Japanese Basic Course 1732 Studios

Japanese · Lesson 113

Lesson 115

Reading Japan

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Congratulating a university graduate · Dialogue 1 of 5

A graduation and its cost

*一夫君、めでたく 大学 を 卒業 した そうだね。 お目でとう* congratulates Kazuo on successfully graduating from university.

Kazuo credits his health. His friend praises his long effort, then replies that health is not enough without faithful study.

A stronger negative

In *卒業 出来ゃ しないよ*, *出来ゃ しない* emphatically means that graduation will not be possible.

The contracted *ゃ しない* makes the warning stronger.

Kanji: / 卒 to / 是

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

Kanji: / 非

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

  1. 1

    かずおくん、めでたくだいがくをそつぎょうしたそうだね。おめでとう。

    Say, Kazuo, I understand you have successfully graduated from the university, isn’t that right? Congratulations.

    一夫Kazuo
    君、young man
    めでたくsuccessfully
    大学university
    をobject
    卒業graduation
    しdo
    たpast
    そうreportedly
    だis
    ね。right?
    おcongratulations
    目congratulations
    でcongratulations
    とう。congratulations
  2. 2

    ありがとうございます。おかげさまでやっとそつぎょういたしました。

    Thank you very much. I finally graduated.

  3. 3

    ながいあいだ、よくがんばったね。

    You surely kept at it for a long time, didn’t you?

  4. 4

    さいわいにからだがじょうぶなものですから。

    Fortunately, because I was healthy.

  5. 5

    いや、いくらからだがじょうぶでもまじめにべんきょうしなけりゃ、そつぎょうできゃしないよ。

    No, no matter how healthy you may be, you won’t be able to graduate if you don’t study faithfully.

  6. 6

    はあ、なかにはこころがけのよくないがくせいがいます。

    Yes, there are some students with a bad mental attitude among us.

----- YA SHINAI
The MASU-form base (the base of a verb to which MASU is attached) + WA SHINAI occurs as a more emphatic equivalent of the corresponding negative of the verb. This MASU-form + WA is contracted to --YA and becomes -- YA SHINAI. The stem of an unaccented verb acquires an accent on its final syllable.
Examples:
TABENAI --- TABE WA SHINAI “doesn’t eat”
NOMANAKATTA --- NOMI WA SHINAKATTA “didn’t drink”
KONAI --- KI WA SHINAI “doesn’t come”
SHIMASEN --- SHI WA SHIMASEN “doesn’t do”
In more familiar speech, WA becomes YA, resulting in combinations like:
TABE YA SHINAI or ”TABYA SHINAI”
NOMI YA SHINAKATTA or ”NOMYA SHINAKATTA”
KI YA SHINAI or ”KYA SHINAI”
In contracted speech, a verb stem of two or more syllables ending in i, loses its final i; the a of particle YA is often lengthened.
Examples;
NOMYA(A) SHINAI “doesn’t drink”
HANASHA(A) SHINAI “doesn’t talk”
Presents
If modesty can be considered one of the characteristics of the Japanese people, it certainly manifests itself in their attitude in making presents. When a Japanese presents a thing to another person, it is the custom for him to say that the gift he is making is a mere trifle or that the gift may not appeal to the recipient (MAKOTO NI SOMATSU NA MONO DESU GA, --- ). He writes on the wrapper of the parcel containing the gift he is presenting in person or sending by mail, Chinese characters meaning literally ”valueless article” or SOSHINA in Japanese.
一夫
a given name for a male
君、
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
めでたく
successfully; happily
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
し
city
そう
numerical counter for ships
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
とう。
tower
い
stomach
ます。
trout
やっと
finally; at last
間、
between
よく
well, skillfully
幸い
fortunately
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
な
I wish, I hope, huh
もの
things (tangible)
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
から。
from (See Gram. Notes)
いや、
no
いくら
how much? how many?
も
as much as, as many as (See Grammar Notes
は
leaves
心がけ
mental attitude; intension
の
See Grammar Notes
学生
student (higher sch.)

Working through university hardship · Dialogue 2 of 5

Work, hardship and resolve

*それを 君 は 働き ながら 学校に 行ったん だろう* recalls that Kazuo attended school while working. His friend expresses admiration.

Kazuo admits that some periods were hard. *これからも、今まで 以上 一しょうけんめい やりたい と 思って おります* says he hopes to work harder from now on.

