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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #81
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そのホテルまえゆうクシいちいりぐち一歩いっぽあしとたんハッとした

BGM(注1)いつなくはっきりみみおんがくしかもバイオリンおとありやけなれたそのいろかけられているBGMが「わたしCDおとだ」とのにさほどかんかからなかった

しかもそのCDかなりむかしろくおんしたものありわたしは、せつ(注2)ぶんよう敗北感はいぼくかんおそ(注3)

そもそもえんそうというのは、ろくおんしたぶんえんそうつねまんものあるまたまんなけれしんない

ましてやむかしろくおんなればぜん(注4)てきされたはんざいしゃぶんだ。きっと

はじめぶんえんそういるなあおもつつすすむにつれそのおもかくしん(注5)へと

と、ほうホテルじゅうぎょういんみなまんめん(注6)わたしかおいる。「そうですよ。これあなたCDですよ」とばかりがおが、わたしにはおもサービスつもりなのだろうが、①リラックスことうえ

おんがくながいるだけでもわたしおんがくしゅんちょうかくきんちょうするのだ。

それどうぎょうしゅ楽器がっきだったらなおさらこうかいまでごとモードそれまでたのかいしていたひととのはなしみみはいなるみみBGMけいちょう(注7)かんせいそれたとレストランワインぶん(注8)なってるときあれば、一瞬いっしゅん。(ちゅうりゃく

