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「よろしくお願ねがいします。これ、私わたしの名めい刺しです。」

先せん日じつ、あるパーティーで、袋ふくろに入はいった1枚まいのクッキーを渡わたされた。①「えっ」と思おもって、よく見みると、クッキーの表ひょうに名な前まえと会かい社しゃ名めいが書かいてあった。相あい手ての人ひとは笑わらいながら「食たべられますよ。」と言いった。

名めい刺しは普ふ通つう、四し角かくい紙かみでできている。しかし、最さい近きんは変かわった名めい刺しを持もつ人ひともいる。会かい社しゃが作つくっている商しょう品ひんと同おなじ形かたちをしたもの、木きやプラスチックでできたもの、香かおりがついたものもあるそうだ。

名めい刺しは仕し事ごとには必ひつ要ようなものだが、②ほかの人ひとと同おなじような名めい刺しでは、顔かおや名な前まえをなかなか覚おぼえてもらえない。クッキーの名めい刺しをくれた人ひとによると、このような名めい刺しにすると、すぐに名な前まえを覚おぼえてもらえるだけでなく、話はなしが広ひろがり、仕し事ごとの話はなしがうまくいく場ば合あいもあるそうだ。

まず、名めい刺しから相あい手ての心こころをつかむ。これが、最さい近きんの新あたらしい仕し事ごとのやり方かたなのかもしれない。

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  1. 1①「えっ」と思ってとあるが、どうしてそう思ったのか。
  2. 2②ほかの人と同じような名刺とあるが、どのような名刺か。
  3. 3この文章によると、変わった名刺を持つとどのようないい点があるか。

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Vocabulary12 words
  • よろしく
    • ·well; properly; suitably
    • ·best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
    • ·just like ...; as though one were ...
    • ·by all means; of course
    N3
  • 先日せんじつ
    • ·the other day; a few days ago
    N3
  • 袋ふくろ
    • ·bag; sack; pouch
    • ·skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
    • ·dead end
    • ·plot of land surrounded by water
    N3
  • 表ひょう
    • ·table; chart; list
    • ·memorial to an emperor
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 商品しょうひん
    • ·commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
    N3
  • 香りかおり
    • ·aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
    N3
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がり
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    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
Other levels47 words
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入った
    • ·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
  • 渡すわたすAs it appears here: 渡された
    • ·to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
    • ·to lay across; to build across
    • ·to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
    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
  • 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
  • 名前なまえ
    • ·name
    • ·given name; first name
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べられます
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 紙かみ
    • ·paper
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できて
    • ·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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作って
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 木き
    • ·tree; shrub; bush
    • ·wood; timber
    • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できた
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えて
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話し
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • いく
    • ·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
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • 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
  • 笑うわらうAs it appears here: 笑い
    • ·to laugh
    • ·to smile
    • ·to sneer; to ridicule
    • ·to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
    N4
  • 普通ふつう
    • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
    • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
    • ·local train; train that stops at every station
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わった
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 形かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • くれるAs it appears here: くれた
    • ·to give; to let (one) have
    • ·to give
    • ·to do for one; to take the trouble to do
    • ·to do to someone's disadvantage
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • お願いしますおねがいします
    • ·please
    N2
  • 名刺めいし
    • ·business card
    N2
  • 四角いしかくい
    • ·square; rectangular
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: ついた
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 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
  • すぐ
    • ·immediately; at once; right away; directly
    • ·soon; before long; shortly
    • ·easily; readily; without difficulty
    • ·right (near); nearby; just (handy)
    • ·honest; upright; frank; straightforward
    N1
Grammar6 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • というN3

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

    相手の人は笑いながら「食べられますよ。」と言った。

    Smiling, the person said, “You can eat it.”

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    会社が作っている商品と同じ形をしたもの、木やプラスチックでできたもの、香りがついたものもあるそうだ。

    Apparently, some are shaped like products made by the company, some are made of wood or plastic, and some even have a scent.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    名刺は仕事には必要なものだが、②ほかの人と同じような名刺では、顔や名前をなかなか覚えてもらえない。

    Business cards are necessary for work, but with ②a business card that looks like everyone else's, it is difficult for people to remember your face or name.

  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    名刺は仕事には必要なものだが、②ほかの人と同じような名刺では、顔や名前をなかなか覚えてもらえない。

    Business cards are necessary for work, but with ②a business card that looks like everyone else's, it is difficult for people to remember your face or name.

  • によると/によればN3

    Cites the source of reported/hearsay information, typically paired with a hearsay ending; 'according to'.

    クッキーの名刺をくれた人によると、このような名刺にすると、すぐに名前を覚えてもらえるだけでなく、話しが広がり、仕事の話がうまくいく場合もあるそうだ。

    According to the person who gave me the cookie business card, using a card like this not only helps people remember your name quickly, but also gets the conversation going and can sometimes help business discussions go smoothly.

  • だけでなくN3

    Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

    クッキーの名刺をくれた人によると、このような名刺にすると、すぐに名前を覚えてもらえるだけでなく、話しが広がり、仕事の話がうまくいく場合もあるそうだ。

    According to the person who gave me the cookie business card, using a card like this not only helps people remember your name quickly, but also gets the conversation going and can sometimes help business discussions go smoothly.

Other levels12 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

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

    これが、最近の新しい仕事のやり方なのかもしれない。

    Perhaps this is a new way of doing business these days.

  • お～願うN2

    Humble form for politely requesting an action — "(please) kindly ~, could you ~".

    「よろしくお願いします。

    I look forward to working with you.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    ①「えっ」と思って、よく見ると、クッキーの表に名前と会社名が書いてあった。

    ①I thought, “Huh?”, and when I looked closely, I saw a name and a company name written on the surface of the cookie.

  • ながらN4

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

    相手の人は笑いながら「食べられますよ。」と言った。

    Smiling, the person said, “You can eat it.”

  • ようだN42 times in this passage

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

    名刺は仕事には必要なものだが、②ほかの人と同じような名刺では、顔や名前をなかなか覚えてもらえない。

    Business cards are necessary for work, but with ②a business card that looks like everyone else's, it is difficult for people to remember your face or name.

  • 方（かた）N4

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    これが、最近の新しい仕事のやり方なのかもしれない。

    Perhaps this is a new way of doing business these days.

  • かもしれないN4

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

    これが、最近の新しい仕事のやり方なのかもしれない。

    Perhaps this is a new way of doing business these days.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    これ、私の名刺です。」

    Here is my business card.

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    ①「えっ」と思って、よく見ると、クッキーの表に名前と会社名が書いてあった。

    ①I thought, “Huh?”, and when I looked closely, I saw a name and a company name written on the surface of the cookie.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    名刺は普通、四角い紙でできている。

    Business cards are normally made of rectangular pieces of paper.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、最近は変わった名刺を持つ人もいる。

    However, recently some people have started using unusual business cards.

  • にするN5

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

    クッキーの名刺をくれた人によると、このような名刺にすると、すぐに名前を覚えてもらえるだけでなく、話しが広がり、仕事の話がうまくいく場合もあるそうだ。

    According to the person who gave me the cookie business card, using a card like this not only helps people remember your name quickly, but also gets the conversation going and can sometimes help business discussions go smoothly.

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