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    それをきみははたらきながらがっこうにいったんだろう。かんしんするよ。

    In spite of that, you went to school while working, didn’t you? I am really impressed.

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    はい、くるしいときもありました。でも、どうしてもはたらかねばがっこうにいけないというのではありませんでしたから、わりにきらくでした。

    Yes, there were agonizing times. But since it wasn’t such that i couldn’t go to school if I did not work, i was comparatively free from care.

  3. 9

    くるしいことがあればこそいっそうそつぎょうのよろこびがおおきいんだよ。

    Only because you have had hardships, the gratification of your graduation is all the more greater.

  4. 10

    それはそうです。これからも、いままでいじょういっしょうけんめいやりたいとおもっております。

    That’s true. I am hoping to strive much hardi from here on than I have been up to now.

  5. 11

    きみはきかいこうがくせんこうだったね。

    Your major was mechanical engineering, wasn’t it?

  6. 12

    はい。

    Yes.

君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
ながら
while (See Grammar Notes)
苦しい
distressful; agonizing; suffering hardship
時
time
ね
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
言う
to say
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
気楽
peace of mind; free from care
こそ
indeed, certainly (See Grammar Notes)
一そう
all the more
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
まで
as far as, to (See Gram. Notes)

Comparing pay and prospects · Dialogue 3 of 5

Salary and future prospects

*将来 しょう進 の 道 が ひらけて いなければ、ほう給 は 最初 は よくても だめ だよ* rejects good initial pay when no path to promotion is open.

Engineering offers many job openings, but salary and future prospects decide whether a position is worthwhile.

Kazuo prefers a lower starting salary with good future prospects.

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    きかいこうがくやでんきこうがくをせんこうしたものはいいしゅうしょくぐちがおおいそうだね。

    I understand that those who have majored in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering have many job openings, isn’t that rig:

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    しゅうしょくのほうはしんぱいありません。

    Ihere is no worry about employment.

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    ひっぱりだことか。

    I understand they are much sought after.

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    そうでもありませんが、しゅうしょくぐちはおおいです。もんだいはきゅうりょうとしょうらいせいです。

    I don’t think so, but there are many job openings. The question is the matter of wages and the future prospects.

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    しょうらいしょうしんのみちがひらけていなければ、ほうきゅうはさいしょはよくてもだめだよ。

    Even if the wages are good at the beginning, if avenues of promotion in the future are not open, it is not good.

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    しょにんきゅうはすこしやすくても、しょうらいせいのあるほうがはりあいがあります。

    Even if the starting salary is low, if there is a good prospect in the future, there is something to look forward to.

や
and---among others (See Gram. Notes)
電気
electricity
者
person
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
しゅう
state
口
place of employment; a family into which a woman marries
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
給料
wage, salary
将来
future; in the future
しょう
award, reward
道
road, street
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless
少し
little (quantity)
ある
certain, some
はりあい
challenge; rivalry; excitement

Parents, presents and graduation photographs · Dialogue 4 of 5

Pride and a present

*父母 も 大変 喜んでくれました* says Kazuo's parents were very glad about his graduation. He says they feel relieved.

His friend then offers a present, and Kazuo promises a graduation photograph in return.

A present described modestly

A Japanese giver conventionally speaks modestly about a present. The giver may call it a mere trifle or say it may not please the receiver.

In *これは そまつな 物 だが、ほんの 印 までに 受取って くれないか*, *そまつな* describes the gift as humble or crude. The giver offers it as a small token.

Kanji: 印

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

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    そうだろう。で、きみがそつぎょうしたので、ごりょうしんはさぞおよろこびだろうな。

    I suppose you are right. And I suppose your parents are very glad of your graduation?

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    はい、ふぼもたいへんよろこんでくれました。これでおもにがおりたといっています。

    Yes, my father and mother were very glad for me. They were saying that this will relieve them of a heavy burden.

  3. 21

    じぶんのこどもがよくやってくれると、おやとしてはこれよりうれしいことはないからね。

    If their children do well, there is nothing more pleasing for parents than this.

  4. 22

    そうだろうとおもいます。まあ、みなさまにこうしてよろこんでいただいて、ありがたいとおもっております。

    I think so. I am very grateful for having everybody be so glad for me in this manner.

  5. 23

    これはそまつなものだが、ほんのしるしまでにうけとってくれないか。

    Please accept my present such as it is, as a small token of my best wishes.

