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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #480
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住じゅう居きょを買かおうとするときは、その資し産さん的てきな価か値ちに重じゅう点てんを置おいて考かんがえる人ひとが多おおい。普ふ通つうの人ひとにとっては、一生いっしょうに一いち度どの買かい物ものとでもいうべきもので、多た額がくの金きんを費ついやさなくてはならないので、当とう然ぜんのことだ。買かった後あとで、何なんらかの事じ情じょうで売うらなくてはならない羽は目めになったときに、価か値ちが減げん少しょうしていたのでは、大だい損そん害がいを被こうむる。

だが、住じゅう居きょにとってより重じゅう要ようなのは、その有ゆう用よう性せい（注1）である。住すみやすさが必ひつ要ようなのはもちろんだが、自じ分ぶんのライフスタイルに合あった構こう造ぞうになっているとか、生せい活かつのしやすい環かん境きょうにあって利り便べん性せい（注2）に富とんでいるとかの点てんも、重じゅう要ような要よう素そである。それらは必かならずしも世間一般せけんいっぱんの価か値ち基き準じゅんとは一致いっちしない。したがって、自じ分ぶんたちの考かんがえ方かたや行こう動どう様よう式しきに従したがい、それに照てらし合あわせて判はん断だんする必ひつ要ようがある。

特とくに、終ついの住すみ処か（注3）として考かんがえるときには、自じ分ぶんたちの生いき方かたをはっきりと見み極きわめ、その視し点てんに立たったうえで、選せん択たくし決きめていかなくてはならない。年としを取とってくれば、当とう然ぜんのことながら、行こう動どうする能のう力りょくは衰おとろえてきて、動うごき回まわる範はん囲いは狭せばまってくる。

自じ分ぶんたちの余よ生せいがどのようなものになるかについて、計けい画かくを立たてたうえに想そう像ぞう力りょくを働はたらかせて、確かく実じつ性せいの高たかい予よ測そくを組くみ立たててみる。その未み来らい図ずに従したがって、住すむべき場ば所しょの見けん当とうをつけ、住じゅう居きょの大おおきさや構こう造ぞうなどを決きめていく。もちろん、将しょう来らいの経けい済ざい状じょう勢せいの大おおきな変へん化かに備そなえて、予よ算さんを大おおきく下した回まわる出費しゅっぴに抑おさえておくことも必ひつ要ようであることは、いうまでもない。