部屋へやはいも、ぜんかんあのおといるおもわたしばいてんフロントようあっていくたびに、かまいたまんめん」がわたし

とんこうむしまおうとしても、どこからか「ぶんおと」がくるようしてもうノイいちじょうたいある

よくじつすっかりつかわたしは、ていフライトはやあさいちばん便びんかえことした

チェックアウトときも、なんだか一層いっそうおんりょうようかんBGMと、じゅうぎょういんこれじょうないまんめんがおとがわたしおくくれたこと

いやはやじょうサービスきゃくくるホテルてききょかんこころいるそのきょかんこそ人間関係にんげんかんけいつくそれホテルだけはなしではないつくづくかん

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  1. 1筆者の職業は何か。
  2. 2リラックス出来ないのは、なぜか。
  3. 3この文章で筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • クシくし
    • ·comb
    N2
  • 飛び込むとびこむAs it appears here: 飛び込んで
    • ·to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive
    • ·to burst in; to barge in
    N2
  • 録音ろくおん
    • ·(audio) recording
    N2
  • 浮かべるうかべるAs it appears here: 浮かべて
    • ·to float; to set afloat; to launch
    • ·to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
    • ·to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of
    N2
  • 重たいおもたい
    • ·heavy; weighty
    • ·heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy; depressing
    N2
  • 楽器がっき
    • ·musical instrument
    N2
  • 売店ばいてん
    • ·stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
    N2
  • 見送るみおくるAs it appears here: 見送って
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort
    • ·to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after
    • ·to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity)
    • ·to postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is)
    • ·to take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury
    • ·to hold off (buying or selling); to wait and see
    N2
  • 過剰かじょう
    • ·excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
    N2
  • 心得るこころえるAs it appears here: 心得て
    • ·to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for
    • ·to (understand and) accept (a responsibility)
    • ·to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of; to know (how to do)
    N2
Other levels106 words
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    N5
  • 降りるおりるAs it appears here: 降り
    • ·to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
    • ·to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
    • ·to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
    • ·to be granted; to be issued; to be given
    • ·to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
    • ·to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
    N5
  • 入口いりぐち
    • ·entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
    N5
  • あし
    • ·foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
    • ·leg
    • ·gait
    • ·pace
    • ·lower radical of a kanji
    • ·means of transportation; (one's) ride
    • ·money; coin
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·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
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    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
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけられて
    • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
    • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
    • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
    • ·to make (a call)
    • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
    • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
    • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
    • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
    • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
    • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
    • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
    • ·to bind
    • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
    • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
    • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
    • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
    • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
    • ·to increase further
    • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
    • ·to set atop
    • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
    • ·to apply (insurance)
    • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
    • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
    • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • かかるAs it appears here: かからなかった
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • なるAs it appears here: なれば
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • はじめ
    • ·beginning; start; outset; opening
    • ·first (in line, etc.)
    • ·origin
    • ·such as ...; not to mention ...
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言わ
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 出来るできるAs it appears here: 出来ない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 楽しいたのしいAs it appears here: 楽しく
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    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
  • 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
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入らなく
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    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
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲んで
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なっ
    • ·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
  • 部屋へや
    • ·room; chamber
    • ·apartment; flat; pad
    • ·stable
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • あの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 寝るねるAs it appears here: 寝て
    • ·to sleep (lying down)
    • ·to go to bed; to lie in bed
    • ·to lie down
    • ·to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
    • ·to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
    • ·to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
    • ·to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • 帰るかえる
    • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
    • ·to get home; to get to home plate
    N5
  • 良いよい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • おと
    • ·sound; noise
    • ·(musical) note
    • ·fame
    N4
  • なれるAs it appears here: なれた
    • ·to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
    • ·to become skilled in; to become experienced at
    • ·to become tame; to become domesticated
    • ·to get used to doing
    N4
  • むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • 気分きぶん
    • ·feeling; mood
    N4
  • きっと
    • ·surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
    • ·sternly; severely
    • ·having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
    • ·suddenly; abruptly; instantly
    N4
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似て
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思い
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • すすむ
    • ·to advance; to go forward
    • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
    • ·to make progress; to improve
    • ·to deepen; to heighten
    • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
    • ·to do of one's own free will
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わった
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • みな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • つもり
    • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
    • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
    N4
  • 会話かいわ
    • ·conversation; talk; chat
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 鳴るなるAs it appears here: 鳴って
    • ·to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 用事ようじ
    • ·business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
    N4
  • 布団ふとん
    • ·futon; (expl.) Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
    • ·round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
    N4
  • 聞こえるきこえるAs it appears here: 聞こえて
    • ·to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
    • ·to sound (like); to come across (as)
    • ·to be well known; to be famous
    • ·to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand
    N4
    • ·spirit; mind; heart
    • ·nature; disposition
    • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
    • ·mood; feelings
    • ·consciousness
    • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
    • ·interest
    • ·(the) air; atmosphere
    • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
    • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
    • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
    N4
  • 予定よてい
    • ·plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
    N4
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    N4
  • きゃく
    • ·guest; visitor
    • ·customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
    • ·counter for containers used to entertain guests
    N4
  • とたん
    • ·just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
    N3
  • しかも
    • ·moreover; furthermore
    • ·nevertheless; and yet
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 演奏えんそう
    • ·musical performance
    N3
  • 常につねに
    • ·always; constantly; at all times; habitually
    N3
  • 不満ふまん
    • ·dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
    N3
  • 進歩しんぽ
    • ·progress; advance; improvement; development
    N3
  • 地方ちほう
    • ·district; region; area; locality
    • ·the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
    • ·civilian society
    N3
  • 笑顔えがお
    • ·smiling face; smile
    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
  • 流れるながれるAs it appears here: 流れて
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • 緊張きんちょう
    • ·tension; strain; nervousness; stress
    • ·tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
    • ·tonus; muscle tone
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 一瞬いっしゅん
    • ·instant; moment; for an instant
    N3
  • たび
    • ·time (three times, each time, etc.); times
    N3
  • 被るこうむるAs it appears here: 被って
    • ·to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
    • ·to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
    • ·to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
    • ·to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
    • ·to be similar; to be redundant
    • ·to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
    • ·to close; to come to an end
    • ·to get a full house; to sell out
    • ·to blunder; to bungle; to fail
    • ·to be deceived
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • ばん
    • ·number (in a series)
    • ·(one's) turn
    • ·watch; guard; lookout
    • ·rank; standing; position
    • ·bout; match
    • ·pieces (in a collection)
    N3
  • 便びん
    • ·flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); sailing (e.g. ferry voyage); service
    • ·mail; post; letter
    • ·opportunity; chance
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 一層いっそう
    • ·even more; still more; all the more; more than ever
    • ·one layer
    • ·lowest floor (of a building)
    • ·rather; sooner; preferably
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じられる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 適度てきど
    • ·moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じた
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 音色ねいろ
    • ·tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
    N1
  • 襲うおそうAs it appears here: 襲われた
    • ·to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
    • ·to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
    • ·to make a sudden visit
    N1
  • 指摘してき
    • ·pointing out; identification
    N1
  • 確信かくしん
    • ·conviction; belief; confidence
    N1
  • 従業員じゅうぎょういん
    • ·employee; worker
    N1
  • 聴覚ちょうかく
    • ·(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
    N1
  • どう
    • ·the same; the said
    • ·likewise
    N1
  • 尚更なおさら
    • ·still more; even more; all the more
    • ·still less; even less
    N1
  • 追い込むおいこむ
    • ·to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral
    • ·to corner; to force someone into doing
    • ·to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge
    • ·to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
    • ·to have two strikes
    N1
  • 早めるはやめるAs it appears here: 早め
    • ·to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to expedite; to precipitate
    • ·to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
    N1
  • なんだか
    • ·(a) little; somewhat; somehow
    N1
  • 上がるあがるAs it appears here: 上がった
    • ·to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
    • ·to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
    • ·to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
    • ·to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore
    • ·to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface
    • ·to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise
    • ·to improve; to make progress
    • ·to be promoted; to advance
    • ·to be made (of profit, etc.)
    • ·to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
    • ·to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
    • ·to be finished; to be done; to be over
    • ·to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
    • ·to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
    • ·to win (in a card game, etc.)
    • ·to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)
    • ·to get nervous; to get stage fright
    • ·to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
    • ·to go; to visit
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to serve (in one's master's home)
    • ·to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel
    • ·to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)
    • ·to be complete; to finish
    • ·adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
    • ·above; north of
    N1
  • 苦しめるくるしめる
    • ·to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
    • ·to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • しかもN22 times in this passage

    Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.

    クラシック音楽、しかもバイオリンの音であり、やけに聞きなれたその音色。

    It was classical music, violin music at that, with an oddly familiar tone.

  • つつN2

    Attaches to a verb stem to mark two actions happening at the same time, 'while ~ing' (concessive 'even though' when written つつも).

    はじめは自分の演奏に似ているなあと思いつつ、聴きすすむにつれ、その思いは確信へと変わった。

    At first I merely thought, “That sounds like my playing,” but as I kept listening, the thought turned into certainty.

Other levels40 patterns
  • となると/となればN1

    Introduces a supposed situation and its natural consequence — 'when it comes to X', 'if it turns out to be X, then (naturally)…'.

    ましてや昔の録音となれば、前科を指摘された犯罪者の気分だ。

    When it is an old recording, all the more so—it feels like being a criminal whose prior offenses have been pointed out.

  • んばかりにN1

    Describes an action so intense it looks on the verge of happening, 'as if about to / almost'.

    これはあなたのCDですよ」と言わんばかりの笑顔が、私には重たい。

    This is your CD,” their smiles seemed to say, and I found them oppressive.

  • だの~だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    サービスのつもりなのだろうが、①リラックス出来ないことこの上ない。

    They probably meant it as a service, but ① I could not possibly have been less relaxed.

  • ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく(ことこのうえない / このうえない / このうえなく)N1

    Expresses the highest possible degree, "utterly, extremely, nothing could be more ~".

    サービスのつもりなのだろうが、①リラックス出来ないことこの上ない

    They probably meant it as a service, but ① I could not possibly have been less relaxed.

  • までもない / までもなくN1

    Says there is no need to even do X, or that something goes without saying — 'no need to...; needless to say'

    チェックアウトの時も、なんだか一層音量が上がったように感じられるBGMと、従業員のこれ以上ない満面の笑顔とが私を見送ってくれたことは言うまでもない

    Needless to say, even at checkout I was seen off by background music that somehow seemed even louder and by the employees’ most radiant smiles imaginable.

  • たとたんN3

    the instant one action finished, another (often unexpected) event occurred, 'the moment / as soon as ~'.

    そのホテルの前で夕クシ一を降り、入口に一歩足を踏み入れたとたん、ハッとした。

    The moment I got out of the taxi in front of that hotel and stepped through the entrance, I was startled.

  • たものだN32 times in this passage

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

    しかも、そのCDはかなり昔に録音したものであり、私は、稚拙な過去の自分を突き付けられたような敗北感に襲われた。

    What was more, the CD had been recorded quite a long time ago, and I was overcome by a sense of defeat, as though my immature former self had been thrust before me.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    そもそも演奏家というのは、録音した自分の演奏は常に不満なものである。

    Performers are, by nature, always dissatisfied with recordings of their own performances.

