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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #639
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先せん日じつ、友ゆう人じんと話はなしていて「久ひさしぶりに旅りょ行こうに行いきたいね。」という話はなしになりました。予よ定ていを確かく認にんすると、次つぎの週しゅう末まつなら二ふた人りとも空あいていたので、急いそいで温おん泉せん旅りょ館かんを予よ約やくしました。

ふだん、私わたしは旅りょ行こうの三さんか月げつくらい前まえから情じょう報ほうを集あつめてしっかり計けい画かくを立たてます。でも今こん回かいは、時じ間かんがなく、ガイドブックを一冊いっさつ買かっただけで出発しゅっぱつしました。

①こんな旅りょ行こうは初はじめてで、少すこし不ふ安あんでしたが、心しん配ぱいはいりませんでした。一いち日にち目めは温おん泉せんを楽たのしみ、翌よく日じつは町まちの中なかを見みて歩あるきました。夕ゆう方がたからは、バスに乗のって夕ゆう日ひで有ゆう名めいな海かい岸がんに行いくことにしました。そこで、夕ゆう日ひが海うみに沈しずむところが見みたかったのですが、町まちから海かい岸がんまでは思おもったより時じ間かんがかかり、着ついたころにはすっかり暗くらくなっていました。しかたないので、駅えきで夕ゆう日ひの絵えはがきを買かって帰かえってきました。

今こん回かいの旅りょ行こうはいつもとは少すこし違ちがいましたが、楽たのしかったです。②失しっ敗ぱいもいい思おもい出でになりました。いつものような旅りょ行こうのほうが安あん心しんですが、たまにはこんな旅りょ行こうもいいと思おもいました。

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  1. 1①こんな旅行とあるが、それはどのような旅行か。
  2. 2②失敗とあるが、どんな失敗をしたのか。
  3. 3今回の旅行を終えて、旅行について「私」はどう考えているか。

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Vocabulary18 words
  • 先日せんじつ
    • ·the other day; a few days ago
    N3
  • 友人ゆうじん
    • ·friend
    N3
  • 確認かくにん
    • ·confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
    N3
  • ふだん
    • ·usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
    • ·usually; normally; generally; habitually; always
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • 計画けいかく
    • ·plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
    N3
  • 今回こんかい
    • ·this time; now
    N3
  • 出発しゅっぱつ
    • ·departure; leaving; setting off
    N3
  • 不安ふあん
    • ·anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    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
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • 沈むしずむ
    • ·to sink; to go under; to submerge
    • ·to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
    • ·to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber
    N3
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 思い出おもいで
    • ·memories; recollections; reminiscence
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • たま
    • ·ball; sphere; globe; orb
    • ·bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
    • ·ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
    • ·pile (of noodles, etc.)
    • ·bullet
    • ·bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
    • ·lens (of glasses, etc.)
    • ·bead (of an abacus)
    • ·ball (i.e. a testicle)
    • ·gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
    • ·female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
    • ·person (when commenting on their nature); character
    • ·item, funds or person used as part of a plot
    • ·egg
    • ·okonomiyaki
    • ·coin
    • ·precious; beautiful; excellent
    N3
Other levels56 words
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·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
  • 旅行りょこう
    • ·travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行きたい
    • ·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
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりました
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • する
    • ·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
  • 次つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • 二人ふたり
    • ·two persons; two people; pair; couple
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しました
    • ·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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 三さん
    • ·three; 3
    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
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買った
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • はいるAs it appears here: はいりませんでした
    • ·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
  • 一日いちにち
    • ·one day
    • ·all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
    • ·first day of the month
    N5
  • 目め
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • 町まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·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
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩きました
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 夕方ゆうがた
    • ·early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
    N5
  • 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗って
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • 有名ゆうめい
    • ·famous; well-known
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·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
  • 海うみ
    • ·sea; ocean; waters
    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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見
    • ·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
  • かかるAs it appears here: かかり
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • 着くつくAs it appears here: 着いた
    • ·to arrive at; to reach
    • ·to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
    N5
  • 暗いくらいAs it appears here: 暗く
    • ·dark; gloomy; murky
    • ·depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
    • ·dark (in colour); dull
    • ·ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
    • ·unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
    • ·unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)
    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
  • 駅えき
    • ·railway station; train station
    • ·staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
    • ·counter for railway stations and bus stations
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買って
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • 帰るかえるAs it appears here: 帰って
    • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
    • ·to get home; to get to home plate
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 違うちがうAs it appears here: 違いました
    • ·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
  • 楽しいたのしいAs it appears here: 楽しかった
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • 予定よてい
    • ·plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
    N4
  • 空くすくAs it appears here: 空いて
    • ·to open (e.g. doors)
    • ·to open (e.g. business, etc.)
    • ·to be empty
    • ·to be vacant; to be available; to be free
    • ·to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
    • ·to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
    • ·to come to an end
    • ·to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
    • ·to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
    N4
  • 急ぐいそぐAs it appears here: 急いで
    • ·to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
    N4
  • 予約よやく
    • ·reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
    • ·contract; subscription; pledge
    • ·programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
    N4
  • 集めるあつめるAs it appears here: 集めて
    • ·to collect; to assemble; to gather
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • 立てるたてるAs it appears here: 立てます
    • ·to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
    • ·to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    • ·to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    • ·to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    • ·to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    • ·to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
    • ·to sharpen; to make clear
    • ·to shut; to close
    • ·to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
    • ·to divide by
    • ·to do ... vigorously
    N4
  • 海岸かいがん
    • ·seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
    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
  • しかた
    • ·way; method; means; resource; course
    N4
  • 失敗しっぱい
    • ·failure; mistake; blunder
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思いました
    • ·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
  • 温泉おんせん
    • ·hot spring
    • ·onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
    N2
  • 夕日ゆうひ
    • ·evening sun; setting sun
    N2
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しみ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
Grammar3 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'.