（山やま崎ざき武たけ也や『シニアこそ都と会かいに住すもう——田舎暮いなかぐらしは不ふ安あんがいっぱい』による）

（注ちゅう1）有ゆう用よう性せい：役やくに立たつこと

（注ちゅう2）利り便べん性せい：便べん利りさ

（注ちゅう3）終ついの住すみ処か：人じん生せいを終おえるまで住すむ家いえ

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  1. 1世間一般の価値基準として筆者が本文であげているのは何か。
  2. 2筆者の考えでは、年を取ってから住む家として住居を選ぶときに最も大切なことは何か。
  3. 3住居選びについて、筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary9 words
  • 資産しさん
    • ·property; fortune; means; assets
    N1
  • 費やすついやすAs it appears here: 費やさなくて
    • ·to spend; to expend; to consume
    • ·to waste; to squander; to throw away
    • ·to devote
    N1
  • 減少げんしょう
    • ·decrease; reduction; decline
    N1
  • やすいAs it appears here: やす
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • やすい
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • 富むとむAs it appears here: 富んで
    • ·to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be full (of)
    • ·to be rich; to be wealthy
    N1
  • 視点してん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    • ·visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
    N1
  • 衰えるおとろえるAs it appears here: 衰えて
    • ·to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
    N1
  • 出費しゅっぴ
    • ·expenses; disbursements
    N1
Other levels82 words
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買おう
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置いて
    • ·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
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 買い物かいもの
    • ·shopping; purchased goods
    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
  • 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
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買った
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • 売るうるAs it appears here: 売らなくて
    • ·to sell
    • ·to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
    • ·to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself
    • ·to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone
    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
  • 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
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住み
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: しない
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • 立つたつAs it appears here: 立った
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    N5
  • うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    N5
  • 年とし
    • ·year
    • ·age; years
    • ·past one's prime; old age
    N5
  • 取るとるAs it appears here: 取って
    • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
    • ·to pass; to hand; to give
    • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
    • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
    • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
    • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
    • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
    • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
    • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
    • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
    • ·to record; to take down
    • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
    • ·to order; to have delivered
    • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
    • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
    • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
    • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
    N5
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    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
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • 住むすむ
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけ
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住もう
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 普通ふつう
    • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
    • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
    • ·local train; train that stops at every station
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 合うあうAs it appears here: 合った
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 点てん
    • ·dot; spot; point; speck; mark
    • ·mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
    • ·point (in a game); score; goal; run
    • ·point
    • ·point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
    • ·(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
    • ·"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
    • ·counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
    • ·counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決めて
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 立てるたてるAs it appears here: 立てた
    • ·to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
    • ·to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    • ·to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    • ·to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    • ·to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    • ·to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
    • ·to sharpen; to make clear
    • ·to shut; to close
    • ·to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
    • ·to divide by
    • ·to do ... vigorously
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 将来しょうらい
    • ·future; (future) prospects
    • ·bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.)
    • ·bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring
    N4
  • 経済けいざい
    • ·economy; economics
    • ·finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
    • ·being economical; economy; thrift
    N4
  • 役に立つやくにたつ
    • ·to be helpful; to be useful
    N4
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 価値かち
    • ·value; worth; merit
    N3
  • 金きん
    • ·gold (metal)
    • ·gold (color)
    • ·gold (medal); first place (prize)
    • ·something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)
    • ·money; gold coin
    • ·sum (of money)
    • ·Friday
    • ·karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
    • ·metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)
    • ·Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
    • ·gold general
    • ·testicles
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 環境かんきょう
    • ·environment; surroundings; circumstances
    N3
  • 要素ようそ
    • ·component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
    • ·element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
    N3
  • 必ずしもかならずしも
    • ·(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
    N3
  • 一致いっち
    • ·agreement; accord; correspondence; consistency; coincidence; match
    • ·union; unity; cooperation
    N3
  • したがって
    • ·therefore; consequently; accordingly
    N3
  • 合わせるあわせるAs it appears here: 合わせて
    • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
    • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
    • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
    • ·to compare; to check with
    • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
    • ·to mix; to combine
    • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
    N3
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • 選択せんたく
    • ·choice; selection; option
    N3
  • 行動こうどう
    • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
    N3
  • 能力のうりょく
    • ·ability; faculty
    N3
  • 範囲はんい
    • ·extent; scope; sphere; range; span
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 計画けいかく
    • ·plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
    N3
  • 予測よそく
    • ·prediction; estimation
    N3
  • 見当けんとう
    • ·estimate; guess; conjecture; aim
    • ·direction; bearings
    • ·registration mark (printing)
    • ·approximately; about; around
    N3
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • 備えるそなえるAs it appears here: 備えて
    • ·to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
    • ·to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
    • ·to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
    • ·to be born with; to have since birth
    N3
  • 予算よさん
    • ·estimate (of costs); budget
    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
  • 都会とかい
    • ·city
    • ·Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
    N3
  • 不安ふあん
    • ·anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 終えるおえる
    • ·to finish; to get through with; to complete; to bring (something) to an end
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to come to an end; to end
    • ·to finish doing ...; to be done doing ...
    N3
  • 住居じゅうきょ
    • ·dwelling; house; residence; address
    N2
  • 重点じゅうてん
    • ·important point; emphasis; stress; importance; priority
    • ·iteration mark
    • ·colon (punctuation)
    N2
  • 構造こうぞう
    • ·structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
    N2
  • 照らすてらすAs it appears here: 照らし
    • ·to shine on; to illuminate
    • ·to compare (with); to refer to
    N2
  • 組み立てるくみたてるAs it appears here: 組み立てて
    • ·to assemble; to put together; to set up; to construct; to build; to compose (a story, poem, etc.)
    • ·to form (words, sentences, etc.)
    N2
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 羽目になる（はめになる）N1

    Ends up stuck in an unwanted situation as an unavoidable consequence — 'end up having to', 'get landed with ...ing'.

