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Japanese · Lesson 112

Lesson 114

Reading Japan

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Cotton imports through the port · Dialogue 1 of 5

Cotton passed through Kobe

Two speakers discuss why more people recognize Kobe than Yokohama. *神戸 は 古い 港 で* means "Kobe is an old port."

Kobe has over one million residents. Its harbor has separate sections for domestic and foreign trade.

Osaka lacked a good port for its spinning and weaving industries. Imported cotton therefore passed through Kobe.

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    はまはとうきょうにちかいから、だれでもしっていますが、こうべはとおいのにもかかわらず、はまいじょうにしられていますね。

    Since Yokohama is close to Tokyo, everybody knows it; but, in spite of the fact that Kobe is far, it is known better than Yokohama, isn’t it?

    横浜Yokohama
    はtopic
    東京Tokyo
    にto
    近いclose
    から、because
    だれanyone
    でanyone
    もanyone
    知っknow
    てknow
    いknow
    ますpolite
    が、but
    神戸Kobe
    はtopic
    遠いfar
    のdespite
    にdespite
    もdespite
    かかわらdespite
    ず、despite
    横浜Yokohama
    以上more than
    にthan
    知らknown
    れknown
    てknown
    いknown
    ますpolite
    ね。right?
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    ええ、こうべはふるいみなとで、ふるくからゆにゅうこうとしてしられていたからですね。

    Yes, because Kobe is an old port and it is known from the olden days as a port of import.

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    そうですか。で、どんなものをゆにゅうしていたのですか。

    Is that so? And what kind of commodities was it importing?

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    わたですね。にほんはぼうせきぎょう、めんおりものぎょうでしられていましたが、そのげんりょうのわたはほとんどべいこく、インド、エジプトなどからゆにゅうしていました。

    Cotton, Japan was known for her cotton spinning industry and cotton textile industry, but practically all the cotton, is its raw material, was imported from the United States, India, Egypt, and other countries.

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    なぜおおさかにはいらなかったのですか。

    Why did it not come into Osaka?

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    おおさかはぼうしょくぎょうがさかんでしたが、よいみなとがなかったので、げんりょうのゆにゅうはみなこうべをとおしたのです。

    The spinning and weaving industries flouri in Osaka, but it did not have a good port. All the raw materials went through Kobe.

1 --- TO KITARA
Following nouns and the basic form of verbs and adjectives plus KOTO, TO KITARA expresses the meaning of "when it comes to ---" or "where --- is concerned."
Example:
NIHONGO O JOOZU NI HANASU KOTO TO KITARA, ANO SEITO WA DAME DESU.
"When it comes to speaking Japanese fluently, that student is not good."
SUPOOTSU TO KITARA NAN DEMO YARIMASU.
"When it comes to sports, he does everything."
TABERU KOTO TO KITARA, SUMISU-SAN NO MIGI NI DERU MONO WA IMASEN.
"When it comes to eating, there is no one who surpasses Mr. Smith."
TSUYOI KOTO TO KITARA, SUMISU-SAN NI OYOBU MONO WA INAI.
"When it comes to being strong, there is no one who can surpass Mr. Smith."
KOTOBA O YOKU OBOERU KOTO TO KITARA, PAAKU-SAN NI OYOBU SEITO WA IMASEN.
"When it comes to remembering words well, there are no students who surpass Mr. Parks."
NIHON RYOORI TO KITARA, TANAKA FUJIN NI KANAU HITO WA IMASEN.
"When it comes to Japanese cooking, there is no one who can surpass Mrs. Tanaka."
1 Kobe
Kobe, having a population of over one million, is the sixth largest city in Japan so far as population is concerned. Kobe has far outstripped Yokohama in the annual value of its imports and exports. The various kinds of factories in Kobe numbers 1,052. Kobe Harbor is in two sections. The southern port is devoted to domestic trade and the northern section to foreign trade. Kobe has a large volume of foreign settlers and has forty Protestant churches and six Catholic churches in the city.
2 Mt. Rokkoo
Mt. Rokkoo is a resort. There is an 18-hole golf course on the top of the range. The stone monument passed on the way to the golf links was erected in 1912 in honor of the late Arthur Broom, one of the pioneers in developing this mountain as a summer resort. A number of foreign and Japanese residents of Kobe and Osaka have built summer villas on the mountain. There are a number of ponds on the summit, which afford swimming in the summer and skating in the winter. Skiing can also be enjoyed on the mountain in season.
Arima Spa
Arima Spa, which lies at an elevation of 1,191 ft. on the northern side of Mt. Rokkoo, is of very ancient origin. Its waters have an historic reputation for their medicinal efficacy especially in diseases of the digestive organs and women’s diseases. One hot spring is strong salt and contains a large quantity of iron; another cold spring contains carbonic acid gas, and is used for table water. Arima is frequently visited by Kobe residents as it is cool in the summer and has beautiful surroundings.
Suma
Suma lies on the shore of the Inland Sea and is noted for its delightful scenery and its historical associations. It is also a part of the city of Kobe,
5 Awaji Island
Awaji Island is one of the most thickly populated islands in Japan. Besides having abundant marine products, its fertile land is arable, because there are no high mountains. The island has an area of 228.9 sq. miles and is triangular in shape, the most acute angle stretching towards Kobe and the others towards Wakayama and Shikoku.
は
leaves
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
近い
near, close
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
だれ
who?
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
も
as much as, as many as (See Grammar Notes
い
stomach
ます
trout
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
神戸
Kobe
遠い
far
の
See Grammar Notes
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
ええ、
Yes
古い
old, antique
港
port, harbor
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
そう
numerical counter for ships
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
綿
cotton
織物
fabric
原料
raw material
ほとんど
almost (See Gram. Notes)
インド、
India
エジプト
Egypt
など
and so forth, etc.
なぜ
why?
よい
good (See Gram. Notes)

