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Japanese · Lesson 100

Lesson 102

Reading Japan

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Planning a scenic tour · Dialogue 1 of 6

A tour of famous views

One man plans to use his vacation to visit Matsushima and see the rest of Japan.

His friend says, *松島 は いいね*, meaning "Matsushima is a nice place."

The three famous views

Miyajima, Matsushima, and Amano-hashidate have been called Japan's Scenic Trio since olden days. The name is *日本三景*.

The answer *松島、天の 橋立、宮島 の 三つだ* names all three places.

Matsushima means "pine-clad island." Its name comes from the hundreds of pine-clad isles in the bay of Sendai.

Kanji: 松, 景

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

Kanji: 天

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

  1. 1

    ぼくはらいげつにしゅうかんほどきゅうかをとることにしたので、とうほくちほう、とくにまつしまにいってみたいとおもってるんです。

    I have decided to have about two weeks vacation next month, so I am hoping to go to the TOOHOKU area, especially to Matsushima,

    僕I
    はtopic
    来月next month
    二two
    週間weeks
    ほどabout
    休vacation
    かvacation
    をobject
    とるtake
    事decision
    にto
    しmake
    たpast
    のfact
    で、because
    東北Tohoku
    地方、region
    特にespecially
    松島Matsushima
    にto
    行っgo
    てgo
    見try
    たいwant to
    とquote
    思っam hoping
    てるam hoping
    んexplanation
    です。is
  2. 2

    まつしまはいいね。にほんさんけいのなかでいちばんうつくしいといわれている。

    Matsushima is a nice place. It is said to be the most beautiful place among the ’’Scenic Trio of japan” ,

  3. 3

    にほんさんけいというのはどこかね。

    Where are the so-called ’’Scenic Trio of Japan”?

  4. 4

    まつしま、あまのはしだて、みやじまのみっつだ。

    They are Matsushima, Ama-no-hashidate, and Miya jima,

  5. 5

    まだひとつもみてないから、きゅうかをりようして、さんけいばかりでなくぜんこくをけんぶつしてまわりたいんだよ。

    I haven’t seen any of those places yet; so making use of vacations, I want to take in sightseeing of not only the ’’Scenic Trio” but also the entire country.

  6. 6

    さんねんぐらいにほんにいるんでしょうから、できるだけけんぶつしてまわるのはいいかんがえだね。

    I suppose you’ll be staying in japan for about three years, but it’s a very good idea to go around sightseeing as much as you can.

1 —TO IU---- TO IU preceded and followed by the same noun, expresses the meaning of ’’every-----”.

Examples:

SHIMA TO IU SHIMA NIWA MATSU NO KI GA SHIGETTE IRU. ’’Pines grow thickly on every island.”

HEYA TO IU HEYA NIWA MADO GA ARIMASU. ’’There are windows in every room,”

MACHI TO IU MACHI NIWA EIGAKAN GA ARIMASU. ’’There are movie houses in every town.”

SEITO TO IU SEITO WA KANJI GA DEKIMASU. ’’Every student can write Kanji,”

KAMI TO IU KAMI NI NIPPONGO GA KAITE ARU. ”On every paper, Japanese is written.”
2 Question without KA While all sentences ending with question particle KA are questions, not all questions end with KA. Questions without KA are of two basic kinds. In the first type, the sign of the question is a final question-mark intonation; in Japanese, a rising pitched intonation.

Compare:

WAKARU ”It is clear."

WAKARU? "Is it clear?"

Examples of this kind also occur in formal style, particularly in the speech of women;

WAKARIMASU "It’s clear."

WAKARIMASU? "Is it clear?"

In the second kind of question without KA, the sign of the question is an interrogative word (for example, NAN, DOOKA, DOCHIRA, DORE, etc.) Such questions usually end with a tentative form (DESHOO or DAROO) and period intonation,

Examples;

DARE DESHOO "Who is it?" or "Who would that be?"

DOO SHIMASHOO ”What shall we do?”

