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案内 |
a tour |
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玄関 |
front entryway (げん かん) |
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我が家 |
我が=私の、自分の (わ)が(や) |
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案内する |
案内させていただく。 (あんない)する |
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景色 |
scenery |
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囲む |
to surround; (かこ)む |
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新緑の時期 |
season of spring greenery |
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バラ |
rose (flower) |
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植わる |
to be planted with; (う)わる |
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芝生 |
lawn |
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湿度 |
humidity |
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雑草 |
weeds |
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戦いをする |
to wage battle |
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草むしり |
weeding (~をする) |
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置く |
to place; 置いてある are placed. (お)く |
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殆ど |
almost, nearly; hardly (with a negative) (ほとん)ど |
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履く |
to put on, wear (footwear, trousers) (は) く |
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脱ぐ |
to take off (clothing, shoes); (ぬ)ぐ |
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こたつ |
a low table with a heating element underneath to keep one's feet and legs warm; a quilt between the table top and the table frame hands down to keep the sitter snug and warm |
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神棚 |
a household Shinto altar |
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畳敷き |
covered with tatami mats |
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団欒する |
to sit in a family circle and chat pleasantly; to enjoy one another's company (だん らん)する |
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掘りごたつ |
a sunken kotatsu; a low table draped with a quilt and placed over a cavity on the floor so people can sit on the floor and hang their legs down. In the past there was a hibachi in the cavity, and the legs were warmed by a charcoal fire; the interviewer had such a kotatsu as a child and burned hols in many a pair of socks. Today, one generally finds a heating element under the table top. (ほ)りごたつ |
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くぼむ |
to become sunken; |
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足を下ろす |
to let down one's legs; (あし)を(おろす) |
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平和でありますように |
平和 at peace + であるように that it be this way (へいわ)でありますように |
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願い |
a wish, hope, entreaty |
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神様 |
god; anything awesome may be considered a kami, a spirit, a god. |
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見守る |
to watch intently; to watch over and protect (みまも)る |
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意味合い |
reason 仔細, 理由; nuance, background (いみあ)い |
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設ける |
to provide (もう)ける |
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仏壇 |
a (family) Buddhist altar (ぶつだん) |
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亡くなる |
to die, pass away (polite) |
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マントルピース |
a mantlepiece |
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設計 |
a plan, a design |
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連れてくる |
to bring (people, animals) (つ)れてくる |
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集う |
to gather, get together 集まる (つど)う |
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時には |
ときとして at times; occasionally (とき)には |
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使い勝手がいい |
very handy, flexible in its use |
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台所 |
kitchen |
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~にしては |
for; considering; |
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冷蔵庫 |
refrigerator |
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Xが置いてある |
X was placed there (for the reasons indicated) |
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調理をする |
to cook, prepare; (ちょうり)をする 料理をする |
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保存食 |
preserved food (ほぞんしょく) |
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場所の割りに |
for/considering the space (ばしょ)の(わ)りに |
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客間 |
guest room (きゃくま) |
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床の間 |
an alcove raised slightly above floor level (とこ)の(ま) |
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押入れ |
closet with fusuma (papered sliding doors) for storage of bedding, etc. (おしい)れ |
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布団 |
bedding; 布団類 (ふとんるい) bedding: quilts, mattresses, etc. (ふとん) |
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納まる |
to be stored inside (おさ)まる |
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正面 |
the front (しょうめん) |
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宿る |
to reside in (やど)る |
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空間 |
space (くうかん) |
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掛け物 |
hanging scroll (か)け(もの) |
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仏画 |
Buddhist picture/painting (ぶつが) |
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かける |
to hang |
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仏教 |
Buddhism |
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信仰 |
faith; belief |
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感覚 |
senses; feeling; sensibility |
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薄れる (うす)れる |
to fade |
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美術的な |
artistic (びじゅつてき)な |
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絵を描く |
to draw a picture (え)を(か)く |
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字のこと |
(matters of) writing (じ)のこと |
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野生の自然 |
wild nature (やせい)の(しぜん) |
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端 |
the edge; border; extremity; tip (はし) |
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島 |
island (しま) |
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やや |
a little; slightly |
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オホーツク海 |
Sea of Okhotsk オホーツク(かい) |
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Xに面する |
to face on X; to look out toward X Xに(めん)する |
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Xからdistance離れている |
to be (distance) from X Xからdistance(はな)れている |
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湖 |
lake (みずうみ) |
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距離 |
distance |
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様子 |
appearance |
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気に入る |
to like |
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選ぶ |
to select (えら)ぶ |
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凍る |
to freeze up |
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アザラシ |
an (earless) seal |
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湿原 |
a marsh; a wetland (しつげん) |
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タンチョウ |
red crowned crane; Japanese crane |
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オジロフシ |
white-tailed eagle |
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繁殖する |
