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たとえばていけんというのがありますね。これわたしハンバーガーつくみせにはです。いつ調ちょうわかっているならそのだけしっかりたいおうしておけばいいほかは、あんしんだとかんがようなるそれではまんいちあいに、たいおうできないむしろのうせいたかほういい

ぎょうけいえいは、つねさいあくことかんがおかなければならないさいあくたいふせには、あらゆるのうせいこうりょしてちゅうはらひつようあるです

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Other levels42 words
  • 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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 売るうる
    • ·to sell
    • ·to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
    • ·to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself
    • ·to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone
    N5
  • みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here:
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 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
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    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
  • 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
  • 起きるおきる
    • ·to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
    • ·to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
    • ·to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
    N5
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • おくAs it appears here: おかなければ
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    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
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 事故じこ
    • ·accident; incident; trouble
    • ·circumstances; reasons
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 調査ちょうさ
    • ·investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
    N3
  • 抜くぬくAs it appears here: 抜いて
    • ·to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
    • ·to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
    • ·to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely
    • ·to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
    • ·to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
    • ·to pilfer; to steal
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take out
    • ·to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
    • ·to pierce; to break through; to go through
    • ·to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dyeing the surrounding area
    • ·to seize; to capture; to reduce
    • ·to scoop (a story)
    • ·to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
    • ·to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)
    • ·to take (a photo); to record (video)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 万一まんいち
    • ·(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1
    • ·(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
    N3
  • 起こるおこるAs it appears here: 起こった
    • ·to occur; to happen
    N3
  • むしろ
    • ·rather; better; instead; if anything
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 企業きぎょう
    • ·enterprise; business; company; corporation
    N3
  • 経営けいえい
    • ·management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
    N3
  • 常につねに
    • ·always; constantly; at all times; habitually
    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
  • 防ぐふせぐ
    • ·to defend against; to protect against
    • ·to prevent; to avert; to avoid
    N3
  • 考慮こうりょ
    • ·consideration; taking into account
    N3
  • 対応たいおう
    • ·correspondence (to); equivalence
    • ·suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for)
    • ·dealing with; coping with; handling; response; reception; reaction
    • ·compatibility (with technology, software, etc.); capability; support (for)
    N1
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Other levels15 patterns

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  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    たとえば、定期検査というのがありますね。

    For example, there are what we call regular inspections, right?

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    たとえば、定期検査というのがありますね。

    For example, there are what we call regular inspections, right?

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    いつ調査に来るかわかっているなら、その日だけしっかり対応しておけばいい

    If you know when the inspectors are coming, you only need to make sure everything is handled properly on that particular day.

  • むしろN3

    Adverb overturning an expectation to present the following as the more fitting statement; "rather / if anything".

    むしろ事故の起きる可能性が高いと言ったほうがいい。

    In fact, it would be more accurate to say that an accident becomes more likely to happen.

  • 〜ておくN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    いつ調査に来るかわかっているなら、その日だけしっかり対応しておけばいい。

    If you know when the inspectors are coming, you only need to make sure everything is handled properly on that particular day.

  • てもN4

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

    ほかの日は、手を抜いても安心だと考えるようになる。

    Then people start thinking that it is safe to cut corners on all the other days.

  • ようになるN4

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

    ほかの日は、手を抜いても安心だと考えるようになる

    Then people start thinking that it is safe to cut corners on all the other days.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    それでは、万一事故が起こった場合に、対応できない。

    If an accident should occur, they would then be unable to deal with it properly.

  • なければならないN4

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    企業の経営は、常に、最悪のことを考えておかなければならない

    In business management, you must always be prepared for the worst.

  • 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'.

    最悪の事態を防ぐには、あらゆる可能性を考慮して、注意を払う必要があるんです。

    To prevent the worst-case scenario, it is necessary to consider every possibility and remain vigilant.

  • がありますN5

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

    たとえば、定期検査というのがありますね。

    For example, there are what we call regular inspections, right?

  • んですN52 times in this passage

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

    これ、私たちハンバーガーを作って売る店には意味がないんです

    But for stores like ours, where we make and sell hamburgers, they are meaningless.

  • 〜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”.

    いつ調査に来るかわかっているなら、その日だけしっかり対応しておけばいい。

    If you know when the inspectors are coming, you only need to make sure everything is handled properly on that particular day.

  • だけN5

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

    いつ調査に来るかわかっているなら、その日だけしっかり対応しておけばいい。

    If you know when the inspectors are coming, you only need to make sure everything is handled properly on that particular day.

  • ほうがいいN5

    Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".

    むしろ事故の起きる可能性が高いと言ったほうがいい

    In fact, it would be more accurate to say that an accident becomes more likely to happen.

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