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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #550
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きんねんおもちゃメーカー大人おとなおもちゃちからいるしょうともなマーケット大人おとなまでひろひつようせいきてというじょうあるが、このかたそれだけだはせつめいできないそのうらには、大人おとなに「おもちゃ」とおもおもちゃメーカーせんりゃくある

どもときおもちゃすべてもらえたというひといないだろう。もらいたかっのにというおもわすず、いまおもちゃおも大人おとながいおおおもちゃメーカーそこちゅうもくしたしかし大人おとなどもおもちゃことにはていこうあるどうものさもかん大人向おとなむおもちゃには、大人おとなたくなるふうひつようだ。たとてつどうけいにはとくしゅざい使ようし、かんせいのちインテリアとしてかざことできるしきミニギターのちほんかくてきえんそうたのし、いろ使づかカードゲームリックスさせるこのように、大人向おとなむおもちゃにはたんおもちゃとしてあそだけけはないりょくある

また大人向おとなむおもちゃたかものおおたかしたほうあるかんがにんことさえある一般的いっぱんてきおもちゃメーカーしょうひんかくあまりたか設定せっていできないものだが、大人向おとなむおもちゃならできるおもちゃメーカーにとってりょくてきマーケットある

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  1. 1そこに注目したとあるが、何に注目したのか。
  2. 2大人向けのおもちゃには、、どのような工夫があるか。
  3. 3メーカーにとって大人向けのおもちゃマーケットの何が魅力的なのか。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 広げるひろげる
    • ·to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden
    • ·to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
    • ·to scatter about; to spread around
    • ·to make flourish; to cause to prosper
    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
  • 特殊とくしゅ
    • ·special; particular; peculiar; unique
    N2
Other levels65 words
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れ
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買いたい
    • ·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
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 欲しいほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • いるAs it appears here: いない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 忘れるわすれるAs it appears here: 忘れられ
    • ·to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 買うかう
    • ·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
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買い
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 楽しめるたのしめる
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·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
  • 遊ぶあそぶ
    • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
    • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
    • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
    • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
    • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
    • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
    • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
    • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
    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
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    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
  • 高いたかいAs it appears here: 高く
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    N5
  • おもちゃ
    • ·toy
    • ·(person or thing treated as a) plaything
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 説明せつめい
    • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
    N4
  • うら
    • ·opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
    • ·rear; back; behind
    • ·lining; inside
    • ·in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
    • ·more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
    • ·proof
    • ·opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
    • ·inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
    • ·bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思わせた
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 飾るかざる
    • ·to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
    • ·to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
    • ·to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)
    • ·to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えられて
    • ·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
  • 向けるむけるAs it appears here: 向け
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • 伸ばすのばすAs it appears here: 伸ばして
    • ·to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
    • ·to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
    • ·to reach out; to hold out
    • ·to straighten; to smooth out
    • ·to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
    • ·to dilute; to thin out
    • ·to postpone
    • ·to prolong
    • ·to strengthen; to develop; to expand
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 注目ちゅうもく
    • ·notice; attention; observation
    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
  • 抵抗ていこう
    • ·resistance; opposition; standing up to
    • ·reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
    • ·resistance; drag; friction
    • ·electrical resistance
    • ·resistor
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 使用しよう
    • ·use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
    N3
  • 完成かんせい
    • ·completion; perfection; accomplishment
    N3
  • 演奏えんそう
    • ·musical performance
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 単にたんに
    • ·simply; merely; only; solely
    N3
  • 魅力みりょく
    • ·charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
    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
  • 価値かち
    • ·value; worth; merit
    N3
  • 商品しょうひん
    • ·commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
    N3
  • 価格かかく
    • ·price; value; cost
    N3
  • 伴うともなうAs it appears here: 伴い
    • ·to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon
    • ·to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in
    N1
  • 物足りないものたりないAs it appears here: 物足りな
    • ·unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
    N1
  • 素材そざい
    • ·ingredient; (raw) material; resource
    • ·unprocessed timber; raw timber
    • ·subject matter; topic
    N1
  • 設定せってい
    • ·establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene
    • ·options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • に伴ってN2

    as one thing changes or occurs, another change accompanies it — 'along with; as; in tandem with'.

    少子化に伴い、マーケットを大人にまで広げる必要性が出てきてという事情もあるが、この売り上げの伸び方はそれだけだは説明できない。

    One reason is that the declining birthrate has created a need to expand the market to adults, but the increase in sales cannot be explained by that alone.

  • と同時にN2

    Marks two events as occurring at the same moment, or adds a concurrent second aspect — "at the same time as ~", "simultaneously; and also".

    しかし、大人が子供向けのおもちゃを買うことには抵抗があると同時に、物足りなさも感じる。

    However, adults feel reluctant to buy toys intended for children and, at the same time, find them somewhat unsatisfying.

Other levels23 patterns
  • さもN1

    Adverb 'as if truly, looking every bit as though', typically pairing with 〜そう / 〜よう to describe an appearance that strongly seems a certain way.