  6. 24

    ごていねいにありがとうございます。いただきましょう。にさんにちしましたらそつぎょうしゃしんができあがりますから、いちまいさしあげたいとぞんじます。

    Thank you for being so courteous. I’ll accept it. The graduation pictxtres will be done in two or three more days, so I would like to give you one.

で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
な。
I wish, I hope, huh
父母
father and mother
重荷
heavy burden; burden
自分
self
より
than (See Gram. Notes)
うれしい
joyful, glad, happy
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
まあ、
Well! Oh, my!
ほんの
trivial, just slight, little
ていねい
polite (copula noun)
ましょう。
let's (See Gram. Notes)
一
one

Thanking someone for a gift · Dialogue 5 of 5

Thanks and modest acceptance

Kazuo thanks his friend for a fine graduation present. *大変 立派 な お祝い を いただいて、本当 に ありがとう 御ざいました* expresses deep thanks.

His friend uses the modest *そまつな 物* from the gift exchange and says he is pleased that Kazuo liked it.

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    ありがとう。ぜひいちまいもらいたいね。

    Thank you. I siurely would like to get one by all means.

  2. 26

    たいへんりっぱなおいわいをいただいて、ほんとうにありがとうございました。

    You have given me a handsome gift and I really thank you very much,

  3. 27

    そまつなものだが、よろこんでもらってうれしいよ。

    It’s a very crude thing, but I am pleased that you liked it,

  4. 28

    どうもありがとうございました。

    Thank you, indeed.

祝い
celebration, congratulation
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)

Strong negative predictions · Perception drill

A firm prediction

*今月の 終り までは 行きゃ しないと 思います* means "I do not think he will go before the end of this month."

The contracted *行きゃ しない* gives the negative prediction extra emphasis.

How the stronger negative is formed

Add *WA SHINAI* to the verb base that takes *MASU*. This gives the corresponding negative extra emphasis.

*WA* contracts to *YA* in informal speech. *KI WA SHINAI* becomes *KYA SHINAI*.

A base of two or more syllables ending in *i* loses that final *i* in contracted speech. *NOMYA SHINAI* means "does not drink."

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    べんきょうしなければそつぎょうできやしません。

    One can’t graduate if he doesn’t study.

  2. 30

    ジョンズさんはよくのむね。

    Mr. Jones really drinks a lot, doesn’t he?

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    ええ、ハイボールしごはいではよやしないよ。

    Yes, he doesn’t get drunk drinking just four or five highballs.

  4. 32

    たなかさんはもうにほんへいったでしょうか。

    I wonder if Mr. Tanaka has already gone to Japan?

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    こんげつのおわりまではいきゃしないとおもいます。

    I don’t thing he’ll go before the end of this month.

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    こんばんごろあめがふるのではないでしょうか。

    Don’t you think it’s going to rain around tonight?

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    ラジオではにさんにちふらないといっていたから、ふりゃしないでしょう。

    It probably won’t rain, because they were saying on the radio that it won’t rain for two or three days.

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    あしたはきみのおくさんのたんじょうびだからなにかおくりものをかうのをわすれてはいけないよ。

    Since tomorrow is your wife’s birthday, don’t forget to buy a present.

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    ありがとう。だいじなひだから、わすれやしないよ。

    Thank you. I won’t forget it because it is an important day.

  10. 38

    スミスはしゅうまつにはべんきょうしないらしいですね。

    It seems Smith doesn’t study on weekends, isn’t that right?

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    ええ、かれはしゅうまつにはけっしてべんきょうしやしませんよ。

    No, he never studies on weekends.

ええ、
Yes
四
four
五
five
もう
already (See Gram. Notes)
へ
to (See Gram. Notes)
でしょう
probably (See Gram. Notes)
今月
this month
雨
rain
降る
to fall (rain) (v.i.)
ラジオ
radio
二
two
三
three
明日
tomorrow
買う
to buy
いけ
pond, dam, reservoir
かれ
he

Saying something will not happen · Pattern 1 1 of 3

An emphatic refusal or denial

*あの 生徒 は この ごろ 勉強 しやしない* says the student has not been studying lately.

The emphatic *しやしない* negative applies to present actions, future actions and ability.

*この 仕事 は 子供には 出来ゃしませんよ* says that a child cannot do this job.

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    あのせいとはこのごろべんきょうしやしない。

    That student hasn't been studying lately.

  2. 41

    あのせいとはおしえてもならやしません。

    That student won't learn even if you teach him.