Port exports and industries · Dialogue 2 of 5

Exports exceeded imports

Two speakers discuss Kobe after the war. *輸出が 輸入 の 倍 です* means "Exports are twice the imports."

Industry developed around Kobe, and Kobe became a much larger export port than Yokohama.

*造船業* and *酒造* name its major industries: shipbuilding and sake brewing.

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    そしてせいひんをこうべからふねにつんでゆしゅつしたのですね。

    And loaded on ships, the manufactured products were exported from Kobe, isn’t that right?

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    そうです。だいにじせかいたいせんごはしゅうへんのこうぎょうのはったつによってゆしゅつがぞうかして、いまではゆにゅうこうとはいえません。ゆしゅつがゆにゅうのばいです。

    That’s right. After the Second World War, with, the development of industry in the surrounding area, export increased and today it can’t be called a port of import. Export is twice as much as import.

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    しゅうせんごのにほんのこうぎょうのはったつはめざましいですね。

    The development of industry in post-war Japan is remarkable, isn’t it?

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    そうです。そのため、ゆしゅつこうとして、こうべははまよりはるかにおおきくなりました。

    Yes, it is. Because of that, Kobe became larger by far than Yokohama as a port of export.

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    こうべではどんなこうぎょうがさかんですか。

    What kind of industry floiucishes in Kobe?

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    よくしられているのはぞうせんぎょう、それから、しゅぞうです。

    The well-known industries are shipbuilding and SAKE brewing.

製品
manufactured product
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
二
two
後
after; afterwards
周辺
surrounding area
工業
manufacturing industry
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
より
than (See Gram. Notes)
はるか
in the distance
よく
well, skillfully
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
酒造
sake making; sake brewing

Brewing and nearby sights · Dialogue 3 of 5

Sake and coastal scenery

Two speakers discuss Nada sake and nearby scenic places.

*この 地方一たい は なだ の 酒 の 産地 として 有名 です* means "All around this area is famous as a production center of Nada sake."

Suma is part of Kobe on the shore of the Inland Sea. It has notable scenery and historical associations.

The nearby Akashi coast also has notable scenery. Himeji Castle is more than one hour away by train.

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    しゅぞうでゆうめいなところだとはしりませんでしたね。

    I didn’t know that it is a place famous for Sake brewing.

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    このちほういったいはなだのさけのさんちとしてゆうめいです。

    All around this area is famous as a production center of Nada Sake.

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    かんこうちとしてゆうめいなところは。

    Where are the places famous for sightseeing?

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    そうですね。むかしからすまやこうべのちかくのあかしのかいがんはけしきがよいのでしられていますね。

    Well, let me see. Suma and the shore of Akashi, which is near Kobe, were known from olden days for beautiful scenery.

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    ひめじじょうはこうべからとおいですか。

    Is Himeji Castle far from Kobe?

