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Japanese · Lesson 104

Lesson 106

Reading Japan

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Recent travel and national parks · Dialogue 1 of 5

A recent return

*坂田さん、あなたは 米国へ 旅行したそうですね* means "Mr, Sakata, I understand you have travelled to the United States."

Sakata went in April and returned in July. The other speaker had thought that the trip was two or three years earlier.

Not long since returning

*実は まだ帰って 間がないのです* means "To tell you the truth, it hasn't been long since I came back."

Listen for *帰って* followed by *まだ* and *間がない*. Together they present his return as recent.

Kanji: 最

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

  1. 1

    さかたさん、あなたはべいこくへりょこうしたそうですね。

    Mr, Sakata, I understand you have travelled to the United States.

    坂田Sakata
    さん、Mr.
    あなたyou
    はtopic
    米国United States
    へtoward
    旅行travel
    しdo
    たpast
    そうI understand
    ですis
    ね。right?
  2. 2

    ええ、しました。せんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうごねんのしがつにいって、しちがつにかえりました。

    Yes, I did. I went there in April 1965 and came back in July.

  3. 3

    そんなにさいきんでしたか。にさんねんまえかとおもっていました。

    Was it that recent? I thought it was two or three years ago.

  4. 4

    じつはまだかえってまがないのです。

    To tell you the truth, it hasn’t been long since I came back.

  5. 5

    べいこくではおおきなとかいばかりでなく、こくりつこうえんもみましたか。

    Did you see not only the large cities, but also the national parks in the United States?

  6. 6

    それがねえ、つごうがわるくて、ヨセミテこうえんにいっただけです。

    Well, but, you see, circumstances didn’t permit me and I only went to Yosemite Park.

--- TE MA GA NAI Following the TE-form of verbs, MA GA NAI expresses the meaning of "It hasn’t been long since ---." The expression MA GA NAI means "No time." Examples: MADA KAETTE MA GA NAI. "It hasn’t been long since I returned." MADA TABETE MA GA NAI. "It hasn’t been long since I ate." NIHONGO O BENKYOO SHIHAJIMETE MADA MA GA NAI. "It hasn’t been long since I have started to study Japanese." TAMURA-SAN WA KEKKON SHITE MADA MA GA ARIMASEN. "It hasn’t been long since Mr. Tamura got married." KONO JIDOOSHA WA MADA KATTE MA GA NAI NO DESU. "It hasn’t been long since I bought this car."
KOKURITSU KOOEN Hayashi Razan (1583-1657), a great scholar of Chinese classics, once chose Matsushima, Ama-no-Hashidate, and Itsukushima as the "scenic trio of Japan." All three have typical coastal views and are visited by lovers of nature. In 1927 the "Eight Scenic Views" were selected by public vote to include natural features of greater diversity than are found in the "Scenic Trio of Japan." Then in 1932, the Government selected 12 zones as sites for national parks, and in 1936 they were officially designated. They are AKAN, DAISETSUZAN, TOWADA, NIKKOO, FUJI-HAKONE, CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (JAPAN ALPS), YOSHINO-KUMANO, DAISEN-OKI, the INLAND SEA, ASO, UNZEN, and KIRISHIMA-YAKU. Later 7 national parks, SHIKOTSU-TOOYA, RIKUCHUU KAIGAN, BANDAI-ASAHI, CHICHIBU-TAMA, JOOSHIN-ETSU KOOGEN, ISE-SHIMA, and SAIKAI, were added. Recently TOWADA, FUJI-HAKONE, and UNZEN were enlarged and renamed TOWADA-HACHIMANTAI, FUJI-HAKONE-IZU, and UNZEN-AMAKUSA respectively. Since November, 1962 four more national parks, namely SHIRETOKO, HAKUSAN, MINAMI-ARUPUSU, SAN-IN KAIGAN were added. National parks occupy 4,680,184 acres or 5.2% of the whole of Japan. In these areas travel facilities are being improved and nature conservation undertaken by administrative measures and by various organizations established for the purpose. Besides these national parks, there were as of December, 1965, 27 quasi-national parks (KOKUTEI KOOEN) in Japan.
BEPPU Beppu is known throughout Japan for its hot springs, which include alkaline, sulphur, iron, and carbonated baths, efficacious for various ailments. Among the numerous public baths, some owned privately and some by the municipality, the Furōsen (fountain of youth) is generally most popular among foreign visitors. There are also hot sand baths on the beach, a special feature of the spa, where people half bury themselves in the sand. Beppu is a city of about 100,000 population in the Oita Prefecture. Besides frequent railway services from Tokyo, Kobe, Kyoto, and Nagasaki, Beppu is also connected by steamship service with other parts on the Inland Sea. There is a comfortable daily service from Osaka to Beppu (22 hours) through the Inland Sea, maintained by the Kansai Kisen Kaisha.
は
leaves
へ
to (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
そう
numerical counter for ships
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
ええ、
Yes
千
1,000
九百
900
六十
60
五
five
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
の
See Grammar Notes
四
four
月
moon, month (See Grammar Notes)
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
七
seven
帰り
return trip (See notes)
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
前
before, front
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
い
stomach
まだ
yet, still
間
between
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
大きな
big, large (See Gram. Notes)
都会
city; metropolis
ばかり
about
も
as much as, as many as (See Grammar Notes
ねえ、
dear, look; say, listen
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)

