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August 31, 2026

How to use

Designed to help you progress once you’re comfortable with the basics. Use it as supplementary material alongside your studies.

Pick a school grade or JLPT level and do this each day:

  1. Handwrite the passage in a notebook.
  2. Read the passage out loud.
  3. Understand the meaning of the passage (if you need help, check the English translation).
  4. Take note of the grammar points (try understanding them in Japanese first; if you need help, refer to the English translation).
N3高1 · High School 1August 31, 2026

えきうらのラーメンてん

せんげつ、どうりょうにおしえてもらって、えきうらにあるちいさなラーメンてんにいってみた。がいかんはふるく、しょうじきあまりきたいしていなかったが、スープをひとくちのんでおどろいた。のうこうというより、むしろあっさりとしたあじで、あきずにさいごまでたべられる。めんのもちもちとしたしょっかんにくわえて、チャーシューもやわらかくしあげられていた。せまいてんないながらも、てんしゅのこころづかいがかんじられ、またおとずれたいとおもうみせになった。

文法

  • 「〜というより」は、前まえに述のべた表現ひょうげんを訂正ていせいし、「〜と言いうよりも、実際じっさいには〜だ」というように、より適切てきせつな言いい方かたを示しめす表現ひょうげん。
  • 「〜に加くわえて」は、すでに述のべた事柄ことがらに別べつのものを付つけ加くわえることを表あらわす表現ひょうげん。
  • 「〜ながらも」は、ある状態じょうたいや条件じょうけんがあるにもかかわらず、それとは異ことなる、あるいは意外いがいな内容ないようが成なり立たつことを表あらわす表現ひょうげん。
English

The Ramen Shop Behind the Station

Last month a coworker told me about it, so I tried a small ramen shop behind the station. The exterior was old, and honestly I hadn't expected much, but I was surprised the moment I took a sip of the broth. Rather than rich and heavy, it was actually light and clean, the kind of flavor you never get tired of even by the last bite. In addition to the noodles' pleasantly chewy texture, the chāshū pork was also cooked tender. Even though the interior was cramped, I could feel the owner's care and attention, and it became a place I want to visit again.

  • "~というより" means 'rather than ~' or 'more accurately ~', used to correct or refine an initial impression by presenting a more fitting description.
  • "~に加えて" means 'in addition to ~', expressing that something is added on top of what was already mentioned.
  • "~ながらも" means 'even though ~' or 'while ~', expressing that despite a certain state or condition, something unexpected or contrasting is also true.
All JLPT N3 paragraphs