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    ええ、かなりとおいです。れっしゃでいちじかんいじょうかかりますね。

    Yes, it is fairly far. It will take over one hour by train.

な
I wish, I hope, huh
所
address, place
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
地方
country, region
一
one
なだ
P.N., Kobe area
酒
Sake, rice wine
産地
production center; an area producing; the home
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
須磨
P.N., a district in Kobe (See Cult. Notes)
や
and---among others (See Gram. Notes)
近く
vicinity
明石
P.N.; a scenic place west of Kobe
海岸
coast, shore
姫路
P.N.; capital city of Hyogo Prefecture
かなり
fairly
時間
hour, time

Mountain views and summer nights · Dialogue 4 of 5

Recreation on Mount Rokkoo

Two speakers discuss recreation and views in the mountains near Kobe.

*六甲山 は レクリエーション地* means "Mount Rokkoo is a recreation center." A driveway and cable car lead to its golf course.

The mountain is also a summer resort. Its ponds allow swimming in summer and skating in winter. Skiing is possible in season.

Views toward Awaji Island

From Mount Maya, Awaji Island appears on the right. Cities along Osaka Bay appear on the left.

Awaji Island has abundant marine products and fertile land. It has no high mountains, so its land can be farmed.

*夜 の ながめ と 来たら、すばらしい* means "when it comes to the night view, it is magnificent." *と 来たら* singles out the night view.

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    ほかにはみるところはありませんか。

    Isn’t there any other place to see?

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    ありますよ。こうやまはレクリエーションちで、ドライブ・ウェーやケーブルカーをりようしてのぼれば、ゴルフじょうもあります。

    Yes, there is. Mt. Rokkoo is a recreation center and if you climb it by using the driveway and cable car, there is a golf cour: there, too.

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    よいところらしいね。

    It seems it is a nice place.

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    そう。そこから、ロープ・ウェーをりようして、まやさんにのぼると、みぎにあわじしまがみえ、ひだりにおおさかわんにそってはったつしただいとしがみえます。

    Yes it is. From there, if you climb Mt. Maya by using the cable car, you can see Awaji-shima to your right and the big cities developed around the Bay of Osaka to your left.

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    ゆうだいなけしきらしいですね。

    It seems it is magnificent scenery.

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    そうです。とくによるのながめときたら、すばらしいもので、なつにはすずみがてらよるそこにいくひとがおおいです。

    That’s right. It is magnificent especially when it comes to a night scene, and there are many people who go there at night to enjoy the cool breeze in the summer.

山
mountain
レクリエーション
recreation
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
ドライブ・
a drive
ゴルフ
golf
そう。
numerical counter for ships
そこ
there
と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
じ
character, word
湾
bay
都市
city
夜
night, evening
ながめ
view (n)
すばらしい
splendid, great, grand
もの
things (tangible)
夏
summer
人
people

Hot springs beyond the mountain · Dialogue 5 of 5

A hot spring to the north

The speakers follow the route down the north side of Mount Rokkoo.

*六甲山 を 裏 の 方、つまり 北 の 方 に 下る と* means "when you descend Mount Rokkoo on its north side."

The route reaches *古くから 知られている 有馬温泉*, the long-established Arima Hot Spring.

Arima Spa is ancient. Kobe residents often visit because it is cool in summer and has beautiful surroundings.

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    そうでしょうね。

    I suppose there are.

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    それから、こうやまをうらのほう、つまりきたのほうにくだると、ふるくからしられているありまおんせんにでます。

    And when you descend Mt. Rokkoo from its backside, that is on the north side, you’ll come out to Arima Hot Spring known from the olden days.

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    にほんはどこにいってもおんせんがあるようですね。

    It seems there are hot springs wherever you go in Japan.

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    そうです。

    You are right.

でしょう
probably (See Gram. Notes)
つまり
in short, in another word
北
north
ます。
trout
ある
certain, some

Contrasting strengths and weaknesses · Perception drill

Where writing is concerned

*ええ、しかし、書く事 と 来たら だめです* means "Yes, but when it comes to writing, he is not good."

The first speaker praises spoken Japanese. The reply uses *と 来たら* to focus the contrasting weakness in writing.

After a noun or an activity

*と 来たら* follows a noun to mean "when it comes to." *ビール と 来たら いくらでも 飲むんですね* focuses beer.