to breed |
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キツネ |
fox |
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姿 |
figure; form; shape (すがた) |
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シカ |
deer |
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覗き見る |
to peer/peep/peek at (のぞ)き(み)る |
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垣間見る |
literally: to peer through an opening in a fence. Basically, old-Japanese peeping Toms likin' the womens. But, the verb suggests that one secretly peers through an opening into a "special" or "forbidden" world. (かいまみ)る |
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建てる |
to build, construct (た)てる |
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暖房 |
heating (だんぼう) |
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せいぜい |
at the very most, at best |
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(time reference) で |
in/within 二、三十年でだめになる = to go bad (fall apart) with 20 to 30 years. |
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環境の問題 |
an environmental problem (かんきょう)の(もんだい) |
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無駄遣いする |
to waste (むだづか)いする |
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Nounなり |
なり indicates that one example is mentioned from a number of similar possibilities. |
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一応 |
tentatively; for the time being (いちおう) |
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資源 |
resources |
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及び |
and, as well as (およ)び |
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生産の場 |
a place of production (せいさん)の(ば) |
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家 |
house; family |
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農家 |
farming family; a farmhouse; a farmer (のうか) |
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カシの木 |
an oak tree カシの(き) |
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墓 |
grave (はか) |
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~からしても |
or even judging from ~ |
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新築する |
to build, construct (しんちく)する (新築の= newly built ) |
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養蚕 |
sericulture (raising of silkworms to produce silk) (ようさん) |
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蚕 |
silkworm (かいこ) |
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飼う |
to raise |
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指 |
finger |
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虫 |
caterpillar; bug (むし) |
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成長する |
to grow (せいちょう)する |
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桑 |
mulberry (tree); silkworms eat the leaves of mulberry trees (くわ) |
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ざわざわ |
sound of falling water on rustling leaves or grasses |
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やっと |
at last; finally; with difficulty; barely synonym for (ようやく) which means gradually; finally; barely |
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神木 |
a sacred tree (しんぼく) |
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相当 |
considerably (そうとう) かなり means the same |
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年を取る |
to grow old (とし)を(と)る 年を取った = old |
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魂 |
soul; spirit (たましい) |
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宿る |
to reside in, dwell in (やど)る |
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人格 |
character; personality (じんかく) |
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大切にする |
to take good care of |
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神社 |
Shinto shrine |
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寺 |
(Buddhist) temple (てら) |
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祀る |
to deify; to worship 祀られている (passive) to be worshipped |
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住居 |
residence, house |
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以外の |
other than (いがい)の |
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具体例 |
concrete example |
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眺め |
view (なが)め |
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気候 |
climate (きこう) |
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隣人 |
neighbor(s) (りんじん) |
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環境面 |
environmental aspects (かんきょうめん) |
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建築物 |
a building, a structure |
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材料 |
materials (ざいりょう) |
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冷暖房 |
cooling and heating (れいだんぼう) |
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考慮に入れる |
to take into consideration |
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条件 |
condition |
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少し |
little; few (すこし) |
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太平洋 |
The Pacific Ocean (たいへいよう) |
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大西洋 |
The Atlantic Ocean (たいせいよう) |
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~から離れる |
parts from ~ ~から(はな)れる |
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森 |
deep forest; shrine grove (もり) |
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林 |
woods (はやし) |
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かなり |
considerably |
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ようやく |
gradually; finally; narrowly |
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植える |
to plant; to grow (う)える |
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畳 |
tatami (たたみ) or a counter for tatami mats (じょう) |
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敷く |
to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city) |
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使い勝手 |
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability (つかいがって) |
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~にしても |
even if ~ |
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収入 |
income (しゅうにゅう) |
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職業 |
occupation; business (しょくぎょう) |
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宗教 |
religion (しゅうきょう) |
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教育水準 |
educational standards (きょういくすいじゅん) |
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人口密度 |
population density (じんこうみつど) |
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要因 |
main cause; primary factor (よういん) |
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規定する |
(it) provides; (it) regulates (きてい)する |
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生活環境 |
one's (living) environment (せいかつかんきょう) |
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郊外 |
suburb (こうがい) |
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庭 |
garden (にわ) |
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少子化 |
having fewer children (しょうしか) |
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影響を及ぼす |
to influence, have an effect on (えいきょう)を(およ)ぼす |
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結婚年齢 |
age at marriage (けっこんねんれい) |
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高齢化 |
aging (こうれいか) |
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周り |
surroundings (まわ)り |
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字 |
character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing; penmanship; the ... word, i.e. "the L word" = "love" section of village |





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