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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #698
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11月つきの初はじめに名古屋なごやに引ひっ越こして来きて、1週しゅう間かんがたちました。わたしは日本にっぽんに住すんでもう2年ねんになるので、日本にっぽんについていろいろを知しっていると思おもっていましたが、まだ知しらないことがけっこうあります。

今朝けさは、近ちかくの公こう園えんへ散さん歩ぽに行いってみました。木この葉はが赤あかや黄き色いろに変かわり、とてもきれいでした。歩あるいていると、遠とおくに白しろい雪ゆきのようなものがたくさんついている木きが見みえました。何なにかと思おもって、①近ちかくに行いってみると、それは桜さくらに似にた小ちいさな花はなでした。

通とおりかかった人ひとに「何どの木きですか」と聞きくと、「桜さくらですよ。『四し季き桜さくら』といって、秋あきから冬ふゆに咲さくのです。」と教おしえてくれました。桜さくらは春はるにだけ咲さくと思おもっていたので、②とてもびっくりしました。

公こう園えんを出でると。喫きっ茶さ店てんがあったので、入はいってみました。コーヒーとトーストを頼たのむと、ウェイトレスに「モーニング.サービスにしますか。」と聞きかれました。私わたしが意い味みが分わからず、黙だまっていると、ウェストレスは「朝あさ11時じまでにコーヒーか紅こう茶ちゃを頼たのむと、無む料りょうでトーストと卵たまごとサラダがつくんです。」と説とき明あかしてくれました。

これは、名古屋なごやで始はじまったサービスなのだそうです。わたしはそのときまで、喫きっ茶さ店てんにそのようなサービスがあることを知しりませんでした。おなかがすいていたので、③とてもうれしかったです。

これからまたどんな経けい験けんができるか、とても楽たのしみです。

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  1. 1①近くに行ってみるととあるが、どうして行ってみたのか。
  2. 2②とてもびっくりしましたとあるが、どうしてか。
  3. 3③とてもうれしかったですとあるが、何がうれしかったのか。
  4. 4この文章を書いた人は、日本の生活についてどう思っているか。

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Vocabulary12 words
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 週間しゅうかん
    • ·week
    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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 桜さくら
    • ·cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura
    • ·light pink
    • ·fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler
    • ·hired applauder
    • ·horse meat
    N3
  • びっくり
    • ·to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump
    • ·surprise (e.g. surprise party)
    N3
  • 黙るだまるAs it appears here: 黙って
    • ·to be silent; to say nothing
    N3
  • 無料むりょう
    • ·free (of charge); gratuitous
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • すくAs it appears here: すいて
    • ·to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
    • ·to be hungry
    N3
  • うれしいAs it appears here: うれしかった
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
Other levels72 words
  • たつAs it appears here: たちました
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住んで
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    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
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·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
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知らない
    • ·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
  • けっこう
    • ·splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
    • ·not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
    • ·rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
    • ·structure; construction; framework; architecture
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 今朝けさ
    • ·this morning
    N5
  • 近くちかく
    • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
    • ·shortly; soon
    N5
  • 公園こうえん
    • ·(public) park
    N5
  • 散歩さんぽ
    • ·walk; stroll
    N5
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行って
    • ·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
  • 赤あか
    • ·red; crimson; scarlet
    • ·red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
    • ·Red (i.e. communist)
    • ·red light (traffic)
    • ·red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
    • ·complete; total; perfect; obvious
    • ·copper
    • ·red 5-point card
    N5
  • 黄色きいろ
    • ·yellow; amber
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩いて
    • ·to walk
    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
  • 雪ゆき
    • ·snow; snowfall
    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
  • 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
  • 木き
    • ·tree; shrub; bush
    • ·wood; timber
    • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • 花はな
    • ·flower; blossom; bloom; petal
    • ·cherry blossom
    • ·beauty
    • ·blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
    • ·ikebana
    • ·hanafuda
    • ·(the) best
    • ·glorious; lovely
    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
  • 何のどの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·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
  • いうAs it appears here: いって
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 秋あき
    • ·autumn; fall
    N5
  • 冬ふゆ
    • ·winter
    N5
  • 咲くさく
    • ·to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
    • ·to rise up (of breaking waves)
    N5
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • 春はる
    • ·spring; springtime
    • ·New Year
    • ·prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
    • ·adolescence; puberty
    • ·sexuality; sexual desire
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しました
    • ·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
  • 出るでる
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 喫茶店きっさてん
    • ·coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
    • ·kissaten; (expl.) traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·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
  • コーヒーこーひー
    • ·coffee
    N5
  • 頼むたのむ
    • ·to request; to beg; to ask
    • ·to call; to order; to reserve
    • ·to entrust to
    • ·to rely on
    • ·please; please do; help me out here
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かれました
    • ·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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分から
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 朝あさ
    • ·morning
    • ·breakfast
    N5
  • 紅茶こうちゃ
    • ·black tea
    N5
  • 卵たまご
    • ·eggs; egg; spawn; roe
    • ·(hen's) egg
    • ·a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...
    • ·beginning; origin; infancy
    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
  • 始まるはじまるAs it appears here: 始まった
    • ·to begin; to start; to commence
    • ·to happen (again); to begin (anew)
    • ·to date (from); to originate (in)
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知りませんでした
    • ·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
  • おなか
    • ·belly; abdomen; stomach
    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
  • できる
    • ·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
  • 引っ越すひっこすAs it appears here: 引っ越して
    • ·to move (house); to change residence
    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
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わり
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 遠くとおく
    • ·far away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off; afar
    • ·long ago; far back; far (into the future)
    • ·by far
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えました
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似た
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • これから
    • ·from now on; after this; in the future; in future
    • ·from here; from this point
    N4
  • 初めにはじめに
    • ·first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
    • ·Introduction; Preface
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: ついて
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 四季しき
    • ·the four seasons
    N2
  • つく
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 通りかかるとおりかかるAs it appears here: 通りかかった
    • ·to happen to pass by
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しみ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

