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私わたしは数すう年ねん前まえから、毎まい日にち小ちいさなノートに、その日ひに食たべた物ものや簡かん単たんな感かん想そうをメモしている。外がい食しょくしたと

きには、店みせの名な前まえも書かいておく。

食たべることが好すきなので、こんなことを始はじめてみたが、このノート、意い外がいに面おも白しろいのである。そこには食たべた物ものに関かん係けいすることしか書かいていないのだが、それだけでその日ひ一いち日にちのいろいろなことが思おもい出だせる。今いまでは、これが私わたしにとって「日記にっき」の代かわりになっている。

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  1. 1このノート、意外に面白いのであるとあるが、それはなぜか。

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 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
  • 意外いがい
    • ·unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
    N3
Other levels31 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 前まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べた
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • 物もの
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • くるAs it appears here: き
    • ·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
  • 店みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    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
  • 食べるたべる
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 面白いおもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    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
    • ·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
  • 一日いちにち
    • ·one day
    • ·all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
    • ·first day of the month
    N5
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 日ひ
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 始めるはじめるAs it appears here: 始めて
    • ·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
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • 思い出せるおもいだせる
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • 日記にっき
    • ·diary; journal
    N4
  • 感想かんそう
    • ·impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • にとってN3

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

    今では、これが私にとって「日記」の代わりになっている。

    Now, for me, this notebook has become a substitute for a “diary”.

  • 代わりに（かわりに）N3

    Expresses doing one thing in place of, or in exchange for, another, 'instead of / in return for'.

    今では、これが私にとって「日記」の代わりになっている。

    Now, for me, this notebook has become a substitute for a “diary”.

Other levels5 patterns
  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    きには、店の名前も書いておく。

    I also write down the name of the restaurant.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    食べることが好きなので、こんなことを始めてみたが、このノート、意外に面白いのである。

    I started doing this because I like eating, and this notebook has turned out to be surprisingly interesting.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    そこには食べた物に関係することしか書いていないのだが、それだけでその日一日のいろいろなことが思い出せる。

    It contains only things related to what I ate, but that alone allows me to remember all sorts of things that happened during that day.

  • 〜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”.

    私は数年前から、毎日小さなノートに、その日に食べた物や簡単な感想をメモしている。

    For the past few years, every day I have been writing down in a small notebook what I ate that day and a few brief impressions.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    食べることが好きなので、こんなことを始めてみたが、このノート、意外に面白いのである。

    I started doing this because I like eating, and this notebook has turned out to be surprisingly interesting.

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