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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #669
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私わたしの家いえには①眠ねむっている服ふくがたくさんある。サイズが合あわなくなったり、流りゅう行こうが変かわったりして、もう着きなくなったものだ。流りゅう行こう遅おくれのものは、家か族ぞくや友とも達だちにあげたくても誰だれも欲ほっしがらないし、古ふる着ぎを売うっているリサイクル店てんも買かってくれない。捨すてるのはもったいないと思おもっている間まに、着きない服ふくがどんどん増ふえてしまったのである。

ところが、先せん日じつ、②こんなサービスをしている衣い料りょう品ひんメーカー（注1）があると知しった。このメーカーの店みせに着きなくなった服ふくを持もっていくと、その店みせで使つかえる割わり引びき券けんをくれるのだ。これなら、家いえの中なかも片かた付づくし、割わり引びき券けんで服ふくも安やすく買かえる。

では、客きゃくが店みせに持もっていった古ふるい服ふくはどうなるのだろうか。以い前ぜんは、古ふるい服ふくの8割わりは捨すてられ、残のこりの2割わりは古ふる着ぎとして売うるか、ぞうきんにするしかなかったそうだ。しかし、最さい近きん、古ふるい服ふくから「新あたらしい糸いと」を作つくる技ぎ術じゅつが考かんがえられた。この糸いとを使つかって、最さい新しんのデザイン（注2）の新あたらしい服ふくに③生うまれ変かわらせるのだ。この技ぎ術じゅつのおかげで、古ふるいものからそれより価か値ちの高たかいものを作つくり出だすことも可か能のうになったのである。これは④すばらしいことだと思おもう。

今いままで、私わたしは古ふるいものを捨すてるのはもったいないという気き持もちがしていた。でも、私わたしの古ふるい服ふくから新あたらしい流りゅう行こうの服ふくが生うまれるかもしれないと考かんがえたら、うれしくなってきた。

（注ちゅう1）衣い料りょう品ひんメーカー：ここでは、衣い服ふくを作つくって売うる会かい社しゃ。

（注ちゅう2）デザイン：ここでは、服ふくを美うつくしく見みせるために考かんがえられた形かたち、色いろなど

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  1. 1「私」の家にある①眠っている服というのは、どのような服か。
  2. 2②こんなサービスとあるが、古い服を店に持っていくと、どんなサービスが受けられるか。
  3. 3何を③生まれ変わらせるのか。
  4. 4④すばらしいことだとあるが、どのような点がすばらしいのか。