Comparing national park ownership · Dialogue 2 of 5

Land and protection

*米国の 国立公園は それぞれ自身の土地を 所有している事です* says that American national parks possess their own land.

Japanese national parks usually do not. Special administration protects the natural beauty within each region.

The national parks

*自然美を 保護するために 特別のぎょうせいを やっているんです* means "They carry out a special administration to protect the natural beauty."

Administrative measures and other organizations protect nature and improve travel facilities in Japan's national parks.

Kanji: 例, 護

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

  1. 7

    どうでした。

    How was it?

  2. 8

    じつにゆうだいですね。スケールがあまりおおきいので、かえっておおきくみえないくらいですね。

    It really is magnificent. Since the scale is so big that it doesn’t look too big.

  3. 9

    にほんのこくりつこうえんとくらべて、そういうきがしますか。

    Compared to the national parks of Japan, is that the feeling you get?

  4. 10

    しますね。それと、すぐきがつくことですが、べいこくのこくりつこうえんはそれぞれじしんのとちをしょゆうしていることです。

    Yes, that’s the feeling I get. And this is something that you’ll become aware of right away, but the National Parks in America possess their own land.

  5. 11

    にほんのこくりつこうえんはそうではないのですか。

    Don’t Japanese National Parks possess their own land?

  6. 12

    れいがいはありますが、ふつうはそうではないのです。ただそのちいきのなかでしぜんびをほごするためにとくべつのぎょうせいをやっているんです。

    There are exceptions, but usually they don’t. The only thing is that they carry out a special administration within the region to protect the natural beauty.

スケール
scale
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
かえって
on the contrary, rather (See Grammar Notes)
くらい
dark
言う
to say
ます
trout
すぐ
right away, immediately
つく
to arrive, to reach (v.i.)
それぞれ
respectively
土地
land, lot
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
例外
exception
ただ
merely
地いき
area; district; region
美
beauty

Park protection and facilities · Dialogue 3 of 5

Protection and public use

*各種の せいげん、きんしを げんじゅうに している* says that various limitations and prohibitions are strictly enforced.

The administration also controls industries and establishes facilities. *何千人と言う 利用者の 便ぎのため* identifies their purpose as the convenience of thousands of users.

Kanji: 各, 施

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

Kanji: 設

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

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    しぜんびのえいきゅうてきほごをはかるぎょうせいだけやるんですか。

    Do they only carry out an administration to seek permanent protection of the natural beauty?

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    それがしゅもくてきですから、そのためにかくしゅのせいげん、きんしをげんじゅうにしているし、さんぎょうのちょうせつもやらなければならないのです。

    That is the main objective, so various limitations and prohibitions are strictly enforced to accomplish that objective and industries also have to be controlled.

  3. 15

    なるほど。

    I see.

  4. 16

    そのうえ、しゅじゅのこうせいしせつももうけなければならないのです。

    Besides that, various welfare facilities have to be established.

  5. 17

    こうせいしせつというと。

    What do you mean by welfare facilities?

  6. 18

    なんぜんにんというりようしゃのべんぎのためもうけるしせつです。

    They are the facilities for the convenience of thousands of users.

