Japanese vocabulary: City & places – 43 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

今日は町の祭りです。

Today is the town festival.

建物は古く、窓は割れていた。

The building was old, and the windows were broken.

クラブに地元の知り合いがいるんじゃないか。

In the club, a local acquaintance might be there.

女の子は公園にいます。

The girl (topic) is in the park.

清の家の電話が鳴った。近所の田中さんからだ。

The phone at Kiyoshi's house rang. It was from Mr. Tanaka, a neighbor.

あの角の壁ですか

The wall in that corner?

古い橋があります。

Old bridge there is.

「この男の人は、駅前の古い写真店の主人に似ているよ。」

“This man looks like the owner of the old photo shop in front of the station.”

看板はありませんでした。

There was no sign.

エレベーターの中です。

I'm in the elevator.

祖母の澄子は、西陣の細い路地の奥に立っていた。

Her grandmother, Sumiko, was standing deep in a narrow alley in Nishijin.

追いかけたら人混みで見えなくなった😭

When I chased after, in the crowd I lost sight of her 😭

東京都内だというのに、ここには都市の喧騒がまったくない。

Even though it is within Tokyo, there is absolutely none of the city's hustle and bustle here.

リゾートホテルを建て、都市部からの観光客を呼び込む。

They would build a resort hotel and attract tourists from urban areas.

ただ、あの地区の皆さんは吉岡さんのことがとても大切で、何十年も一人なのに毎日誰かが顔を出してたって聞いています

But, the people of that district cared deeply about Mr. Yoshioka, and he was very important to them. I heard that even though he lived alone for decades, someone would drop by to see him every single day.

若い兵士が、五稜郭の門の近くに来ました。

A young soldier came near the gate of Goryokaku.

昔、松本の中央2丁目のあたりに喫茶店ってあったか覚えてるか？

In the past, around Chuo 2-chome in Matsumoto, do you remember if there was a cafe?

Aタワーの810号室に住んでいます。

In Room 810 of Tower A I am living.

広場のベンチにいる！！

She's at a bench in the square!!

電車は原爆ドームの前を走ります。

The tram runs in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome.

七十八歳の田中は、定年退職してもう十三年が経つにもかかわらず、毎朝八時きっかりに家を出て、川沿いの遊歩道を二十分歩き、商店街を抜け、郵便局の前を通って公園のベンチに座るという習慣を続けていた。

Seventy-eight-year-old Tanaka, despite thirteen years already having passed since his retirement, would leave the house at exactly 8:00 every morning, walk for twenty minutes along the riverside promenade, pass through the shopping district, pass in front of the post office, and continued the habit of sitting on a park bench.

若狭の小さな港町に、「海の月」という店が二つあった。

In a small port town in Wakasa, there were two shops called Sea Moon.

手紙の宛先は、故郷の父、田中源兵衛――六十を過ぎた今も、徳川の治世こそが天下の正道だと信じて疑わない、生涯一度も江戸の外に出たことのない男だ。

The recipient of the letter was his father in his hometown, Tanaka Genbei— Even now, past sixty, unwavering in his belief that Tokugawa rule was the rightful way to govern the realm, and who had never once in his life stepped outside of Edo.

窓口は今日何時まで？

Until what time is the counter open today?

名古屋郊外の川で泳ぎを覚え、中学に進んでからはほぼ毎朝、夜明け前にプールへ向かった。

He learned to swim in a river in the suburbs of Nagoya, and since entering middle school, almost every morning, he headed to the pool before dawn.

市役所は安全のため、七月からこの道を閉めることにしていた。

For safety reasons, the city office had decided to close this road starting in July.

あの集落の古い家はどれも構造上音がしやすくて、本当に心配いらないですよ！

All the old houses in that village are structured in a way that makes noise easily, so there's really nothing to worry about!

それだけで、廃墟に立つ人々の腹を満たし、一瞬だけ日常というものを取り戻させてくれた。

With just that, it filled the bellies of the people standing in the ruins, and allowed them to reclaim something called 'everyday life' for just a moment.

アパートの近くに、古い銭湯があった。

Near his apartment, an old public bath was there.

ケンは服を脱いで、浴場に入った。

Ken took off his clothes and into the bathing area entered.

「浜田清さん、すぐに町役場に来てください」と言った。

“Mr. Kiyoshi Hamada, to the town hall immediately please come,” it said.

細い石畳の道を歩いて、「竹乃湯」という古い旅館に到着した。

Walking along a narrow cobblestone path, to an old inn called 'Takenoyu' he arrived.

毎朝、石段に飴があります。

Every morning, on the stone steps there is candy.

東京都内だというのに、ここには都市の喧騒がまったくない。

Even though it is within Tokyo, there is absolutely none of the city's hustle and bustle here.

江戸の町外れに、老いた刀鍛冶・剣蔵の小さな鍛冶場がありました。

On the outskirts of the town of Edo, of an old swordsmith, Kenzō, there was a small smithy.

何だろうと思って人波の方に向かうと、長さが30メートル以上もある黄金色の龍が、ゆっくりと、しかし力強く動いていた。

Wondering what it was, as he headed toward the crowd, a golden dragon over 30 meters long was there, moving slowly but powerfully.

庄二は若い男で、隣村の娘——波江という名の、海の色をした目をした娘——と深く愛し合っていた。

Shoji was a young man who was deeply in love with a girl from the neighboring village— a girl named Namie, who had eyes the color of the sea— they loved each other deeply.

横浜・山手の貿易商、三島幸太郎（享年四十八歳）が自宅の書斎にて変死。

Kotaro Mishima, a Yokohama-Yamate merchant (aged forty-eight at death), died mysteriously in his home study.

今は6階建てのマンションが建ってる場所。

The place where a 6-story apartment building stands now.

わたしも1号館

I'm in Building 1 too

祖母の澄子は、西陣の細い路地の奥に立っていた。

Her grandmother, Sumiko, was standing deep in a narrow alley in Nishijin.

違うクラフト封筒で差出人が見知らぬコンビニの住所でこんな時間に来たのがまず変で

No In a craft envelope, and the sender is from a convenience store address I don't know, and coming at this hour is the first weird thing

木村ゆきは神保町の古い通りを歩いていました。

Yuki Kimura (was) the old streets of Jinbocho was walking.