  • につれてN3

    Expresses that as one thing changes, another changes proportionally alongside it; 'as', 'in proportion to'.

    はじめは自分の演奏に似ているなあと思いつつ、聴きすすむにつれ、その思いは確信へと変わった。

    At first I merely thought, “That sounds like my playing,” but as I kept listening, the thought turned into certainty.

  • というN3

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

    これはあなたのCDですよ」と言わんばかりの笑顔が、私には重たい。

    This is your CD,” their smiles seemed to say, and I found them oppressive.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

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

    耳はBGMを傾聴し、感性は研ぎ澄まされ、それが例えばレストランでワインを飲んでほろ酔い気分になってるときであれば、酔いは一瞬で醒める。

    Our ears listen intently to the background music and our senses sharpen; if, for example, we are pleasantly tipsy from drinking wine in a restaurant, the intoxication vanishes in an instant.

  • たびにN3

    every time the preceding action happens, the main clause also happens, 'each time / whenever ~'.

    私が売店やフロントに用事があって出ていくたびに、待ち構えていた「満面の笑み」が私を追い込む。

    Every time I had some business at the shop or front desk, those waiting “beaming smiles” drove me further into a corner.

  • ようとするN3

    Describes attempting to do something or being on the verge of doing it — 'try to…', 'be about to…'.

    布団を被って寝てしまおうとしても、どこからか「自分の音」が聞こえてくるような気がして、もうノイロ一ゼ状態である。

    Even when I pulled the bedding over my head and tried to sleep, I felt as though “my own sound” were coming from somewhere, until I was nearly in a neurotic state.

  • こそN3

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

    その距離感こそが良い人間関係を作り出す。

    It is precisely that sense of distance that creates good human relationships.

  • に気がつく(にきがつく)N42 times in this passage

    To notice or become aware of something, the noticed thing marked by に, 'to notice / realize ~.'

    かけられているBGMが「私のCDの音だ」と気がつくのに、さほど時間はかからなかった。

    It did not take me long to realize that the background music being played was “the sound of my own CD.”

  • 〜のにN4

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

    かけられているBGMが「私のCDの音だ」と気がつくのに、さほど時間はかからなかった。

    It did not take me long to realize that the background music being played was “the sound of my own CD.”

  • ようだN42 times in this passage

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

    しかも、そのCDはかなり昔に録音したものであり、私は、稚拙な過去の自分を突き付けられたような敗北感に襲われた。

    What was more, the CD had been recorded quite a long time ago, and I was overcome by a sense of defeat, as though my immature former self had been thrust before me.

  • きっとN4

    Adverb expressing the speaker's strong conviction that something is or will be so; 'surely, certainly, definitely, without fail'.

    きっと

    Surely.

  • と思う(とおもう)N42 times in this passage

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    はじめは自分の演奏に似ているなあと思いつつ、聴きすすむにつれ、その思いは確信へと変わった。

    At first I merely thought, “That sounds like my playing,” but as I kept listening, the thought turned into certainty.

  • 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').

    それが同業種の楽器だったら尚更、思考回路までが仕事モードに切り替わり、それまで楽しく会話していた人との話も耳に入らなくなる。

    If it happens to be the same kind of instrument we play professionally, it is worse still: even our thought processes switch into work mode, and we can no longer take in what the person we had been happily chatting with is saying.

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    それが同業種の楽器だったら尚更、思考回路までが仕事モードに切り替わり、それまで楽しく会話していた人との話も耳に入らなくなる。

    If it happens to be the same kind of instrument we play professionally, it is worse still: even our thought processes switch into work mode, and we can no longer take in what the person we had been happily chatting with is saying.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    耳はBGMを傾聴し、感性は研ぎ澄まされ、それが例えばレストランでワインを飲んでほろ酔い気分になってるときであれば、酔いは一瞬で醒める。

    Our ears listen intently to the background music and our senses sharpen; if, for example, we are pleasantly tipsy from drinking wine in a restaurant, the intoxication vanishes in an instant.

  • てもN4

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

    部屋に入っても、全館であの音が鳴っていると思うと落ち着かない。

    Even after entering my room, I could not relax when I thought of that sound playing throughout the entire hotel.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    私が売店やフロントに用事があって出ていくたびに、待ち構えていた「満面の笑み」が私を追い込む。

    Every time I had some business at the shop or front desk, those waiting “beaming smiles” drove me further into a corner.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    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.