はかる
seek; devise (v.t.)
やる
to do
目的
aim; objective
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
げんじゅう
strictness
産業
industry
なら
if it is (See Gram. Notes)
なるほど。
I see, indeed, to be sure
人
people
者
person
設ける
establish (v.t.)

National parks and locations · Dialogue 4 of 5

Twenty-three national parks

*現在 たしか 二十三か所 あると 思います* means "I am sure there are 23 places at present."

Four are in Hokkaido. The speaker then lists the parks from north to south.

The park on the sea

*瀬戸内海も 国立公園なんですか* asks whether the Seto Inland Sea is also a national park.

*ただ一つの 海上国立公園です* identifies it as the only over-the-sea national park in the world.

Kanji: 在, 雪

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

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    キャンプじょうのしせつ、ホステルのせつりつ、どうろのかいせつ、いじなどといろいろあるしせつですね。

    You mean there are campground facilities, establishment of hostels, construction and maintenance of roads, and many others, don’t you?

  2. 20

    そうです。

    Yes.

  3. 21

    にほんにはこくりつこうえんがいくつありますか。

    How many national parks are there in Japan?

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    ええっと、げんざいたしかにじゅうさんかしょあるとおもいます。きたのほうからあげると、あかん、だいせつざん、しこつ・とうや、しれとこ。このよんかしょはほっかいどうにあります。それから、とわだはちまんたい、りくちゅうかいがん、ばんたい・あさひ、にっこう、じょうしんえつこうげん、ちちぶ・たま、ふじ・はこね・いづ、ちゅうぶさんがく、みなみアルプス、はくさん、いせ・しま、よしの・くまの、だいせん・おき、さんいんかいがん、せとないかい、さいかい、あそ、うんぜん・あまくさ、きりしま・やくです。

    Let me see. I am sure there are 23 places at present. If I list them from the north, they are AKAN, DAISETSUZAN, SHIKOTSU-TOOYA, SHIRETOKO. These four places are in Hokkaidoo. Then there are TOWADA-HACHIMAN TAI, RIKUCHUU KAIGAN, BANDAI-ASAHI, NIKKOO, JOOSHINETSU KOOGEN, CHICHIBU-TAMA, FUJI-HAKONE-IZU, CHUUBUSANGAKU, MINAMI ARUPUSU, HAKUSAN, ISE-SHIMA, YOSHINO-KUMANO, DAISEN-OKI, SAN-IN KAIGAN, SETO-NAIKAI, SAIKAI, ASO, UNZEN-AMAKUSA, and KIRISHIMA-YAKU.

  5. 23

    せとないかいもこくりつこうえんなんですか。

    Is the Seto Inland Sea a national park?

  6. 24

    そうです。せかいじゅうで、ただひとつのかいじょうこくりつこうえんです。

    That’s right, it is the only over-the-sea national park in the world.

ホステル
hostel
道路
road
など
and so forth, etc.
ある
certain, some
現在
present; at present
たしか
I am sure, certainly
二十
20
三
three
北
north
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
あげる
to give
山、
mountain
とう
tower
や、
and---among others (See Gram. Notes)
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
八
eight
海岸、
coast, shore
ばん
evening, night
朝日、
Asahi Newspaper Co.
日光、
Nikko, P.N,; sun’s ray
ちち
milk
南アルプス、
the Southern Alps (See Cult. Notes)
しま、
island
きり
fog
やく
approximately (See Grammar Notes)
な
I wish, I hope, huh
せかい
world
一
one
海上
on the sea; over the sea

Winter boat travel · Dialogue 5 of 5

A winter journey

*私は 冬休みには 大阪から 船で 別府に 行く 計画です* means "I am planning to go from Osaka to Beppu by boat during the winter vacation."

The route passes through the Seto Inland Sea. The traveler has been urged to make this journey.

Beppu and its hot springs

Beppu has hot springs with alkaline, sulphur, iron and carbonated baths. The beach also has hot sand baths.

Beppu is a city of about 100,000 people in Oita Prefecture. A daily ship from Osaka takes 22 hours through the Inland Sea.

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    わたくしはふゆやすみにはおおさかからふねでべっぷにいくけいかくです。せとないかいはぜひいちどとおってみよといわれているんです。

    I am planning to go from Osaka to Beppu by boat during the winter vacation. I have been told to go through the Seto Inland Sea once by all means.