SORE NAN DESHOO ”What would that be?” or ”What is that?”
1 SORYA, KORYA, ARYA KORYA, SORYA, ARYA are the contractions of KORE WA, SORE WA, and ARE WA. —RYA could be long or short. If long, it will be —RYAA.

Examples:

KORYA KOMATTA ”As for this, I’m baffled.”

SORYA IKEMASEN • ’’That won * t do.”
NIPPON SANKEI Miyajima, Matsushima, and Amano-hashidate are called the ’’Scenic Trio” of Japan from olden days. Matsushima will be explained here but the other two are described in the next two lessons. Matsushima (pine-clad Island) is so named from the hundreds of pine-clad isles in the bay of Sendai.
僕
I (see notes)
は
leaves
来月
next month
二
two
ほど
to the extent (See Grammar Notes)
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
とる
to take (v.t.)
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
の
See Grammar Notes
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
東北
northeastern Honshu (See Cult Notes)
地方、
country, region
松島
P. N.
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
てる
to shine (v.i.)
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
三
three
一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)
いる。
to need (See Gram. Notes)
宮島
P.N.
だ。
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
まだ
yet, still
一
one
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
ばかり
about
全国
entire country
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
ぐらい
about
でしょう
probably (See Gram. Notes)
出来る
to be manufactured; to be produced (v.i.)
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)

Reaching scenic destinations · Dialogue 2 of 6

Three places and their regions

The speakers locate the three famous views and plan travel to Matsushima.

*天の 橋立 は 京都府 に あって* places Amano-hashidate in Kyoto Prefecture. The same line places Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture.

For Matsushima, an express train reaches Sendai from Ueno in about six hours. Matsushima is about twenty minutes from Sendai.

  1. 7

    あまのはしだてとみやじまはどこにあるんかね。

    Where are Ama-no-Hashidate and Miyajima?

  2. 8

    あまのはしだてはきょうとふにあって、にほんかいにめんしているんです。みやじまはひろしまけんにあって、せとないかいにあるしまです。

    Ama-no-Hashidate is in Kyoto prefecture and it faces the Sea of Japan. Miyajima is in Hiroshima and it is an island located in the Inland Sea of Seto,

  3. 9

    どちらもにしにほんですね。

    Both of them are in Western japan, aren’t they?

  4. 10

    そう。だから、かんさいちほうにいったときによればいい。

    That’s right. So you may stop by when you go to Kansai area.

  5. 11

    とうほくのりょこうだがね。やはりれっしゃでいくほうがいいだろうなあ。

    It’s a trip to Northeastern japan, but it probably would be better to go by train, wouldn’t it?

  6. 12

    そう、うえのからきゅうこうでいけばろくじかんぐらいでせんだいにつく。そこから、まつしままでにじゅっぷんそこそこだとおもう。

    Yes. If you go by express train from Ueno, you’ll get to Sendai in about six hours. From there to Matsushima, I think it’s only about twenty minutes.

ある
certain, some
海
sea, ocean
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
県
prefecture (See Cultural Notes)
どちら
which of two (See Grammar Notes)
西
west
そう。
numerical counter for ships
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
関西
Osaka-Kyoto area (See Cult Notes)
地方
country, region
時
time
いい。
good (See Gram. Notes)
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
やはり
as it should be expected
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
急行
express train
六
six
時間
hour, time
仙台
P. N.
そこ
there
まで
as far as, to (See Gram. Notes)
二十
20
分
minute
そこそこ
only about
思う。
to think

Sightseeing and metric distances · Dialogue 3 of 6

Seeing Matsushima

The speakers compare views from an excursion ship and a nearby mountain. They also convert Matsushima's dimensions from kilometers to miles.

*ゆうらん船で 海から 見物するのが 一番 いいだろう* says that viewing it from the sea is probably best.

A question without *か*

Not every question ends in the particle *か*. A final rising pitch can mark a question.

*君、行った 事 が ある* with rising pitch means "Have you ever been there?"

