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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #690
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友とも達だちに誘さそわれて、2泊はく3日にちでスキーに行いった。私わたしはスキーが初はじめてだったので、1日にち目めの午ご後ごには疲つかれてしまった。そこで、私わたしは一ひと人りで①先さきにホテルに戻もどって、友とも達だちを待まつことにした。

ホテルに戻もどると、ロビーに｢雪ゆき山やまを歩あるきませんか｣と書かかれたポスターがはってあった。フロントの人ひとに聞きいてみると、ガイド（注1）と一緒いっしょに近ちかくの山やまの中なかを散さん歩ぽするのだと説とき明あかしてくれた。参さん加かする人ひとは、スキー用ようの服ふくと手て袋ぶくろを身みにつけ、雪そそが入はいらない防ぼう水すいの（注2）ブーツをはく必ひつ要ようがある。スキー用ようのブーツは歩あるきにくいので、だめだそうだ。日にち常じょう生せい活かつでは見みられない自し然ぜんが楽たのしめるそうなので、次つぎの日ひに参さん加かすることにした。

翌よく日じつは、朝あさからガイドやほかの参さん加か者しゃと一緒いっしょにゆっくりと山やまを歩あるいた。雪そそが光ひかって、とてもきれいだった。動どう物ぶつの足あし跡あとや、えさを食たべた跡あとなども見みつけた。ガイドから聞きいた雪ゆき山やまにすむ動どう物ぶつの話はなしもおもしろかった。

今こん回かいはあまり滑すべれなかったので、スキーは上じょう手ずにならなかったが、ほかにこんな楽たのしみがあるなら、②また来きてもいいと思おもった。

（注ちゅう1）ガイド：案あん内ないをする人ひと

（注ちゅう2）防ぼう水すいの：水みずが入はいらないようになっている

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  1. 1①先にホテルに戻ってとあるが、なぜか。
  2. 2雪山を歩く場合は、どんな服装で行くように言っているか。
  3. 3②また来てもいいと思ったとあるが、どうしてか。

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Vocabulary15 words
  • 誘うさそうAs it appears here: 誘われて
    • ·to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along
    • ·to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce
    • ·to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke
    N3
  • 日にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    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
  • はるAs it appears here: はって
    • ·to stick; to paste; to affix
    • ·to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)
    • ·to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
    • ·to fill; to swell
    • ·to stick out; to push out
    • ·to post (a link, etc. online)
    • ·to be expensive
    • ·to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout
    • ·to slap
    • ·to become one tile away from completion
    • ·to span; to generate
    N3
  • 参加さんか
    • ·participation; joining; entry
    N3
  • 身み
    • ·one's body; one's person
    • ·oneself; one's appearance
    • ·one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
    • ·main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
    N3
  • だめ
    • ·no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
    • ·hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
    • ·cannot; must not; not allowed
    • ·neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
    • ·no!; stop!
    N3
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • えさ
    • ·(animal) feed; fodder; pet food
    • ·bait; lure; enticement
    N3
  • 跡あと
    • ·trace; tracks; mark; sign
    • ·site; remains; ruins
    • ·scar
    N3
  • 今回こんかい
    • ·this time; now
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 案内あんない
    • ·guidance; leading (the way); showing around
    • ·information; notice; notification
    • ·announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
    • ·invitation
    • ·acquaintance; knowledge
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
Other levels58 words
  • 友達ともだち
    • ·friend; companion
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 目め
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • 午後ごご
    • ·afternoon; p.m.
    N5
  • 疲れるつかれるAs it appears here: 疲れて
    • ·to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
    • ·to become worn out (of a well-used object)
    • ·to starve
    N5
  • 一人ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 待つまつ
    • ·to wait
    • ·to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
    • ·to depend on; to need
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·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
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩きません
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書かれた
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    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
  • 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
  • 近くちかく
    • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
    • ·shortly; soon
    N5
  • 山やま
    • ·mountain; hill
    • ·mine
    • ·(mountain) forest
    • ·heap; pile; stack; mountain
    • ·protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire)
    • ·climax; peak; critical point
    • ·guess; speculation; gamble
    • ·(criminal) case; crime
    • ·mountain climbing; mountaineering
    • ·festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
    • ·deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock
    • ·wall; wall tile
    • ·wild
    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
  • 散歩さんぽ
    • ·walk; stroll
    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
  • 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
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけ
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入らない
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • はく
    • ·to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear
    • ·to affix (a sword to one's hip)
    • ·to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
    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
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩き
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見られない
    • ·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
  • 楽しめるたのしめる
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • 次つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • 朝あさ
    • ·morning
    • ·breakfast
    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
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩いた
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • 動物どうぶつ
    • ·animal
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べた
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·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
  • すむ
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • おもしろいAs it appears here: おもしろかった
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    N5
  • 上手じょうず
    • ·skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
    • ·flattery
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: ならなかった
    • ·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
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    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
  • 水みず
    • ·water (esp. cool or cold)
    • ·fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
    • ·flood; floodwaters
    • ·water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
    • ·break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
    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
  • 戻るもどるAs it appears here: 戻って
    • ·to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    • ·to return; to go back
    • ·to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
    • ·to rebound; to spring back
    N4
  • 戻るもどる
    • ·to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    • ·to return; to go back
    • ·to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
    • ·to rebound; to spring back
    N4
  • 用よう
    • ·business; task; errand; engagement
    • ·use; purpose
    • ·for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
    • ·call of nature; excretion
    N4
  • 手袋てぶくろ
    • ·glove; mitten; mitt
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 光るひかるAs it appears here: 光って
    • ·to shine; to glitter; to be bright
    N4
  • 見つけるみつけるAs it appears here: 見つけた
    • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
    • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
    N4
  • 滑れるすべれるAs it appears here: 滑れなかった
    • ·to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
    • ·to slip; to skid
    • ·to be slippery
    • ·to fail (an examination)
    • ·to lose (a position); to be demoted
    • ·to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
    • ·to slide (move)
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    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
  • 足跡あしあと
    • ·footprints
    • ·record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
    N2
  • 泊はく
    • ·counter for nights of a stay
    • ·overnight stay; lodging
    N1
  • 先にさきに
    • ·previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
    • ·first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
    • ·beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    今回はあまり滑れなかったので、スキーは上手にならなかったが、ほかにこんな楽しみがあるなら、②また来てもいいと思った。

