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わたししょうがくせいときいたいえは、おおどおからほそさかみちのぼところあった学校がっこうからおなかすかせてかえときや、てんしゃこいでのぼときなどとくたいへんで、このほそさかみちいやだった。

せんじつひさそのいえまでみてびっくりしたおおどおからおもよりはやいえしまいあのさかみちじつこんなにみじかのだなとおも

どもにはかいおおが、なるほどなっとくした

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  1. 1びっくりしたのはどうしてか。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • すくAs it appears here: すかせて
    • ·to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
    • ·to be hungry
    N3
  • 先日せんじつ
    • ·the other day; a few days ago
    N3
  • びっくり
    • ·to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump
    • ·surprise (e.g. surprise party)
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 納得なっとく
    • ·consent; agreement; acceptance
    • ·understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
    N3
Other levels33 words
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    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
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 細いほそい
    • ·thin; slender; fine
    • ·unlucky
    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
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • 学校がっこう
    • ·school
    N5
  • おなか
    • ·belly; abdomen; stomach
    N5
  • 帰るかえる
    • ·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
  • 自転車じてんしゃ
    • ·bicycle; bike
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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: 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
  • 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    N5
  • 着くつくAs it appears here: 着いて
    • ·to arrive at; to reach
    • ·to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
    N5
  • あの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • 短いみじかいAs it appears here: 短かった
    • ·short
    • ·brief
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
    • ·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
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    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
  • 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
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    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
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 小学生しょうがくせい
    • ·elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
    N2
  • 大通りおおどおり
    • ·main street; avenue; boulevard
    N2
  • 上るのぼるAs it appears here: 上った
    • ·to ascend; to go up; to climb
    • ·to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
    • ·to go to (the capital)
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to add up to
    • ·to advance (in price)
    • ·to swim up (a river); to sail up
    • ·to come up (on the agenda)
    N2
  • 上るのぼる
    • ·to ascend; to go up; to climb
    • ·to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
    • ·to go to (the capital)
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to add up to
    • ·to advance (in price)
    • ·to swim up (a river); to sail up
    • ·to come up (on the agenda)
    N2
  • こぐAs it appears here: こいで
    • ·to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars)
    • ·to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
    • ·to swing (on a swing)
    • ·to work (a hand pump)
    • ·to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
    N1
Grammar0 patterns

No N3 grammar patterns in this passage.

Other levels9 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'.

    私が小学生のときに住んでいた家は、大通りから細い坂道を上ったところにあった。

    The house where I lived when I was in elementary school was at the top of a narrow slope leading up from a main road.

  • ときN43 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    私が小学生のときに住んでいた家は、大通りから細い坂道を上ったところにあった。

    The house where I lived when I was in elementary school was at the top of a narrow slope leading up from a main road.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    私が小学生のときに住んでいた家は、大通りから細い坂道を上ったところにあった。

    The house where I lived when I was in elementary school was at the top of a narrow slope leading up from a main road.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    学校からおなかをすかせて帰るときや、自転車をこいで上るときなどは特に大変で、この細い坂道が嫌だった。

    It was especially hard when I came home from school hungry or rode my bicycle uphill, so I disliked that narrow slope.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    先日、久しぶりにその家まで行ってみてびっくりした。

    The other day, I visited that house for the first time in a long while and was surprised.

  • よりN4

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

    大通りから思ったより早く家に着いてしまい、あの坂道は実はこんなに短かったのだなと思った。

    I reached the house from the main road sooner than I expected and realized that the slope had actually been this short.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    大通りから思ったより早く家に着いてしまい、あの坂道は実はこんなに短かったのだなと思った。

    I reached the house from the main road sooner than I expected and realized that the slope had actually been this short.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    大通りから思ったより早く家に着いてしまい、あの坂道は実はこんなに短かったのだなと思った。

    I reached the house from the main road sooner than I expected and realized that the slope had actually been this short.

  • までN5

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

    先日、久しぶりにその家まで行ってみてびっくりした。

    The other day, I visited that house for the first time in a long while and was surprised.

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