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    わたくしがみていないと、こどもたちははたらきゃしません。

    The children won't work unless I'm watching them.

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    スミスさんはいえではにほんごをはなしゃしない。

    Mr. Smith doesn't speak Japanese at home.

  5. 44

    このじびきはちっともやくにたちゃしない。

    This dictionary isn't useful at all.

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    たむらさんはあしたがっこうをやすみゃせんとおもう。

    I don't think Mr. Tamura will miss school tomorrow.

  7. 46

    しちじにはじまりゃしませんよ。

    It won't start at seven o'clock.

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    パーカーさんはサシミはたびゃしませんよ。

    Mr. Parker won't eat sashimi.

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    このしごとはこどもにはできゃしませんよ。

    A child can't do this job.

と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
家
house, home
ちっとも
not even a little (See Gram. Notes)
せ
height (of man)
思う。
to think
七
seven

Explaining why outcomes will not happen · Pattern 1 2 of 3

A firm negative with a reason

The emphatic negative in *発展しやしませんよ* rejects a predicted outcome before its cause.

*いいえ、発展しやしませんよ。 この町 には 大きな 工業 が ないから* says the town will not develop because it has no major industry.

A condition can support the same pattern. *食べる量を へらさない限り やしゃしませんよ* says weight loss will not happen unless the amount eaten decreases.

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    このまちははってんするでしょうか。

    Will this town develop?

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    いいえ、はってんしやしませんよ。このまちにはおおきなこうぎょうがないから。

    No, it won't develop, because this town has no major industry.

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    きみはやせようとしているそうだが、なかなかやしゃしないじゃないか。

    I hear you're trying to lose weight, but you aren't losing much, are you?

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    ええ、ぼくはたべるのがすきだからね。たべるりょうをへらさないかぎりやしゃしませんよ。

    Yes, I like to eat, you know, so I won't lose weight unless I reduce how much I eat.

  5. 53

    ことばがわからないから、にほんへいってこまるでしょうか。

    Since I don't understand the language, will I have trouble when I go to Japan?

  6. 54

    あなたぐらいにほんごがわかればちっともこまりゃしませんよ。

    If you understand as much Japanese as you do, you won't have any trouble at all.

  7. 55

    あしたのピクニックにビールがにダースあればじゅうぶんでしょうか。

    Will two dozen beers be enough for tomorrow's picnic?

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    にダースではたりゃしませんよ。ジョンズさんとミラーさんはふたりでいちダースのんでしまいますよ。

    Two dozen won't be enough; Mr. Jones and Mr. Miller will drink a dozen between them.

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    あしたごろあめがやむでしょうか。

    Will the rain stop by about tomorrow?

町
town
大きな
big, large (See Gram. Notes)
工業
manufacturing industry
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
中々
considerably, very
僕
I (see notes)
好き
to like, be fond of (See Grammar Notes)
量
amount (See Cult. Notes)
ぐらい
about
ビール
beer
分
minute
二人
2 people
ます
trout
やむ
stop (v.i.)

Negative verbs and outcomes · Pattern 1 3 of 3

The contraction with different verbs

*この雨 は 中々 やみゃしませんよ* says the rain will not stop for quite a while. The emphatic negative appears with many verbs.

The reason follows in the same line. The rain will continue for another four or five days.

The actions in *起きる*, *飲む*, *帰る* and *忘れる* take the same emphatic negative pattern.

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    このあめはなかなかやみゃしませんよ。まだしごにちはふりつづくそうですから。

    This rain won't stop for quite a while, because they say it will keep raining for another four or five days.

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    おきる

    to get up

  3. 60

    のむ

    to drink

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    かえる

    to return home

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    じどうしゃをなおす

    to repair a car

  6. 63

    さく（はな）

    to bloom (a flower)

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    くう

    to eat

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    わすれる

    to forget

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    わすれる。

    To forget.

まだ
yet, still
つづく
to last, continue
起きる
occur; happen; get up (v.i.)
車
vehicle, car
なおす
to correct, mend, repair (v.t.)
さく
to bloom (v.i.)
食う
eat (vt)

Graduation after working through university · Reading Selection 1 of 2

Hard work and graduation

*働きながら 学校 に 行ったので、苦しい 時 も ありました* connects Haruo's work with his difficult periods before graduation.

His hardship makes graduation more joyful. His parents are pleased and say that a burden has been lifted.

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    たなかさんのむすこさんのはるおさんは、このたびめでたくだいがくをそつぎょうされました。

    Mr. Tanaka's son Haruo has now successfully graduated from the university.

