Japanese Basic Course 1732 Studios

Japanese · Lesson 98

Lesson 100

Reading Japan

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Crowds climbing Mount Fuji · Dialogue 1 of 3

Crowds on Mount Fuji

Two people discuss the recent popularity of mountain climbing in Japan. *日本では 登山は さかんだね。おどろいたよ* means "Mountain climbing is very popular in Japan, isn't it? I surely was surprised."

They describe summer crowds on Mount Fuji and people climbing day and night.

Everybody takes up climbing

*ねこも しゃくしも* literally means "including cats and rice scoopers". The expression came to mean "everybody".

*ねこも しゃくしも 登山、登山と 言ってね* describes everybody clamoring for mountain climbing.

Kanji: 登, 混, 危

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

  1. 1

    にほんではとざんはさかんだね。おどろいたよ。

    Mountain climbing is very popular in Japan, isn't it? I surely was surprised.

    日本Japan
    でin
    はtopic
    登山mountain climbing
    はtopic
    さかんpopular
    だis
    ね。right?
    おどろいwas surprised
    たwas surprised
    よ。I tell you
  2. 2

    きんねんとくにさかんになってきたよ。ねこもしゃくしもとざん、とざんといってね。

    It has become popular especially in recent years—everybody clamors for mountain climbing.

  3. 3

    ふじさんなどはなつにはおすなおすなのこんざつだそうだね。

    I understand Mt. Fuji is terribly congested in the summer, is that right?

  4. 4

    しんぶんによるとそうらしいね。よるもひるもおしかけるらしい。

    It seems that way according to the newspaper. It seems people throng to there day and night.

  5. 5

    とざんどうがよくて、べつにきけんなところもないので、よるひるのぼるんだろう。

    The mountain climbing route is good and there is no particularly dangerous place, so people probably climb day and night.

ZENZEN — NAI Followed by negative verbs, ZENZEN — NAI expresses an idea of "doesn't do such-and-such at all".

SONNA KOTO WA ZENZEN SHIRANAKATTA. I didn't know such a thing at all.

NICHIYOO NIWA ZENZEN BENKYOO SHINAI. I don't study at all on Sundays.

ANO HITO NO IU KOTO WA ZENZEN WAKARANAI. I don't understand what he says at all.

SONNA KOTO WA ZENZEN MONDAI DE WA NAI. Such a thing is not a problem at all.

ZENZEN is also used with an affirmative word to mean "utterly", "completely", "wholly", "altogether", etc.

KIMI WA ZENZEN MACHIGATTE IRU. You are utterly mistaken.

BOKU WA ZENZEN HANTAI DA. I am dead against it.

ANO SEITO WA HATSUON WA ZENZEN DAME DA. That student's pronunciation is not good at all.
SA — "indeed", "I assure you", "I say". SA is a suffix of emphasis which occurs in men's informal speech. Its meaning is similar to that of YO, but it is softer and less assertive. It does not follow the imperative form.

SOO SA / SOO DA YO That's right

SUKI KA? / DAISUKI SA Do you like it? / Yes, indeed I do.

SONNA KOTO WA ATARIMAE SA. That goes without saying.

MOCHIRON SA. Certainly, it is.

IKU SA Of course, I go.
Japan Alps The title Japan Alps is given to the volcanic ranges extending from north to south through the central and widest part of HONSHUU. This title was first used by Mr. William Gowland, an English engineer connected with the Osaka Mint about half a century ago, and was later used by the Rev. Walter Weston in his work "Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps" (1896), in which he compares them with their European prototype in ruggedness, the variety of their alpine flora, and their bird and animal life. In recent years, interest in mountaineering in Japan has increased greatly, and more and more persons visit the mountains every year for pleasure, health, or scientific investigation. The Japanese Alps consist of three lofty ridges called respectively Southern, Central, and Northern Alps. More detailed description of these will be made in the next lesson.
Mt. Fuji "It is as foolish not to climb Mt. Fuji as to climb it twice in life" is a common saying in Japan, and every Japanese of either sex makes it a life's cherished hope to ascend the "sacred mountain", as Mt. Fuji is regarded. It is considered to be a great honor to any climber to "worship the Goraikoo" (literally, Honorable-coming-light) or the sun at its rising from the top of the mountain.
neko mo shakushi mo Literally this expression means "including cats and rice scoopers", and it came to mean "everybody". It is somewhat similar to the English expression, "Every Tom, Dick and Harry".
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
は
leaves
登山
mountain climbing
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
近年
recent years
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
ねこ
cat
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
山
mountain
など
and so forth, etc.
夏
summer
の
See Grammar Notes
混雑
congestion; disorder; confusion; bustle
そう
numerical counter for ships
夜
night, evening
おしかける
throng; storm; intrude; go uninvited (v.i.)
道
road, street
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
よく
well, skillfully
な
I wish, I hope, huh
所
address, place
夜昼
day and night

Causes of climbing accidents · Dialogue 2 of 3

A sacred mountain

The speakers turn from crowded trails to reasons for climbing and for accidents.