    買った後で、何らかの事情で売らなくてはならない羽目になったときに、価値が減少していたのでは、大損害を被る。

    If, after buying it, circumstances force one to sell and its value has fallen, the result can be a major financial loss.

  • だの～だのN12 times in this passage

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

    だが、住居にとってより重要なのは、その有用性である。

    Yet what is more important in a home is its usefulness.

  • にあってN1

    Frames a special time, place, or circumstance one is in — "in ~, being in (such) circumstances".

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • までもない / までもなくN1

    Says there is no need to even do X, or that something goes without saying — 'no need to...; needless to say'

    もちろん、将来の経済状勢の大きな変化に備えて、予算を大きく下回る出費に抑えておくことも必要であることは、いうまでもない。

    Needless to say, it is also necessary to keep spending well below one's budget in preparation for major future changes in economic conditions.

Other levels29 patterns
  • にしたがってN22 times in this passage

    Expresses that one thing changes in step with another, or that an action follows a rule or instruction, 'in accordance with / as ~ progresses'.

    したがって、自分たちの考え方や行動様式に従い、それに照らし合わせて判断する必要がある。

    Therefore, we need to judge according to our own ways of thinking and behaving, assessing the home against those criteria.

  • 的（てき）N3

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

    住居を買おうとするときは、その資産的な価値に重点を置いて考える人が多い。

    When people consider buying a home, many focus primarily on its value as an asset.

  • にとってN32 times in this passage

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    普通の人にとっては、一生に一度の買い物とでもいうべきもので、多額の金を費やさなくてはならないので、当然のことだ。

    For an ordinary person, it is something that might be called a once-in-a-lifetime purchase and requires spending a large sum of money, so this is only natural.

  • はもちろんN3

    Names one obvious case and adds another — 'not only X (which goes without saying) but also Y'.

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • としてN3

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

    特に、終の住処として考えるときには、自分たちの生き方をはっきりと見極め、その視点に立ったうえで、選択し決めていかなくてはならない。

    Especially when considering a home as the place where one will live for the rest of one's life, one must clearly understand one's own way of living and make choices and decisions from that perspective.

  • 上でN3

    Completes one action as the basis for the next, or does something in the course of an activity — 'after ~ing / in the process of'.

    特に、終の住処として考えるときには、自分たちの生き方をはっきりと見極め、その視点に立ったうえで、選択し決めていかなくてはならない。

    Especially when considering a home as the place where one will live for the rest of one's life, one must clearly understand one's own way of living and make choices and decisions from that perspective.

  • についてN3

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

    自分たちの余生がどのようなものになるかについて、計画を立てたうえに想像力を働かせて、確実性の高い予測を組み立ててみる。

    We should make plans for what our remaining years may be like and use our imagination to construct forecasts with a high degree of reliability.

  • こそN3

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

    （山崎武也『シニアこそ都会に住もう——田舎暮らしは不安がいっぱい』による）

    (From Yamazaki Takeya, “Seniors, of All People, Should Live in the City—Country Life Is Full of Worries”)

  • 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'.

    （山崎武也『シニアこそ都会に住もう——田舎暮らしは不安がいっぱい』による）

    (From Yamazaki Takeya, “Seniors, of All People, Should Live in the City—Country Life Is Full of Worries”)

  • ときN43 times in this passage

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

    住居を買おうとするときは、その資産的な価値に重点を置いて考える人が多い。

    When people consider buying a home, many focus primarily on its value as an asset.

  • 後で（あとで）N4

    Indicates doing something afterward, or after another action or event — 'later; afterward; after'.

