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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #661
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私わたしの住すむ町まちは自し然ぜんに囲かこまれた美うつくしいところですが、最さい近きん人じん口こうが減げん少しょうしてきて、だれも住すんでいない空あき家やが増ふえています。東とう京きょうなどの大だい都と会かいに出でていく人ひとが多おおくなったからです。でも、空あき家やの中なかには、まだ十じゅう分ぶん住すめる家いえが多おおくあります。

そこで、町まちでは、このような家いえをホームページで全ぜん国こくに紹しょう介かいしはじめました。誰だれかが住すんでくれたら、空あき家やが減へって人じん口こうも増ふやせ、町まちが元げん気きになると考かんがえたのです。空あき家やを持もっている人ひとが家いえを売うったり貸かしたりしたいときには、相そう談だんを受うけ、新あたらしく住すもうとする人ひとが家いえを直なおしたいと考かんがえたときには、町まちが少すこしお金かねを出だすそうです。

紹しょう介かいが始はじまってまだ半はん年としですが、三さん家か族ぞくが東とう京きょうから移うつってきました。引越ひっこしてきた人ひとたちは、畑はたけを借かりて野や菜さい作づくりを楽たのしんだり、子こ供どもを自し然ぜんの中なかで遊あそばせたりできるので、来きてよかったと言いっているそうです。希き望ぼう者しゃは、ほかにもいると聞ききました。これからも私わたしの町まちの良よさを知しって、ここに移うつり住すむ人ひとが増ふえてくれるとうれしいです。

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  1. 1紹介しはじめましたとあるが、それはどうしてか。
  2. 2町は、空き家の紹介以外に、例えばどんなことをしているか。
  3. 3空き家の紹介の結果を知って、「私」はどう思っているか。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • 囲むかこむAs it appears here: 囲まれた
    • ·to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
    • ·to besiege; to lay siege to
    • ·to play (go, shogi, etc.)
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 全国ぜんこく
    • ·the whole country
    N3
  • 減るへるAs it appears here: 減って
    • ·to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 相談そうだん
    • ·consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
    N3
  • 畑はたけ
    • ·field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
    • ·field (of specialization); sphere; area; line
    • ·womb; birth; birthplace
    N3
  • うれしい
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
Other levels60 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 住むすむ
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 町まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    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
  • 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
  • だれ
    • ·who
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • 誰かだれか
    • ·someone; somebody
    N5
  • 元気げんき
    • ·lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
    • ·healthy; well; fit; in good health
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 売るうるAs it appears here: 売ったり
    • ·to sell
    • ·to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
    • ·to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself
    • ·to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone
    N5
  • 貸すかすAs it appears here: 貸したり
    • ·to lend; to loan
    • ·to rent out; to hire out
    • ·to hand (over); to give
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • 新しいあたらしいAs it appears here: 新しく
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住もう
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    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
  • 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
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    N5
  • 出すだす
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • 始まるはじまるAs it appears here: 始まって
    • ·to begin; to start; to commence
    • ·to happen (again); to begin (anew)
    • ·to date (from); to originate (in)
    N5
  • 三さん
    • ·three; 3
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • 借りるかりるAs it appears here: 借りて
    • ·to borrow
    • ·to rent; to hire
    • ·to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive
    • ·to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use
    N5
  • 野菜やさい
    • ·vegetable
    • ·marijuana; cannabis
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    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
  • 遊ぶあそぶAs it appears here: 遊ばせたり
    • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
    • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
    • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
    • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
    • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
    • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
    • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
    • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
    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
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来て
    • ·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
  • よいAs it appears here: よかった
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞きました
    • ·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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 美しいうつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 人口じんこう
    • ·population
    • ·common talk
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 十分じゅうぶん
    • ·enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
    • ·sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
    • ·division into ten
    N4
  • 紹介しょうかい
    • ·introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えた
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 受けるうけるAs it appears here: 受け
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 直すなおすAs it appears here: 直したい
    • ·to repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right; to restore; to straighten (e.g. a tie); to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.); to revive (one's spirits)
    • ·to change; to alter; to convert; to translate
    • ·to put back; to put away
    • ·to cure; to heal
    • ·to move up; to promote
    • ·to do over again; to redo
    N4
  • 移るうつるAs it appears here: 移って
    • ·to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred
    • ·to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious
    • ·to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
    • ·to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    N4
  • これから
    • ·from now on; after this; in the future; in future
    • ·from here; from this point
    N4
  • 増やせるふやせるAs it appears here: 増やせ
    • ·to increase; to add to; to augment
    N2
  • 減少げんしょう
    • ·decrease; reduction; decline
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しんだり
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
Grammar1 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'.