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Vocabulary15 words
  • 流行りゅうこう
    • ·fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity
    • ·prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
    N3
  • 間ま
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 先日せんじつ
    • ·the other day; a few days ago
    N3
  • 以前いぜん
    • ·before; prior to; ago
    • ·the past; before; previously; former times
    N3
  • 残りのこり
    • ·remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
    N3
  • ぞう
    • ·elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
    N3
  • きん
    • ·gold (metal)
    • ·gold (color)
    • ·gold (medal); first place (prize)
    • ·something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)
    • ·money; gold coin
    • ·sum (of money)
    • ·Friday
    • ·karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
    • ·metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)
    • ·Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
    • ·gold general
    • ·testicles
    N3
  • 価値かち
    • ·value; worth; merit
    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
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • すばらしい
    • ·wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb
    • ·exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
    N3
  • うれしいAs it appears here: うれしく
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 衣服いふく
    • ·clothes
    N3
Other levels63 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 服ふく
    • ·clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume; suit; outfit
    • ·counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
    N5
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    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
  • なるAs it appears here: なったり
    • ·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
  • 着るきるAs it appears here: 着なく
    • ·to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
    • ·to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
    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
  • 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
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • 友達ともだち
    • ·friend; companion
    N5
  • あげるAs it appears here: あげ
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • 売るうるAs it appears here: 売って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 着るきるAs it appears here: 着ない
    • ·to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
    • ·to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知った
    • ·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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 安いやすいAs it appears here: 安く
    • ·cheap; inexpensive
    • ·calm; peaceful; quiet
    N5
  • 買えるかえる
    • ·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
  • 古いふるい
    • ·old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
    • ·long; since long ago; time-honored
    • ·of the distant past; long-ago
    • ·stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
    • ·old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 売るうる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • 生まれるうまれる
    • ·to be born
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • 見せるみせる
    • ·to show; to display
    • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
    • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
    • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
    • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
    • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
    • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
    N5
  • 色いろ
    • ·colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
    • ·complexion; skin colour; skin color
    • ·look (on one's face); expression
    • ·appearance; air; feeling
    • ·personality; character
    • ·tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
    • ·love; lust; sensuality; love affair
    • ·lover; paramour
    • ·beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
    • ·kind; type; variety
    N5
  • 眠るねむるAs it appears here: 眠って
    • ·to sleep
    • ·to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
    • ·to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched
    • ·to close one's eyes
    N4
  • 合うあうAs it appears here: 合わなく
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わったり
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 捨てるすてる
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    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
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • くれる
    • ·to give; to let (one) have
    • ·to give
    • ·to do for one; to take the trouble to do
    • ·to do to someone's disadvantage
    N4
  • 客きゃく
    • ·guest; visitor
    • ·customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
    • ·counter for containers used to entertain guests
    N4
  • 捨てるすてるAs it appears here: 捨てられ
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 糸いと
    • ·thread; yarn; string
    N4
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えられた
    • ·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
  • 思うおもう
    • ·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
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えたら
    • ·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
  • 美しいうつくしいAs it appears here: 美しく
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 形かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 片付くかたづく
    • ·to be put in order; to be put to rights
    • ·to be disposed of; to be solved
    • ·to be finished
    • ·to be married (off)
    N2
  • 店てん
    • ·store; shop; restaurant
    N1
Grammar7 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    サイズが合わなくなったり、流行が変わったりして、もう着なくなったものだ。

    They are clothes I no longer wear because they no longer fit or fashions have changed.

  • ところがN3

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

    ところが、先日、②こんなサービスをしている衣料品メーカーがあると知った。

    However, the other day I learned that there is a clothing manufacturer offering ② a service like this.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    以前は、古い服の8割は捨てられ、残りの2割は古着として売るか、ぞうきんにするしかなかったそうだ。

    Apparently, in the past, 80 percent of old clothes were thrown away, while the remaining 20 percent could only be sold as secondhand clothing or turned into cleaning rags.

  • しかないN3

    There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.

    以前は、古い服の8割は捨てられ、残りの2割は古着として売るか、ぞうきんにするしかなかったそうだ。

    Apparently, in the past, 80 percent of old clothes were thrown away, while the remaining 20 percent could only be sold as secondhand clothing or turned into cleaning rags.

  • おかげでN3

    Attributes a (usually favorable) result to a cause — 'thanks to', 'because of'.

    この技術のおかげで、古いものからそれより価値の高いものを作り出すことも可能になったのである。

    Thanks to this technology, it has become possible to create something of greater value from old things.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    今まで、私は古いものを捨てるのはもったいないという気持ちがしていた。

    Until now, I have always felt that throwing old things away was wasteful.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    （注2）デザイン：ここでは、服を美しく見せるために考えられた形、色など

    (Note 2) Design: here, the shape, color, etc. devised to make clothes look attractive.

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  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    流行遅れのものは、家族や友達にあげたくても誰も欲しがらないし、古着を売っているリサイクル店も買ってくれない。

    When clothes are out of fashion, even if I want to give them to family or friends, no one wants them, and secondhand recycling shops will not buy them either.

  • 〜てくれるN4

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

    流行遅れのものは、家族や友達にあげたくても誰も欲しがらないし、古着を売っているリサイクル店も買ってくれない。

    When clothes are out of fashion, even if I want to give them to family or friends, no one wants them, and secondhand recycling shops will not buy them either.

