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").
無理なのもありがたいです。
It is also appreciated that it is not impossible.
なかなかN3
An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".
小さい子供も一緒に行ってもいいコンサートは、なかなかありません。
There are very few concerts where it is all right to bring small children along.
だけでなくN3
Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.
親だけでなく子供にとっても貴重な機会でした。
It was a valuable opportunity not only for parents but also for children.
にとってN3
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
親だけでなく子供にとっても貴重な機会でした。
It was a valuable opportunity not only for parents but also for children.
〜ばいいN3
Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."
泣き声が気になる方は、有料のコンサートへ行けばいいのではないでしょうか。
If people are bothered by crying, why don’t they simply go to paid concerts?
たとえ〜てもN3
Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.
たとえ無料のコンサートであっても、会場の客はもちろん、演奏者に対しても失礼だ。
Even at a free concert, that is disrespectful not only to the audience but also to the performers.
はもちろんN3
Names one obvious case and adds another — 'not only X (which goes without saying) but also Y'.
たとえ無料のコンサートであっても、会場の客はもちろん、演奏者に対しても失礼だ。
Even at a free concert, that is disrespectful not only to the audience but also to the performers.
に対してN3
Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.
たとえ無料のコンサートであっても、会場の客はもちろん、演奏者に対しても失礼だ。
Even at a free concert, that is disrespectful not only to the audience but also to the performers.
というのはN3
Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.
「子供連れ可」というのは、子供が泣いても騒いでもいいということなのか。
Does “children allowed” mean that it is acceptable for children to cry or make as much noise as they like?
ということだN3
Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.
「子供連れ可」というのは、子供が泣いても騒いでもいいということなのか。
Does “children allowed” mean that it is acceptable for children to cry or make as much noise as they like?
べきだN3
States what one ought to do as the right or expected course of action — 'should / ought to'.
それなら「子供とその親に限る」コンサートにするべきだ。
If so, it should be made into a concert “limited to children and their parents.”
例えば（たとえば）N3
Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.
例えば、子供連れの人々の席を出入り口の近くに作り、子供が騒いだときなどに会場を出やすくしてはどうだろう。
For example, why not place seats for people with children near the exits so that they can leave the hall easily when a child becomes noisy?
てもN43 times in this passage
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
小さい子供も一緒に行ってもいいコンサートは、なかなかありません。
There are very few concerts where it is all right to bring small children along.
続ける（つづける）N42 times in this passage
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
是非これからも続けてくださいますように。
I very much hope that you will continue holding it in the future.
〜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.
演奏の途中で子供が泣いて、隣りの席の人ににらまれてしまいましたが、赤ちゃんが泣くのは仕方がありません。
My child cried during the performance and the person in the next seat glared at us, but it cannot be helped when a baby cries.
と思う（とおもう）N4
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
周囲の人々が子供のことをもっと理解してくださればと思います。
I wish the people around us would be more understanding of children.
ようだN4
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
「B」：このような平日昼間のコンサートは非常にうれしい。
“B”: I am very pleased to have a concert like this during the daytime on a weekday.
〜のにN4
Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".
せっかく一流の演奏者が演奏しているのに、会場が子供の声でうるさくては、音楽に集中できない。
Even though first-rate performers are playing, if the venue is noisy with children’s voices, the audience cannot concentrate on the music.
が必要（がひつよう）N4
Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.
そうではなく今の形を続けるなら、騒がしくならない対策が必要である。
If not, and the present format is to continue, measures are needed to prevent the venue from becoming noisy.
ときN4
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
例えば、子供連れの人々の席を出入り口の近くに作り、子供が騒いだときなどに会場を出やすくしてはどうだろう。
For example, why not place seats for people with children near the exits so that they can leave the hall easily when a child becomes noisy?
などN4
Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.
例えば、子供連れの人々の席を出入り口の近くに作り、子供が騒いだときなどに会場を出やすくしてはどうだろう。
For example, why not place seats for people with children near the exits so that they can leave the hall easily when a child becomes noisy?
やすいN4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').
例えば、子供連れの人々の席を出入り口の近くに作り、子供が騒いだときなどに会場を出やすくしてはどうだろう。
For example, why not place seats for people with children near the exits so that they can leave the hall easily when a child becomes noisy?
とてもN52 times in this passage
Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."
「A」：このコンサートはとてもありがたいです。
“A”: I am very grateful for this concert.
だ / ですN53 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
「A」：このコンサートはとてもありがたいです。
“A”: I am very grateful for this concert.
一緒に（いっしょに）N5
Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".
小さい子供も一緒に行ってもいいコンサートは、なかなかありません。
There are very few concerts where it is all right to bring small children along.
に行くN5
Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.
子供が小さいうちはコンサートに行くのは無理だと、今まであきらめていました。
Until now, I had given up on going to concerts, thinking it was impossible while my child was still small.
までN5
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
子供が小さいうちはコンサートに行くのは無理だと、今まであきらめていました。
Until now, I had given up on going to concerts, thinking it was impossible while my child was still small.
〜ているN53 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”.
子供が小さいうちはコンサートに行くのは無理だと、今まであきらめていました。
Until now, I had given up on going to concerts, thinking it was impossible while my child was still small.
がありますN5
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
演奏の途中で子供が泣いて、隣りの席の人ににらまれてしまいましたが、赤ちゃんが泣くのは仕方がありません。
My child cried during the performance and the person in the next seat glared at us, but it cannot be helped when a baby cries.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
泣き声が気になる方は、有料のコンサートへ行けばいいのではないでしょうか。
If people are bothered by crying, why don’t they simply go to paid concerts?
だろうN53 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
泣き声が気になる方は、有料のコンサートへ行けばいいのではないでしょうか。
If people are bothered by crying, why don’t they simply go to paid concerts?
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
それなら「子供とその親に限る」コンサートにするべきだ。
If so, it should be made into a concert “limited to children and their parents.”
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
演奏する人も聞いている人も音楽に集中できる環境を作っていただきたい。
I would like you to create an environment in which both the performers and the listeners can concentrate on the music.
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