Kanji: 展, 法

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Kanji: 望

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  1. 13

    まつしまけんぶつはどうやったらいいんかね。きみ、いったことがある？

    What would be the best way to do the sightseeing of Matsushima? Have you ever been there?

  2. 14

    うん、ある。まつしまはゆうらんせんでうみからけんぶつするのがいちばんいいだろう。それから、ちかくのやまのちょうじょうからもながめることができる。てんぼうのせつびがあるから。

    Yes, I have. It probably is best to view Matsushima from the sea on an excursion ship. And you can also view it from the summit of the nearby mountain because there is a viewing facility there.

  3. 15

    ひろいところかね。

    Is it a big place?

  4. 16

    かなりひろいね。ながさがはちキロ、それからいちばんひろいところではばがごキロぐらいだ。

    It’s a fairly big place. The length is eight kilometers and the width is about five kilometers at the widest place.

  5. 17

    はちキロというと、ごマイル、ごキロはええっと、さんマイルぐらいだな。

    Eight kilometers is about five miles and five kilometers is, well let me see, about three miles.

  6. 18

    ぼくがメートルほうをつかうと、きみにはすぐとわからんらしいね。

    When I use the metric system, it seems you don’t comprehend right away.

君、
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
ある？
certain, some
うん、
Yes, all right.
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
近く
vicinity
山
mountain
ちょう上
summit
ながめる
view, see (vt)
出来る。
to be manufactured; to be produced (v.i.)
せつび
facility
所
address, place
かなり
fairly
八
eight
キロ、
kilometer
五
five
マイル、
mile
な。
I wish, I hope, huh
メートル
meter
使う
to use, employ
すぐ
right away, immediately

Counting the scattered islands · Dialogue 4 of 6

Hundreds of pine-covered islands

One speaker corrects a claim that Matsushima has eight hundred islands. He gives the number as more than two hundred sixty.

In *その 島という島には*, the repeated *島* points to every island. Each has densely growing pine trees.

A shorter conversational form

*そりゃ* is a conversational contraction of *それは*.

*そりゃ、うそ 八百だよ* means "That is a big lie."

Kanji: 形

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  1. 19

    メートルほうはべんきょうしたんだが、それでもぴんとこない。

    I studied the metric system, but even then it doesn’t register exactly.

  2. 20

    ぼくもマイルとかポンドとかをつかわれると、ぴんとこないんだよ。

    If somebody uses miles and pounds on me. it doesn’t register exactly.

  3. 21

    まつしまにはしまがはっぴゃくもあるとか。

    I understand there are as many as 800 islands.

  4. 22

    そりゃ、うそはっぴゃくだよ。ほんとはにひゃくろくじゅういくつだ。

    That’s a big lie. Actually there are 260 some odd islands,

  5. 23

    ぼくもすこしおおげさだとおもった。

    I thought,too, that it -was a little exaggerated,

  6. 24

    しかし、だいしょう、さまざまなかたちのしまがかいじょうにちらばっている。しかもそのしまというしまには、えだぶりのよいまつがしげっていて、とてもよいながめです。

    But islands of various shapes both large and small are scattered on a sea, And furthermore, on every island, pine trees with good shapes of branches, grow densely and it’s a very beautiful sight.

が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
マイル
mile
ポンド
pound
れる
to be able to -- (See Grammar Notes)
八百
800
そりゃ、
contraction of SORE WA (See Cult. Notes)
うそ
lie
二百
200
六十
60
少し
little (quantity)
大げさ
exaggeration
しかし、
however, but
大小、
large and small
な
I wish, I hope, huh
しかも
furthermore
えだ
branch (tree)
よい
good (See Gram. Notes)
い
stomach
とても
very, indeed
ながめ
view (n)

Comparing island views · Dialogue 5 of 6

Views hidden from the platform

The speakers compare views from an observation platform and a boat traveling between the islands.

*展望台 からは 見えない* says that the side facing the open sea cannot be seen from the platform.

Large waves strike that side, making its shapes different and beautiful. By contrast, *湾の 中は わり合に しずか* describes the bay as comparatively calm.

