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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #585
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日本にっぽんの大だい学がく生せいはコピーをとる機き会かいが多おおい。コピー代だいは大たい抵てい1枚まい10円えんで、決けっして高たかくはない。けれども、枚まい数すうが多おおいため、大だい学がく生せいにとってはそれなりの負ふ担たんになる。コピー代だいが安やすくすめば、もう少すこし余よ裕ゆうのある学がく生せい生せい活かつが送おくれるかもしれない。

このような事じ情じょうを実感じっかんしていた①大だい学がく生せいたちが5人にん集あつまって、無む料りょうでコピーがとれるコピー機きを大だい学がくに設置せっちする会かい社しゃを始はじめ、好こう評ひょうを得えている。

では、彼かれらはどうやってコピー代だいを無む料りょうにしたのか。それは、企き業ぎょうからの広こう告こく料りょうを利り用ようしようというアイデアから始はじまった。仕し組くみはこうだ。まず、この会かい社しゃは広こう告こくを出だしてくれる企き業ぎょうを募ぼ集しゅうし、広こう告こく料りょうをもらう。そして、その企き業ぎょうの広こう告こくをコピー用よう紙しの裏り面めんに印いん刷さつし、大だい学がくに設置せっちした無む料りょうコピー機きにセットする。学がく生せいがこのコピー機きを使つかうと、コピー用よう紙しの表ひょうには学がく生せいのとったコピーが、裏うらには企き業ぎょうの広こう告こくが載のる。つまり、コピー用よう紙しが企き業ぎょうの広こう告こくにもなるというわけだ。この会かい社しゃは、このようにして得えた広こう告こく掲けい載さい料りょうを、無む料りょうコピー機きの経けい費ひにあてているのだ。

この仕し組くみは、広こう告こくを掲けい載さいする企き業ぎょうにとっても②利り点てんがある。学がく生せい向むけの広こう告こくを、学がく生せいに対たいしてのみ効こう果か的てきに出だせるのだ。ちらしと違ちがって読よまずに捨すてられることのないコピー用よう紙しなら、学がく生せいが広こう告こくを見みる可か能のう性せいが高たかい。実際じっさいに若わか者もの向むけの商しょう品ひんを主しゅ力りょくとする多おおくの企き業ぎょうが広こう告こくを載のせているという。

学がく生せいのアイデアを生いかしたこのような会かい社しゃは、今こん後ごも増ふえていくだろう。

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  1. 1①大学生たちは何を目的として会社を作ったか。
  2. 2この会社では、どうしてコピー代を無料にできるのか。
  3. 3②利点とあるが、この文章からわかる企業にとっての利点は何か。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • 枚数まいすう
    • ·the number of flat things
    • ·win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
    N2
  • 実感じっかん
    • ·real feeling; actual feeling
    • ·to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
    N2
  • 募集ぼしゅう
    • ·recruitment; invitation; selection; advertisement; taking applications
    • ·raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; subscription; solicitation
    • ·flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
    N2
  • 載るのる
    • ·to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to be loaded on
    • ·to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be given
    N2
  • ちらすAs it appears here: ちらし
    • ·to scatter; to cause a shower of
    • ·to disperse; to distribute; to spread
    • ·to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure
    • ·to distract; to divert
    • ·to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place
    N2
  • 載せるのせるAs it appears here: 載せて
    • ·to place on (something)
    • ·to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board
    • ·to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board
    • ·to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
    • ·to deceive; to take for a ride
    • ·to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
    • ·to let (someone) take part
    • ·to excite (someone)
    • ·to publish (an article); to run (an ad)
    N2
Other levels69 words
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 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
  • 安いやすいAs it appears here: 安く
    • ·cheap; inexpensive
    • ·calm; peaceful; quiet
    N5
  • すむAs it appears here: すめば
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    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
  • 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
  • 大学だいがく
    • ·university; college
    • ·former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
    • ·the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
    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
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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
  • 始まるはじまるAs it appears here: 始まった
    • ·to begin; to start; to commence
    • ·to happen (again); to begin (anew)
    • ·to date (from); to originate (in)
    N5
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出して
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • 使うつかう
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 出せるだせる
    • ·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
  • 違うちがうAs it appears here: 違って
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読ま
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    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
  • 大学生だいがくせい
    • ·university student; college student
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 送れるおくれる
    • ·to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
    • ·to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)
    • ·to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
    • ·to be slow (of a clock or watch)
    N4
  • 始めるはじめるAs it appears here: 始め
    • ·to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
    • ·to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
    • ·to start ...; to begin to ...
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 裏うら
    • ·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
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 捨てるすてるAs it appears here: 捨てられる
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 円えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 余裕よゆう
    • ·surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope
    • ·composure; placidity; complacency; calm
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    N3
  • 無料むりょう
    • ·free (of charge); gratuitous
    N3
  • とれる
    • ·to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
    • ·to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
    • ·to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
    • ·to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
    • ·to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
    • ·to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得て
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • 企業きぎょう
    • ·enterprise; business; company; corporation
    N3
  • まず
    • ·first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
    • ·probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
    • ·more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
    • ·anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
    N3
  • 広告こうこく
    • ·advertisement; advertising
    • ·announcement; notice
    N3
  • もらう
    • ·to receive; to take; to accept
    • ·to get someone to do something
    • ·to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
    • ·to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
    N3
  • 印刷いんさつ
    • ·printing
    N3
  • 表ひょう
    • ·table; chart; list
    • ·memorial to an emperor
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • あてるAs it appears here: あてて
    • ·to hit
    • ·to expose
    • ·to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
    • ·to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
    • ·to guess (an answer)
    • ·to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
    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
  • 商品しょうひん
    • ·commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
    N3
  • 今後こんご
    • ·from now on; hereafter
    N3
  • 枚まい
    • ·counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
    • ·counter for portions of gyōza or soba
    • ·counter for ranks
    • ·counter for wrestlers of a particular rank
    • ·counter for fields or rice paddies
    • ·counter for palanquin bearers
    N1
  • 負担ふたん
    • ·burden; load; responsibility
    • ·bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
    N1
  • 集まるあつまるAs it appears here: 集まって
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    N1
  • 設置せっち
    • ·establishment; institution
    • ·installation (of a machine or equipment)
    N1
  • 好評こうひょう
    • ·favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
    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
  • 仕組みしくみ
    • ·structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings
    • ·plan; plot; contrivance
    N1
  • 経費けいひ
    • ·expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
    N1
  • 掲載けいさい
    • ·publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
    N1
  • 利点りてん
    • ·advantage; point in favor; point in favour
    N1
  • 向けむけ
    • ·intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
    N1
  • 生かすいかすAs it appears here: 生かした
    • ·to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
    • ·to let live; to keep alive
    • ·to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
    • ·to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • のみN2

