

  • 〜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'.

    一方で、高価な器を使うお料理屋さんが、段ボールいっぱい送りつけてくることもある。

    On the other hand, restaurants that use expensive tableware sometimes send him entire cardboard boxes full of pieces.

  • かなN4

    Casual sentence-final particle musing to oneself — 'I wonder...' (and 'I hope...' with a negative).

    時々、どういう扱いをしてるのかなと思うことがありますよ。」

    Sometimes I wonder how on earth they are handling them.”

  • だろうN54 times in this passage

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

    その店が越して来たのは十年ほど前だろうか。

    I suppose the shop moved here about ten years ago.

  • じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage

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

    「毎日どんどん売れる商売じゃないだろうけど、それにしても客が入っているのを見たことないよね」という。

    He said, “I don’t suppose it’s the kind of business where things sell one after another every day, but even so, we’ve never seen a customer go in, have we?”

  • けどN5

    Colloquial conjunctive particle joining two clauses in contrast — "but / though / although."

    「毎日どんどん売れる商売じゃないだろうけど、それにしても客が入っているのを見たことないよね」という。

    He said, “I don’t suppose it’s the kind of business where things sell one after another every day, but even so, we’ve never seen a customer go in, have we?”

  • 〜ているN510 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”.

    「毎日どんどん売れる商売じゃないだろうけど、それにしても客が入っているのを見たことないよね」という。

    He said, “I don’t suppose it’s the kind of business where things sell one after another every day, but even so, we’ve never seen a customer go in, have we?”

  • いつもN5

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

    確かにいつもひっそりと、主とおぼしき人は店の奥にじっと座っているばかり。

    Indeed, the shop is always quiet, and the person who appears to be the owner merely sits still in the back.

  • それからN5

    Sequential connective linking events in order, 'and then / after that'.

    それから一年ほどして、ふいに謎が解けた。

    About a year later, the mystery was suddenly solved.

  • に行くN5

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    壊れてしまった陶器の修理を頼みに行ったというのである。

    She said she had gone there to ask them to repair a broken piece of pottery.

  • のでN5

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

    壊れてしまった陶器の修理を頼みに行ったというのである。

    She said she had gone there to ask them to repair a broken piece of pottery.

  • 〜ことができるN52 times in this passage

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

    漆を使った金継ぎ、銀継ぎと呼ばれる手法で損なわれた部分を修復するのだが、その仕上がりは疵跡ではなく、景色に見立てることができるほど美しい。

    The damaged areas are restored using lacquer techniques called kintsugi and gintsugi, and the finished result is so beautiful that the repaired marks can be viewed not as scars but as scenery in their own right.

  • がありますN53 times in this passage

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

    思いがけない近所にそんな専門の工房があったとは。

    I had never imagined that such a specialized workshop existed so unexpectedly close by.

  • そしてN5

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

    祖母が求め、そして壊してしまった十客揃いの小鉢のひとつ。

    One of a set of ten small bowls that my grandmother bought and later broke.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    「だから近所に住んでいる人のことはなんとなくわかるんです。」

    “So I have a general idea of the people who live around here.”

  • 前に(まえに)N5

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

    前に修理したものがまた新たに壊れてもどってきたり。

    “Sometimes something I repaired before comes back after breaking again in a new place.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    「前に修理したものがまた新たに壊れてもどってきたり

    “Sometimes something I repaired before comes back after breaking again in a new place.

  • までN5

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

    金継ぎはそんな心の痛手までやさしくいたわってくれる伝統の技術だ。

    Kintsugi is a traditional technique that gently soothes even that kind of emotional pain.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    けれど、だからこそ指先には神経を使ってぞんざいな扱いはすまいと、見事に修復された器を手に思っている。

    Yet for that very reason, holding the beautifully restored vessel in my hands makes me resolve to be careful with every movement of my fingers and never treat it carelessly.

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