Questions tagged [reading-comprehension]
読解. Help with reading passages in Japanese and understanding their meaning.
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What is the exact nuance of ガラ in ガラじゃない
こう見えて魔術師なんだよ! ガラじゃないのは解ってるけど!
いや 魔術は見た目ではなく天性の物だから。。。
Upon failing another sword fight, the character says this and another character adds the second line in answer.
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What does って時によ mean when used like this?
君は他にも誰かと秘密を共有しているのか?
あ?誰かとって。。。もしかして彼達に嫉妬してるのか?
別にっ。。。するわけないだろう！ 嫉妬なんて
スネんなよ。これからするって時によ
In the first like the girlfriend wonders how many people other than her and their friends know his secret.
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What does ちょうどいっか mean here?
In the first bubble, the character comments that "We did a bunch (of the stuff we needed to do)".
Then in the second line as I understand he adds
冬までにほとんど 終わりそうだけど
Looks like we'll be done ...
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What does "なんだもんなあ" mean?
同じ部屋とかもう慣れてるはずなのに"
当たり前のようにダブルべっどなんだもんなぁ
In the first line the character is like "We should be already used to sleep in the same room and yet"
By context I can gather the character is ...
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What is "のほうだろう" here?
So the old woman explains that in place of her dead husband her kid has been helping. Then she says the kid won't settle into a home much but
I assume この時節 in "these occasions" but how does ...
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Historical meaning of an army's name in Sengoku era 美濃八千騎
美濃八千騎
I read a historical novel with Sengoku era setting , and there's a character mentioned about this name of an army. If you know about it's historical meaning please explain.
Context is an enemy's ...
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How is といわず used in this sentence?
うめえ。 5キロといわず もっといけたな
The sentence before this has nothing to do with it (the character is eating and not listening to the other character's speech) so he blurts out this.
The only context is that he ...
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なるのではないか/なるのではないだろう meaning
もっと人間関係を大切にすれば、100年前と同じような心豊か生活が送れるように _______ と思う。
なるのではないか
なるのではないかな
なるのではないだろう
なるのでないでしょう
1 is the correct anwser but I can't figure out why. I guess 4 is incorrect because it uses the です form. ...
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これでこそ vs これだ use in this sequence
I'm stumbled on the actual nuance of this sentence.
In the top sentence, the character says that if しき is not with them then it's not "everyone".
To which the third character adds これだよ.
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What does いけると mean?
泊まってもいいですか? まだ離れたくなくて。。
"It's ok if I stay over? I don't want to be separated yet..."
To which the other character thinks
(そう言えばいけると思ってるな いいけど。。。)
I don't understand how いける is being used ...
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What does thing + さまさまだ mean?
大きな声じゃ言えないが爆破解体さまさまだよ
"さまさま" seems to be use to bestow honorific over things and people, however I can't seem to grasp why he'd use it for an explosion?
"I wouldn't say it out loud, ...
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What is the actual nuance of the verb に映る
この通路の先で行われてることを考えると楽しいとは言えないけど
Which is about "If I think of what happens ahead of this passage, I can't say it's "fun"."
To which then the other character replies
おっしゃる通り
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How to "reverse" 〜てから〜てはなりません?
Consider the sentence:
シャワーを浴びてから、プールに入らなくてはなりません。
As far as I understand, てから here is used to glue them into “You must go to the pool after taking a shower” which makes the most sense.
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What does なんてからっきし mean in this sentence?
からっきし means
"quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely; totally; altogether" however I'm not sure how it's being used here?
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Why is の placed after the object and before を here?
Why is の used here after the object in this sentence? Can it be omitted and still have the same meaning “Why didn't you buy the right size?”
どうしてちょうどいい大きさのを買わなかったの？
Obviously, it's not a verb ...
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What does でしょなんでだ mean?
What is the meaning of the sentence on the left exactly? She seems to be given the reason the forest is called like this is because of the fungi?
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Which verbs can come with Vていただけませんか and Vていただきたい?
There is somewhat similar question, but mine is not about the degrees of politeness.
As far as I understand, Vていただけませんか literally means something like “would I be able to get V from you?”. So, it's ...
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Which verb fits in 庭に木をもう一本＿？
There is a closed-ended question in Nihongo so-matome:
庭に木をもう一本＿
１）植えました
２）切りました
The book says the answer is 植えました. What makes this answer the correct one? Doesn't 切る fit here too? The only thing ...
