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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #708
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最さい近きん、近きん所じょの花はな屋やが閉へい店てんした。30年ねん以い上じょうも「町まちの花はな屋やさん」として愛あい着ちゃくされてきた店みせだ。

この店みせがオープンしたのは、わたしがまだ小学校しょうがっこうに入はいる前まえだった。わたしにとって、①店みせの思おもい出ではそのまま子こどものころの思おもい出でと重かさなる。家か族ぞくの誕生日たんじょうびや家いえにお客きゃくさんが来くる時ときなどには、母ははと一緒いっしょにこの店みせで花はなを買かっていた。

小学校しょうがっこうを卒そつ業ぎょうする時ときには、こんなことがあった。クラス全ぜん員いんでお金かねを出だし合あい、担たん任にんの先せん生せいに花はな束たばをおくることになった。「お礼れいの気き持もちを表あらわすために、見みたことのないほど大おおきいのをおくろう」とわたしたちは話はなし合あった。しかし、小しょう学がく生せいのおこづかいの中なか集あつまったお金かねは少すこしだけだった。それで、②わたしたちはどきどきしながら、「大だい好すきな先せん生せいにあげるから、できるだけ大おおきい花はな束たばを作つくってください」とお願ねがいした。おじさんは嫌いやな顔かおもしないで、特とく別べつ大おおきなバラの花はな束たばを作つくってくれた。

30年ねん以い上じょうもきれいな花はな束たばを作つくり続つづけ、あたたかい思おもい出でを作つくってくれたおじさんに、「ありがとう、お疲つかれ様さまでした。」と言いいたい。

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  1. 1①『店の思い出はそのまま子どものころの思い出と重なる』とあるが、それはどんな思い出か。
  2. 2②『わたしたちはどきどきしながら』とあるが、どうしてどきどきしたのか。
  3. 3この文章を書いた人が一番伝えたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary9 words
  • 思い出おもいで
    • ·memories; recollections; reminiscence
    N3
  • そのまま
    • ·without change; as is
    • ·just like; extremely similar
    • ·immediately; just after; without a pause
    N3
  • 時とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • 全員ぜんいん
    • ·all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
    N3
  • 表すあらわす
    • ·to represent; to signify; to stand for
    • ·to reveal; to show; to display
    • ·to express
    • ·to make widely known
    N3
  • 話し合うはなしあうAs it appears here: 話し合った
    • ·to discuss; to talk together
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • できるだけ
    • ·as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
    N3
Other levels51 words
  • 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
  • 町まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 店みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 入るはいる
    • ·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
  • 前まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • 誕生日たんじょうび
    • ·birthday
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 来るくる
    • ·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
  • 花はな
    • ·flower; blossom; bloom; petal
    • ·cherry blossom
    • ·beauty
    • ·blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
    • ·ikebana
    • ·hanafuda
    • ·(the) best
    • ·glorious; lovely
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買って
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    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
  • 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
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • 大好きだいすき
    • ·liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
    N5
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • あげる
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作って
    • ·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
  • 嫌いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しないで
    • ·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
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作り
    • ·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
  • あたたかい
    • ·warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
    • ·considerate; kind; genial
    • ·warm (of a colour); mellow
    • ·having enough money
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言いたい
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 近所きんじょ
    • ·neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    N4
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    N4
  • 小学校しょうがっこう
    • ·primary school; elementary school; grade school
    N4
  • 卒業そつぎょう
    • ·graduation; completion (of a course)
    • ·moving on (from); outgrowing (something)
    • ·leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
    N4
  • おくる
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take
    • ·to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury
    • ·to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live
    • ·to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner)
    • ·to affix (okurigana)
    N4
  • お礼おれい
    • ·thanks; gratitude
    • ·manners; etiquette
    • ·bow
    • ·reward; gift
    • ·ceremony; ritual
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • おくるAs it appears here: おくろう
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take
    • ·to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury
    • ·to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live
    • ·to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner)
    • ·to affix (okurigana)
    N4
  • それで
    • ·so; therefore; and; (and) then
    N4
  • 特別とくべつ
    • ·special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
    N4
  • 重なるかさなる
    • ·to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
    • ·to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
    • ·to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
    N2
  • 小学生しょうがくせい
    • ·elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
    N2
  • こづかい
    • ·pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
    N2
  • 集まるあつまるAs it appears here: 集まった
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    N1
Grammar6 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    30年以上も「町の花屋さん」として愛着されてきた店だ。

    It was a shop that had been loved for more than 30 years as the neighborhood flower shop.