Mt. Fuji is regarded as the sacred mountain. Reaching its top to worship the sunrise is a great honor for a climber.

*日の出を おがむ* means "worship the sunrise". Many climbers therefore leave the foot of the mountain at night.

Soft emphasis

*さ* is a suffix of emphasis in men's informal speech. It is softer and less assertive than *YO*.

In *それで 登る人も 多い わけさ*, it softly underscores the conclusion that many people climb for that reason.

Kanji: 宗, 記

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

Kanji: 流

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

  1. 6

    それにふじとざんはしゅうきょうてきないみがあるんだ。それでのぼるひともおおいわけさ。ひのでをおがむとかいって、よるふもとをたつんだ。

    Furthermore, Fuji climbing has a religious significance. For that reason, there are many climbers. People start out from the foot of a mountain at night saying that they are going to worship the sunrise.

  2. 7

    しんぶんにとざんしゃのそうなんのきじがよくでるね。

    Articles about mountain climbers' disaster appear in the newspaper often, don't they?

  3. 8

    ええ、きんねんきゅうにふえたね。

    Yes, they have suddenly increased in recent years, haven't they?

  4. 9

    なぜなんかなあ。

    I wonder why?

  5. 10

    りゆうはいろいろあるよ。そのひとつはとざんのりゅうこうで、ねこもしゃくしもとざんする。しかもあんないにんをやとわないででかけるとか、ひつようなそうぐなしにでかけるとかね。

    There are many reasons. One reason is that because of the popularity of mountain climbing, everybody climbs mountains. Furthermore, they set out without hiring a guide or set out without necessary equipment and many other reasons.

ある
certain, some
だ。
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
人
people
日の出
sunrise; sunup
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
おがむ
worship; pray; witness something with respect; adore (v.t.)
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
ふもと
foot of a mountain or hill
者
person
記事
newspaper article; news; reading matter
出る
come out to the phone, go out, come out (vi)
ええ、
Yes
なぜ
why?
理由
reason
一
one
しかも
furthermore
なし
pear

Reckless winter climbing · Dialogue 3 of 3

Reckless winter climbing

*むちゃな ぼう険を やるんだなあ* means "They surely undertake a reckless adventure, don't they?"

The speakers describe winter climbing without enough preparation and a student who met disaster in the Southern Alps.

*南アルプス* means "the Southern Alps", one of the three ridges of the Japan Alps.

No preparation at all

*この間 南アルプスで、そうなんした 学生も ぼうかんの 用意は 全ぜんしてなかったらしいね* reports a student who met disaster there.

The negative expression *全ぜんしてなかった* says that he made no preparation at all against the cold.

  1. 11

    むちゃなぼうけんをやるんだなあ。

    They surely undertake a reckless adventure, don't they?

  2. 12

    そう。じゅうぶんじゅんびもしないで、ふゆ、ゆきのなかをとざんしたり、ひとりででかけたり。

    Yes, like climbing a mountain in the snow in the winter without sufficient preparation or setting out climbing alone.

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    このあいだみなみアルプスで、そうなんしたがくせいもぼうかんのよういはぜんぜんしてなかったらしいね。

    It seems that the student who met disaster in the Southern Alps the other day had no preparation at all for the protection against the cold.

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    しんぶんにそんなことがかいてあったね。

    That's what the newspaper said.

やる
to do
そう。
numerical counter for ships
分
minute
じゅんび
preparation
し
city
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
冬、
winter
雪
snow
南アルプス
the Southern Alps (See Cult. Notes)
学生
student (higher sch.)
ぼうかん
protection against the cold

Saying not at all · Perception drill

No preparation at all

*ぼうかんの 用意は 全ぜんして なかった* means "No preparation at all for the protection against the cold was made."

*全ぜん* with a negative verb means "not at all". It marks the complete absence of the action.