    formal/written equivalent of だけ, limiting to one thing — 'only ~', 'nothing but ~'

    学生向けの広告を、学生に対してのみ効果的に出せるのだ。

    They can effectively target advertisements intended for students specifically at students.

Other levels23 patterns
  • というわけだN1

    Presents the statement as the natural conclusion or explanation of what came before — "so that means...", "that's why...".

    つまり、コピー用紙が企業の広告にもなるというわけだ。

    In other words, the photocopy paper itself serves as an advertisement for the company.

  • 決して～ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    コピー代は大抵1枚10円で、決して高くはない。

    Photocopies usually cost 10 yen per page, which is by no means expensive.

  • ためにN3

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

    けれども、枚数が多いため、大学生にとってはそれなりの負担になる。

    However, because they make so many copies, the cost still becomes a considerable burden for university students.

  • にとってN32 times in this passage

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

    けれども、枚数が多いため、大学生にとってはそれなりの負担になる。

    However, because they make so many copies, the cost still becomes a considerable burden for university students.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    それは、企業からの広告料を利用しようというアイデアから始まった。

    It began with the idea of using advertising fees paid by companies.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    つまり、コピー用紙が企業の広告にもなるというわけだ。

    In other words, the photocopy paper itself serves as an advertisement for the company.

  • 〜向けN32 times in this passage

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

    学生向けの広告を、学生に対してのみ効果的に出せるのだ。

    They can effectively target advertisements intended for students specifically at students.

  • 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'.

    学生向けの広告を、学生に対してのみ効果的に出せるのだ。

    They can effectively target advertisements intended for students specifically at students.

  • 的（てき）N3

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

    学生向けの広告を、学生に対してのみ効果的に出せるのだ。

    They can effectively target advertisements intended for students specifically at students.

  • ずにN3

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    ちらしと違って読まずに捨てられることのないコピー用紙なら、学生が広告を見る可能性が高い。

    Unlike flyers, which may be thrown away without being read, photocopy paper is more likely to result in students seeing the advertisement.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    コピー代が安くすめば、もう少し余裕のある学生生活が送れるかもしれない。

    If photocopying could be made cheaper, students might be able to enjoy university life with a little more financial room.

  • ようだN42 times in this passage

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

    このような事情を実感していた①大学生たちが5人集まって、無料でコピーがとれるコピー機を大学に設置する会社を始め、好評を得ている。

    Five university students who had personally experienced this situation got together and started a company that installs photocopiers at universities which students can use for free, and the service has been well received.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    このような事情を実感していた①大学生たちが5人集まって、無料でコピーがとれるコピー機を大学に設置する会社を始め、好評を得ている。

    Five university students who had personally experienced this situation got together and started a company that installs photocopiers at universities which students can use for free, and the service has been well received.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    まず、この会社は広告を出してくれる企業を募集し、広告料をもらう。

    First, the company recruits businesses that want to advertise and collects advertising fees from them.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    この会社は、このようにして得た広告掲載料を、無料コピー機の経費にあてているのだ。

    The company uses the advertising fees earned in this way to cover the expenses of the free photocopiers.

  • 〜ていくN4

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

    学生のアイデアを生かしたこのような会社は、今後も増えていくだろう。

    Companies like this that make use of students' ideas will probably continue to increase in number.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    けれども、枚数が多いため、大学生にとってはそれなりの負担になる。

    However, because they make so many copies, the cost still becomes a considerable burden for university students.

  • 〜ているN53 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”.

    このような事情を実感していた①大学生たちが5人集まって、無料でコピーがとれるコピー機を大学に設置する会社を始め、好評を得ている。

    Five university students who had personally experienced this situation got together and started a company that installs photocopiers at universities which students can use for free, and the service has been well received.

  • どうやってN5

    Asks by what means or method something is done, "how / in what way".

    では、彼らはどうやってコピー代を無料にしたのか。

    So how did they make photocopying free?

  • にするN5

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

    では、彼らはどうやってコピー代を無料にしたのか。

    So how did they make photocopying free?

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、その企業の広告をコピー用紙の裏面に印刷し、大学に設置した無料コピー機にセットする。

    It then prints those companies' advertisements on the backs of photocopy paper and loads the paper into free photocopiers installed at universities.

  • がありますN5

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

    この仕組みは、広告を掲載する企業にとっても②利点がある。

    This system also offers advantages to the companies placing advertisements.

  • だろうN5

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

    学生のアイデアを生かしたこのような会社は、今後も増えていくだろう。

    Companies like this that make use of students' ideas will probably continue to increase in number.

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