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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #563
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は、ぶんごととしてさまざまいきだいじゅうみんとともにいるひとぶんしょうある

よくかんがみればようえんころからぼくずっとヨソモノ(注1)だっようおやてんきんぞくだっためおおむね4ねんいちてんこうせいなるクラスきた(注2)なぁ、とおもところ引越ひっこすることなるようえん小学校しょうがっこう中学校ちゅうがっこうふたつずつとおそのたびてんこうせいとしてクラスヨソモノてんからかんさつするだれクラスボス(注3)なのか。だれなかなるなかもらいやすいのか。だれだれなかだれとはなかわるのか。そういうことばかりしていたぶんいやしょうがくせいだとおもいたが、そうやってぶんクラスなかはいのがむずか

いかも①おなことしているようしゅうらく(注4)は、だれけんりょくしゃ(注5)なのか、だれただことをしいっているのか、だれけんじゅうされているのか。だれだれなかのか。そんなことしているそして、4ねんくらいてらそのしゅうらくからいなくなるいまでもてんこうせいようせいかつある

そんなしょうねんだいだっから、「出身地しゅっしんちどこですか?」とのがつらいどこも4ねんかんしかいないので出身地しゅっしんちてきとうしかない出生地しゅっしょうち(注6)めいかくだが、ぼくあいせい2ねんかんしかそのしょいないもちろんとうおくない

だからふるさと」をひとたいあこがある。「いつかもともどはたらおもいるんだ」「出身地しゅっしんちげんしたいおもいますということたびに②うらやなるぎゃくふるさとわるいうことのはつらい。「田舎いなかから」「なにないから」「あし(注7)」「あたらことできない」。せっかくふるさといるのにそれわるいうのはもったいないふるさといいしょあっほしいだからそのつだしたいおもどこまでヨソモノだが、そのたちからすこふるさといいじょうたいなるようりょくしたいどのしょも、たくさんひとにとってふるさとありつづのだから

やまざきあきらコミュニティデザインだいによる

ちゅう1)ヨソモノよそからひと

ちゅう2)したなる

ちゅう3)ボスここでは、ちからひと

ちゅう4)しゅうらくここでは、むらようところ

ちゅう5)けんりょくしゃここでは、ちからひと

ちゅう6)出生地しゅっしょうちしょ

ちゅう7)あしせいこうするのをじゃまし

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  1. 1同じこととあるが、集団の中でどのようなことをしているのか。
  2. 2②羨ましくなるとあるが、なぜか。
  3. 3筆者の考えに合うのはどれか。

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Vocabulary8 words
  • 幼稚園ようちえん
    • ·kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
    N2
  • 引越しひっこし
    • ·moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
    N2
  • 小学生しょうがくせい
    • ·elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
    N2
  • てるAs it appears here: てら
    • ·to shine
    • ·to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
    N2
  • 憧れるあこがれるAs it appears here: 憧れ
    • ·to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to; to admire; to adore
    N2
  • 羨ましいうらやましいAs it appears here: 羨ましく
    • ·envious; jealous
    • ·enviable (position, etc.)
    N2
  • せっかく
    • ·with trouble; at great pains
    • ·rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
    • ·kind; generous
    N2
  • よそ
    • ·another place; somewhere else; strange parts
    • ·outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people
    • ·not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting
    N2
Other levels110 words
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    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
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いた
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 文章ぶんしょう
    • ·writing; composition; essay; article; passage; prose; (writing) style
    • ·sentence
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    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
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    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
  • ふたつ
    • ·two
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れて
    • ·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
  • 良いよいAs it appears here: 良くて
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    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
  • いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    N5
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    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
  • 難しいむずかしいAs it appears here: 難しかった
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • いるAs it appears here: いなく
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かれる
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    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
  • 持つもつ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働きたい
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • 元気げんき
    • ·lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
    • ·healthy; well; fit; in good health
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 悪いわるいAs it appears here: 悪く
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    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
  • あし
    • ·foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
    • ·leg
    • ·gait
    • ·pace
    • ·lower radical of a kanji
    • ·means of transportation; (one's) ride
    • ·money; coin
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 悪いわるい
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    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
  • 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
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来た
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    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
  • 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
  • むら
    • ·village
    N5
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれた
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • 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
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·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
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思った
    • ·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
  • 小学校しょうがっこう
    • ·primary school; elementary school; grade school
    N4
  • 中学校ちゅうがっこう
    • ·junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
    N4
  • 通るとおるAs it appears here: 通った
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 見つけるみつけるAs it appears here: 見つけなければ
    • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
    • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
    N4
  • 正しいただしい
    • ·right; correct
    • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
    N4
  • 意見いけん
    • ·opinion; view; comment
    • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • 適当てきとう
    • ·suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair
    • ·perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal; unreliable; irresponsible; haphazard
    N4
  • 決めるきめる
    • ·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
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 戻るもどるAs it appears here: 戻って
    • ·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
  • 田舎いなか
    • ·rural area; countryside; the sticks
    • ·hometown
    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
  • 慣れるなれるAs it appears here: 慣れて
    • ·to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
    • ·to become skilled in; to become experienced at
    • ·to become tame; to become domesticated
    • ·to get used to doing
    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
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 地域ちいき
    • ·area; region; district; locality
    N3
  • 住民じゅうみん
    • ·inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
    N3
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    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
  • たび
    • ·time (three times, each time, etc.); times
    N3
  • 観察かんさつ
    • ·observation; survey; watching
    N3
  • 仲間なかま
    • ·companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate
    • ·group; company; circle; set; gang
    • ·member of the same category (family, class)
    N3
  • なか
    • ·relation; relationship
    N3
  • 重視じゅうし
    • ·regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
    N3
  • 経つたつAs it appears here: 経っ
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    N3
  • 少年しょうねん
    • ·boy
    • ·juvenile; child
    N3
  • つらい
    • ·painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
    • ·tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
    • ·cruel; harsh; cold
    N3
  • 年間ねんかん
    • ·(period of) a year
    • ·during the era (of)
    N3
  • 明確めいかく
    • ·clear; precise; definite; distinct
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 当時とうじ
    • ·at that time; in those days
    N3
  • 記憶きおく
    • ·memory; recollection; remembrance
    • ·memory; storage
    N3
  • 何もなにも
    • ·(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
    • ·and everything else; and all
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
    N3
  • 手伝いてつだい
    • ·helper; assistant
    • ·help; assistance
    N3
  • 立場たちば
    • ·position; situation
    • ·viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • 努力どりょく
    • ·effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 親しいしたしいAs it appears here: 親しく
    • ·close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
    • ·familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
    • ·close (relatives); closely related
    N3
  • 成功せいこう
    • ·success; achievement
    • ·succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
    N3
  • ますAs it appears here: まし
    • ·to increase; to grow
    N3
  • 課題かだい
    • ·subject; theme; issue; matter
    • ·homework; assignment
    • ·problem (that needs solving); task; challenge; question
    • ·route (in climbing, bouldering, etc.); problem
    N1
  • 取り組むとりくむAs it appears here: 取り組んで
    • ·to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
    • ·to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
    N1
  • 視点してん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    • ·visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
    N1
  • やすい
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 地元じもと
    • ·home area; home town
    • ·local
    N1
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ところにN2

