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生せい物ぶつにはふしぎな力ちからがある。例たとえば、植しょく物ぶつは生いきる力ちからがとても強つよい。切きり取とった茎くきを土どにさしておくだけで、あっという間まに元もとの大おおきさに成せい長ちょうすることもあるほどだ。動どう物ぶつにも似にたことが起おこる。トカゲのしっぽやかにのはさみは、なくなると新あたらしく生はえてくる。しかし、人にん間げんの指ゆびはなくなると、二に度どと元もとには戻もどらない。ただ、髪かみの毛けや手ての爪つめは切きってもまた伸のびる。このように、生せい物ぶつには切きり取とられた体からだの一いち部ぶを、元もとに戻もどす力ちからがあるのだ。

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  1. 1生物のふしぎな力とは、どんなことだと言っているか。

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Vocabulary13 words
  • 生物せいぶつ
    • ·living thing; organism; creature; life
    • ·biology
    N3
  • ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • 植物しょくぶつ
    • ·plant; vegetation
    N3
  • 元もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • 成長せいちょう
    • ·growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
    • ·growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
    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
  • 起こるおこる
    • ·to occur; to happen
    N3
  • はさみ
    • ·scissors; shears; clippers
    • ·hole punch
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 髪の毛かみのけ
    • ·hair (on the head); (a) hair
    N3
  • 伸びるのびる
    • ·to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
    • ·to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
    • ·to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
    • ·to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
    • ·to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles)
    • ·to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve
    • ·to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse
    • ·to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. of a deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)
    • ·to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off
    • ·to gain traction (of an online post, video, etc.); to get views; to perform well
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
Other levels25 words
  • 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
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    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
  • 動物どうぶつ
    • ·animal
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしいAs it appears here: 新しく
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 手て
    • ·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
  • 切るきるAs it appears here: 切って
    • ·to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
    • ·to sever (connections, ties)
    • ·to turn off (e.g. the light)
    • ·to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
    • ·to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
    • ·to open (something sealed)
    • ·to start
    • ·to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
    • ·to reduce; to decrease; to discount
    • ·to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
    • ·to cross; to traverse
    • ·to criticize sharply
    • ·to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
    • ·to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
    • ·to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
    • ·to shuffle (cards)
    • ·to discard a tile
    • ·to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
    • ·to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
    • ·to trump
    • ·to cut (the connection between two groups)
    • ·to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
    • ·to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
    • ·to do completely; to finish doing
    • ·to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
    • ·to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
    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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 力ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    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
  • なくなる
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • 指ゆび
    • ·finger; toe; digit
    N4
  • 戻るもどるAs it appears here: 戻らない
    • ·to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    • ·to return; to go back
    • ·to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
    • ·to rebound; to spring back
    N4
  • さすAs it appears here: さして
    • ·to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
    • ·to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
    N2
  • しっぽ
    • ·tail (of an animal)
    • ·tail end; tip
    N2
  • 生えるはえるAs it appears here: 生えて
    • ·to grow; to spring up; to sprout
    • ·to cut (teeth)
    N2
  • 爪つめ
    • ·nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
    • ·plectrum; pick
    • ·hook; clasp
    N2
  • 茎くき
    • ·stalk; stem
    N1
  • 一部いちぶ
    • ·one part; one portion; one section
    • ·one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 例えば（たとえば）N3

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

    例えば、植物は生きる力がとても強い。

    Plants, for example, have an extremely strong ability to survive and grow.

Other levels8 patterns
  • 〜ておくN4

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

    切り取った茎を土にさしておくだけで、あっという間に元の大きさに成長することもあるほどだ。

    Some plants can grow back to their original size in no time simply by placing a cut stem in the soil.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    切り取った茎を土にさしておくだけで、あっという間に元の大きさに成長することもあるほどだ。

    Some plants can grow back to their original size in no time simply by placing a cut stem in the soil.

  • 〜さN4

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    切り取った茎を土にさしておくだけで、あっという間に元の大きさに成長することもあるほどだ。

    Some plants can grow back to their original size in no time simply by placing a cut stem in the soil.

  • 〜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'.

    トカゲのしっぽやかにのはさみは、なくなると新しく生えてくる。

    If a lizard loses its tail or a crab loses a claw, a new one grows back.

  • てもN4

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

    ただ、髪の毛や手の爪は切ってもまた伸びる。

    Still, our hair and fingernails grow again even after being cut.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    生物にはふしぎな力がある。

    Living things have mysterious abilities.

  • とてもN5

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

    例えば、植物は生きる力がとても強い。

    Plants, for example, have an extremely strong ability to survive and grow.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、人間の指はなくなると、二度と元には戻らない。

    However, if a human loses a finger, it will never grow back.

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