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    はたらきながらがっこうにいったので、くるしいときもありましたが、どうしてもはたらかねばがっこうにいけないというのではなかったのですから、わりにきらくだったそうです。

    Because he went to school while working, there were difficult times, but since it was not that he absolutely had to work in order to attend school, he says he was comparatively free from care.

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    くるしいことがあればこそ、いっそおそつぎょうのよろこびはおおきいものです。

    It is precisely because there were hardships that the joy of graduation is all the greater.

  4. 70

    はるおさんのごりょうしんも、むすこさんのそつぎょうでたいへんおよろこびになっておられます。

    Haruo's parents are also very pleased about their son's graduation.

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    これでおもにがおりたといっておられました。

    They said that a burden had now been lifted from their shoulders.

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    おやとしてはじぶんのこどもがよくやってくれるほどうれしいことはないそうです。

    They say that, for parents, nothing is more pleasing than having their own child do well.

は、
leaves
こそ、
indeed, certainly (See Grammar Notes)
ほど
to the extent (See Grammar Notes)

Engineering jobs and advancement · Reading Selection 2 of 2

A job after engineering

Haruo finds a job soon after graduating in mechanical engineering. The passage says that engineering graduates have many good openings.

*しかし、問題 は 給料 と 将来性 です* identifies salary and future prospects as the main concerns.

A job without a path to advancement is poor even with good initial pay. A lower starting salary can be worthwhile when prospects are good.

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    はるおさんはきかいこうがくせんこうでしたから、そつぎょうするとすぐしゅうしょくぐちがありました。

    Since Haruo majored in mechanical engineering, he had a job opening as soon as he graduated.

  2. 74

    きかいこうがくやでんきこうがくをせんこうしたひとはいいしゅうしょくぐちがおおく、しゅうしょくのほうはしんぱいないそうです。

    There are many good job openings for people who majored in mechanical or electrical engineering, so they say there is no need to worry about employment.

  3. 75

    しかし、もんだいはきゅうりょおとしょおらいせいです。

    However, the questions are salary and future prospects.

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    しょおらい、しょうしんのみちがひらけていなければ、ほうきゅうはさいしょはよくてもだめです。

    If there is no path open for advancement in the future, a job is no good even if the pay is good at first.

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    しょにんきゅうはすこしやすくてもしょおらいせいのあるほうがはりあいがあるのです。

    Even if the starting salary is a little low, a job with future prospects is more worthwhile.

すぐ
right away, immediately
人
people
多く、
many of them
しかし、
however, but

Graduation hardships and family pride · Questions 1 of 2

Haruo and his parents

The questions ask why Haruo faced hardship, why he remained comparatively free from care and how his parents reacted to graduation.

*なぜ 苦しい 時 が ありましたか* means "Why were there difficult times?" An answer gives the reason for the hardship.

Other answers report his parents' words and identify what pleases a parent most.

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    たなかさんのむすこさんのはるおさんは、このたびどうしましたか。

    What has now happened to Mr. Tanaka's son Haruo?

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    なぜくるしいときがありましたか。

    Why were there difficult times?

  3. 80

    しかし、なぜわりにきらくでしたか。

    But why was he comparatively free from care?

  4. 81

    くるしいことがあればこそ、いっそおそつぎょうのよろこびはおおきいものですか。

    Is the joy of graduation all the greater precisely because there were hardships?

  5. 82

    はるおさんのごりょうしんは、むすこさんのそつぎょうでなんといっておられましたか。

    What did Haruo's parents say about their son's graduation?

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    おやとしてなにほどうれしいことはありませんか。

    As a parent, what could be more pleasing?

なぜ
why?

Majors, salaries and career prospects · Questions 2 of 2

Work and future prospects

The questions ask about Haruo's major, his immediate job opening and the fields with good employment prospects.

*何を せんこうした人 は いい しゅう職口 が 多いですか* means "People who majored in what fields have many good job openings?"

An answer names the relevant fields. Other answers compare starting salary with future prospects.

  1. 84

    はるおさんはなにをせんこうしていましたか。

    What did Haruo major in?

  2. 85

    そつぎょうするとすぐしごとぐちがありましたか。

    Was there a job opening as soon as he graduated?

  3. 86

    なにをせんこうしたひとはいいしゅうしょくぐちがおおいですか。

    People who majored in what fields have many good job openings?