No ability at all

*いいえ、私は アルコホールの はいった ものは 全ぜん飲めないのです* means "No, I can't drink anything that has alcohol in it."

Here *全ぜん* strengthens the negative ability *飲めない*. The speaker cannot drink such things at all.

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    ぼうかんのよういはぜんぜんしてなかった。

    No preparation at all for the protection against the cold was made.

  2. 16

    ビールはのめるのでしょう。

    You can drink beer, can't you?

  3. 17

    いいえ、わたくしはアルコホールのはいったものはぜんぜんのめないのです。

    No, I can't drink anything that has alcohol in it.

  4. 18

    きみはきょうかおいろがすこしわるいようだがどうかしたのかね。

    You look a little pale today, but is something wrong with you?

  5. 19

    うん、さくばんはがいたくて、ぜんぜんねていないのだ。

    Yes, I had a toothache last night and I haven't slept at all.

  6. 20

    スミスさんはこのごろぜんぜんべんきょうしていないようだね。

    It seems Mr. Smith isn't studying at all these days, doesn't it?

  7. 21

    ええ、にほんへいけないようになったから、たぶんべんきょうがきらいになったのでしょう。

    No, since it turned out that he can't go to Japan, he probably lost interest in studying.

  8. 22

    きみはどようびにはぜんぜんべんきょうしないのですか。

    Don't you study at all on Saturdays?

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    うん、どようびにはかぞくのものといっしょにあそんだり、いえのしごとをしたりしなければならないからね。

    No, I have to spend a day with my family and do the work around the house on Saturdays, so ----.

  10. 24

    たむらさんはみみがとおいのですね。

    Mr. Tamura is hard of hearing, isn't he?

  11. 25

    ええ、ひだりのみみはぜんぜんきこえないそうです。

    Yes, I understand he can't hear with his left ear at all.

ビール
beer
でしょう。
probably (See Gram. Notes)
もの
things (tangible)
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
今日
today
少し
little (quantity)
うん、
Yes, all right.
い
stomach
へ
to (See Gram. Notes)
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
きらい
dislike (See Gram. Notes)
家
house, home
なら
if it is (See Gram. Notes)
遠い
far

Complete absence and inability · Pattern 1 1 of 3

No knowledge at all

*田中さんの 奥さんの 病気の事は 全ぜん 知りませんでした* means "I did not know at all about Mrs. Tanaka's illness."

The *全ぜん* used with negative statements also applies to rain, study, and understanding in these lines.

No use or success at all

*この 字引は この 学校の 生徒には 全ぜん役に立ちません* means "This dictionary is of no use at all to the students at this school."

Other lines use the pattern for having no luck, being unable to see, and not using Japanese at home.

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    たなかさんのおくさんのびょうきのことはぜんぜんしりませんでした。

    I did not know at all about Mrs. Tanaka's illness.

  2. 27

    ことしはまだあめがぜんぜんふりません。

    It has not rained at all yet this year.

  3. 28

    わたくしはかんじはぜんぜんならいませんでした。

    I did not study kanji at all.

  4. 29

    わたくしはフランスごはぜんぜんわかりません。

    I do not understand French at all.

  5. 30

    このじびきはこのがっこうのせいとにはぜんぜんやくにたちません。

    This dictionary is of no use at all to the students at this school.

  6. 31

    きのうさかなつりにいきましたが、ぜんぜんだめでした。

    I went fishing yesterday, but I had no luck at all.

  7. 32

    おおきさんはひだりのめがぜんぜんみえないそうです。

    I hear that Mr. Oki cannot see at all with his left eye.

  8. 33

    スミスさんはいえへかえったらぜんぜんにほんごをつかわないそうです。

    I hear that Mr. Smith does not use Japanese at all when he goes home.

今年
this year
まだ
yet, still
雨
rain
昨日
yesterday
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless

Denying knowledge and possibility · Pattern 1 2 of 3

Total lack with a negative

*私は 全ぜんおぼえていませんね* means "I do not remember him at all."

With a negative expression, *全ぜん* again marks total lack. The other lines apply it to knowledge, saving money, and using English.

Complete degree with an affirmative

*うん、この 答えは 全ぜんちがっているな* means "Yes, this answer is completely wrong."

With the affirmative expression *ちがっている*, *全ぜん* means "completely" rather than "not at all".

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    そんなことはぜんぜんぞんじていません。

    I know nothing at all about that.

  2. 35

    パーカーさんははちねんぐらいまえにこのがっこうのせいとだったそうですが、おぼえていますか。

    I hear that Mr. Parker was a student at this school about eight years ago; do you remember him?