For an activity, it follows the plain verb plus *事*. *よく食べる 事 と 来たら おどろくほど です* means "When it comes to eating, it is amazing."

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    よるのながめときたらすばらしいものです。

    When it comes to a night scene, it is magnificent.

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    スミスさんはにほんごをはなすのがおじょうずですね。

    Mr. Smith is surely good in speaking Japanese, isn’t he?

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    ええ、しかし、かくことときたらだめです。

    Yes, but when it comes to writing, he is not good.

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    いいおくさんをもらいましたね。

    You surely got a nice wife, didn’t you?

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    しかし、りょうりをすることときたら、なにもしりません。

    But she doesn’t know anything when it comes to cooking.

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    おたくのむすこさんはよくふとっていますね。

    Your son is surely stout, isn’t he?

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    ええ、よくたべることときたらおどろくほどです。

    Yes, when it comes to eating, it is amazing.

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    ジョンズさんはビールときたらいくらでものむんですね。

    When it comes to beer, Mr. Jones drinks any amount, doesn’t he?

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    ええ、ビールがとてもすきで、のませれば、いくらでものみますよ。

    Yes, he likes beer very much, and if you let him drink, he drinks any amount.

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    ブラウンさんはスポーツはなんでもできますが、べんきょうときたらだめですね。

    Mr, Brown does any kind of sports, but when it comes to studying he is not good, is he?

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    ほんとうにそうです。スポーツができるほどべんきょうができたらたいしたものですがね。

    You are right, if he can study as well as he can do sports, it will be a great thing for him.

上手
skillful, fluent (See Grammar Notes)
しかし、
however, but
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
おどろく
to be surprised
ほど
to the extent (See Grammar Notes)
ビール
beer
いくら
how much? how many?
とても
very, indeed
好き
to like, be fond of (See Grammar Notes)
スポーツ
sport
出来る
to be manufactured; to be produced (v.i.)

Emphasising particular abilities · Pattern 1 1 of 3

A focused judgment

*かん字 と 来たら、あの生徒 は ちっとも 出来ません* means "When it comes to kanji, that student cannot do it at all."

*と 来たら* singles out an ability or activity for praise or criticism.

*よく おぼえる 事 と 来たら、田中さん の 右 に 出る 人 は 居ません* says that no one surpasses Mr. Tanaka at remembering things well.

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    かんじときたら、あのせいとはちっともできません。

    When it comes to kanji, that student cannot do it at all.

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    わたくしのかないはにほんりょうりときたら、ちっともできません。

    When it comes to Japanese cooking, my wife cannot do it at all.

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    あのひとのえいごときたら、まちがいだらけです。

    When it comes to that person's English, it is full of mistakes.

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    べんきょうときたら、ひとつもしません。

    When it comes to studying, he does none at all.

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    じどうしゃのつかいかたときたら、とてもへたです。

    When it comes to using a car, he is very poor at it.

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    ゴルフときたら、めしよりもすきです。

    When it comes to golf, he likes it better than eating.

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    よくおぼえることときたら、たなかさんのみぎにでるひとはいません。

    When it comes to remembering things well, no one can surpass Mr. Tanaka.

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    りくじょうきょうぎときたら、べいこくにかなうくにはありません。

    When it comes to track and field, there is no country that can match the United States.

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    なまけることときたら、わたくしがいちばんです。

    When it comes to being lazy, I am number one.

ちっとも
not even a little (See Gram. Notes)
だらけ
full of, covered with (See Grammar Notes)
車
vehicle, car
下手
unskilled, poor in doing things
おぼえる
to memorize, remember (v.t.)
出る
come out to the phone, go out, come out (vi)
競技
athletic events; athletic competition
国
country, nation
なまける
to be lazy (v.i.)
一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)

Asking about particular abilities · Pattern 1 2 of 3

Focus the answer

*ゴルフ は どうですか* asks "How about golf?" The answer begins *ゴルフ と 来たら* to focus that sport.

*ゴルフ と 来たら、全ぜん きょう味 が ない のですよ* means "When it comes to golf, I have no interest in it at all."

The same form focuses a narrower preference in *ことに さしみ と 来たら、大好き*. It means that he particularly loves sashimi.

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    あなたはたいていのスポーツはなさいますが、ゴルフはどうですか。

    You do most sports, but how about golf?