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    わたしにとって、①店の思い出はそのまま子どものころの思い出と重なる。

    For me, ① my memories of the shop overlap completely with my childhood memories.

  • ままN3

    Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

    わたしにとって、①店の思い出はそのまま子どものころの思い出と重なる。

    For me, ① my memories of the shop overlap completely with my childhood memories.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    小学校を卒業する時には、こんなことがあった。

    When I graduated from elementary school, something like this happened.

  • ためにN3

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

    「お礼の気持ちを表すために、見たことのないほど大きいのをおくろう」とわたしたちは話し合った。

    We discussed it and said, “To show our gratitude, let’s give our teacher a bouquet bigger than anything we’ve ever seen.”

  • というN3

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

    30年以上もきれいな花束を作り続け、あたたかい思い出を作ってくれたおじさんに、「ありがとう、お疲れ様でした。」と言いたい。

    To the man who kept making beautiful bouquets for more than 30 years and gave us so many warm memories, I want to say, “Thank you, and thank you for all your hard work.”

Other levels16 patterns
  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    30年以上も「町の花屋さん」として愛着されてきた店だ。

    It was a shop that had been loved for more than 30 years as the neighborhood flower shop.

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    わたしにとって、①店の思い出はそのまま子どものころの思い出と重なる。

    For me, ① my memories of the shop overlap completely with my childhood memories.

  • などN4

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

    家族の誕生日や家にお客さんが来る時などには、母と一緒にこの店で花を買っていた。

    On occasions such as a family member’s birthday or when guests came to our house, I would buy flowers at this shop with my mother.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    家族の誕生日や家にお客さんが来る時などには、母と一緒にこの店で花を買っていた。

    On occasions such as a family member’s birthday or when guests came to our house, I would buy flowers at this shop with my mother.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    クラス全員でお金を出し合い、担任の先生に花束をおくることになった。

    Everyone in the class pooled our money and decided to give our homeroom teacher a bouquet.

  • ながらN4

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

    それで、②わたしたちはどきどきしながら、「大好きな先生にあげるから、できるだけ大きい花束を作ってください」とお願いした。

    So, ② with our hearts pounding, we asked, “It’s for a teacher we love very much, so please make the bouquet as large as possible.”

  • ないでN4

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

    おじさんは嫌な顔もしないで、特別大きなバラの花束を作ってくれた。

    The man at the shop did not show the slightest displeasure and made us an especially large bouquet of roses.

  • 〜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'.

    おじさんは嫌な顔もしないで、特別大きなバラの花束を作ってくれた。

    The man at the shop did not show the slightest displeasure and made us an especially large bouquet of roses.

  • 続ける（つづける）N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    30年以上もきれいな花束を作り続け、あたたかい思い出を作ってくれたおじさんに、「ありがとう、お疲れ様でした。」と言いたい。

    To the man who kept making beautiful bouquets for more than 30 years and gave us so many warm memories, I want to say, “Thank you, and thank you for all your hard work.”

  • まだN5

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

    この店がオープンしたのは、わたしがまだ小学校に入る前だった。

    This shop opened before I had even started elementary school.

  • 一緒に（いっしょに）N5

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

    家族の誕生日や家にお客さんが来る時などには、母と一緒にこの店で花を買っていた。

    On occasions such as a family member’s birthday or when guests came to our house, I would buy flowers at this shop with my mother.

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、小学生のおこづかいの中集まったお金は少しだけだった。

    However, since we were elementary school students, we could collect only a small amount from our pocket money.

  • だけN5

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

    しかし、小学生のおこづかいの中集まったお金は少しだけだった。

    However, since we were elementary school students, we could collect only a small amount from our pocket money.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    それで、②わたしたちはどきどきしながら、「大好きな先生にあげるから、できるだけ大きい花束を作ってください」とお願いした。

    So, ② with our hearts pounding, we asked, “It’s for a teacher we love very much, so please make the bouquet as large as possible.”

  • だ / ですN5

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

    30年以上もきれいな花束を作り続け、あたたかい思い出を作ってくれたおじさんに、「ありがとう、お疲れ様でした。」と言いたい。

    To the man who kept making beautiful bouquets for more than 30 years and gave us so many warm memories, I want to say, “Thank you, and thank you for all your hard work.”

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    30年以上もきれいな花束を作り続け、あたたかい思い出を作ってくれたおじさんに、「ありがとう、お疲れ様でした。」と言いたい。

    To the man who kept making beautiful bouquets for more than 30 years and gave us so many warm memories, I want to say, “Thank you, and thank you for all your hard work.”

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