  2. 26

    いいですね。

    That will be nice.

別府
P.N. (See Cult. Notes)
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ぜひ
by all means
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)

Saying something happened recently · Perception drill

Not long since an action

*晩飯を 食べて まだ 間がない* means "It hasn't been long since I ate supper."

*間がない* means "no time". After a verb's TE-form, it says that not much time has passed since the action.

The pattern in a reason

*勉強を 始めて まだ 間がないんだから、まだ 何とも 言えないね* means "It hasn't been long since I started to study, so I can't say anything about it yet."

The recent event can supply a reason for the statement that follows.

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    じつはまだかえってまがないのです。

    To tell you the truth, it hasn’t been long since I came back.

  2. 28

    たむらくん、なにかのむかね。

    Say, Tamura, do you want to drink something?

  3. 29

    いや、ばんめしをたべてまだまがないので、なにものみたくない。

    No, it hasn’t been long since I ate supper, so I don’t want to drink anything.

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    やまだくん、このかたはとうきょうにきて、まだあまりまがないので、きみ、あんないしてやってくれないか。

    Say, Yamada, it hasn’t been long since he came to Tokyo, so will you take him around Tokyo?

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    はい、しょうちしました。

    Yes, certainly.

  6. 32

    このテレビはしゃしんもはっきりしていて、よくみえますね。

    Ihis television has a clear picture and you can see well, can’t you?

  7. 33

    ええ、かってまだまがないんですからね。

    Yes, because it hasn’t been long since I bought it,

  8. 34

    きみはにほんごをべんきょうしているそうだが、どうかね。

    I understand you are studying Japanese now, but how is it?

  9. 35

    べんきょうをはじめてまだまがないんだから、まだなんともいえないね。

    It hasn’t been long since I started to study, so I can’t say anything about it yet.

  10. 36

    おくさんはながいあいだにゅういんなさっていらっしゃったそうですが、いかがですか。

    I understand your wife has been hospitalized for a long time, but how is she?

  11. 37

    びょういんからでてまだまがないので、あまりむりはできないんです。でも、もうかなりげんきになってきましたよ。

    It hasn’t been long since she left the hos-pital, so she can’t overstrain herself yet. But, she has regained her health quite a bit already.

君、
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
いや、
no
テレビ
television
はっきり
clearly
よく
well, skillfully
病院
hospital
もう
already (See Gram. Notes)
かなり
fairly

Events in the recent past · Pattern 1 1 of 3

A recent event

*日本から 帰って まだ 間がないのです* means "It hasn't been long since I returned from Japan."

The TE-form and *まだ 間がない* present the return as recent.

Reasons and contrasts

*けっこんして 間がないのに 子供が 出来ました* says that a couple had a child although they had not been married long.

*のに* introduces a contrast. In another line, *から* connects the recent event to a reason.

  1. 38

    にほんからかえってまだまがないのです。

    It hasn't been long since I returned from Japan.

  2. 39

    このじどうしゃはまだかってまがないのです。

    It hasn't been long since I bought this car.

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    にほんごをならいはじめてまだまがないのです。

    It hasn't been long since I began studying Japanese.

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    モンテレーにひっこしてまだまがありません。

    It hasn't been long since I moved to Monterey.

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    ひるめしをたべてまだあんまりまがありません。

    It hasn't been very long since I ate lunch.

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    がっこうをそつぎょうしてまだまがありません。

    It hasn't been long since I graduated from school.

  7. 44

    けっこんしてまがないのにこどもができました。

    Although it hadn't been long since we got married, we had a child.

  8. 45

    このさくらのきはうえてまがないのにはながさきました。

    Although it hasn't been long since this cherry tree was planted, it has blossomed.

  9. 46

    くすりをのんでまがないから、まだいたみはやみません。

    Since it hasn't been long since I took the medicine, the pain hasn't stopped yet.

車
vehicle, car
モンテレー
Monterey
ひっこし
moving, change of address
さくら
cherry (flower)
木
tree, wood
さき
tip, point

Recent events and results · Pattern 1 2 of 3

A result sooner than expected

*このトランジスターは まだ 買って あまり 間がないのに、もう こわれましたよ* says that the radio broke soon after it was bought.