Kanji: 湾

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  1. 25

    きみはふねでけんぶつしたことがあるか。

    Have you ever done sightseeing from the boat?

  2. 26

    あるとも。しかしふきんのてんぼうだいからみるのとふねにのって、しまのあいだをとおってけんぶつするのはまたちがうね。

    Of course I have. However, seeing it from a nearby observation platform and seeing it from a boat passing through the islands are different.

  3. 27

    そうかね。

    Is that so?

  4. 28

    とくにがいかいにめんしているほうは、てんぼうだいからはみえない。しかも、がいかいにめんしているぶぶんはおおきいなみがあるので、かたちがまたかわっていてうつくしい。

    Especially the side facing the outside ocean can’t be seen from an observation platform. Furthermore, the portion that is facing the outside ocean is hit by big waves and the shape is different and beautiful,

  5. 29

    なるほど。わんのなかはわりあいにしずかなのだね。

    I see, inside the bay is comparatively calm, isn’t it?

  6. 30

    そう。

    Yes, it is,

君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
しかし
however, but
付近
vicinity, neighborhood
そう
numerical counter for ships
外海
outside ocean
しかも、
furthermore
部分
parts
なみ
wave
なるほど。
I see, indeed, to be sure
湾
bay
しずか
quiet

Planning two sightseeing days · Dialogue 6 of 6

Two days for the visit

The visitor decides to see Matsushima from a boat, provided the weather is good.

His friend advises, *まる 二日 かけて 見物するんだね*, meaning "You should spend two full days sightseeing."

The visitor accepts the plan with *そうしよう*, meaning "I will do that."

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    ゆっくりふねからけんぶつすることにしよう。てんきさえよければ。

    I think I’ll do the sights from a boat leisurely, that is so long as the weather is good,

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    まあ、まるふつかかけてけんぶつするんだね。

    Well, you should do sightseeing spending two full days.

  3. 33

    そうしよう。

    I’ll do that.

ゆっくり
slowly; deliberately; leisurely
天気
weather
まあ、
Well! Oh, my!

Every one of them · Perception drill

Every island

*島という島には 松が しげっています* means "Pine trees are growing densely on every island."

The noun *島* appears on both sides of *という*. Together, *島という島* means "every island."

Repeat the noun around という

A noun followed by *という* and the same noun means every member of that class.

*生徒 という 生徒* means "every student." The full line says every student has Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionaries.

  1. 34

    しまというしまにはまつがしげっています。

    pine trees are growing densely on every island.

  2. 35

    このがっこうのせいとはみなじびきをもっているのですか。

    Do all the students at this school have dictionaries?

  3. 36

    ええ、せいとというせいとはわえいとえいわのじしょをもっています。

    Yes, every student has a Japanese-English dictionary and an English-Japanese dictionary.

  4. 37

    べいこくではいえといういえにはみなガレーヂがあるのですね。

    In America, every house has a garage, hasn’t it?

  5. 38

    そうです。じどうしゃがあってもなくてもガレーヂがついています。

    That’s right. It has a garage whether there is a car or not.

  6. 39

    きみのほんにはみななまえがかきいれてあるんだね。

    Your name is written in all of your books, right?

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    ええ、ほんというほんにはみなぼくのなまえがかきいれてあるんだ。ぬすまれないようにね。

    Yes, in every book my name is written in so that it won’t be stolen.

  8. 41

    べいこくのいえにはへやというへやにはみなまどがついているのですね。

    In an American home, every room has windows, hasn’t it?

  9. 42

    ええ、まどのないへやはありませんね。

    Yes, there is no room that has no windows.

  10. 43

    このまちではいえといういえのやねにはテレビのアンテナがたっていますね。

    In this town, every house has a television antenna on its roof, hasn’t it?

  11. 44

    このまちではテレビのないいえはほとんどないでしょうからね。

    That’s probably because there is practically no house that doesn’t have television in this town.