  3. 36

    わたくしはぜんぜんおぼえていませんね。

    I do not remember him at all.

  4. 37

    せんせい、このこたえにまちがいがあるかどうかみてください。

    Teacher, please see whether there is a mistake in this answer.

  5. 38

    うん、このこたえはぜんぜんちがっているな。

    Yes, this answer is completely wrong.

  6. 39

    あなたはまいつきいくらぐらいちょきんしていますか。

    About how much do you save every month?

  7. 40

    いまのげっきゅうではちょきんはぜんぜんできませんね。

    With my present salary, I cannot save any money at all.

  8. 41

    このがっこうのせいとはきょうしつではえいごはぜんぜんつかわないのですか。

    Do the students at this school not use English at all in the classroom?

八
eight
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
ぐらい
about
前
before, front
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
ます
trout
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
先生、
refers to doctors, educators, etc. (See Cult. Notes)
ください。
please give me (See Gram. Notes)
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
な。
I wish, I hope, huh
いくら
how much? how many?
金
gold
月給
monthly wage

Asking about abilities and events · Pattern 1 3 of 3

An activity that is impossible

*運動は 全ぜん出来ない そうです* means "I hear that he cannot do any strenuous exercise at all."

*全ぜん* with the negative ability *出来ない* says that strenuous exercise cannot be done at all.

Other lines ask whether someone can cook, speak, read, or know a fact.

  1. 42

    ええ、ぜんぜんつかわないことになっているのですが、ときどきえいごがでてきますね。

    Yes, they are not supposed to use it at all, but sometimes some English slips out.

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    たむらさんはびょうきでにゅういんしておられるそうですね。

    I hear that Mr. Tamura is in the hospital because he is ill.

  3. 44

    ええ、しんぞうがわるいんだそうです。それではげしい(strenuous)うんどうはぜんぜんできないそうです。

    Yes, I hear that he has a bad heart, so he cannot do any strenuous exercise at all.

  4. 45

    あなたのおくさんはにほんりょうりができますか。

    Can your wife cook Japanese food?

  5. 46

    あなたはロシアごがはなせますか。

    Can you speak Russian?

  6. 47

    あなたのおくさんはにほんごのしんぶんがよめますか。

    Can your wife read Japanese newspapers?

  7. 48

    あなたはたなかさんのおくさんがにゅういんなさっていらっしゃることをごぞんじですか。

    Do you know that Mrs. Tanaka is in the hospital?

  8. 49

    せんしゅうあめがふりましたか。

    Did it rain last week?

時々
sometimes, occasionally
れる
to be able to -- (See Grammar Notes)
心ぞう
heart
はげしい
strenuous; intense; violent
いらっしゃる
to come, go (honorific verb)
先週
last week

Mount Fuji climbing boom · Reading Selection 1 of 2

The Mount Fuji climbing boom

The passage describes Japan's recent climbing boom, crowded summer trails on Mount Fuji, and a rise in reported accidents.

*ねこも しゃくしも* describes everybody becoming absorbed in mountain climbing.

Climbing for the sunrise

*日の出を おがむとか 言って、夜 ふもとを 立って、朝 ちょう上に つく人が 多いのです* describes many climbers leaving at night.

They reach the summit in the morning to worship the sunrise, an honor associated with climbing Mt. Fuji.

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    にほんはきんねんとざんがひじょうにさかんになって、ねこもしゃくしもとざん、とざんといってねっちゅうしています。

    Mountain climbing has become extremely popular in Japan in recent years, and everybody is absorbed in it, talking of nothing but mountain climbing.

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    ですから、ふじさんなどはなつにはおすなおすなのこんざつです。

    Consequently, places such as Mt. Fuji are terribly crowded in the summer.

  3. 52

    ふじさんはとざんどうがよくて、べつにきけんなところもないので、よるひるのぼるのです。

    Mt. Fuji has good climbing trails and no particularly dangerous places, so people climb it day and night.

  4. 53

    ひのでをおがむとかいって、よるふもとをたって、あさちょうじょうにつくひとがおおいのです。

    Many people leave the foot of the mountain at night and reach the summit in the morning, saying that they are going to worship the sunrise.

  5. 54

    しかし、きんねんとざんしゃのそうなんのきじがよくしんぶんにでるようになりました。

    However, in recent years articles about mountain-climbing accidents have begun to appear frequently in the newspapers.