*まだ あまり 間がない* says that little time has passed. *のに* contrasts that short interval with the result.

Progress in a short time

*日本語を 習い始めて まだ あまり間がないのに、日本語が ずい分 上手になりましたね* says that Mr. Jones became quite good at Japanese soon after starting.

The same form presents his progress as a result that came sooner than expected.

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    まだづつうがなおりませんか。

    Has your headache still not gone away?

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    くすりをのんでまだあまりまがないから、まだですが、もうにさんぷんしたらいたみがやむでしょう。

    It hasn't been very long since I took the medicine, so the pain is still there, but it will probably stop in another two or three minutes.

  3. 49

    ゆうはんをたべてまだまがないのに、あのこどもはもうなにかたべていますよ。

    Although it hasn't been long since dinner, that child is already eating something.

  4. 50

    ええ、こどもはよくたべますからね。

    Yes, children eat a lot, you know.

  5. 51

    このトランジスターはまだかってあまりまがないのに、もうこわれましたよ。

    Although it hasn't been very long since I bought this transistor radio, it has already broken.

  6. 52

    やはりやすいものをかうとだめですね。

    Buying cheap things is no good after all, isn't it?

  7. 53

    ジョンズさんはにほんごをならいはじめてまだあまりまがないのに、にほんごがずいぶんじょうずになりましたね。

    Although it hasn't been very long since Mr. Jones began studying Japanese, his Japanese has become quite good, hasn't it?

  8. 54

    ええ、そうですね。かれはあたまがよいうえによくべんきょうしますからね。

    Yes, that's right. He is intelligent, and besides that, he studies hard.

  9. 55

    たなかさんのおくさんはびょういんからでて、まだまがないんでしょう。

    It hasn't been long since Mrs. Tanaka left the hospital, has it?

二
two
分
minute
やむ
stop (v.i.)
でしょう。
probably (See Gram. Notes)
に、
on (See Gram. Notes)
やはり
as it should be expected
買う
to buy
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless
ずい分
very much
上手
skillful, fluent (See Grammar Notes)
かれ
he
頭
head, mind
よい
good (See Gram. Notes)

Measuring time since events · Pattern 1 3 of 3

The time since an event

*二日ぐらいですね* means "About two days." It gives the amount of time since an action.

The action can be *日本へ行く*, "Go to Japan," or *そつ業する*, "Graduate." Each verb changes to its TE-form before the recent-event pattern.

Different starting events

*戦争が 終る* means "The war ends." *移転する* means "Move."

The other starting events are getting up and returning. The answer states how much time has passed since each event.

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    ふつかぐらいですね。

    About two days.

  2. 57

    にほんへいく。

    Go to Japan.

  3. 58

    そつぎょうする。

    Graduate.

  4. 59

    せんそうがおわる。

    The war ends.

  5. 60

    いてんする。

    Move.

  6. 61

    おきる。

    Get up.

  7. 62

    かえる。

    Return.

ぐらい
about

Protecting and managing national parks · Reading Selection

Protection through administration

*日本の 国立公園の ほとんどは アメリカの 国立公園とは 違って、それぞれ 自身の 土地を 所有していない のです* says that most Japanese national parks do not own their lands.

The passage describes administration that protects natural beauty through restrictions and prohibitions.

Facilities and the largest park

*何千人と言う 利用者の 便ぎを はかるため* gives the reason for campsites, hostels and roads: the convenience of thousands of users.

*一番 面せきの 大きいのは 瀬戸内海国立公園* identifies the Seto Inland Sea park as the largest. It is also the world's only marine park.

  1. 63

    にほんのこくりつこうえんのほとんどはアメリカのこくりつこうえんとはちがって、それぞれじしんのとちをしょゆうしていないのです。

    Unlike the national parks in the United States, most of Japan's national parks do not own their respective lands.

  2. 64

    したがって、にほんのこくりつこうえんぎょうせいは、こうえんのちいきのなかのしぜんびをえいきゅうてきにほごすることです。

    Consequently, the task of Japan's national park administration is to preserve permanently the natural beauty within the park areas.

  3. 65

    そのために、かくしゅのせいげん、きんしをげんじゅうにしなければならないのです。

    For that purpose, various restrictions and prohibitions must be strictly enforced.