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Why is から used in this concessive clause?
There is a word-order exercise from Nihongo So-matome:
さっき頼んだこと、すぐじゃなくてもいいからやっておいてください。
As far as I understand, it means "There is no rush, but please do what I asked you to do".
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What does クタる means?
The character is cooking and he says this.
絹さや is "snow peas" at least and ラストlast
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Does this sentence sound natural: その靴はどこで買いましたか
その靴はどこで買いましたか
Should か be replaced with の? Should I say 買った instead of 買いました?
Make any sort of corrections you want, I'm trying to make my Japanese sound as native as possible.
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What does イチ抜けぴ mean?
In the first sentence he says he'll be one step ahead in contributing to society.
And then he adds...
"イチ抜けぴ"
From context and given the use of 抜け it seems to be "I'll be leaving the ...
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What does っぽいっつったけど mean?
俺に必死かよ！
淡泊っぽいっつったけど
意外とおこちゃまみてーなとこもあんだなぁ
お前よ
The character is a delinquent so he tends to slur some words together. The dialog is ALL spoken by a single person. This is the character's response after ...
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What does いいんかい mean here?
So the kid says he only got a present for his grandfather and not his mom after coming back from the trip and that he wants to see his grandpa's happy face.
I'm stumbled on the exchange after. From ...
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What does だっていい mean?
" 先だって " appears to be a proper word but I don't see how it fits here?
"Which one... doesn't matter"?
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What does 問題の mean in this sentence?
問題の神社にも岩座があったっていうし
The stone like socle in the shrine.
What does 問題の add? My take would be something like "The shrine in question"
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What does 方向 mean in this sentence?
ありあまるパワーの方向がなんか惜しい子
One character says this over a new colleague at work who really wants to work but because she's new, she's not allowed. So she has all that desire to work but she's not allowed.
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What is this use of アリだ? [duplicate]
My understand of the sentence is
SWAMが悪い(...)のに he's essentially saying "Despite the fact the SWAM are the ones that failed"
話をすり替えやがって they had the nerve of changing the subject
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Meaning of であるだけ in Naomi by Tanizaki
I'm reading the book 痴人の愛 https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/001383/files/58093_62049.html. I don't understand what であるだけ means in the following sentence
私はなるべく彼女の趣味を啓発するように、ちょっとした買い物をするのにも自分一人では決めないで、...
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Is this usage of として here として + negative for "even"?
それで傷ついた心が少しでも癒えるのであれば
ひとときの夢物語としてお子さんの話に付き合ってあげるもの悪いことではないと思います
お子さんの話に付き合ってあげるもの悪いことではないと思います I think going along with a child's story isn't a bad thing
The general sentence seems to be akin to &...
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What does ぜひにって by itself mean? What is being omitted? [duplicate]
The character is explaining that he got requested by an actress to join a talk show.
なんでも前に僕が出たテレビ番組を見て指名してきたんだそうだ
Is basically "I am told she saw the show I was on and nominated me."
年齢も近いし
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What だってそうだろう means here?
From Oshi no ko ch. 1,
After getting stabbed in back, the doctor recalled two questions: "what if you were born as an idol's child?" and "what if you have looks and connections from ...
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What does this usage of 適当にしてて mean?
Going from context, she was showing them around and gets called by the director, so she tells him "I gotta go! Sorry!
However I'm stumbled on this usage of 適当にしてて. From context I guess she's just ...
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The use of the expresssion 首の皮一枚繋がっている + で particle
This is said at the beginning of the chapter. The character is contemplating that he managed to finish without his secret leaking out.
As far I understand 首の皮一枚繋がっている is an expression that means ...
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Understanding the verb 意識してくれて
So MC is a onsen date with his quasi girlfriend and he tells her this:
だから急なデートの誘いにも乗ってくれた
That's why you accept the proposition of a date
だめだって言ってるけど本心は違って
You say it's no good/I don't want to be ...
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Grasping the meaning of this passage by Miyamoto Musashi
I was doing some JLPT reading practice and found this passage that I cannot really comprehend. The Miyamoto Musashi quote is highlighted in the brackets:
（略） 前田さんによれば、真剣同士の戦いは、実際に刀と刀がぶつかっていなくても、...
