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ジョギングをするとなんだか楽たのしくなる――そんな話はなしを聞きいたことがないだろうか。走はしることで体からだは疲つかれるのに、気き持もちはその逆ぎゃくだというのだ。ジョギングは、ただ健けん康こうにいいだけではない。走はしることでテストステロンというホルモンが出でて、気き持もちが明あかるくなるのだそうだ。「走はしる時じ間かんがあったら休やすみたい」という、忙いそがしくてストレスがたまっているような人ひとにこそおすすめだ。毎まい日にちとは言いわない。まずは週しゅうに1日にちでも、少すこし時じ間かんを作つくって走はしってみてはどうだろうか。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • 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
  • 逆ぎゃく
    • ·reverse; opposite
    • ·converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
    • ·inverse (function)
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 週しゅう
    • ·week
    N3
  • 日にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
Other levels25 words
  • 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
  • 楽しいたのしいAs it appears here: 楽しく
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    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
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·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
  • 走るはしる
    • ·to run
    • ·to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
    • ·to rush (to); to dash; to race
    • ·to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
    • ·to run away; to abscond; to elope
    • ·to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
    • ·to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
    • ·to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
    N5
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 疲れるつかれる
    • ·to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
    • ·to become worn out (of a well-used object)
    • ·to starve
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·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
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あったら
    • ·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
  • 休むやすむAs it appears here: 休みたい
    • ·to be absent; to take a day off
    • ·to rest; to have a break
    • ·to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
    • ·to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
    N5
  • 忙しいいそがしいAs it appears here: 忙しくて
    • ·busy; occupied; hectic
    • ·restless; hurried; fidgety
    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
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言わない
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • 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
  • 走るはしるAs it appears here: 走って
    • ·to run
    • ·to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
    • ·to rush (to); to dash; to race
    • ·to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
    • ·to run away; to abscond; to elope
    • ·to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
    • ·to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
    • ·to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • 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
  • たまるAs it appears here: たまって
    • ·to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
    N2
  • なんだか
    • ·(a) little; somewhat; somehow
    N1
  • 明るいあかるいAs it appears here: 明るく
    • ·light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted
    • ·bright (colour)
    • ·cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
    • ·bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising
    • ·knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with)
    • ·fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    走ることで体は疲れるのに、気持ちはその逆だというのだ。

    Although running makes the body tired, it apparently has the opposite effect on your mood.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

Other levels11 patterns
  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    走ることで体は疲れるのに、気持ちはその逆だというのだ。

    Although running makes the body tired, it apparently has the opposite effect on your mood.

  • そうだN4

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

    走ることでテストステロンというホルモンが出て、気持ちが明るくなるのだそうだ。

    Running is said to cause the release of a hormone called testosterone, which brightens your mood.

  • 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').

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

  • ようだN4

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

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    まずは週に1日でも、少し時間を作って走ってみてはどうだろうか。

    To start with, why not make a little time to run, even if it is only one day a week?

  • 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.

    ジョギングをするとなんだか楽しくなる――そんな話を聞いたことがないだろうか。

    Have you ever heard that jogging somehow makes you feel happier?

  • だけN5

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

    ジョギングは、ただ健康にいいだけではない。

    Jogging is not merely good for your health.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    ジョギングは、ただ健康にいいだけではない。

    Jogging is not merely good for your health.

  • がありますN5

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

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

  • 〜たいN5

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

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

  • 〜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”.

    「走る時間があったら休みたい」という、忙しくてストレスがたまっているような人にこそおすすめだ。

    It is especially recommended for busy, stressed-out people who think, “If I had time to run, I’d rather rest.”

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