ね
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
ます。
trout
朝
morning
ちょう上
summit
つく
to arrive, to reach (v.i.)
しかし、
however, but

Causes and numbers of accidents · Reading Selection 2 of 2

Causes of climbing accidents

The passage links accidents to the climbing boom and to more people undertaking reckless adventures.

*ねこも しゃくしも* describes everybody taking up climbing as the primary cause. Some climbers set out without a guide or equipment.

Accidents in the Japanese Alps

*千九百六十三年の とう計によると、日本アルプスだけの そうなんでも 七十六けん あった そうです* reports seventy-six accidents in the Japanese Alps alone.

Sixty percent occurred in summer. Most falls followed a missed step or a slip on snow.

  1. 55

    これにはいろいろのりゆうがあるのでしょうが、とざんのブームで、ねこもしゃくしも

    There are probably various reasons for this, but because of the mountain-climbing boom, everyone

  2. 56

    とざんするようになったのがまあだいいちのげんいんでしょう。

    having taken up mountain climbing is probably the primary cause.

  3. 57

    それから、あんないにんをやとわないででかけるとか、ひつようなそうぐなしにでかけるとか、むちゃなぼうけんをやるひとがおおくなったのもそのげんいんでしょう。

    Another cause is probably that more people now set out without hiring a guide, go without the necessary equipment, or undertake reckless adventures.

  4. 58

    せんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうさんねんのとうけいによると、にほんアルプスだけのそうなんでもななじゅうろっけんあったそうです。

    According to statistics for 1963, there were reportedly seventy-six accidents in the Japanese Alps alone.

  5. 59

    そのなかで、ろくじゅうパーセントのそうなんはなつのやまでおこったもので、あしをふみはずしたり、ゆきのうえですべったりしておちたのが、いちばんおおいらしいです。

    Of these, sixty percent occurred in the mountains in summer, and it seems that most people fell after missing their footing or slipping on snow.

でしょう
probably (See Gram. Notes)
ブーム
a boom
まあ
Well! Oh, my!
原因
cause
か、
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
多く
many of them
千
1,000
九百
900
六十
60
三
three
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)
七十
70
六
six
けん
numerical counter for houses (See Gram. Notes)
パーセント
percent
一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)

Mount Fuji climbing questions · Questions 1 of 2

Why people climb Mount Fuji

The questions ask about the climbing boom, the condition of Mount Fuji, climbing at night, and worship of the sunrise.

*なぜ 多くの人は 夜 ふもとを 立ちますか* means "Why do many people leave the foot of the mountain at night?"

An answer gives the reason from the reading: they leave at night to reach the summit and worship the sunrise.

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    にほんはきんねんとざんがさかんになりましたか。

    Has mountain climbing become popular in Japan in recent years?

  2. 61

    ねこもしゃくしもとざんにねっちゅうしていますか。

    Is everybody absorbed in mountain climbing?

  3. 62

    ふじとざんはどうですか。

    What is climbing Mt. Fuji like?

  4. 63

    ふじさんはよるひるのぼりますか。

    Do people climb Mt. Fuji day and night?

  5. 64

    なぜよるでものぼることができますか。

    Why is it possible to climb even at night?

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    なぜおおくのひとはよるふもとをたちますか。

    Why do many people leave the foot of the mountain at night?

Mountain accident questions · Questions 2 of 2

The causes and numbers of accidents

The questions ask about accident reports, their causes, their number in the Japanese Alps, and the most common falls.

*千九百六十三年の とう計によると、日本 アルプスだけの そうなんが 何けんぐらい ありましたか* asks approximately how many accidents occurred there in 1963.

An answer supplies the reported number, cause, or action requested by each question.

  1. 66

    きんねんとざんしゃのそうなんのきじがよくしんぶんにでますか。

    Do articles about mountain-climbing accidents often appear in the newspapers these days?

  2. 67

    そのだいいちのげんいんはなんでしょうか。

    What is probably the primary cause of this?

  3. 68

    そのほかのげんいんはなんですか。

    What are the other causes?

  4. 69

    せんきゅうひゃくろくじゅうさんねんのとうけいによると、にほんアルプスだけのそうなんがなんけんぐらいありましたか。

    According to statistics for 1963, about how many accidents were there in the Japanese Alps alone?

  5. 70

    なつのやまでおこったそうなんのかずはどのぐらいですか。

    How many accidents occurred in the mountains in summer?

  6. 71

    どんなことをしてやまからおちるひとがいちばんおおいですか。

    What were most people doing when they fell from the mountain?

