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僕ぼくは日本にっぽんのアニメが大だい好すきだ。自じ己こ紹しょう介かいのときには、いつも好すきなアニメについて話はなすようにしている。それは、自じ分ぶんと趣しゅ味みが合あう人ひとを早はやく見みつけて、その人ひとと友とも達だちになるためだ。

親しん友ゆうのトムと初はじめて会あったときも、そうだった。日本語学校にほんごがっこうのクラスで、僕ぼくの自じ己こ紹しょう介かいを聞きいて最さい初しょに話はなしかけてくれたのが彼かれだった。好すきなアニメが僕ぼくと同おなじだったのだ。お互たがいに日本語にほんごは下手へたでも、いつまでも話はなしが続つづいて、すぐに仲なか良よくなれたのだ。

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  1. 1この文章を書いた人は、自己紹介をするとき、なぜ好きなアニメについて話すのか。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 親友しんゆう
    • ·close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
    N3
Other levels29 words
  • 大好きだいすき
    • ·liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • 話すはなす
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 友達ともだち
    • ·friend; companion
    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
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 会うあうAs it appears here: 会った
    • ·to meet; to encounter; to see
    • ·to have an accident; to have a bad experience
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 下手へた
    • ·unskillful; poor; awkward
    • ·imprudent; untactful
    N5
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 僕ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 趣味しゅみ
    • ·hobby; pastime
    • ·tastes; preference; liking
    N4
  • 合うあう
    • ·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
  • 見つけるみつけるAs it appears here: 見つけて
    • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
    • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • 彼かれ
    • ·he; him
    • ·boyfriend
    N4
  • 続くつづくAs it appears here: 続いて
    • ·to continue; to last; to go on
    • ·to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
    • ·to occur again and again
    • ·to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
    • ·to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
    • ·to hold out; to keep; to last
    N4
  • なれるAs it appears here: なれた
    • ·to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
    • ·to become skilled in; to become experienced at
    • ·to become tame; to become domesticated
    • ·to get used to doing
    N4
  • すぐ
    • ·immediately; at once; right away; directly
    • ·soon; before long; shortly
    • ·easily; readily; without difficulty
    • ·right (near); nearby; just (handy)
    • ·honest; upright; frank; straightforward
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    自己紹介のときには、いつも好きなアニメについて話すようにしている。

    Whenever I introduce myself, I make a point of talking about the anime I like.

  • ためにN3

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

    それは、自分と趣味が合う人を早く見つけて、その人と友達になるためだ。

    I do this so that I can quickly find someone who shares my interests and become friends with that person.

Other levels5 patterns
  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    自己紹介のときには、いつも好きなアニメについて話すようにしている。

    Whenever I introduce myself, I make a point of talking about the anime I like.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    自己紹介のときには、いつも好きなアニメについて話すようにしている。

    Whenever I introduce myself, I make a point of talking about the anime I like.

  • 〜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'.

    日本語学校のクラスで、僕の自己紹介を聞いて最初に話しかけてくれたのが彼だった。

    In our class at Japanese language school, he was the first person to come and talk to me after hearing my self-introduction.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    自己紹介のときには、いつも好きなアニメについて話すようにしている。

    Whenever I introduce myself, I make a point of talking about the anime I like.

  • までN5

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

    お互いに日本語は下手でも、いつまでも話が続いて、すぐに仲良くなれたのだ。

    Even though neither of us was good at Japanese, we could keep talking endlessly, and we quickly became close friends.

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