に応えてN2
Marks acting in response to expectations, demands, or requests — 'in response to', 'living up to'.
店内にはいろいろなバリエーションを楽しみたいという客の要望に応えられるように、あらゆるタイプの商品が置かれている。
The store carries every type of product so that it can meet the needs of customers who want to enjoy a wide variety of styles and combinations.
結果（けっか）N2
States the outcome that follows from an action or effort, 'as a result of (doing) ~'.
このような努力を重ねた結果、売り上げを確実に伸ばし、現在ではトップクラスの専門店となっている。
As a result of these sustained efforts, the store has steadily increased its sales and is now one of the leading specialty retailers.
ことなくN2
'Without ~ing' — an action performed while never doing the stated thing. 'without ~'.
客は、一目で欲しいものが見つけ出せるので、無駄な時間を費やすことなく買い物を済ませられる。
Customers can find what they want at a glance and finish their shopping without wasting time.
〜向けN32 times in this passage
Suffix on a noun marking something as made or intended for that target audience or market; "(intended) for / aimed at".
現代の若者向けのファッションは、かつての一流デザイナー主導とは異なり、消費者自らの感性で選択するものに変わってきている。
Fashion for young people today, unlike in the past when it was led by top designers, has become something consumers themselves choose according to their own sensibilities.
というN32 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
店内にはいろいろなバリエーションを楽しみたいという客の要望に応えられるように、あらゆるタイプの商品が置かれている。
The store carries every type of product so that it can meet the needs of customers who want to enjoy a wide variety of styles and combinations.
としてN32 times in this passage
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
また、一対一で接客することを基本としているため、売り場には多くの店員がいる。
In addition, because one-on-one customer service is the basic policy, many staff members are present on the sales floor.
ためにN3
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
また、一対一で接客することを基本としているため、売り場には多くの店員がいる。
In addition, because one-on-one customer service is the basic policy, many staff members are present on the sales floor.
おかげでN3
Attributes a (usually favorable) result to a cause — 'thanks to', 'because of'.
この丁寧さのおかげで、客は喜んで買い物をして、何度も足を運ぶ客となっていく。
Thanks to this attentive service, customers enjoy their shopping and become repeat customers who return again and again.
ことはないN3
Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'
どの店舗も広々としていて、店内が客で混雑することはない。
Every store is spacious, so the interior never becomes crowded with customers.
〜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'.
現代の若者向けのファッションは、かつての一流デザイナー主導とは異なり、消費者自らの感性で選択するものに変わってきている。
Fashion for young people today, unlike in the past when it was led by top designers, has become something consumers themselves choose according to their own sensibilities.
までにN4
Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'
ある衣料専門店では、客の目標に近い若い店員に好きな服をデザインさせて、これまでにない若者向けのファッションを形にしてきた。
One clothing specialty store has had young employees close in age to its target customers design clothes they themselves like, thereby giving shape to new kinds of youth fashion that had not existed before.
〜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'.
この丁寧さのおかげで、客は喜んで買い物をして、何度も足を運ぶ客となっていく。
Thanks to this attentive service, customers enjoy their shopping and become repeat customers who return again and again.
ようだN42 times in this passage
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
このような努力を重ねた結果、売り上げを確実に伸ばし、現在ではトップクラスの専門店となっている。
As a result of these sustained efforts, the store has steadily increased its sales and is now one of the leading specialty retailers.
〜のにN4
Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".
店はがらがらなのに、長期間増収を続けている大手衣料品店がある。
There is a major clothing retailer whose stores are nearly empty, yet whose revenue has continued to rise over a long period.
続ける（つづける）N4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
店はがらがらなのに、長期間増収を続けている大手衣料品店がある。
There is a major clothing retailer whose stores are nearly empty, yet whose revenue has continued to rise over a long period.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
通路もショッピングカートが楽々とすれちがえるほど広く、カードを止めて商品を見ていても邪魔にならない。
The aisles are wide enough for shopping carts to pass each other with ease, and even stopping a cart to look at merchandise does not get in anyone’s way.
ようになるN4
Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".
ある店舗が混雑するようになると、近くに新店舗を作ってしまうというのだから、驚きだ。
Remarkably, whenever one store starts to become crowded, the company simply builds another store nearby.
〜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.
ある店舗が混雑するようになると、近くに新店舗を作ってしまうというのだから、驚きだ。
Remarkably, whenever one store starts to become crowded, the company simply builds another store nearby.
〜ているN56 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”.
現代の若者向けのファッションは、かつての一流デザイナー主導とは異なり、消費者自らの感性で選択するものに変わってきている。
Fashion for young people today, unlike in the past when it was led by top designers, has become something consumers themselves choose according to their own sensibilities.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
ある衣料専門店では、客の目標に近い若い店員に好きな服をデザインさせて、これまでにない若者向けのファッションを形にしてきた。
One clothing specialty store has had young employees close in age to its target customers design clothes they themselves like, thereby giving shape to new kinds of youth fashion that had not existed before.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
店内にはいろいろなバリエーションを楽しみたいという客の要望に応えられるように、あらゆるタイプの商品が置かれている。
The store carries every type of product so that it can meet the needs of customers who want to enjoy a wide variety of styles and combinations.
がありますN52 times in this passage
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
店はがらがらなのに、長期間増収を続けている大手衣料品店がある。
There is a major clothing retailer whose stores are nearly empty, yet whose revenue has continued to rise over a long period.
のでN5
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
客は、一目で欲しいものが見つけ出せるので、無駄な時間を費やすことなく買い物を済ませられる。
Customers can find what they want at a glance and finish their shopping without wasting time.
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