  • 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'.

    捨てるのはもったいないと思っている間に、着ない服がどんどん増えてしまったのである。

    While I kept thinking that throwing them away would be wasteful, the number of clothes I did not wear just kept increasing.

  • 間（あいだ）N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    捨てるのはもったいないと思っている間に、着ない服がどんどん増えてしまったのである。

    While I kept thinking that throwing them away would be wasteful, the number of clothes I did not wear just kept increasing.

  • 〜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.

    捨てるのはもったいないと思っている間に、着ない服がどんどん増えてしまったのである。

    While I kept thinking that throwing them away would be wasteful, the number of clothes I did not wear just kept increasing.

  • 〜ていくN42 times in this passage

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    このメーカーの店に着なくなった服を持っていくと、その店で使える割引券をくれるのだ。

    If you take clothes you no longer wear to one of the manufacturer’s stores, they give you a discount coupon that can be used there.

  • よりN4

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

    この技術のおかげで、古いものからそれより価値の高いものを作り出すことも可能になったのである。

    Thanks to this technology, it has become possible to create something of greater value from old things.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    今まで、私は古いものを捨てるのはもったいないという気持ちがしていた。

    Until now, I have always felt that throwing old things away was wasteful.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    でも、私の古い服から新しい流行の服が生まれるかもしれないと考えたら、うれしくなってきた。

    But when I think that new, fashionable clothes might be created from my old clothes, I start to feel happy.

  • 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').

    でも、私の古い服から新しい流行の服が生まれるかもしれないと考えたら、うれしくなってきた。

    But when I think that new, fashionable clothes might be created from my old clothes, I start to feel happy.

  • 〜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'.

    でも、私の古い服から新しい流行の服が生まれるかもしれないと考えたら、うれしくなってきた。

    But when I think that new, fashionable clothes might be created from my old clothes, I start to feel happy.

  • などN4

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

    （注2）デザイン：ここでは、服を美しく見せるために考えられた形、色など

    (Note 2) Design: here, the shape, color, etc. devised to make clothes look attractive.

  • 〜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”.

    私の家には①眠っている服がたくさんある。

    There are many clothes in my house that are ① “sleeping.”

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

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

    サイズが合わなくなったり、流行が変わったりして、もう着なくなったものだ。

    They are clothes I no longer wear because they no longer fit or fashions have changed.

  • もうN5

    The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

    サイズが合わなくなったり、流行が変わったりして、もう着なくなったものだ。

    They are clothes I no longer wear because they no longer fit or fashions have changed.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    流行遅れのものは、家族や友達にあげたくても誰も欲しがらないし、古着を売っているリサイクル店も買ってくれない。

    When clothes are out of fashion, even if I want to give them to family or friends, no one wants them, and secondhand recycling shops will not buy them either.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    捨てるのはもったいないと思っている間に、着ない服がどんどん増えてしまったのである。

    While I kept thinking that throwing them away would be wasteful, the number of clothes I did not wear just kept increasing.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    ところが、先日、②こんなサービスをしている衣料品メーカーがあると知った。

    However, the other day I learned that there is a clothing manufacturer offering ② a service like this.

  • だろうN5

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

    では、客が店に持っていった古い服はどうなるのだろうか。

    So what happens to the old clothes that customers bring to the store?

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    以前は、古い服の8割は捨てられ、残りの2割は古着として売るか、ぞうきんにするしかなかったそうだ。

    Apparently, in the past, 80 percent of old clothes were thrown away, while the remaining 20 percent could only be sold as secondhand clothing or turned into cleaning rags.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、最近、古い服から「新しい糸」を作る技術が考えられた。

    Recently, however, a technology has been developed for making “new yarn” from old clothes.

  • までN5

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

    今まで、私は古いものを捨てるのはもったいないという気持ちがしていた。

    Until now, I have always felt that throwing old things away was wasteful.

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