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髪かみが私わたしたちの頭あたまを守まもっていることはよく知しられている。しかし、髪かみの役やく割わり（注1）はほかにもある。

私わたしたちの体からだには、食たべ物ものなどから毒どくになるものが入はいってきてしまうことがある。それらは、血けつ液えきの流ながれに乗のって髪かみに運はこばれ、髪かみの毛け一本いっぽん一本いっぽんにたまっていく。そして、時じ間かんがたって髪かみが自し然ぜんに抜ぬける（注2）とき、一緒いっしょに体からだから出でて行いくのだ。髪かみは何なにかにぶつかったときなどに頭あたまを守まもっているだけではないのである。

（注ちゅう1）役やく割わり：ここでは、仕し事ごと

（注ちゅう2）抜ぬける：取とれる

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  1. 1ほかにもあるとあるが、それはどんなことか。

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Vocabulary12 words
  • 守るまもるAs it appears here: 守って
    • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
    • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
    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
  • 役割やくわり
    • ·part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
    N3
  • 毒どく
    • ·poison; toxicant; venom
    • ·harm; evil influence
    • ·ill will; spite; malice
    • ·abusive language
    N3
  • 流れながれ
    • ·flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
    • ·flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency
    • ·course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
    • ·group of people who remain together after the end of an event
    • ·descent; ancestry; school
    • ·forfeiture; foreclosure
    • ·cancellation
    • ·drifting; wandering; roaming
    N3
  • 髪の毛かみのけ
    • ·hair (on the head); (a) hair
    N3
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • 抜けるぬける
    • ·to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
    • ·to fade; to discolour
    • ·to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)
    • ·to leave (e.g. a meeting)
    • ·to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)
    • ·to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish
    • ·to exit (a program loop)
    • ·to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse
    • ·to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 取れるとれる
    • ·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
Other levels20 words
  • 頭あたま
    • ·head
    • ·hair (on one's head)
    • ·mind; brains; intellect
    • ·leader; chief; boss; captain
    • ·top; tip
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·head; person
    • ·down payment; deposit
    • ·top structural component of a kanji
    • ·pair
    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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知られて
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 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
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    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
  • 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
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·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
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 髪かみ
    • ·hair (on the head)
    N4
  • 運ぶはこぶAs it appears here: 運ばれ
    • ·to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
    • ·to come; to go
    • ·to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
    • ·to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange
    • ·to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
    N4
  • 血液けつえき
    • ·blood
    N2
  • たまるAs it appears here: たまって
    • ·to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    私たちの体には、食べ物などから毒になるものが入ってきてしまうことがある。

    Sometimes substances that can be toxic enter our bodies through food and other sources.

Other levels12 patterns
  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    私たちの体には、食べ物などから毒になるものが入ってきてしまうことがある。

    Sometimes substances that can be toxic enter our bodies through food and other sources.

  • 〜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'.

    私たちの体には、食べ物などから毒になるものが入ってきてしまうことがある。

    Sometimes substances that can be toxic enter our bodies through food and other sources.

  • 〜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.

    私たちの体には、食べ物などから毒になるものが入ってきてしまうことがある。

    Sometimes substances that can be toxic enter our bodies through food and other sources.

  • 〜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'.

    それらは、血液の流れに乗って髪に運ばれ、髪の毛一本一本にたまっていく。

    These substances are carried through the bloodstream to the hair and accumulate in each strand.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    そして、時間がたって髪が自然に抜けるとき、一緒に体から出て行くのだ。

    Then, as time passes and the hair naturally falls out, those substances leave the body along with it.

  • 〜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”.

    髪が私たちの頭を守っていることはよく知られている。

    It is well known that hair protects our heads.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、髪の役割はほかにもある。

    However, hair has other roles as well.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、時間がたって髪が自然に抜けるとき、一緒に体から出て行くのだ。

    Then, as time passes and the hair naturally falls out, those substances leave the body along with it.

  • 一緒に（いっしょに）N5

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    そして、時間がたって髪が自然に抜けるとき、一緒に体から出て行くのだ。

    Then, as time passes and the hair naturally falls out, those substances leave the body along with it.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    髪は何かにぶつかったときなどに頭を守っているだけではないのである。

    Hair does more than simply protect the head when we bump into something.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    髪は何かにぶつかったときなどに頭を守っているだけではないのである。

    Hair does more than simply protect the head when we bump into something.

  • のでN5

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

    髪は何かにぶつかったときなどに頭を守っているだけではないのである。

    Hair does more than simply protect the head when we bump into something.

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