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    ゴルフときたら、ぜんぜんきょうみがないのですよ。

    When it comes to golf, I have no interest in it at all.

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    たむらさんはずいぶんさかながすきらしいですね。

    Mr. Tamura seems to like fish very much, does he not?

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    ええ、さかながとてもすきですね。ことにさしみときたら、だいすきで、ほかにはなにもいらないそうです。

    Yes, he likes fish very much. When it comes to sashimi in particular, he loves it so much that he says he needs nothing else.

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    スミスさんはよくにほんごがはなせますが、よんだりかいたりするのはどうですか。

    Mr. Smith speaks Japanese well, but how is he at reading and writing it?

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    よみかきときたら、ぜんぜんだめですね。

    When it comes to reading and writing, he is no good at all.

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    きみのいえのむすこさんはよくたべるね。

    Your son certainly eats a lot, does he not?

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    ええ、よくたべることときたら、おどろくほどですよ。

    Yes, when it comes to eating a lot, it is astonishing.

  9. 57

    ごしゅじんはスポーツのはなしがおすきらしいですね。

    Your husband seems to like talking about sports, does he not?

ずい分
very much
さしみ
thinly sliced raw fish dish
大好き
be very fond of, like very much
君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
家
house, home
話
story, talk

Activities singled out for emphasis · Pattern 1 3 of 3

A named topic

*スポーツ の 話 と 来たら、すぐ ねっ中してしまう のですよ* means "When it comes to talking about sports, he gets absorbed right away."

The phrase before *と 来たら* names the focus. It can be a noun such as *日本料理* or an activity such as *日本語 の 勉強*.

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    ええ、スポーツのはなしときたら、すぐねっちゅうしてしまうのですよ。

    Yes, when it comes to talking about sports, he gets absorbed in it right away.

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    あそぶ

    To play.

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    たべる

    To eat.

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    スポーツ

    Sports.

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    にほんごのべんきょう

    Studying Japanese.

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    にほんりょうり

    Japanese cooking.

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    おぼえる

    To remember.

すぐ
right away, immediately
ね
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
しまう
to put away

Port trade and shipbuilding · Reading Selection 1 of 2

From cotton imports to exports

*神戸港 は 古い 港 で、昔 から 輸入港 として 知られて いました* says that Kobe had long served as an import port.

Cotton for Osaka's textile industries passed through Kobe. After the war, exports increased to twice the volume of imports.

*神戸 で、もっとも さかんな 工業 は 造船業 で、酒造 も かなり さかんです* names shipbuilding and sake brewing as its strongest industries.

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    こうべこうはふるいみなとで、むかしからゆにゅうこうとしてしられていました。

    The Port of Kobe is an old port and has been known as an import port since long ago.

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    ゆにゅうひんのおもなものはめんで、べいこく、インド、エジプトなどからゆにゅうしていました。

    The principal import was cotton, which was imported from the United States, India, Egypt, and other countries.

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    おおさかはぼうせきぎょう、めんおりものぎょうがさかんですが、よいみなとがなかったので、そのげんりょうであるめんのゆにゅうはみなこうべをとおしたのです。

    The spinning and cotton textile industries flourished in Osaka, but because it had no good port, all the cotton imported as raw material came through Kobe.

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    まためんせいひんはこうべからふねにつんでゆしゅつしました。

    Cotton products were also loaded onto ships in Kobe and exported.

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    だいにじせかいたいせんごはしゅうへんのこうぎょうのめざましいはったつによってゆしゅつがゆにゅうのばいもぞうかし、こんにちでは、ゆにゅうこうとはいえなくなりました。

    After the Second World War, the remarkable development of industry in the surrounding area caused exports to increase to twice the volume of imports, and today Kobe can no longer be called an import port.

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    そして、ゆしゅつこうとして

    And as an export port.

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    こうべはよこはまよりはるかにおおきくなりました。

    Kobe has become much larger than Yokohama.

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    こうべで、もっともさかんなこうぎょうはぞうせんぎょうで、しゅぞうもかなりさかんです。

    The most flourishing industry in Kobe is shipbuilding, and sake brewing is also quite active.

品
quality, goods
今日
today
もっとも
extremely, the most

Scenic coasts and mountain views · Reading Selection 2 of 2

From the coast to the mountains

The passage moves from the coasts of Suma and Akashi to Mount Rokkoo and Mount Maya.