    I did not get to ski much this time, so I did not become any better at skiing, but if there are other enjoyable activities like this, I thought I would not mind coming again.

Other levels19 patterns
  • 〜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.

    私はスキーが初めてだったので、1日目の午後には疲れてしまった。

    Since it was my first time skiing, I was exhausted by the afternoon of the first day.

  • ことにするN42 times in this passage

    Expresses a decision the speaker makes by their own volition; 'decide to (do).'

    そこで、私は一人で①先にホテルに戻って、友達を待つことにした。

    So I decided to go back to the hotel ahead of my friends and wait for them there.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    フロントの人に聞いてみると、ガイドと一緒に近くの山の中を散歩するのだと説明してくれた。

    When I asked someone at the front desk, they explained that it involved walking through a nearby mountain with a guide.

  • 〜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'.

    フロントの人に聞いてみると、ガイドと一緒に近くの山の中を散歩するのだと説明してくれた。

    When I asked someone at the front desk, they explained that it involved walking through a nearby mountain with a guide.

  • 必要がある（ひつようがある）N4

    States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

    参加する人は、スキー用の服と手袋を身につけ、雪が入らない防水のブーツをはく必要がある。

    Participants need to wear ski clothes and gloves, as well as waterproof boots that keep snow from getting inside.

  • にくいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'

    スキー用のブーツは歩きにくいので、だめだそうだ。

    Ski boots are apparently not allowed because they are difficult to walk in.

  • そうだN4

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

    スキー用のブーツは歩きにくいので、だめだそうだ。

    Ski boots are apparently not allowed because they are difficult to walk in.

  • などN4

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

    動物の足跡や、えさを食べた跡なども見つけた。

    We also found animal footprints and traces of where they had eaten food.

  • てもN4

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

    今回はあまり滑れなかったので、スキーは上手にならなかったが、ほかにこんな楽しみがあるなら、②また来てもいいと思った。

    I did not get to ski much this time, so I did not become any better at skiing, but if there are other enjoyable activities like this, I thought I would not mind coming again.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    今回はあまり滑れなかったので、スキーは上手にならなかったが、ほかにこんな楽しみがあるなら、②また来てもいいと思った。

    I did not get to ski much this time, so I did not become any better at skiing, but if there are other enjoyable activities like this, I thought I would not mind coming again.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    （注2）防水の：水が入らないようになっている

    (Note 2) Waterproof: made so that water cannot get inside

  • に行くN5

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    友達に誘われて、2泊3日でスキーに行った。

    A friend invited me on a three-day, two-night ski trip.

  • のでN54 times in this passage

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

    私はスキーが初めてだったので、1日目の午後には疲れてしまった。

    Since it was my first time skiing, I was exhausted by the afternoon of the first day.

  • ませんかN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion, "won't you...?" / "would you like to...?"

    ホテルに戻ると、ロビーに｢雪山を歩きませんか｣と書かれたポスターがはってあった。

    When I returned to the hotel, there was a poster in the lobby that said, “Would you like to walk in the snowy mountains?”

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    ホテルに戻ると、ロビーに｢雪山を歩きませんか｣と書かれたポスターがはってあった。

    When I returned to the hotel, there was a poster in the lobby that said, “Would you like to walk in the snowy mountains?”

  • 一緒に（いっしょに）N52 times in this passage

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    フロントの人に聞いてみると、ガイドと一緒に近くの山の中を散歩するのだと説明してくれた。

    When I asked someone at the front desk, they explained that it involved walking through a nearby mountain with a guide.

  • とてもN5

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

    雪が光って、とてもきれいだった。

    The snow glittered and was very beautiful.

  • がありますN5

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

    今回はあまり滑れなかったので、スキーは上手にならなかったが、ほかにこんな楽しみがあるなら、②また来てもいいと思った。

    I did not get to ski much this time, so I did not become any better at skiing, but if there are other enjoyable activities like this, I thought I would not mind coming again.

  • 〜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”.

    （注2）防水の：水が入らないようになっている

    (Note 2) Waterproof: made so that water cannot get inside

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