• 並ぶならぶAs it appears here: 並んで
  • ·to line up; to stand in a line
  • ·to rival; to match; to equal
  N5
• 花はな
  • ·flower; blossom; bloom; petal
  • ·cherry blossom
  • ·beauty
  • ·blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
  • ·ikebana
  • ·hanafuda
  • ·(the) best
  • ·glorious; lovely
  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
• 咲くさく
  • ·to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
  • ·to rise up (of breaking waves)
  N5
• どう
  • ·how; in what way; how about
  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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• なるAs it appears here: ならない
  • ·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
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なり
  • ·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
• わかるAs it appears here: わからない
  • ·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
• 川かわ
  • ·river; stream
  • ·River; the ... river
  N5
• ところ
  • ·place; spot; scene; site
  • ·address
  • ·district; area; locality
  • ·one's house
  • ·point; aspect; side; facet
  • ·passage (in text); part
  • ·space; room
  • ·thing; matter
  • ·whereupon; as a result
  • ·about to; on the verge of
  • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  • ·approximately; around; about
  N5
• 美しいうつくしい
  • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
  N4
• 用よう
  • ·business; task; errand; engagement
  • ·use; purpose
  • ·for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
  • ·call of nature; excretion
  N4
• ため
  • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
  • ·consequence; result; effect
  • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
  N4
• 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
• のど
  • ·throat
  • ·singing voice
  • ·gutter (inner margins of a book)
  N3
• 根ね
  • ·root (of a plant)
  • ·root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
  • ·root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
  • ·one's true nature
  • ·(fishing) reef
  N3
• 張るはるAs it appears here: 張って
  • ·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
• つかむAs it appears here: つかみ
  • ·to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
  • ·to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
  • ·to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 植物しょくぶつ
  • ·plant; vegetation
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 田た
  • ·rice field
  N3
• 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しませて
  • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
  • ·to look forward to
  N1
• 無用むよう
  • ·useless; futile
  • ·unnecessary; needless
  • ·not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
  • ·prohibited; banned; forbidden
  N1
• 土手どて
  • ·embankment; bank
  • ·beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
  N1
• 取り除くとりのぞくAs it appears here: 取り除いて
  • ·to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
  N1
• やすいAs it appears here: やすく
  • ·easy
  • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
  • ·easy to ...
  N1
• 弱まるよわまるAs it appears here: 弱まって
  • ·to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• たものだN3

  recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

  人の目を楽しませることができない無用なものなのでしょうか。

  Are they useless simply because they cannot please the human eye?

• のでしょうかN3

  Softens a question to ask for the reason or explanation behind something — 'I wonder why...', 'could it be that...'.

  人の目を楽しませることができない無用なものなのでしょうか。

  Are they useless simply because they cannot please the human eye?

• というN3

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

  観賞用にもならないと言って、雑草を取り除いてしまったら、土手は崩れやすくなり、田んぼの保水力も弱まってしまいます。

  If we removed the weeds simply because they have no ornamental value, the banks would become more prone to collapse, and the rice fields would also lose some of their ability to retain water.

• ためにN3

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

  （注）土手：川や田を囲うために、土を盛り上げてあるところ

  (Note) Earthen bank: a raised area of soil built around a river or field.

• 〜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'.

  花屋に並んでいる美しい花は、私達の目を楽しませてくれますが道端に咲く雑草はどうでしょう。

  The beautiful flowers displayed at flower shops delight our eyes, but what about the weeds growing along the roadside?

• などN4

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

  田んぼなどのどて土手に生えている雑草は、見た目は地味でも力強く根を張って土をつかみ、土手が崩れないようにしています。

  Weeds growing on the earthen banks around rice fields may look plain, but their strong roots hold the soil firmly and keep the banks from collapsing.

• ようにするN4

  Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

  田んぼなどのどて土手に生えている雑草は、見た目は地味でも力強く根を張って土をつかみ、土手が崩れないようにしています。

  Weeds growing on the earthen banks around rice fields may look plain, but their strong roots hold the soil firmly and keep the banks from collapsing.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

  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.

  観賞用にもならないと言って、雑草を取り除いてしまったら、土手は崩れやすくなり、田んぼの保水力も弱まってしまいます。

  If we removed the weeds simply because they have no ornamental value, the banks would become more prone to collapse, and the rice fields would also lose some of their ability to retain water.

• たらN4

  Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

  観賞用にもならないと言って、雑草を取り除いてしまったら、土手は崩れやすくなり、田んぼの保水力も弱まってしまいます。

  If we removed the weeds simply because they have no ornamental value, the banks would become more prone to collapse, and the rice fields would also lose some of their ability to retain water.

• やすいN4

  Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

  観賞用にもならないと言って、雑草を取り除いてしまったら、土手は崩れやすくなり、田んぼの保水力も弱まってしまいます。

  If we removed the weeds simply because they have no ornamental value, the banks would become more prone to collapse, and the rice fields would also lose some of their ability to retain water.

• かどうかN4

  Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

  植物が有用かどうかは、見た目からはわからないのではないでしょうか。

  Perhaps we cannot tell merely from appearance whether a plant is useful or not.

• だろうN52 times in this passage

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

  花屋に並んでいる美しい花は、私達の目を楽しませてくれますが道端に咲く雑草はどうでしょう。

  The beautiful flowers displayed at flower shops delight our eyes, but what about the weeds growing along the roadside?

• 〜ことができるN5

  States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

  人の目を楽しませることができない無用なものなのでしょうか。

  Are they useless simply because they cannot please the human eye?

• 〜ているN52 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”.

  田んぼなどのどて土手に生えている雑草は、見た目は地味でも力強く根を張って土をつかみ、土手が崩れないようにしています。

  Weeds growing on the earthen banks around rice fields may look plain, but their strong roots hold the soil firmly and keep the banks from collapsing.

• じゃない・ではないN5

  Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

  植物が有用かどうかは、見た目からはわからないのではないでしょうか。

  Perhaps we cannot tell merely from appearance whether a plant is useful or not.

• 〜てあるN5

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

  （注）土手：川や田を囲うために、土を盛り上げてあるところ

  (Note) Earthen bank: a raised area of soil built around a river or field.