  4. 66

    またなんぜんにんというりようしゃのべんぎをはかるため、キャンプじょうのしせつ、ホステルのせつりつ、どうろのかいせつ、いじなどとしゅじゅのこうせいしせつをもうけなければならないのです。

    Also, for the convenience of the thousands of people who use the parks, various public facilities must be provided, such as campsites, hostels, and the construction and maintenance of roads.

  5. 67

    こくりつこうえんはちいきがひろいばかり

    National parks must not only cover a large area.

  6. 68

    でなく、けしきもへんかがおおく、ゆうだいでなければならないのです。

    They must also have varied and magnificent scenery.

  7. 69

    にほんでさいしょのこくりつこうえんはせんきゅうひゃくさんじゅうよねんにしていされたもので、げんざいほっかいどうからきゅうしゅうにかけてにじゅうさんかしょにあります。

    Japan's first national parks were designated in 1934, and there are now twenty-three of them from Hokkaido to Kyushu.

  8. 70

    いちばんめんせきのおおきいのはせとないかいこくりつこうえんで、せかいじゅうで、ただひとつのかいじょうこくりつこうえんです。

    The Seto Inland Sea National Park is the largest in area and is the only marine national park in the world.

ほとんど
almost (See Gram. Notes)
アメリカ
America; U.S.A.
けしき
scenery
変
odd; strange, queer
多く、
many of them
三十
30
もの
things (tangible)
ます。
trout
一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)
せき
seat

Questions about park management · Questions

Protection, facilities and size

*日本の 国立公園ぎょうせいは どんな事を する事ですか* asks "What does Japan's national park administration do?"

An answer states that it protects natural beauty. Other answers name required restrictions, visitor facilities, the designation date, the number of parks or the largest park.

  1. 71

    にほんのこくりつこうえんはべいこくのとちがいますか。

    Are Japan's national parks different from those in the United States?

  2. 72

    どんなところがちがいますか。

    In what ways are they different?

  3. 73

    にほんのこくりつこうえんぎょうせいはどんなことをすることですか。

    What does Japan's national park administration do?

  4. 74

    そのためにどんなことをしなければなりませんか。

    What must be done for that purpose?

  5. 75

    なんぜんにんというりようしゃのべんぎをはかるためにどんなこうせいしせつをもうけなければなりませんか。

    What public facilities must be provided for the convenience of the thousands of people who use the parks?

  6. 76

    こくりつこうえんはちいきがひろくなければなりませんか。

    Must a national park cover a large area?

  7. 77

    ちいきがひろいばかりでなく、けしきもどんなでなければなりませんか。

    Besides covering a large area, what must the scenery be like?

  8. 78

    にほんでさいしょのこくりつこうえんはいつごろしていされましたか。

    About when were Japan's first national parks designated?

  9. 79

    げんざい、こくりつこうえんがいくつありますか。

    How many national parks are there now?

  10. 80

    いちばんめんせきのおおきいのはどのこくりつこうえんですか。

    Which national park is the largest in area?

どんな
what kind of; what sort of
ところ
place (See Gram. Notes)
現在、
present; at present
めんせき
area, dimension
どの
which (pre-substantive) (See Notes)

Cities, parks and ownership · Word list 1 of 4

Places and ownership

The entries cover recentness, places, ownership, regions and natural beauty.

*間がない* means "no time." *都会* means "city" or "metropolis." *自然美* means "natural beauty."

  1. 81

    まがない

    no time (See Gram. Notes)

  2. 82

    とかい

    city; metropolis

  3. 83

    ヨセミテこうえん

    Yosemite Park

  4. 84

    スケール

    scale

  5. 85

    きがつく

    notice; become aware

  6. 86

    じしんの

    one’s own

  7. 87

    しょゆう（する）

    possession; ownership (possess; own (v.t.))

  8. 88

    それがねえ

    well but; yes but

  9. 89

    れいがい

    exception

  10. 90

    ちいき

    area; district; region

  11. 91

    しぜんび

    natural beauty

間がない
no time (See Gram. Notes)
ヨセミテ公園
Yosemite Park
気がつく
notice; become aware
自身の
one’s own
所有（する）
possession; ownership (possess; own (v.t.))
それがねえ
well but; yes but
自然美
natural beauty

Protection, limits and prohibitions · Word list 2 of 4

Protecting a park

The entries cover administration, permanent protection, restrictions, prohibitions and industry.

