• 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
• 中なか
  • ·inside; interior
  • ·among; within
  • ·middle; center; centre
  • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
  • ·interval; gap
  • ·mean; average
  • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
  • ·medium grade; medium quality
  • ·red-light district
  N5
• 町まち
  • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  • ·downtown; main street
  • ·street; road
  N5
• するAs it appears here: されて
  • ·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
• これ
  • ·this; this one
  • ·this person
  • ·now; this point (in time)
  • ·here
  • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
  • ·I; me
  N5
• 自分じぶん
  • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  • ·I; me
  • ·you
  N5
• 早いはやい
  • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
  • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
  • ·premature; too soon; too early
  • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
  • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
  N5
• するAs it appears here: しよう
  • ·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
• 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
• 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれる
  • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
  • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  • ·to invite
  • ·to designate; to name; to brand
  • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
  • ·to take as one's wife
  N5
• 仕事しごと
  • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  • ·work
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なり
  • ·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
• 持つもつ
  • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  • ·to possess; to have; to own
  • ·to maintain; to keep
  • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
  • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
  • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なった
  • ·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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 悪いわるい
  • ·bad; poor; undesirable
  • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  • ·evil; sinful
  • ·ugly; not beautiful
  • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  • ·bad (at doing something)
  • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
  • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
  N5
• するAs it appears here: され
  • ·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
• 低いひくいAs it appears here: 低く
  • ·low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
  • ·low (position); close to the ground
  • ·short (height)
  • ·deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
  N5
• 危険きけん
  • ·danger; peril; hazard
  • ·risk
  N4
• 始めるはじめるAs it appears here: 始めた
  • ·to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  • ·to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  • ·to start ...; to begin to ...
  N4
• 昼間ひるま
  • ·daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
  N4
• 留守るす
  • ·absence; being away from home
  • ·house-sitting; house-sitter
  • ·neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
  N4
• 活動かつどう
  • ·activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
  • ·moving picture
  N3
• 注目ちゅうもく
  • ·notice; attention; observation
  N3
• 守るまもるAs it appears here: 守り
  • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
  • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
  N3
• 発見はっけん
  • ·discovery; detection; finding
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 結果けっか
  • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
  • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
  • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
  N3
• 意識いしき
  • ·consciousness
  • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
  • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
  N3
• 地域ちいき
  • ·area; region; district; locality
  N3
• 雰囲気ふんいき
  • ·atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
  • ·a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
  • ·(Earth's) atmosphere
  N3
• 犯罪はんざい
  • ·crime; offence; offense
  N3
• 上昇じょうしょう
  • ·rising; ascending; climbing
  N1
• 交わすかわす
  • ·to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
  • ·to intersect; to cross; to interlace
  • ·... with one another; ... to each other
  N1
• 発生はっせい
  • ·occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)
  • ·generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
  • ·ontogeny; development; growth; breeding
  N1
• 抑制よくせい
  • ·control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• たものだN3

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

  これは「自分たちの町を自分たちで守り、危険を早い段階で発見しよう」と、数人のグループで昼夜、町のパトロールを始めたもので、防犯パトロールと呼ばれる。

  With the aim of “protecting our own town ourselves and discovering danger at an early stage,” residents began patrolling the town day and night in small groups; this is known as crime-prevention patrol.

• によって/によるN3

  Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

  これにより、昼間は仕事などで留守にする人々もパトロール中の人々とあいさつを交わすようになり、仲間意識を持つようになった。

  As a result, even people who are away from home during the day for work and other reasons began exchanging greetings with those on patrol and developed a sense of community.

• にとってN3

  Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

  その結果、町全体の防犯意識も高まり地域の雰囲気が犯罪者にとって居心地の悪いものになった。

  As a result, awareness of crime prevention increased throughout the town, making the atmosphere of the neighborhood uncomfortable for criminals.

• などN4

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

  これにより、昼間は仕事などで留守にする人々もパトロール中の人々とあいさつを交わすようになり、仲間意識を持つようになった。

  As a result, even people who are away from home during the day for work and other reasons began exchanging greetings with those on patrol and developed a sense of community.

• ようになるN42 times in this passage

  Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

  これにより、昼間は仕事などで留守にする人々もパトロール中の人々とあいさつを交わすようになり、仲間意識を持つようになった。

  As a result, even people who are away from home during the day for work and other reasons began exchanging greetings with those on patrol and developed a sense of community.

• 〜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”.

  近年、住宅街での犯罪率が上昇する中、ある町の活動が注目されている。

  In recent years, as crime rates in residential neighborhoods have risen, the activities of one town have attracted attention.

• にするN5

  To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

  これにより、昼間は仕事などで留守にする人々もパトロール中の人々とあいさつを交わすようになり、仲間意識を持つようになった。

  As a result, even people who are away from home during the day for work and other reasons began exchanging greetings with those on patrol and developed a sense of community.

• のでN5

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

  こうして、犯罪の発生が抑制され犯罪率が低くなったのである。

  In this way, crime was deterred and the crime rate fell.