*右に あわじ島 が 見え、左に 大阪湾 に 沿って 発達した 大都市 が 見え* places Awaji Island on the right and cities on the left.

*と 来たら* emphasizes the night view in *特に 夜 の ながめ と 来たら、すばらしい もので*.

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    このちほういったいはなだのさけのさんちとしてゆうめいです。

    This whole region is famous as a sake-producing area called Nada.

  2. 74

    このしゅうへんにはかんこうちとしてゆうめいなところは、ほとんどありません。

    There are hardly any places in this area that are famous as sightseeing spots.

  3. 75

    しかし、むかしからすまやあかしのかいがんはけしきがよいので、しられています。

    However, the coasts of Suma and Akashi have long been known for their beautiful scenery.

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    ろっこうざんはレクリエーションちで、ドライブ・ウェーやケーブルカーをりようしてのぼれば、ゴルフじょうもあります。

    Mount Rokko is a recreation area, and if you go up by the driveway or cable car, there is also a golf course.

  5. 77

    そこからロープ・ウェーをりようして、まやさんにのぼると、みぎにあわじしまがみえ、ひだりにおおさかわんにそってはったつしただいとしがみえ、ゆうだいな

    From there, if you take the ropeway up Mount Maya, you can see Awaji Island on the right and the large cities that have developed along Osaka Bay on the left, making a magnificent.

  6. 78

    けしきです。

    View.

  7. 79

    とくによるのながめときたら、すばらしいもので、なつにはすずみがてら、そこにいくひとがおおいそうです。

    The night view in particular is splendid, and it is said that many people go there in summer while enjoying the cool air.

Port imports and cotton · Questions 1 of 2

Reasons for Kobe's trade

The questions ask what Kobe imported, where it came from, and why it passed through Kobe.

*輸入品 の 主な 物 は 何ですか* means "What was the principal import?" An answer names cotton.

Other answers connect Osaka's textile industries with Kobe's port and connect postwar industry with the increase in exports.

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    こうべこうはむかしからゆにゅうこうとしてしられていましたか。

    Has the Port of Kobe been known as an import port since long ago?

  2. 81

    ゆにゅうひんのおもなものはなんですか。

    What was the principal import?

  3. 82

    どこからゆにゅうしていましたか。

    Where was it imported from?

  4. 83

    おおさかはどんなこうぎょうがさかんですか。

    What kinds of industries flourish in Osaka?

  5. 84

    こんなこうぎょうのげんりょうはなんですか。

    What is the raw material for these industries?

  6. 85

    なぜめんのゆにゅうはこうべこうをとおしたのですか。

    Why did imported cotton pass through the Port of Kobe?

  7. 86

    だいにじせかいたいせんごなぜゆしゅつがゆにゅうのばいにもぞうかしましたか。

    Why did exports increase to twice the volume of imports after the Second World War?

Port industries and attractions · Questions 2 of 2

Industries and views

The questions ask about Kobe's industries, the Nada production area, and nearby sights.

*神戸 で もっとも さかんな 工業 は 何ですか* means "What is the most flourishing industry in Kobe?" An answer names shipbuilding.

Answers about Mount Maya name Awaji Island on the right and the cities along Osaka Bay on the left.

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    こんにちではこうべはゆにゅうこうといえますか。

    Can Kobe be called an import port today?

  2. 88

    こうべでもっともさかんなこうぎょうはなんですか。

    What is the most flourishing industry in Kobe?

  3. 89

    このちほういったいはなんのさんちとしてゆうめいですか。

    What product is this whole region famous for producing?

  4. 90

    このしゅうへんにはかんこうちとしてゆうめいなところがありますか。

    Are there any places in this area that are famous as sightseeing spots?

  5. 91

    すまやあかしのかいがんはどうですか。

    What are the coasts of Suma and Akashi like?

  6. 92

    ろっこうやまはどんなところですか。

    What kind of place is Mount Rokko?

  7. 93

    まややまにのぼると、どこがみえますか。

    What can you see when you climb Mount Maya?

Import and textile terms · Word list 1 of 3

Imports, textiles, and exports

These words cover cotton imports, Osaka's textile industries, and manufactured exports.

*輸入港* means "port of import," while *輸出港* means "port of export." *製品* means "manufactured product."

The pair marks Kobe's change from receiving raw cotton to shipping manufactured products.

