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日本にっぽんでは、おんがくえいすることひとでも、どもちいうちは、①のをまんしてしまうことありますどもは、さわしまうしんぱいあるのでし、ひとあづことかんたんではないからです

しかしさいきんすこですが、どもあずくれるおんがくかいじょうじゅつかんえいかんなどきましたまた、②おやたのようふうするところきていますたとあるえいかんでは、えいかいじょうすこあかしておくそうですくらと、こわしまうどもいるからですおおおとと、びっくりするどもいるのでおとおおすぎないようしてあります

このように、さいきんは、ちいどもいるひとあんしんしてたのしょきています

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  1. 1行くのを我慢してしまうことがありますとあるが、どうしてか。
  2. 2親子が楽しめるように工夫をするとあるが、どのようなことをしている映画館があると言っているか。
  3. 3この文章のテーマは何か。

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Vocabulary7 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
  • 我慢がまん
    • ·endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something)
    • ·self-control; self-restraint
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • 預けるあづける
    • ·to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
    • ·to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
    • ·to lean on; to put one's weight on
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • びっくり
    • ·to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump
    • ·surprise (e.g. surprise party)
    N3
Other levels45 words
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞き
    • ·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
  • 行くいくAs it appears here: 行ったり
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • 映画えいが
    • ·movie; film; motion picture
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • 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
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 小さいちいさい
    • ·small; little; tiny
    • ·slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
    • ·low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
    • ·unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
    • ·young; juvenile
    N5
  • 行くいく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 映画館えいがかん
    • ·movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
    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
  • 楽しめるたのしめる
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 暗いくらい
    • ·dark; gloomy; murky
    • ·depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
    • ·dark (in colour); dull
    • ·ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
    • ·unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
    • ·unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·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
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大き
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • 出かけるでかけるAs it appears here: 出かけて
    • ·to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
    • ·to be about to leave; to be just going out
    N5
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 騒ぐさわぐAs it appears here: 騒いで
    • ·to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
    • ·to rustle; to swoosh
    • ·to make merry
    • ·to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss
    • ·to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered
    • ·to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 会場かいじょう
    • ·assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
    N4
  • 美術館びじゅつかん
    • ·art museum; art gallery
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 泣くなくAs it appears here: 泣いて
    • ·to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob
    • ·to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship
    • ·to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices
    • ·to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame
    • ·to lament; to bemoan; to bewail
    N4
  • おと
    • ·sound; noise
    • ·(musical) note
    • ·fame
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 預かるあずかるAs it appears here: 預かって
    • ·to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody
    • ·to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with
    • ·to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided
    • ·to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself
    N2
  • 工夫くふう
    • ·devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
    • ·device; design; idea; plan; invention
    • ·dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
    N2
  • 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
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 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'.

    日本では、音楽を聞きに行ったり、絵や映画を見に行ったりすることが好きな人でも、子供が小さいうちは、①行くのを我慢してしまうことがあります。

    In Japan, even people who enjoy going to listen to music or to see paintings and movies sometimes refrain from going while their children are still small.

  • 〜ずつN3

    Attaches to a quantity to mark equal distribution or repetition, "each / apiece / at a time".

    しかし、最近は少しずつですが、子供を預かってくれる音楽会場や美術館、映画館などが増えてきました。

    Recently, however, although the number is still small, more and more concert halls, museums, cinemas, and similar places have begun offering childcare.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

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

    例えば、ある映画館では、映画の間も会場を少し明るくしておくそうです。

    For example, at one cinema, they reportedly keep the theater slightly lit even while the movie is playing.

Other levels18 patterns
  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 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.

    日本では、音楽を聞きに行ったり、絵や映画を見に行ったりすることが好きな人でも、子供が小さいうちは、①行くのを我慢してしまうことがあります。

    In Japan, even people who enjoy going to listen to music or to see paintings and movies sometimes refrain from going while their children are still small.

  • 〜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'.