    布団を被って寝てしまおうとしても、どこからか「自分の音」が聞こえてくるような気がして、もうノイロ一ゼ状態である。

    Even when I pulled the bedding over my head and tried to sleep, I felt as though “my own sound” were coming from somewhere, until I was nearly in a neurotic state.

  • 〜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'.

    布団を被って寝てしまおうとしても、どこからか「自分の音」が聞こえてくるような気がして、もうノイロ一ゼ状態である。

    Even when I pulled the bedding over my head and tried to sleep, I felt as though “my own sound” were coming from somewhere, until I was nearly in a neurotic state.

  • がするN4

    With a perception noun (sound, smell, taste, feeling), expresses that such a sensation occurs — 'there is a smell/sound', 'I sense that'.

    布団を被って寝てしまおうとしても、どこからか「自分の音」が聞こえてくるような気がして、もうノイロ一ゼ状態である。

    Even when I pulled the bedding over my head and tried to sleep, I felt as though “my own sound” were coming from somewhere, until I was nearly in a neurotic state.

  • ことにするN4

    Expresses a decision the speaker makes by their own volition; 'decide to (do).'

    翌日、すっかり疲れ果てた私は、予定のフライトを早め、朝一番の便で帰ることにした

    The next day, completely exhausted, I moved my scheduled flight forward and decided to return on the first flight of the morning.

  • 〜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'.

    チェックアウトの時も、なんだか一層音量が上がったように感じられるBGMと、従業員のこれ以上ない満面の笑顔とが私を見送ってくれたことは言うまでもない。

    Needless to say, even at checkout I was seen off by background music that somehow seemed even louder and by the employees’ most radiant smiles imaginable.

  • 〜ているN56 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”.

    かけられているBGMが「私のCDの音だ」と気がつくのに、さほど時間はかからなかった。

    It did not take me long to realize that the background music being played was “the sound of my own CD.”

  • なあN5

    Sentence-ending particle that voices emotion, admiration, or a wish, like "..., isn't it!" or "I wish...".

    はじめは自分の演奏に似ているなあと思いつつ、聴きすすむにつれ、その思いは確信へと変わった。

    At first I merely thought, “That sounds like my playing,” but as I kept listening, the thought turned into certainty.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    「そうですよ。

    “That’s right.

  • つもりN5

    Expresses the speaker's intention or plan — "intend to / plan to."

    サービスのつもりなのだろうが、①リラックス出来ないことこの上ない。

    They probably meant it as a service, but ① I could not possibly have been less relaxed.

  • だろうN5

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

    サービスのつもりなのだろうが、①リラックス出来ないことこの上ない。

    They probably meant it as a service, but ① I could not possibly have been less relaxed.

  • だけN52 times in this passage

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

    クラシック音楽が流れているだけでも、私たち音楽家は瞬時に聴覚が緊張するのだ。

    The mere sound of classical music instantly puts the hearing of musicians like us on alert.

  • までN52 times in this passage

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    それが同業種の楽器だったら尚更、思考回路までが仕事モードに切り替わり、それまで楽しく会話していた人との話も耳に入らなくなる。

    If it happens to be the same kind of instrument we play professionally, it is worse still: even our thought processes switch into work mode, and we can no longer take in what the person we had been happily chatting with is saying.

  • がありますN5

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

    私が売店やフロントに用事があって出ていくたびに、待ち構えていた「満面の笑み」が私を追い込む。

    Every time I had some business at the shop or front desk, those waiting “beaming smiles” drove me further into a corner.

  • もうN5

    The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

    布団を被って寝てしまおうとしても、どこからか「自分の音」が聞こえてくるような気がして、もうノイロ一ゼ状態である。

    Even when I pulled the bedding over my head and tried to sleep, I felt as though “my own sound” were coming from somewhere, until I was nearly in a neurotic state.

  • 一番(いちばん)N5

    Marks the superlative, singling out the top item in a group — "the most / the best / number one".

    翌日、すっかり疲れ果てた私は、予定のフライトを早め、朝一番の便で帰ることにした。

    The next day, completely exhausted, I moved my scheduled flight forward and decided to return on the first flight of the morning.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    それはホテルだけの話ではないとつくづく感じた。

    It struck me deeply that this applies to more than just hotels.

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