  4. 87

    いちばんたいせつなもんだいはなんですか。

    What are the most important questions?

  5. 88

    ほうきゅうはさいしょがよければいいですか。

    Is a job all right as long as the pay is good at first?

  6. 89

    しょにんきゅうはすこしやすくても、しょおらいせいのあるほうがはりあいがありますか。

    Even if the starting salary is a little low, is a job with future prospects more worthwhile?

一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)
も、
as much as, as many as (See Grammar Notes

Graduation, hardship and study terms · Word list 1 of 3

Study and its difficulties

These words cover achievement, sustained effort, hardship and academic fields.

*めでたく* means "successfully" or "happily." *がんばる* means "keep at it."

*機械工学* means "mechanical engineering."

  1. 90

    しゅくじ

    congratulatory address

  2. 91

    かずお

    a given name for a male

  3. 92

    めでたく

    successfully; happily

  4. 93

    がんばる

    stick out; keep at it

  5. 94

    こころがけ

    mental attitude; intension

  6. 95

    くるしい

    distressful; agonizing; suffering hardship

  7. 96

    きらく

    peace of mind; free from care

  8. 97

    いっそお

    all the more

  9. 98

    せんこう（する）

    special course (to major in)

  10. 99

    きかいこうがく

    mechanical engineering

祝辞
congratulatory address
がんばる
stick out; keep at it
せんこう（する）
special course (to major in)
機械工学
mechanical engineering

Employment, salaries and advancement · Word list 2 of 3

Employment and advancement

These words describe finding work and judging its long-term value.

*しゅう職* means "employment," while *しゅう職口* means "place of employment" or "job opening."

*将来性* means "future prospect."

  1. 100

    でんきこうがく

    electrical engineering

  2. 101

    しゅうしょく

    employment

  3. 102

    ひっぱりだこ

    thing or person much sought after

  4. 103

    しゅうしょくぐち

    place of employment; job opening

  5. 104

    しょおらいせい

    future prospect

  6. 105

    しょおらい

    future; in the future

  7. 106

    しょうしん（する）

    advancement (advance v.i.)

  8. 107

    ひらける

    be opened; open (v.i.)

  9. 108

    ほうきゅう

    salary

  10. 109

    はりあいがあります

    is well worth the trouble; is promising; is worth doing

電気工学
electrical engineering
しゅう職
employment
ひっぱりだこ
thing or person much sought after
しゅう職口
place of employment; job opening
将来性
future prospect
しょう進（する）
advancement (advance v.i.)
ひらける
be opened; open (v.i.)
ほう給
salary
はりあいがあります
is well worth the trouble; is promising; is worth doing

Gratitude, burdens and good wishes · Word list 3 of 3

Relief and a modest gift

These words cover family relief, courteous thanks and modest language for a present.

*重荷がおりる* means "be relieved of a heavy burden." *御ていねいに ありがとう御ざいます* means "thank you for being so courteous."

*ほんのお印までに* presents something as a small token of good wishes.

  1. 110

    はりあい

    challenge; rivalry; excitement

  2. 111

    ふぼ

    father and mother

  3. 112

    おもに

    heavy burden; burden

  4. 113

    おもにがおりる

    be relieved of a heavy burden

  5. 114

    ごていねいにありがとうございます

    thank you for being so courteous

  6. 115

    そまつな

    humble, coarse, crude (See Cult. Notes)

  7. 116

    まじめに

    faithfully; honestly

  8. 117

    ほんのおしるしまでに

    as a small token of my best wishes

  9. 118

    ほんのおしるしまでに

    as a small token of my best wishes

  10. 119

    こうして

    in this manner

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic title;

a Make a congratulatory address for:

a(1) Your best friend getting married.

a(2) Your friend’s birthday.

a(3) The birth of your friend’s baby.

b Assuming that your friend has just graduated from college:

b(1) Inquire about his college major.

b(2) Inquire about his employment prospects.

b(3) Inquire about the future prospect for his job, etc.
Homework

1 Memorize the Dialogue and the vocabulary.

2 Study the Grammar Perception Drill,

3 Study the Pattern Practice.

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.
重荷がおりる
be relieved of a heavy burden
御ていねいにありがとう御ざいます
thank you for being so courteous
そまつな
humble, coarse, crude (See Cult. Notes)
まじめに
faithfully; honestly
ほんのお印までに
as a small token of my best wishes
ほんのお印しまでに
as a small token of my best wishes
こうして
in this manner

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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