    先日、友人と話していて「久しぶりに旅行に行きたいね。」という話になりました。

    The other day, while talking with a friend, we ended up saying, “It’s been a long time since we went on a trip.”

  • は～で有名N3

    States what something is well known for — 'famous for X', 'known for X'.

    夕方からは、バスに乗って夕日で有名な海岸に行くことにしました。

    In the evening, we decided to take a bus to a coast famous for its sunsets.

  • ところがN3

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    そこで、夕日が海に沈むところが見たかったのですが、町から海岸までは思ったより時間がかかり、着いたころにはすっかり暗くなっていました。

    We wanted to see the sun setting into the sea there, but it took longer than we expected to get from the town to the coast, and by the time we arrived, it was completely dark.

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  • 〜ていたN4

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

    予定を確認すると、次の週末なら二人とも空いていたので、急いで温泉旅館を予約しました。

    When we checked our schedules, we found that we were both free the following weekend, so we quickly booked a hot-spring inn.

  • だけでN4

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

    でも今回は、時間がなく、ガイドブックを一冊買っただけで出発しました。

    But this time, I had no time, so I set off after buying just one guidebook.

  • ことにするN4

    Expresses a decision the speaker makes by their own volition; 'decide to (do).'

    夕方からは、バスに乗って夕日で有名な海岸に行くことにしました。

    In the evening, we decided to take a bus to a coast famous for its sunsets.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    そこで、夕日が海に沈むところが見たかったのですが、町から海岸までは思ったより時間がかかり、着いたころにはすっかり暗くなっていました。

    We wanted to see the sun setting into the sea there, but it took longer than we expected to get from the town to the coast, and by the time we arrived, it was completely dark.

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

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

    そこで、夕日が海に沈むところが見たかったのですが、町から海岸までは思ったより時間がかかり、着いたころにはすっかり暗くなっていました。

    We wanted to see the sun setting into the sea there, but it took longer than we expected to get from the town to the coast, and by the time we arrived, it was completely dark.

  • 〜てくるN4

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

    しかたないので、駅で夕日の絵はがきを買って帰ってきました。

    With nothing else we could do, we bought a postcard with a picture of the sunset at the station and went home.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    いつものような旅行のほうが安心ですが、たまにはこんな旅行もいいと思いました。

    Traveling in my usual way feels more reassuring, but I thought that a trip like this once in a while is nice too.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    いつものような旅行のほうが安心ですが、たまにはこんな旅行もいいと思いました。

    Traveling in my usual way feels more reassuring, but I thought that a trip like this once in a while is nice too.

  • 〜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”.

    先日、友人と話していて「久しぶりに旅行に行きたいね。」という話になりました。

    The other day, while talking with a friend, we ended up saying, “It’s been a long time since we went on a trip.”

  • に行くN52 times in this passage

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    先日、友人と話していて「久しぶりに旅行に行きたいね。」という話になりました。

    The other day, while talking with a friend, we ended up saying, “It’s been a long time since we went on a trip.”

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    先日、友人と話していて「久しぶりに旅行に行きたいね。」という話になりました。

    The other day, while talking with a friend, we ended up saying, “It’s been a long time since we went on a trip.”

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    予定を確認すると、次の週末なら二人とも空いていたので、急いで温泉旅館を予約しました。

    When we checked our schedules, we found that we were both free the following weekend, so we quickly booked a hot-spring inn.

  • だ / ですN54 times in this passage

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

    ①こんな旅行は初めてで、少し不安でしたが、心配はいりませんでした。

    ① It was my first time taking a trip like this, so I was a little worried, but there was no need to be.

  • んですN5

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

    ①こんな旅行は初めてで、少し不安でしたが、心配はいりませんでした。

    ① It was my first time taking a trip like this, so I was a little worried, but there was no need to be.

  • までN5

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

    そこで、夕日が海に沈むところが見たかったのですが、町から海岸までは思ったより時間がかかり、着いたころにはすっかり暗くなっていました。

    We wanted to see the sun setting into the sea there, but it took longer than we expected to get from the town to the coast, and by the time we arrived, it was completely dark.

  • いつもN52 times in this passage

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    今回の旅行はいつもとは少し違いましたが、楽しかったです。

    This trip was a little different from my usual ones, but it was fun.

  • より〜ほうがN5

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    いつものような旅行のほうが安心ですが、たまにはこんな旅行もいいと思いました。

    Traveling in my usual way feels more reassuring, but I thought that a trip like this once in a while is nice too.

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