ます。
trout
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ええ、
Yes
家
house, home
車
vehicle, car
つい
just; only
本
numerical counter for counting long slender objects (See Notes)
へや
room
町
town
やね
roof
テレビ
television
ほとんど
almost (See Gram. Notes)

Every kind and every place · Pattern 1 1 of 2

Every member of a group

*山 という 山 は まっかな もみじで きれいです* means "Every mountain is beautiful with bright red maple leaves."

The repeated noun around *という* applies to people, places, things, and recurring days. *日曜日という日曜日* means "every single Sunday."

The lines also use the same construction for every store, fish, Japanese person, classroom, student, and island.

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    やまというやまはまっかなもみじできれいです。

    Every mountain is beautiful with bright red maple leaves.

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    クリスマスのあとではみせというみせはみなセールをやっています。

    After Christmas, every store has a sale.

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    みせというみせはおきゃくでいっぱいです。

    Every store is full of customers.

  4. 48

    わたくしはにほんでさかなというさかなはみなたべてみた。

    I tried every kind of fish in Japan.

  5. 49

    にほんじんというにほんじんはみなあたまのかみがくろい。

    Every Japanese person has black hair.

  6. 50

    きょうしつというきょうしつにはみなこくばんがふたつずつあります。

    Every classroom has two blackboards.

  7. 51

    がくせいというがくせいはみなえいごをならっています。

    Every student is studying English.

  8. 52

    しまというしまにはまつのきがしげっています。

    Every island is thickly covered with pine trees.

  9. 53

    にちようびというにちようびにはかならず(withoutfail)ゴルフをやります。

    I play golf every single Sunday without fail.

  10. 54

    スミスさん、あなたはさかながすきらしいですね。

    Mr. Smith, you seem to like fish, don’t you?

もみじ
maple
店
store, shop
セール
sale
人
people
頭
head, mind
かみ
hair
ずつ
each (See Gram. Notes)
学生
student (higher sch.)
木
tree, wood
かならず
positively; without fail
ゴルフ
golf
好き
to like, be fond of (See Grammar Notes)

Searching every available option · Pattern 1 2 of 2

Every available choice

*洋服屋 という 洋服屋 は 皆 見て 歩きました* says the speaker went around and looked in every clothing store.

The repeated noun around *という* can cover every option in a search.

*字書 という 字書 を 皆 引いて見た* says the speaker tried every dictionary. The search found no such word.

  1. 55

    ええ、だいすきです。にほんにいるときはさかなというさかなはみなたべてみました。

    Yes, I love it. When I was in Japan, I tried every kind of fish.

  2. 56

    いいようふくがありましたか。

    Were there any good clothes?

  3. 57

    このまちのようふくやというようふくやはみなみてあるきましたが、いいのがありませんでした。

    I went around and looked in every clothing store in this town, but I did not find anything good.

  4. 58

    モンテレーにいいりょうりやがありますか。

    Are there any good restaurants in Monterey?

  5. 59

    ええ、ありますよ。わたくしはモンテレーのりょうりやというりょうりやはみなしっていますが、どんなりょうりがたべたいのですか。

    Yes, there are. I know every restaurant in Monterey, but what kind of food would you like to eat?

  6. 60

    にほんごにこんなことばがありますか。

    Is there a word like this in Japanese?

  7. 61

    じしょというじしょをみなひいてみたのですが、そんなことばはありません。

    I tried looking it up in every dictionary, but there is no such word.

  8. 62

    いいアパートがみつかり(find)ましたか。

    Did you find a good apartment?

  9. 63

    このまちのアパートというアパートはみなみてあるいたのですが、きにいったのがありませんでした。

    I went around and looked at every apartment in this town, but there were none that I liked.

大好き
be very fond of, like very much
モンテレー
Monterey
ます
trout
どんな
what kind of; what sort of

Scenic islands and pine trees · Reading Selection 1 of 2

The three views and every island

The questions review the places in *日本 三景*, Matsushima's location, and its number of islands.

*その 島という島には 何がしげっていますか* asks "What grows thickly on every one of those islands?"