    Marks the exact moment one action is underway or just finished when another event breaks in; 'just when / right as'.

    クラスに馴染んできたなぁ、と思ったところに引越しすることになる。

    Just when I felt I was beginning to fit into the class, we would have to move again.

  • 逆に(ぎゃくに)N2

    Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.

    逆に、ふるさとを悪くいう言葉を聞くのはつらい。

    Conversely, it pains me to hear people speak badly of their hometowns.

  • 何も〜ないN2

    何も with a negative meaning 'nothing at all' — 'not… anything, nothing'.

    「田舎だから」「何もないから」「足を引っ張り合う」「新しいことができない」。

    “Because it’s the countryside,” “Because there’s nothing there,” “People hold one another back,” “You can’t do anything new.”

  • せっかくN2

    marks that effort or a rare opportunity went into something, often with the sense it was wasted — 'go to the trouble of', 'specially'

    せっかくふるさとを持っているのに、それを悪いいうのはもったいない。

    It seems such a waste to have a hometown and then speak badly of it.

Other levels37 patterns
  • 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").

    誰がクラスのボスなのか。

    Who was the boss of the class?

  • 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.)".

    以下は、自分の仕事として、さまざまな地域の課題に住民とともに取り組んでいる人が書いた文章である。

    The following passage was written by someone whose work involves tackling problems in various communities together with local residents.

  • 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".

    以下は、自分の仕事として、さまざまな地域の課題に住民とともに取り組んでいる人が書いた文章である。

    The following passage was written by someone whose work involves tackling problems in various communities together with local residents.

  • ような気がするN32 times in this passage

    Expresses a vague subjective hunch or impression that something is the case — 'I get the feeling that…', 'it seems like…'.

    よく考えてみれば幼稚園のころから僕はずっとヨソモノだったような気がする

    Looking back, I feel that I have always been an outsider since kindergarten.

  • ためにN3

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

    親が転勤族だったため、おおむね4年に一度は転校生になる。

    Because my parents were frequently transferred for work, I became a transfer student roughly once every four years.

  • 〜ずつN3

    Attaches to a quantity to mark equal distribution or repetition, "each / apiece / at a time".

    幼稚園も小学校も中学校もふたつずつ通った。

    I attended two kindergartens, two elementary schools, and two junior high schools.

  • たびにN32 times in this passage

    every time the preceding action happens, the main clause also happens, 'each time / whenever ~'.

    そのたびに転校生としてクラスをヨソモノの視点から観察する。

    Each time, as a transfer student, I observed the class from an outsider’s perspective.

  • ようとするN32 times in this passage

    Describes attempting to do something or being on the verge of doing it — 'try to…', 'be about to…'.

    そういうことばかり読み取ろうとしていた。

    Those were the kinds of things I was always trying to figure out.

  • しかないN3

    There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.

    どこも4年間しか住んでいないので、出身地は適当に決めるしかない

    Since I lived in each place for only about four years, I have no choice but to arbitrarily choose somewhere as my hometown.