    買った後で、何らかの事情で売らなくてはならない羽目になったときに、価値が減少していたのでは、大損害を被る。

    If, after buying it, circumstances force one to sell and its value has fallen, the result can be a major financial loss.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    買った後で、何らかの事情で売らなくてはならない羽目になったときに、価値が減少していたのでは、大損害を被る。

    If, after buying it, circumstances force one to sell and its value has fallen, the result can be a major financial loss.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    だが、住居にとってより重要なのは、その有用性である。

    Yet what is more important in a home is its usefulness.

  • やすいN42 times in this passage

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

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • が必要（がひつよう）N4

    Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • とか～とかN42 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • 必要がある（ひつようがある）N4

    States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

    したがって、自分たちの考え方や行動様式に従い、それに照らし合わせて判断する必要がある。

    Therefore, we need to judge according to our own ways of thinking and behaving, assessing the home against those criteria.

  • 〜ていくN42 times in this passage

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

    特に、終の住処として考えるときには、自分たちの生き方をはっきりと見極め、その視点に立ったうえで、選択し決めていかなくてはならない。

    Especially when considering a home as the place where one will live for the rest of one's life, one must clearly understand one's own way of living and make choices and decisions from that perspective.

  • 〜てくるN43 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'.

    年を取ってくれば、当然のことながら、行動する能力は衰えてきて、動き回る範囲は狭まってくる。

    As we grow older, naturally our ability to move around declines and the range within which we can be active becomes narrower.

  • ながらN4

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

    年を取ってくれば、当然のことながら、行動する能力は衰えてきて、動き回る範囲は狭まってくる。

    As we grow older, naturally our ability to move around declines and the range within which we can be active becomes narrower.

  • ようだN4

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

    自分たちの余生がどのようなものになるかについて、計画を立てたうえに想像力を働かせて、確実性の高い予測を組み立ててみる。

    We should make plans for what our remaining years may be like and use our imagination to construct forecasts with a high degree of reliability.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    自分たちの余生がどのようなものになるかについて、計画を立てたうえに想像力を働かせて、確実性の高い予測を組み立ててみる。

    We should make plans for what our remaining years may be like and use our imagination to construct forecasts with a high degree of reliability.

  • 〜さN42 times in this passage

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    その未来図に従って、住むべき場所の見当をつけ、住居の大きさや構造などを決めていく。

    Based on that picture of the future, we can determine where we should live and decide on the size, layout, and other features of the home.

  • などN4

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

    その未来図に従って、住むべき場所の見当をつけ、住居の大きさや構造などを決めていく。

    Based on that picture of the future, we can determine where we should live and decide on the size, layout, and other features of the home.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    もちろん、将来の経済状勢の大きな変化に備えて、予算を大きく下回る出費に抑えておくことも必要であることは、いうまでもない。

    Needless to say, it is also necessary to keep spending well below one's budget in preparation for major future changes in economic conditions.

  • なくてはならないN53 times in this passage

    Expresses obligation, often a rule or general necessity — 'must' / 'have to'.

    普通の人にとっては、一生に一度の買い物とでもいうべきもので、多額の金を費やさなくてはならないので、当然のことだ。

    For an ordinary person, it is something that might be called a once-in-a-lifetime purchase and requires spending a large sum of money, so this is only natural.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    普通の人にとっては、一生に一度の買い物とでもいうべきもので、多額の金を費やさなくてはならないので、当然のことだ。

    For an ordinary person, it is something that might be called a once-in-a-lifetime purchase and requires spending a large sum of money, so this is only natural.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    住みやすさが必要なのはもちろんだが、自分のライフスタイルに合った構造になっているとか、生活のしやすい環境にあって利便性に富んでいるとかの点も、重要な要素である。

    Naturally, a home needs to be comfortable to live in, but other important factors include having a layout suited to one's lifestyle and being located in an environment that makes daily life easy and convenient.

  • までN5

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

    （注3）終の住処：人生を終えるまで住む家

    (Note 3) Final home: the home in which one lives until the end of one's life

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