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私わたしの家いえの近ちかくを大おおきな川かわが流ながれている。川かわ沿ぞいの歩ほ道どうをジョギングするのが、私わたしの趣しゅ味みだ。景色けしきを眺ながめながら走はしるのは、とても気き持もちがいい。だが、残ざん念ねんなことが一ひとつある。歩ほ道どうの色いろが場ば所しょによってバラバラなのだ。この川かわは一ひとつの市しと二ふたつの町まちを通とおって流ながれているのだが、市しや町まちによって道みちの色いろが変かわっているのである。一本いっぽんの自し然ぜんの川かわはずっと同おなじように続つづいているのだから、川かわと同おなじように、周まわりも変かえないで一ひとつの景色けしきを作つくることはできなかったのかと思おもう。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 流れるながれるAs it appears here: 流れて
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • 歩道ほどう
    • ·footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
    N3
  • 眺めるながめるAs it appears here: 眺め
    • ·to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
    • ·to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
    • ·to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
    N3
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    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
Other levels27 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 近くちかく
    • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
    • ·shortly; soon
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 川かわ
    • ·river; stream
    • ·River; the ... river
    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
  • 走るはしる
    • ·to run
    • ·to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
    • ·to rush (to); to dash; to race
    • ·to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
    • ·to run away; to abscond; to elope
    • ·to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
    • ·to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
    • ·to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type 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
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 二つふたつ
    • ·two
    N5
  • 町まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    N5
  • 道みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    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
  • できるAs it appears here: できなかった
    • ·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
  • 趣味しゅみ
    • ·hobby; pastime
    • ·tastes; preference; liking
    N4
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 市し
    • ·city
    N4
  • 通るとおるAs it appears here: 通って
    • ·to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
    • ·to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
    • ·to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
    • ·to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
    • ·to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
    • ·to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
    • ·to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
    • ·to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
    • ·to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
    • ·to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
    • ·to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
    • ·to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
    • ·to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
    • ·to be well-informed; to be wise
    • ·to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わって
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    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
  • 周りまわり
    • ·circumference; girth
    • ·surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
    N4
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えないで
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    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
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    歩道の色が場所によってバラバラなのだ。

    The color of the path is inconsistent from place to place.

Other levels7 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    歩道の色が場所によってバラバラなのだ。

    The color of the path is inconsistent from place to place.

  • ながらN4

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

    景色を眺めながら走るのは、とても気持ちがいい。

    It feels very good to run while enjoying the scenery.

  • ないでN4

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    一本の自然の川はずっと同じように続いているのだから、川と同じように、周りも変えないで一つの景色を作ることはできなかったのかと思う。

    Since a single natural river continues on without changing, I wonder whether the surroundings could also have been kept consistent, like the river itself, to create one continuous landscape.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    一本の自然の川はずっと同じように続いているのだから、川と同じように、周りも変えないで一つの景色を作ることはできなかったのかと思う。

    Since a single natural river continues on without changing, I wonder whether the surroundings could also have been kept consistent, like the river itself, to create one continuous landscape.

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    私の家の近くを大きな川が流れている。

    A large river flows near my house.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    景色を眺めながら走るのは、とても気持ちがいい。

    It feels very good to run while enjoying the scenery.

  • のでN5

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

    この川は一つの市と二つの町を通って流れているのだが、市や町によって道の色が変わっているのである。

    This river flows through one city and two towns, and the color of the path changes depending on the city or town.

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