    しかし、最近は少しずつですが、子供を預かってくれる音楽会場や美術館、映画館などが増えてきました。

    Recently, however, although the number is still small, more and more concert halls, museums, cinemas, and similar places have begun offering childcare.

  • などN4

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

    しかし、最近は少しずつですが、子供を預かってくれる音楽会場や美術館、映画館などが増えてきました。

    Recently, however, although the number is still small, more and more concert halls, museums, cinemas, and similar places have begun offering childcare.

  • 〜てくるN43 times in this passage

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

    しかし、最近は少しずつですが、子供を預かってくれる音楽会場や美術館、映画館などが増えてきました。

    Recently, however, although the number is still small, more and more concert halls, museums, cinemas, and similar places have begun offering childcare.

  • 間(あいだ)N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    例えば、ある映画館では、映画の間も会場を少し明るくしておくそうです。

    For example, at one cinema, they reportedly keep the theater slightly lit even while the movie is playing.

  • 〜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'.

    例えば、ある映画館では、映画の間も会場を少し明るくしておくそうです。

    For example, at one cinema, they reportedly keep the theater slightly lit even while the movie is playing.

  • がる / がっているN4

    Attached to an adjective stem to describe the outward signs that another person feels something — 'shows signs of / appears to feel'.

    暗いと、怖がって泣いてしまう子供がいるからです。

    This is because some children become frightened and cry when it is dark.

  • 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)".

    大きな音を聞くと、びっくりする子供もいるので、音も大きすぎないようにしてあります。

    Since some children are startled by loud sounds, the volume is also kept from becoming too loud.

  • に行くN52 times in this passage

    Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

    日本では、音楽を聞きに行ったり、絵や映画を見に行ったりすることが好きな人でも、子供が小さいうちは、①行くのを我慢してしまうことがあります。

    In Japan, even people who enjoy going to listen to music or to see paintings and movies sometimes refrain from going while their children are still small.

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    日本では、音楽を聞きに行ったり、絵や映画を見に行ったりすることが好きな人でも、子供が小さいうちは、①行くのを我慢してしまうことがあります。

    In Japan, even people who enjoy going to listen to music or to see paintings and movies sometimes refrain from going while their children are still small.

  • がありますN5

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

    子供は、騒いでしまう心配があるので連れて行けないし、人に預けることも簡単ではないからです。

    This is because they cannot take their children along for fear that they may make noise, and it is not easy to leave them in someone else's care either.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    子供は、騒いでしまう心配があるので連れて行けないし、人に預けることも簡単ではないからです。

    This is because they cannot take their children along for fear that they may make noise, and it is not easy to leave them in someone else's care either.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    子供は、騒いでしまう心配があるので連れて行けないし、人に預けることも簡単ではないからです。

    This is because they cannot take their children along for fear that they may make noise, and it is not easy to leave them in someone else's care either.

  • だ / ですN54 times in this passage

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

    子供は、騒いでしまう心配があるので連れて行けないし、人に預けることも簡単ではないからです

    This is because they cannot take their children along for fear that they may make noise, and it is not easy to leave them in someone else's care either.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、最近は少しずつですが、子供を預かってくれる音楽会場や美術館、映画館などが増えてきました。

    Recently, however, although the number is still small, more and more concert halls, museums, cinemas, and similar places have begun offering childcare.

  • 〜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”.

    また、②親子が楽しめるように工夫をするところも出てきています。

    There are also places that have begun making special arrangements so that parents and children can enjoy themselves together.

  • すぎるN5

    Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to mean the action or quality is excessive, 'too much / overly ~'.

    大きな音を聞くと、びっくりする子供もいるので、音も大きすぎないようにしてあります。

    Since some children are startled by loud sounds, the volume is also kept from becoming too loud.

  • 〜てあるN5

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

    大きな音を聞くと、びっくりする子供もいるので、音も大きすぎないようにしてあります。

    Since some children are startled by loud sounds, the volume is also kept from becoming too loud.

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