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最さい近きんろうそくが一いち年ねん中じゅう売うれていて、その明あかりを楽たのしむ人ひとが増ふえている。なぜ今いま、ろうそくに人にん気きが集あつまっているのだろうか。

蛍けい光こう灯とうの白しろい光ひかりは、人ひとを活かつ動どう的てきにさせるが、緊きん張ちょうを解とくことはできないそうだ。ろうそくなどのオレンジ色いろの光ひかりは、心こころを落おち着つかせ、ストレスや体からだの疲つかれを取とってくれるらしい。不ふ安あんの多おおい社しゃ会かいの中なかで、こういう効こう果かに期き待たいしてろうそくに火ひをつける人ひとが増ふえているようである。

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  1. 1ろうそくに人気が集まっているとあるが、その理由は、何だと言っているか。

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Vocabulary11 words
  • 売れるうれるAs it appears here: 売れて
    • ·to sell (well)
    • ·to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
    N3
  • 明かりあかり
    • ·light; glow; gleam
    • ·(a) light; lights; lamp
    • ·proof (of innocence)
    N3
  • 人気にんき
    • ·popularity; public favor
    • ·condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature
    N3
  • 緊張きんちょう
    • ·tension; strain; nervousness; stress
    • ·tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
    • ·tonus; muscle tone
    N3
  • 解くとく
    • ·to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
    • ·to unsew; to unstitch
    • ·to solve; to work out; to answer
    • ·to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
    • ·to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
    • ·to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
    • ·to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
    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
  • 疲れつかれ
    • ·tiredness; fatigue
    N3
  • 不安ふあん
    • ·anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
    N3
  • 効果こうか
    • ·effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result
    • ·effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
    N3
  • 期待きたい
    • ·expectation; anticipation; hope
    • ·promising; rising; up-and-coming
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
Other levels21 words
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 白いしろい
    • ·white
    • ·blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate
    • ·innocent; not guilty; pure
    • ·bright; vivid
    • ·inexperienced; naive; unrefined
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·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
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 取るとるAs it appears here: 取って
    • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
    • ·to pass; to hand; to give
    • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
    • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
    • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
    • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
    • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
    • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
    • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
    • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
    • ·to record; to take down
    • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
    • ·to order; to have delivered
    • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
    • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
    • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
    • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 光ひかり
    • ·light
    • ·illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
    • ·happiness; hope
    • ·influence; power
    • ·vision; eyesight
    • ·optical fiber; optical fibre
    N4
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • ろうそく
    • ·candle
    N2
  • 蛍光灯けいこうとう
    • ·fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light
    • ·person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
    N2
  • 楽しむたのしむ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 集まるあつまるAs it appears here: 集まって
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • 的（てき）N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    蛍光灯の白い光は、人を活動的にさせるが、緊張を解くことはできないそうだ。

    It is said that the white light of fluorescent lamps makes people more active, but cannot relieve tension.

Other levels8 patterns
  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    蛍光灯の白い光は、人を活動的にさせるが、緊張を解くことはできないそうだ。

    It is said that the white light of fluorescent lamps makes people more active, but cannot relieve tension.

  • などN4

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

    ろうそくなどのオレンジ色の光は、心を落ち着かせ、ストレスや体の疲れを取ってくれるらしい。

    Orange light, such as candlelight, apparently calms the mind and relieves stress and physical fatigue.

  • 〜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'.

    ろうそくなどのオレンジ色の光は、心を落ち着かせ、ストレスや体の疲れを取ってくれるらしい。

    Orange light, such as candlelight, apparently calms the mind and relieves stress and physical fatigue.

  • らしいN4

    Evidential auxiliary expressing an inference or hearsay from evidence — 'it seems / apparently ~'; also 'typical of, befitting ~'.

    ろうそくなどのオレンジ色の光は、心を落ち着かせ、ストレスや体の疲れを取ってくれるらしい。

    Orange light, such as candlelight, apparently calms the mind and relieves stress and physical fatigue.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    不安の多い社会の中で、こういう効果に期待してろうそくに火をつける人が増えているようである。

    In a society filled with anxiety, it seems that more and more people are lighting candles in the hope of gaining these benefits.

  • ようだN4

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

    不安の多い社会の中で、こういう効果に期待してろうそくに火をつける人が増えているようである。

    In a society filled with anxiety, it seems that more and more people are lighting candles in the hope of gaining these benefits.

  • 〜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”.

    最近ろうそくが一年中売れていて、その明かりを楽しむ人が増えている。

    Recently, candles have been selling throughout the year, and more and more people are enjoying their light.

  • だろうN5

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

    なぜ今、ろうそくに人気が集まっているのだろうか。

    Why are candles becoming so popular now?

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