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    ふるくから

    from antiquity

  2. 95

    ゆにゅうこう

    port of import

  3. 96

    ぼうせきぎょう

    cotton spinning industry

  4. 97

    めんおりものぎょう

    cotton textile industry

  5. 98

    インド

    India

  6. 99

    エジプト

    Egypt

  7. 100

    ぼうしょくぎょう

    spinning and weaving industry

  8. 101

    こうべをとおしました

    let it go through Kobe

  9. 102

    せいひん

    manufactured product

  10. 103

    しゅうへん

    surrounding area

  11. 104

    めざましい

    eye-popping; remarkable

  12. 105

    ゆしゅつこう

    port of export

古くから
from antiquity
輸入港
port of import
紡績業
cotton spinning industry
綿織物業
cotton textile industry
インド
India
紡織業
spinning and weaving industry
神戸を通しました
let it go through Kobe
目ざましい
eye-popping; remarkable
輸出港
port of export

Industry, production and sightseeing · Word list 2 of 3

Industry and sightseeing

These words name Kobe's industries, production areas, and nearby places.

*造船業* means "shipbuilding industry," and *酒造* means "sake brewing." *観光地* means "sightseeing area."

Place names include *須磨*, a district in Kobe, and *六甲山*, Mount Rokkoo in Kobe.

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    はるかに

    by far

  2. 107

    ぞうせんぎょう

    shipbuilding industry

  3. 108

    しゅぞう

    sake making; sake brewing

  4. 109

    いったい

    area; belt

  5. 110

    このちほういったい

    all around this area

  6. 111

    なだ

    P.N., Kobe area

  7. 112

    さんち

    production center; an area producing; the home

  8. 113

    かんこうち

    tourist attraction area; sightseeing area

  9. 114

    すま

    P.N., a district in Kobe (See Cult. Notes)

  10. 115

    あかし

    P.N.; a scenic place west of Kobe

  11. 116

    ひめじ

    P.N.; capital city of Hyogo Prefecture

  12. 117

    ろっこうやま

    Mt. Rokkoo in Kobe (See Cult. Notes)

はるかに
by far
造船業
shipbuilding industry
一たい
anyway, -- on earth
この地方一たい
all around this area
観光地
tourist attraction area; sightseeing area
六甲山
Mt. Rokkoo in Kobe (See Cult. Notes)

Mountains, transport and summer cooling · Word list 3 of 3

Across the mountains

These words cover mountain transport, Awaji Island, Arima Hot Spring, and summer cooling.

*ロープ・ウェー* means "cable car," *あわじ島* means "Awaji Isle," and *有馬温泉* means "Arima Hot Spring."

*すずみ がてら* means "to enjoy the cool breeze." *---と 来たら* means "when it comes to."

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    ドライブ・ウェー

    driveway (road)

  2. 119

    ロープ・ウェー

    cable car (suspension type)

  3. 120

    まややま

    Mount Maya

  4. 121

    あわじしま

    Awaji Isle (See Cult. Notes)

  5. 122

    おおさかわん

    Osaka Bay

  6. 123

    すずみがてら

    as a way of cooling off from the summer heat; to enjoy the cool breeze

  7. 124

    すずむ

    cool oneself from the summer heat (v.i.)

  8. 125

    ありまおんせん

    Arima Hotspring (See Cult. Notes)

  9. 126

    ---ときたら

    when it comes to ---- (See Gram Notes)

  10. 127

    めしよりもすき

    to like better than anything else

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic title; Talk about Kobe

a(1) Industry

a(2) Export and import

a(3) Tourist attractions

a(4) Mt. Rokkoo

a(5) Compare Yokohama with Kobe

2 Visual Cues;

a Look at the map on page 130 and the pictures on pages 131 to 134 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.
ドライブ・ウェー
driveway (road)
ロープ・ウェー
cable car (suspension type)
まや山
Mount Maya
あわじ島
Awaji Isle (See Cult. Notes)
大阪湾
Osaka Bay
すずみがてら
as a way of cooling off from the summer heat; to enjoy the cool breeze
すずむ
cool oneself from the summer heat (v.i.)
有馬温泉
Arima Hotspring (See Cult. Notes)
---と来たら
when it comes to ---- (See Gram Notes)
めしよりも好き
to like better than anything else

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.
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Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
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