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日本のサラリーマンの一日を紹介し、朝の準備や通勤の様子を説明します。
This video introduces a day in the life of a Japanese salaryman, explaining morning preparations and commuting routines.
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今日は、日本の生活について、お話ししていきましょう。まずは、日本人の一日について紹介していきます。
今日
N5
n, adv
today; this day
n, adv
these days; recently; nowadays
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は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
日本
N3
n
Japan
•
の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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生活
N3
n, vs, vi
life; living
n
livelihood; (one's) living
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について
N4
exp
concerning; regarding
exp
per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
•
お話し
N4
n
story; tale
n
talk; discussion
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して
N2
vs-i
to do; to carry out; to perform
vs-i
to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
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いきましょう
N5
v5k-s, vi
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
v5k-s, vi
to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
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まず
N4
adv
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
adv
probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
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日本人
N4
n
Japanese person
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一日
N5
n, adv
one day
adv, n
all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
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紹介
N4
vt, vs, n
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
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いきます
N5
v5k-s, vi
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
v5k-s, vi
to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
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今日紹介するのは、サラリーマンの一日です。サラリーマンというのは、会社に勤めている人のことです。
今日
N5
n, adv
today; this day
n, adv
these days; recently; nowadays
••
紹介
N4
vt, vs, n
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
•
の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
•••••
は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
サラリーマン
N2
n
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
•
一日
N5
n, adv
one day
adv, n
all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
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です
N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)
というのは
N4
exp, conj
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
conj, exp
as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
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会社
N5
n
company; corporation; firm
n
one's workplace
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に
N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
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勤めて
N5
v1, vt
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
v1, vt
to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
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いる
N5
v1, vi
to be (of animate objects); to exist
v1, vi
to stay
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人
N5
n
person; someone; somebody
n
human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
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こと
N3
n
thing; matter
n
incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
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まず、 朝に目が覚めると、一日が始まります。多くの日本の会社は、８時半か９時から仕事が始まります。
まず
N4
adv
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
adv
probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
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朝
N5
n, adv
morning
n
breakfast
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に
N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
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目が覚める
N4
exp, v1
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)
v1, exp
to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
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と
N5
prt, conj
if; when
prt, conj
and
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一日
N5
n, adv
one day
adv, n
all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
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が
N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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始まります
N5
v5r, vi
to begin; to start; to commence
v5r, vi
to happen (again); to begin (anew)
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多く
N4
adj-i
many; numerous; a lot
adj-i
large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
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の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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日本
N3
n
Japan
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会社
N5
n
company; corporation; firm
n
one's workplace
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は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
か
N5
prt
indicates a question(at sentence end)
prt
or; whether or not(after each alternative)
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から
N5
prt
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
prt
from (originator); by
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仕事
N4
n, vs, vi
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
n
work
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平均的には、６時から７時頃に起きる人が多いです。起きてから最初にやることは、顔を洗うことです。
平均的
N2
adj-na
average
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には
N3
exp, prt
to; for; on; in; at(emphasises word marked by に)
exp, prt
in order to; for
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から
N5
prt
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
prt
from (originator); by
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17時か18時くらいになると、仕事が終わります。朝から働くと、一日の労働時間はだいたい８時間くらいです。
7時
N5
suf, ctr
hour; o'clock
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