    しかし、大人が子供向けのおもちゃを買うことには抵抗があると同時に、物足りなさも感じる。

    However, adults feel reluctant to buy toys intended for children and, at the same time, find them somewhat unsatisfying.

  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    少子化に伴い、マーケットを大人にまで広げる必要性が出てきてという事情もあるが、この売り上げの伸び方はそれだけだは説明できない。

    One reason is that the declining birthrate has created a need to expand the market to adults, but the increase in sales cannot be explained by that alone.

  • 〜向けN35 times in this passage

    Suffix on a noun marking something as made or intended for that target audience or market; "(intended) for / aimed at".

    しかし、大人が子供向けのおもちゃを買うことには抵抗があると同時に、物足りなさも感じる。

    However, adults feel reluctant to buy toys intended for children and, at the same time, find them somewhat unsatisfying.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    例えば、鉄道模型には特殊な素材を使用し、完成後にインテリアとして飾ることができる。

    For example, model trains use special materials so that, once completed, they can be displayed as interior decorations.

  • 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.)".

    例えば、鉄道模型には特殊な素材を使用し、完成後にインテリアとして飾ることができる。

    For example, model trains use special materials so that, once completed, they can be displayed as interior decorations.

  • 的(てき)N33 times in this passage

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

    組み立て式のミニギターは組み立て後に本格的な演奏も楽しめるし、色使いが落ち着いたカードのゲームは気持ちをリックスさせる。

    An assemble-it-yourself miniature guitar can be used for genuine musical performance once completed, while a card game with subdued colors helps players relax.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    一般的におもちゃメーカーは商品価格をあまり高く設定できないものだが、大人向けのおもちゃならできる。

    In general, toy manufacturers cannot set product prices very high, but they can do so with toys for adults.

  • にとってN3

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

    おもちゃメーカーにとっては魅力的なマーケットである。

    It is an attractive market for toy manufacturers.

  • 〜てくるN4

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

    少子化に伴い、マーケットを大人にまで広げる必要性が出てきてという事情もあるが、この売り上げの伸び方はそれだけだは説明できない。

    One reason is that the declining birthrate has created a need to expand the market to adults, but the increase in sales cannot be explained by that alone.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    その裏には、大人に「おもちゃを買いたい」と思わせたおもちゃメーカーの戦略がある。

    Behind this lies the toy manufacturers’ strategy of making adults think, “I want to buy toys.”

  • ときN4

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

    子供のときに欲しいおもちゃをすべて買ってもらえたという人はいないだろう。

    There is probably no one who was bought every toy they wanted as a child.

  • 〜てもらうN4

    Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.

    買ってもらいたかったのにという思いを忘れられず、今でもおもちゃに思いを寄せる大人は意外と多い。

    A surprising number of adults still feel drawn to toys because they cannot forget how much they wanted to have them bought for them as children.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    買ってもらいたかったのにという思いを忘れられず、今でもおもちゃに思いを寄せる大人は意外と多い。

    A surprising number of adults still feel drawn to toys because they cannot forget how much they wanted to have them bought for them as children.

  • が必要(がひつよう)N4

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

    大人向けのおもちゃには、大人が買いたくなる工夫が必要だ。

    Toys for adults therefore need features designed to make adults want to buy them.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    組み立て式のミニギターは組み立て後に本格的な演奏も楽しめるし、色使いが落ち着いたカードのゲームは気持ちをリックスさせる

    An assemble-it-yourself miniature guitar can be used for genuine musical performance once completed, while a card game with subdued colors helps players relax.

  • 〜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”.

    近年、おもちゃメーカーが大人に向けおもちゃに力を入れ、売り上げを伸ばしている

    In recent years, toy manufacturers have been focusing on toys for adults and increasing their sales.

  • までN5

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

    少子化に伴い、マーケットを大人にまで広げる必要性が出てきてという事情もあるが、この売り上げの伸び方はそれだけだは説明できない。

    One reason is that the declining birthrate has created a need to expand the market to adults, but the increase in sales cannot be explained by that alone.

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

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

    その裏には、大人に「おもちゃを買いたい」と思わせたおもちゃメーカーの戦略がある。

    Behind this lies the toy manufacturers’ strategy of making adults think, “I want to buy toys.”

  • がありますN54 times in this passage

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

    その裏には、大人に「おもちゃを買いたい」と思わせたおもちゃメーカーの戦略がある

    Behind this lies the toy manufacturers’ strategy of making adults think, “I want to buy toys.”

  • だろうN5

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

    子供のときに欲しいおもちゃをすべて買ってもらえたという人はいないだろう

    There is probably no one who was bought every toy they wanted as a child.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、大人が子供向けのおもちゃを買うことには抵抗があると同時に、物足りなさも感じる。

    However, adults feel reluctant to buy toys intended for children and, at the same time, find them somewhat unsatisfying.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    例えば、鉄道模型には特殊な素材を使用し、完成後にインテリアとして飾ることができる

    For example, model trains use special materials so that, once completed, they can be displayed as interior decorations.

  • だけN5

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

    このように、大人向けのおもちゃには単におもちゃとして遊ぶだけけはない他の魅力がある。

    In this way, toys for adults offer attractions beyond simply being played with as toys.

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