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    だから「ふるさと」を持つ人に対する憧れがある。

    That is why I envy people who have a place they can call their “hometown.”

  • というN3

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

    「いつかは地元に戻って働きたいと思っているんだ」「出身地を元気にしたいと思っています」という言葉を聞くたびに②羨ましくなる。

    Whenever I hear someone say, “Someday I want to go back home and work there,” or “I want to revitalize my hometown,” I feel envious.

  • にとってN3

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

    どの場所も、たくさんの人にとってのふるさとであり続けるのだから。

    After all, every place will continue to be a hometown for many people.

  • 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'.

    (山崎亮『コミュニティデザインの時代』による

    (Based on Yamazaki Ryo, The Age of Community Design)

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    よく考えてみれば幼稚園のころから僕はずっとヨソモノだったような気がする。

    Looking back, I feel that I have always been an outsider since kindergarten.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    よく考えてみれば幼稚園のころから僕はずっとヨソモノだったような気がする。

    Looking back, I feel that I have always been an outsider since kindergarten.

  • と思う(とおもう)N45 times in this passage

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

    クラスに馴染んできたなぁ、と思ったところに引越しすることになる。

    Just when I felt I was beginning to fit into the class, we would have to move again.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    クラスに馴染んできたなぁ、と思ったところに引越しすることになる

    Just when I felt I was beginning to fit into the class, we would have to move again.

  • 〜てもらうN4

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

    誰と仲良くなると仲間に入れてもらいやすいのか。

    Who should I become friends with to make it easier to be accepted into the group?

  • やすいN4

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

    誰と仲良くなると仲間に入れてもらいやすいのか。

    Who should I become friends with to make it easier to be accepted into the group?

  • ばかりN4

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

    そういうことばかり読み取ろうとしていた。

    Those were the kinds of things I was always trying to figure out.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    自分でも嫌な小学生だと思っていたが、そうやって自分の立ち位置を見つけなければクラスの中に入ってのが難しかった。

    I myself thought I was an unpleasant elementary school child, but unless I found my place that way, it was difficult to become part of the class.

  • ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

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

    いまでも転校生のような生活である。

    Even now, my life is much like that of a transfer student.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    出生地は明確だが、僕の場合は生後2年間しかその場所に住んでいない。

    My birthplace is clear, but in my case I lived there for only the first two years of my life.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    せっかくふるさとを持っているのに、それを悪いいうのはもったいない。

    It seems such a waste to have a hometown and then speak badly of it.

  • 〜てほしいN4

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    ふるさとはいい場所であってほしい

    I want people’s hometowns to be good places.

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    どこまで行ってもヨソモノだが、その立場から少しでもふるさとがいい状態になるように努力したい。

    Wherever I go, I remain an outsider, but from that position I want to do what I can, however little, to help people’s hometowns become better places.

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    どの場所も、たくさんの人にとってのふるさとであり続けるのだから。

    After all, every place will continue to be a hometown for many people.

  • 〜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”.

    いかも①同じことをしているような気がする。

    Even now, I feel that I am doing much the same thing.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、4年くらい経ってらその集落からいなくなる。

    Then, after about four years, I leave that community.

  • だ / ですN5

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    そんな少年時代だったから、「出身地はどこですか?」と聞かれるのがつらい。

    Because of that kind of childhood, I find it painful when people ask me, “Where is your hometown?”

  • のでN5

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

    どこも4年間しか住んでいないので、出身地は適当に決めるしかない。

    Since I lived in each place for only about four years, I have no choice but to arbitrarily choose somewhere as my hometown.

  • がありますN5

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

    だから「ふるさと」を持つ人に対する憧れがある

    That is why I envy people who have a place they can call their “hometown.”

  • 〜たいN54 times in this passage

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

    「いつかは地元に戻って働きたいと思っているんだ」「出身地を元気にしたいと思っています」という言葉を聞くたびに②羨ましくなる。

    Whenever I hear someone say, “Someday I want to go back home and work there,” or “I want to revitalize my hometown,” I feel envious.

  • んですN5

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

    「いつかは地元に戻って働きたいと思っているんだ」「出身地を元気にしたいと思っています」という言葉を聞くたびに②羨ましくなる。

    Whenever I hear someone say, “Someday I want to go back home and work there,” or “I want to revitalize my hometown,” I feel envious.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    「いつかは地元に戻って働きたいと思っているんだ」「出身地を元気にしたいと思っています」という言葉を聞くたびに②羨ましくなる。

    Whenever I hear someone say, “Someday I want to go back home and work there,” or “I want to revitalize my hometown,” I feel envious.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    「田舎だから」「何もないから」「足を引っ張り合う」「新しいことができない」。

    “Because it’s the countryside,” “Because there’s nothing there,” “People hold one another back,” “You can’t do anything new.”

  • までN5

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

    どこまで行ってもヨソモノだが、その立場から少しでもふるさとがいい状態になるように努力したい。

    Wherever I go, I remain an outsider, but from that position I want to do what I can, however little, to help people’s hometowns become better places.

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