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最さい近きん、テレビで、面おも白しろいやり方かたで新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんを選えらぶ会かい社しゃが紹しょう介かいされていた。その会かい社しゃは、手しゅ術じゅつ用よう機き械かいの細こまかい部ぶ品ひんを作つくっているのだが、入にゅう社しゃ試し験けんの時ときに焼やき魚ざかな定てい食しょくを食たべさせるそうだ。社しゃ長ちょうによると、はしを上じょう手ずに使つかって、小ちいさい骨ほねをきれいに取とりながら魚さかなが食たべられる人ひとには、細こまかい物ものを作つくる仕し事ごともきちんとできる人ひとが多おおいのだそうだ。私わたしは、チェックポイントは食しょく事じ中ちゅうのマナーや話はなしの内ない容ようなどだろうと思おもって見みていたので、意い外がいだったが、なるほどと思おもった。

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  1. 1焼き魚定食を食べさせるのはどうしてか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 手術しゅじゅつ
    • ·surgery; operation; procedure
    • ·skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
    N3
  • 機械きかい
    • ·machine; mechanism
    • ·instrument; appliance; apparatus
    N3
  • 骨ほね
    • ·bone
    • ·frame
    • ·outline; core
    • ·backbone; spirit; fortitude
    • ·laborious; troublesome; difficult
    N3
  • 食事しょくじ
    • ·meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
    • ·diet
    N3
  • 中ちゅう
    • ·medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
    • ·in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
    • ·during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
    • ·currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
    • ·middle way; moderation
    • ·second volume (of three)
    • ·junior high school; middle school
    • ·China
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 意外いがい
    • ·unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
    N3
Other levels33 words
  • 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
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べさせる
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • はし
    • ·bridge
    N5
  • 上手じょうず
    • ·skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
    • ·flattery
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 小さいちいさい
    • ·small; little; tiny
    • ·slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
    • ·low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
    • ·unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
    • ·young; juvenile
    N5
  • 取るとるAs it appears here: 取り
    • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
    • ·to pass; to hand; to give
    • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
    • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
    • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
    • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
    • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
    • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
    • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
    • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
    • ·to record; to take down
    • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
    • ·to order; to have delivered
    • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
    • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
    • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
    • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
    N5
  • 魚さかな
    • ·fish
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べられる
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    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
  • 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
  • 作るつくる
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • できる
    • ·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
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    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
  • 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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 紹介しょうかい
    • ·introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
    N4
  • 用よう
    • ·business; task; errand; engagement
    • ·use; purpose
    • ·for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
    • ·call of nature; excretion
    N4
  • 細かいこまかい
    • ·small
    • ·fine; minute
    • ·minor; trivial
    • ·sensitive; attentive
    • ·careful; frugal; stingy
    N4
  • 社長しゃちょう
    • ·company president; manager; director
    N4
  • 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
  • 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
  • 部品ぶひん
    • ·parts; accessories; components
    N2
  • 定食ていしょく
    • ·set meal; special (of the day)
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • によると/によればN3

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

    社長によると、はしを上手に使って、小さい骨をきれいに取りながら魚が食べられる人には、細かい物を作る仕事もきちんとできる人が多いのだそうだ。

    According to the company president, many people who can use chopsticks skillfully and eat fish while neatly removing the small bones are also good at work that involves making small, intricate things.

Other levels10 patterns
  • 方（かた）N4

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

    最近、テレビで、面白いやり方で新入社員を選ぶ会社が紹介されていた。

    Recently, a company that selects new employees in an interesting way was featured on television.

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

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

    最近、テレビで、面白いやり方で新入社員を選ぶ会社が紹介されていた。

    Recently, a company that selects new employees in an interesting way was featured on television.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    その会社は、手術用機械の細かい部品を作っているのだが、入社試験の時に焼き魚定食を食べさせるそうだ。

    The company makes small, intricate parts for surgical equipment, and apparently, during its employment examination, applicants are given a grilled-fish set meal to eat.

  • ながらN4

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

    社長によると、はしを上手に使って、小さい骨をきれいに取りながら魚が食べられる人には、細かい物を作る仕事もきちんとできる人が多いのだそうだ。

    According to the company president, many people who can use chopsticks skillfully and eat fish while neatly removing the small bones are also good at work that involves making small, intricate things.

  • そうだN4

    Reports information the speaker heard from another source, attached to a plain form — "I hear that…, they say…, apparently."

    社長によると、はしを上手に使って、小さい骨をきれいに取りながら魚が食べられる人には、細かい物を作る仕事もきちんとできる人が多いのだそうだ。

    According to the company president, many people who can use chopsticks skillfully and eat fish while neatly removing the small bones are also good at work that involves making small, intricate things.

  • などN4

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

    私は、チェックポイントは食事中のマナーや話の内容などだろうと思って見ていたので、意外だったが、なるほどと思った。

    I had been watching while assuming that the points being evaluated would be things like table manners or the content of the conversation, so I was surprised, but then I thought it made sense.

  • と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage

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

    私は、チェックポイントは食事中のマナーや話の内容などだろうと思って見ていたので、意外だったが、なるほどと思った。

    I had been watching while assuming that the points being evaluated would be things like table manners or the content of the conversation, so I was surprised, but then I thought it made sense.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    その会社は、手術用機械の細かい部品を作っているのだが、入社試験の時に焼き魚定食を食べさせるそうだ。

    The company makes small, intricate parts for surgical equipment, and apparently, during its employment examination, applicants are given a grilled-fish set meal to eat.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    私は、チェックポイントは食事中のマナーや話の内容などだろうと思って見ていたので、意外だったが、なるほどと思った。

    I had been watching while assuming that the points being evaluated would be things like table manners or the content of the conversation, so I was surprised, but then I thought it made sense.

  • のでN5

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

    私は、チェックポイントは食事中のマナーや話の内容などだろうと思って見ていたので、意外だったが、なるほどと思った。

    I had been watching while assuming that the points being evaluated would be things like table manners or the content of the conversation, so I was surprised, but then I thought it made sense.

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