The repeated *島* around *という*, as in *島という島*, makes the question cover every island.

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    にほんのくににはけしきのよいところがたくさんありますか。

    Are there many scenic places in Japan?

  2. 65

    にほんさんけいというのはどこですか。

    Where are the so-called Three Scenic Places of Japan?

  3. 66

    まつしまはどこにありますか。

    Where is Matsushima?

  4. 67

    しまのかずがどのくらいありますか。

    About how many islands are there?

  5. 68

    そのしまというしまにはなにがしげっていますか。

    What grows thickly on every one of those islands?

国
country, nation
けしき
scenery
かず
number
どの
which (pre-substantive) (See Notes)
くらい
dark

Viewing islands from the sea · Reading Selection 2 of 2

The view from the sea

The questions compare sightseeing from a boat with viewing Matsushima from an observation platform.

*展望台 から ながめると 何が 見えませんか* asks "What can you not see when looking from the observation platform?"

The remaining questions ask about the open-sea side and the large waves that strike it.

  1. 69

    まつしまけんぶつはどこからすることができますか。

    From where can you see the sights of Matsushima?

  2. 70

    どんなふうにけんぶつするのがいちばんいいですか。

    What is the best way to see the sights?

  3. 71

    てんぼうだいからながめるとなにがみえませんか。

    What can you not see when looking from the observation platform?

  4. 72

    がいかいにめんしているぶぶんはどんなですか。

    What is the part facing the open sea like?

  5. 73

    なぜがいかいにめんしているぶぶんはおおきいなみがあたりますか。

    Why do large waves strike the part facing the open sea?

なぜ
why?
あたり
vicinity, neighborhood

The beauty of scattered islands · Questions

Matsushima in one account

The passage brings together the three famous views, Matsushima's varied islands, and the pine trees on every island.

*島という島には えだぶりの よい 松が しげっている* says that well-shaped pine trees grow densely on every island.

In good weather, the passage recommends a sightseeing boat through the islands. The boat reveals the beautiful open-sea sides hidden from the platform.

  1. 74

    にほんのくににはけしきのよいところがたくさんありますが、まつしま、あまのはしだて、みやじまのみっつはむかしからにほんさんけいとよばれています。このなかでもまつしまはいちばんうつくしいといわれています。まつしまはせんだいわんにあって、だいしょうにさんびゃくのさまざまなかたちのしまがかいじょうにちらばっていて、しかも、しまというしまにはえだぶりのよいまつがしげっているのです。まつしまけんぶつはふきんのやまのてんぼうだいからすることもできますが、てんきさえよければ、ゆうらんせんにのって、しまとしまのあいだをとおってけんぶつするのがいちばんいいらしいです。

    There are many scenic places in Japan, but Matsushima, Amanohashidate, and Miyajima have long been called the Three Scenic Places of Japan. Of these, Matsushima is said to be the most beautiful. Matsushima is in Sendai Bay, where two or three hundred islands of various sizes and shapes are scattered across the sea, and every one of the islands is thickly covered with beautifully shaped pine trees. You can see the sights of Matsushima from observation platforms on the nearby mountains, but if the weather is good, apparently the best way is to board a sightseeing boat and pass between the islands.

  2. 75

    てんぼうだいからながめると、がいかいにめんしたほうはみえないのです。がいかいにめんしているぶぶんはおおきいなみがあたるので、かたちがまたかわっていて、うつくしいそうです。

    When you look from the observation platform, you cannot see the side facing the open sea. Because large waves strike the parts facing the open sea, their shapes are different again and are said to be beautiful.

松島、
P. N.
むかし
ancient, old
大小
large and small

Scenic places and regions · Word list 1 of 3

Places and regions

These words cover the Scenic Trio, their regions, and travel for sightseeing.

*日本三景* means "the three scenic spots in Japan." *ゆうらん船* means "excursion ship."

The list also includes *そりゃ*, the conversational contraction of *SORE WA* heard in the island count.