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Meaning of 匙加減 in this sentence
簡単な匙加減で殺せてしまうほど、衰弱し
How does 簡単な匙加減で exactly work here?
"With a simple amount?"
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How does どうなったら work here?
好きになるってどんな感じ?
どうなったらその人を好きだと判別するの
It's not どうやったら. In the first sentence he asks "How does it fell to fall in love" but what about second one?
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Meaning of しとくとして in this sentence
とりあえずさっきの子にLINEしとくとして…
軽く飯食べって帰ろ…
I take he's saying he'll contact the girl from before with LINE, but what is しとくとして?
しておく+ として? How does it work?
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Meaning of ものの。 in this sentence
だから、一緒に行動するなら、この気まずさを少しでもほぐしておきたい。
ここは、俺が大人になるとこだよなと思い、歩み寄ったものの。
What exactly is the use of ものの。 in this sentence? The character had a fight with his friend and because they need to work together, he ...
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Meaning of 「まだ跡継ぎとしては幼い弟———私を護ってくれる姉上のことだ」
Reading a manga and it says まだ跡継ぎとしては幼い弟———私を護ってくれる姉上のことだ
Here's the image. It's the first page of the manga and introducing the story. I'm reading it but its meaning is not exactly clear, and machine ...
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Omitted verb and particle
I came across this line from the song 「絆ノ奇跡」:
解き放て今 僕らが起こした火を
I have a couple question regarding potential omissions in this line.
The first is that I feel that something (に, は, で) should come ...
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Unclear usages of の in 「Xとの対話を」 and 「諦めないのと同じ理由」
While reading this page in the Attack on Titan manga, I had a problem understanding some particles used in this text bubble on the bottom right. (Possible spoilers, read at your own risk)
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コトを appears after the verb
I came across this sentence in chapter 37 of それでも歩は寄せてくる:
うるし：「あぶなー… 寒いとか言ってたら歩のことだ」
歩：「オレの学ランをどうぞ」
うるし：「とか言って私がまた照れちゃうコトを」
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Noun modifying clauses and なんて
This is about this scene from volume 33 of Attack on Titan (hidden to prevent spoilers, continue reading the question at your own risk)
I feel I'm close to understanding this sentence but some parts ...
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なきゃ and とこ usage and translation
I've come across this conversation in それでも歩は寄せてくる:
This is the transcript:
田中歩：「何してるんですか」
八乙女うるし：「お 田中 いいとこに来たな」
八乙女うるし：「新入部員も入ったことだし 名前を入れてやらなきゃなーって 今書いてんだ」
I'm having trouble with Urushi's ...
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読解問題、「パソコンの向きに上下があるみたいで面白いですね」とはどういう意味ですか？
企業のIT部門の新人さん向けのセミナーでの会話ですが、
講師：古い時代のWindowsパソコンでは、ノースブリッジ（Northbridge）とサウスブリッジ（Southbridge）という2つのICがあります。
受講者：ノース（北）とサウス（南）って、地図みたいですね。
講師：地図では北が上で南が下であるように、回路図ではノースブリッジが上でサウスブリッジが下に示されます。
受講者：...
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The meaning of 加えてみた in this sentence
「またぁ。 圭一くんは何にでもケチャップ掛けるね」
「せっかく作ったんだから、タルタルをつけてみてよ。 今日はアレンジを加えてみた自信作なんだから」
What exactly is 加えてみた in this sentence? I seems unable to understand it
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Understanding 先に in this sentence
「新米パパよ。これから大変だろうが頑張れ」
「パパなのにママ友と井戸端会議をする羽目になり、団地で生き残るために、お局におべっかを使わねばならなくなるだろう」
「陰湿な同調圧力に耐え続けた先に待っているのは、子供の反抗期……親父と同じ洗濯機で洗うなと言われるぞ」
So I saw this sentence, but I'm really struggling to understand how ...
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Use of the くれた with ようとする in this sentence
あんな遠回しに嬉しさを伝えようとしてくれていたのもそうだが、ちゃんと食べてくれたのを見ると作った甲斐があったというものだ。
Context: The character made a bento for their friend and got them to eat it.
ちゃんと食べてくれたのを見ると作った甲斐があったというものだ。
The second part is saying ...
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