*保護（する）* covers protection and protecting. *ぎょうせい* means "administration" or "governing." *げんじゅうにしている* means "strictly enforced."

  1. 92

    ほご（する）

    protection (protect) (v.t.)

  2. 93

    ぎょうせい

    administration; governing

  3. 94

    えいきゅうてき

    permanent; everlasting

  4. 95

    はかる

    seek; devise (v.t.)

  5. 96

    しゅもくてき

    main purpose; major objective

  6. 97

    かくしゅの

    various

  7. 98

    せいげん（する）

    limitation (limit) (v.t.)

  8. 99

    きんし（する）

    prohibition (prohibit) (v.t.)

  9. 100

    げんじゅう

    strictness

  10. 101

    げんじゅうにしている

    strictly enforced

  11. 102

    さんぎょう

    industry

保護（する）
protection (protect) (v.t.)
ぎょうせい
administration; governing
えいきゅう的
permanent; everlasting
主目的
main purpose; major objective
各種の
various
せいげん（する）
limitation (limit) (v.t.)
きんし（する）
prohibition (prohibit) (v.t.)
げんじゅうにしている
strictly enforced

Facilities, users and convenience · Word list 3 of 4

Facilities for park users

The entries cover regulation and facilities established for park users.

*こうせい施設* means "welfare facility" or "recreational facilities." *利用者* means "user." *べんぎ* means "convenience."

  1. 103

    ちょうせつ（する）

    control; regulate (control; regulate) (v.t.)

  2. 104

    しゅじゅの

    various

  3. 105

    こうせいしせつ

    welfare facility; (recreational facilities)

  4. 106

    りようしゃ

    user

  5. 107

    べんぎ

    convenience

  6. 108

    もうける

    establish (v.t.)

  7. 109

    キャンプじょう

    camping ground

  8. 110

    ホステル

    hostel

  9. 111

    せつりつ（する）

    establishment (establish) (v.t.)

  10. 112

    かいせつ（する）

    establishment (establish)(v.t.); opening; construction (open, construct)(v.t.)

  11. 113

    いじ（する）

    maintenance (maintain) (v.t.)

ちょうせつ（する）
control; regulate (control; regulate) (v.t.)
種々の
various
こうせい施設
welfare facility; (recreational facilities)
利用者
user
べんぎ
convenience
キャンプ場
camping ground
設立（する）
establishment (establish) (v.t.)
開設（する）
establishment (establish)(v.t.); opening; construction (open, construct)(v.t.)
いじ（する）
maintenance (maintain) (v.t.)

Parks, holidays and designations · Word list 4 of 4

Listing and designating parks

The entries cover park lists, marine parks, winter vacations, a destination, variation and official designation.

*海上国立公園* means "Over-the-sea National Park." *冬休* means "winter vacation." *してい（する）* covers designation and appointment.

  1. 114

    げんざい

    present; at present

  2. 115

    あげる

    list; enumerate (v.t.)

  3. 116

    かいじょう

    on the sea; over the sea

  4. 117

    かいじょうこくりつこうえん

    Over-the-sea National Park

  5. 118

    ふゆやすみ

    winter vacation

  6. 119

    べっぷ

    P.N. (See Cult. Notes)

  7. 120

    へんか

    variation; change

  8. 121

    してい（する）

    designation; appointment (to designate; to appoint)

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic titles:

a Talk about the national parks in Japan.

a(1) how many national parks in Japan ?

a(2) name some of them.

a(3) compare with the national parks in the U. S.

b Talk about the national parks in the U. S.

b(1) about how many national parks in the U. S.?

b(2) name some of the famous ones.

2 Visual cues:

a Look at the map on page 89 and talk about it.

b Look at the pictures on page 90 to 93 and talk about them.
Homework

1 Memorize the Dialogue and the vocabulary.

2 Study the Grammar Perception Drill.

3 Study the Pattern Practice and do the exercise following 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.
海上国立公園
Over-the-sea National Park
冬休
winter vacation
変か
variation; change
してい（する）
designation; appointment (to designate; to appoint)

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.
Data
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