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  • についてN3

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

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    歩いていると、遠くに白い雪のようなものがたくさんついている木が見えました。

    As I was walking, I saw in the distance a tree covered with many white things that looked like snow.

  • というN3

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

    『四季桜』といって、秋から冬に咲くのです。」と教えてくれました。

    It is called ‘shikizakura,’ and it blooms from autumn through winter.”

Other levels23 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").

    これは、名古屋で始まったサービスなのだそうです。

    Apparently, this service originated in Nagoya.

  • 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'.

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • 〜てみるN43 times in this passage

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

    今朝は、近くの公園へ散歩に行ってみました。

    This morning, I went for a walk in a nearby park.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    歩いていると、遠くに白い雪のようなものがたくさんついている木が見えました。

    As I was walking, I saw in the distance a tree covered with many white things that looked like snow.

  • 〜てくれるN42 times in this passage

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

    『四季桜』といって、秋から冬に咲くのです。」と教えてくれました。

    It is called ‘shikizakura,’ and it blooms from autumn through winter.”

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

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

    桜は春にだけ咲くと思っていたので、②とてもびっくりしました。

    I had thought cherry blossoms bloomed only in spring, so ②I was very surprised.

  • までにN4

    Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'

    私が意味が分からず、黙っていると、ウェストレスは「朝11時までにコーヒーか紅茶を頼むと、無料でトーストと卵とサラダがつくんです。」と説明してくれました。

    When I remained silent because I did not understand what she meant, the waitress explained, “If you order coffee or tea before 11 a.m., you get toast, an egg, and salad for free.”

  • そうだN4

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

    これは、名古屋で始まったサービスなのだそうです。

    Apparently, this service originated in Nagoya.

  • ときN4

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

    わたしはそのときまで、喫茶店にそのようなサービスがあることを知りませんでした。

    Until then, I had not known that coffee shops offered such a service.

  • ようだN4

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

    わたしはそのときまで、喫茶店にそのようなサービスがあることを知りませんでした。

    Until then, I had not known that coffee shops offered such a service.

  • もうN5

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

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • のでN54 times in this passage

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

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • 〜ているN55 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”.

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    わたしは日本に住んでもう2年になるので、日本についていろいろを知っていると思っていましたが、まだ知らないことがけっこうあります。

    Since I have already lived in Japan for two years, I thought I knew many things about the country, but there are still quite a few things I do not know.

  • に行くN52 times in this passage

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

    今朝は、近くの公園へ散歩に行ってみました。

    This morning, I went for a walk in a nearby park.

  • とてもN54 times in this passage

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

    木の葉が赤や黄色に変わり、とてもきれいでした。

    The leaves had turned red and yellow and were very beautiful.

  • だ / ですN57 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    木の葉が赤や黄色に変わり、とてもきれいでした。

    The leaves had turned red and yellow and were very beautiful.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    桜は春にだけ咲くと思っていたので、②とてもびっくりしました。

    I had thought cherry blossoms bloomed only in spring, so ②I was very surprised.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    喫茶店があったので、入ってみました。

    I saw a coffee shop, so I went inside.

  • にするN5

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

    コーヒーとトーストを頼むと、ウェイトレスに「モーニング.サービスにしますか。」と聞かれました。

    When I ordered coffee and toast, the waitress asked, “Would you like the morning service?”

  • んですN52 times in this passage

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    私が意味が分からず、黙っていると、ウェストレスは「朝11時までにコーヒーか紅茶を頼むと、無料でトーストと卵とサラダがつくんです。」と説明してくれました。

    When I remained silent because I did not understand what she meant, the waitress explained, “If you order coffee or tea before 11 a.m., you get toast, an egg, and salad for free.”

  • までN5

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

    わたしはそのときまで、喫茶店にそのようなサービスがあることを知りませんでした。

    Until then, I had not known that coffee shops offered such a service.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    これからまたどんな経験ができるか、とても楽しみです。

    I am really looking forward to seeing what other experiences I will have from now on.

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