と、
and (See Gram. Notes)
どの
which (pre-substantive) (See Notes)
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
落ちる
to fall

Climbing routes and crowds · Word list 1 of 3

Routes and crowds

These words cover mountain climbing, routes, crowds, and climbing Mount Fuji by day and night.

*ねこも しゃくしも* means "everybody". *おすなおすなの 混雑* means "terrible congestion".

The suffix *---さ* adds soft emphasis in men's informal speech.

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    とざん

    mountain climbing

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    ねこもしゃくしも

    everybody (See Cult. Notes)

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    とざんとざんといって

    clamor for mountain climbing

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    おすなおすなのこんざつ

    terrible congestion

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    おす

    to push

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    こんざつ

    congestion; disorder; confusion; bustle

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    おしかける

    throng; storm; intrude; go uninvited (v.i.)

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    とざんどう

    mountain climbing route

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    よるひる

    day and night

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    ふじとざん

    climbing Mt. Fuji (See Cult. Notes)

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    ---さ

    emphatic suffix (See Cult. Notes)

ねこもしゃくしも
everybody (See Cult. Notes)
登山登山と言って
clamor for mountain climbing
おすなおすなの混雑
terrible congestion
おす
to push
登山道
mountain climbing route
富士登山
climbing Mt. Fuji (See Cult. Notes)
---さ
emphatic suffix (See Cult. Notes)

Sunrise, climbers and equipment · Word list 2 of 3

Sunrise, guides, and equipment

These words cover sunrise worship, mountain climbers, accidents, guides, and equipment.

*日の出* means "sunrise". *おがむ* means "worship" or "pray".

*案内人* means "guide". *そう具なしに* means "without equipment".

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    ひので

    sunrise; sunup

  2. 84

    おがむ

    worship; pray; witness something with respect; adore (v.t.)

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    ふもと

    foot of a mountain or hill

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    とざんしゃ

    mountain climber

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    そうなん(する)

    accident; mishap; disaster; to meet disaster (v.i.)

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    きじ

    newspaper article; news; reading matter

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    りゅうこう(する)

    style; prevalence; popular; become popular (v.i.)

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    あんないにん

    guide

  9. 91

    やとう

    hire; employ (v.t.)

  10. 92

    そうぐ

    equipment

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    そうぐなしに

    without equipment

登山者
mountain climber
そうなん(する)
accident; mishap; disaster; to meet disaster (v.i.)
流行(する)
style; prevalence; popular; become popular (v.i.)
案内人
guide
やとう
hire; employ (v.t.)
そう具
equipment
そう具なしに
without equipment

Risks, preparation and footing · Word list 3 of 3

Risks and preparation

These words cover reckless adventures, the Southern Alps, protection against cold, strenuous activity, and missed footing.

*用意は 全ぜん してなかった* means "no preparation was made". The entry *全ぜん---ない* means "altogether lacking".

*足を ふみはずす* means "lose one's footing" or "miss one's step".

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    りゆう

    reason

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    むちゃな

    nonsensical; reckless; thoughtless; confused

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    ぼうけん

    adventure; risk; hazard

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    みなみアルプス

    the Southern Alps (See Cult. Notes)

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    ぼうかん

    protection against the cold

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    よういはぜんぜんしてなかった

    no preparation was made

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    ぜんぜん---ない

    altogether --- lacking (See Gram. Notes)

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    はげしい

    strenuous; intense; violent

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    ---けん

    -- incidents (counter for incidents, items, cases, etc.)

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    あしをふみはずす

    (lose one's footing; miss one's step)

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    ブーム

    a boom

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic Titles:

1a Talk about your mountain climbing experience.

1b Talk about mountain climbing in Japan.

1c Talk about climbing to Mt. Fuji.

1d Talk about the dangers involved in mountain climbing.

2 Visual Cues:

2a Look at the sketches on Page 147 to 150 and see if you can 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 sentence pattern.

4 Learn to read and write the new Kanji.

5 Read the Explanatory Notes.

6 Read the Guide for Free Conversation and do the exercises given.
むちゃな
nonsensical; reckless; thoughtless; confused
ぼう険
adventure; risk; hazard
用意は全ぜんしてなかった
no preparation was made
全ぜん---ない
altogether --- lacking (See Gram. Notes)
---けん
-- incidents (counter for incidents, items, cases, etc.)
足をふみはずす
(lose one's footing; miss one's step)

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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