  1. 76

    まつしま

    P. N.

  2. 77

    きゅうか

    vacation, leave

  3. 78

    にほんさんけい

    the three scenic spots in japan (See Cult. Notes)

  4. 79

    そりゃ

    contraction of SORE WA (See Cult. Notes)

  5. 80

    あまのはしだて

    P.N.

  6. 81

    みやじま

    P.N.

  7. 82

    ぜんこく

    entire country

  8. 83

    きょうとふ

    Metropolitan Prefecture Kyoto

  9. 84

    ひろしまけん

    Hiroshima Prefecture

  10. 85

    せんだい

    P. N.

  11. 86

    まつしまけんぶつ

    Matsushima sightseeing

  12. 87

    ゆうらんせん

    excursion ship

休か
vacation, leave
日本三景
the three scenic spots in japan (See Cult. Notes)
そりゃ
contraction of SORE WA (See Cult. Notes)
天の橋立
P.N.
京都府
Kyoto urban prefecture
広島県
Hiroshima Prefecture
松島見物
Matsushima sightseeing
ゆうらん船
excursion ship

Measurements and viewing · Word list 2 of 3

Measurements and descriptions

These words cover viewing facilities, measurements, and descriptions of the islands.

*長さ* means "length." *メートル法* means "metric system." *大小* means "large and small."

  1. 88

    てんぼう(する)

    viewing (view)(v.t.)

  2. 89

    せつび

    facility

  3. 90

    ながさ

    length

  4. 91

    はば

    width

  5. 92

    ええっと

    let me see

  6. 93

    メートルほう

    metric system

  7. 94

    ぴんとこない

    doesn’t register exactly

  8. 95

    うそはっぴゃく

    a big lie

  9. 96

    うそ

    lie

  10. 97

    だいしょう

    large and small

  11. 98

    さまざまな

    various

  12. 99

    かいじょうに

    on the sea

展望(する)
viewing (view)(v.t.)
長さ
length
はば
width
ええっと
let me see
メートル法
metric system
ぴんと来ない
doesn’t register exactly
うそ八百
a big lie
様々な
various
海上に
on the sea

Islands, waves and sightseeing · Word list 3 of 3

Islands and sightseeing

These words cover scattered islands, their pine trees, the surrounding water, and time for sightseeing.

*島という島* refers to every island. *なみ* means "wave." *まる二日* means "two full days."

  1. 100

    ちらばる

    be scattered

  2. 101

    しまというしま

    anything that may be called an island (See Gram Notes)

  3. 102

    えだぶり

    shapes of branches

  4. 103

    しげる

    grow densely

  5. 104

    がいかい

    outside ocean

  6. 105

    なみ

    wave

  7. 106

    わん

    bay

  8. 107

    まるふつか

    full two days

  9. 108

    まる--

    prefix, whole; full; entire

  10. 109

    かならず

    positively; without fail

  11. 110

    みつかる

    to be found

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic Titles:

1a Talk about the "Scenic Trio of Japan."

1b Talk about "MATSUSHIMA"--where it is, famous for what, etc.

1c Talk about the ways of doing sightseeing of MATSUSHIMA--what is the best way, etc.

1d Ask your friend about "MATSUSHIMA".

2 Visual Cues:

2a Look at the picture on page 222 and talk about it.
Homework

1 Memorize the Dialogue and the vocabulary.

2 Study the Grammar Perception Drill

3 Study the Pattern Practice and do the exercise after each pattern.

4 Learn to read and write new Kanji.

5 Read the Explanatory Notes.

6 Read the Guide for Free Conversation and do the exercises given.
ちらばる
be scattered
島という島
anything that may be called an island (See Gram Notes)
えだぶり
shapes of branches
しげる
grow densely
まる二日
full two days
まる--
prefix, whole; full; entire
見つかる
to be found

The particulars

The course
Defense Language Institute, Japanese Basic Course, 1967 to 1971. Public domain. The teaching pages and the narration are ours.
Reading aloud
Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
The book
Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
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