    引越してきた人たちは、畑を借りて野菜作りを楽しんだり、子供を自然の中で遊ばせたりできるので、来てよかったと言っているそうです。

    The people who moved there apparently say that they are glad they came because they can rent fields and enjoy growing vegetables and let their children play in nature.

Other levels16 patterns
  • 〜てくるN43 times in this passage

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

    私の住む町は自然に囲まれた美しいところですが、最近人口が減少してきて、だれも住んでいない空き家が増えています。

    The town where I live is a beautiful place surrounded by nature, but recently its population has been declining and the number of vacant houses with no one living in them has been increasing.

  • などN4

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

    東京などの大都会に出ていく人が多くなったからです。

    This is because more and more people are moving away to large cities such as Tokyo.

  • 〜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'.

    東京などの大都会に出ていく人が多くなったからです。

    This is because more and more people are moving away to large cities such as Tokyo.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    そこで、町では、このような家をホームページで全国に紹介しはじめました。

    So the town began introducing such houses nationwide through its website.

  • 〜てくれるN42 times in this passage

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    誰かが住んでくれたら、空き家が減って人口も増やせ、町が元気になると考えたのです。

    The town believed that if people came to live in them, the number of vacant houses would decrease, the population could increase, and the town would become more lively.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    誰かが住んでくれたら、空き家が減って人口も増やせ、町が元気になると考えたのです。

    The town believed that if people came to live in them, the number of vacant houses would decrease, the population could increase, and the town would become more lively.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    空き家を持っている人が家を売ったり貸したりしたいときには、相談を受け、新しく住もうとする人が家を直したいと考えたときには、町が少しお金を出すそうです。

    When owners of vacant houses want to sell or rent them out, the town offers consultation, and when people planning to move in want to repair a house, the town apparently provides some financial assistance.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    引越してきた人たちは、畑を借りて野菜作りを楽しんだり、子供を自然の中で遊ばせたりできるので、来てよかったと言っているそうです。

    The people who moved there apparently say that they are glad they came because they can rent fields and enjoy growing vegetables and let their children play in nature.

  • てよかったN4

    Expresses relief or gladness that something turned out to be the case — 'I'm glad that…' / 'it was good that…'.

    引越してきた人たちは、畑を借りて野菜作りを楽しんだり、子供を自然の中で遊ばせたりできるので、来てよかったと言っているそうです。

    The people who moved there apparently say that they are glad they came because they can rent fields and enjoy growing vegetables and let their children play in nature.

  • と聞いた（ときいた）N4

    Quotative plus past 'hear', reporting information one was told — 'I heard that'.

    希望者は、ほかにもいると聞きました。

    I have heard that there are other people who are interested as well.

  • だ / ですN57 times in this passage

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

    私の住む町は自然に囲まれた美しいところですが、最近人口が減少してきて、だれも住んでいない空き家が増えています。

    The town where I live is a beautiful place surrounded by nature, but recently its population has been declining and the number of vacant houses with no one living in them has been increasing.

  • 〜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”.

    私の住む町は自然に囲まれた美しいところですが、最近人口が減少してきて、だれも住んでいない空き家が増えています。

    The town where I live is a beautiful place surrounded by nature, but recently its population has been declining and the number of vacant houses with no one living in them has been increasing.

  • まだN52 times in this passage

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    でも、空き家の中には、まだ十分住める家が多くあります。

    However, many of those vacant houses are still perfectly suitable to live in.

  • 〜たり〜たりN54 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    空き家を持っている人が家を売ったり貸したりしたいときには、相談を受け、新しく住もうとする人が家を直したいと考えたときには、町が少しお金を出すそうです。

    When owners of vacant houses want to sell or rent them out, the town offers consultation, and when people planning to move in want to repair a house, the town apparently provides some financial assistance.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    空き家を持っている人が家を売ったり貸したりしたいときには、相談を受け、新しく住もうとする人が家を直したいと考えたときには、町が少しお金を出すそうです。

    When owners of vacant houses want to sell or rent them out, the town offers consultation, and when people planning to move in want to repair a house, the town apparently provides some financial assistance.

  • のでN5

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

    引越してきた人たちは、畑を借りて野菜作りを楽しんだり、子供を自然の中で遊ばせたりできるので、来てよかったと言っているそうです。

    The people who moved there apparently say that they are glad they came because they can rent fields and enjoy growing vegetables and let their children play in nature.

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