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へいせい28ねん1つき12にち

しゃいんかく

そうちょう

だんぼう使ようについてねが

ほんかくてきふゆむかだんぼう使ようぞうしており12つきでんだいぜんげつくらやく30%ぞうなりましたせつでんためしつないおん22設定せっていするとともに使ようしていないしょだんぼうこと退たいしゃときわすなくすことなど徹底てっていしてください

またふくそう調ちょうせいするなどかくふうし、だんぼうたよすぎないようきょうりょくねが

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 調整ちょうせい
    • ·adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing; tailoring
    N2
  • 各自かくじ
    • ·each (person); everyone; individual; respective
    N2
  • 工夫くふう
    • ·devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
    • ·device; design; idea; plan; invention
    • ·dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
    N2
Other levels30 words
  • ふゆ
    • ·winter
    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
  • なるAs it appears here: なりました
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • 切るきる
    • ·to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
    • ·to sever (connections, ties)
    • ·to turn off (e.g. the light)
    • ·to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
    • ·to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
    • ·to open (something sealed)
    • ·to start
    • ·to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
    • ·to reduce; to decrease; to discount
    • ·to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
    • ·to cross; to traverse
    • ·to criticize sharply
    • ·to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
    • ·to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
    • ·to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
    • ·to shuffle (cards)
    • ·to discard a tile
    • ·to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
    • ·to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
    • ·to trump
    • ·to cut (the connection between two groups)
    • ·to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
    • ·to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
    • ·to do completely; to finish doing
    • ·to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
    • ·to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
    N5
  • なくす
    • ·to lose (something)
    • ·to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish
    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
  • 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
  • 課長かちょう
    • ·section manager; section chief
    N4
  • 暖房だんぼう
    • ·(indoor) heating
    N4
  • 迎えるむかえるAs it appears here: 迎え
    • ·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
  • 比べるくらべるAs it appears here: 比べて
    • ·to compare; to make a comparison (between)
    • ·to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 以下いか
    • ·not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer
    • ·below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than
    • ·the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...
    • ·including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • 使用しよう
    • ·use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    N3
  • やく
    • ·approximately; about
    • ·promise; appointment; engagement
    • ·shortening; reduction; simplification
    • ·contraction (in phonetics)
    N3
  • 温度おんど
    • ·temperature
    N3
    • ·degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
    • ·counter for occurrences
    • ·strength (of glasses); glasses prescription
    • ·alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume
    • ·extent; degree; limit
    • ·presence of mind; composure
    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
  • 徹底てってい
    • ·thoroughness; completeness; consistency
    • ·thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
    N3
  • 服装ふくそう
    • ·attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
    N3
  • 頼るたよるAs it appears here: 頼り
    • ·to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 協力きょうりょく
    • ·cooperation; collaboration; help; support
    N3
  • 設定せってい
    • ·establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene
    • ·options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
    N1
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
Grammar0 patterns

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Other levels10 patterns

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  • についてN3

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

    暖房使用についてのお願い

    Request Regarding the Use of Heating

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    本格的な冬を迎え、暖房の使用が増加しており、12月の電気代は前月に比べて約30%増となりました。

    With winter now in full swing, use of the heating system has increased, and December's electricity bill was approximately 30% higher than the previous month's.

  • に比べてN3

    Sets up a standard against which something is measured or contrasted; "compared to, in comparison with."

    本格的な冬を迎え、暖房の使用が増加しており、12月の電気代は前月に比べて約30%増となりました。

    With winter now in full swing, use of the heating system has increased, and December's electricity bill was approximately 30% higher than the previous month's.

  • ためにN3

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

    節電のため、室内温度は22度以下に設定するとともに、使用していない場所の暖房を切ること、退社時の切り忘れをなくすことなどを徹底してください。

    To conserve electricity, please strictly observe measures such as setting room temperatures to 22 degrees or below, turning off heating in unused areas, and making sure not to leave the heating on when leaving the office.

  • 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".

    節電のため、室内温度は22度以下に設定するとともに、使用していない場所の暖房を切ること、退社時の切り忘れをなくすことなどを徹底してください。

    To conserve electricity, please strictly observe measures such as setting room temperatures to 22 degrees or below, turning off heating in unused areas, and making sure not to leave the heating on when leaving the office.

  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    節電のため、室内温度は22度以下に設定するとともに、使用していない場所の暖房を切ること、退社時の切り忘れをなくすことなどを徹底してください。

    To conserve electricity, please strictly observe measures such as setting room temperatures to 22 degrees or below, turning off heating in unused areas, and making sure not to leave the heating on when leaving the office.

  • いたしますN4

    Humble (kenjougo) form of する used to lower oneself when doing something for another — 'to do (humbly)'.

    また、服装で調整するなど各自で工夫し、暖房に頼りすぎないようご協力をお願いいたします

    We also ask for your cooperation in making individual adjustments, such as through clothing, so as not to rely too heavily on the heating.

  • 〜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”.

    節電のため、室内温度は22度以下に設定するとともに、使用していない場所の暖房を切ること、退社時の切り忘れをなくすことなどを徹底してください。

    To conserve electricity, please strictly observe measures such as setting room temperatures to 22 degrees or below, turning off heating in unused areas, and making sure not to leave the heating on when leaving the office.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    節電のため、室内温度は22度以下に設定するとともに、使用していない場所の暖房を切ること、退社時の切り忘れをなくすことなどを徹底してください

    To conserve electricity, please strictly observe measures such as setting room temperatures to 22 degrees or below, turning off heating in unused areas, and making sure not to leave the heating on when leaving the office.

  • すぎるN5

    Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to mean the action or quality is excessive, 'too much / overly ~'.

    また、服装で調整するなど各自で工夫し、暖房に頼りすぎないようご協力をお願いいたします。

    We also ask for your cooperation in making individual adjustments, such as through clothing, so as not to rely too heavily on the heating.

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