A Japanese reader : graded lessons in the modern language

250 Pages·1989·38.449 MB·Japanese

by  Roy Andrew Miller

edited with an introduction, vocabularies, and notes
by ROY ANDREW MILLER
Associate Professor of Far Eastern Languages
Yale University
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Copyright in Japan, 1962
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Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 62-9359
First edition, 196 2
Third printing, 1965
Book design &J typography: F. Sakade & M. Weatherby
Cover design: lVl. Kuwata
PRINTED IN JAPAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION page 11
ABBREVIATIONS 18
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 19
PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY
NOTE: The following table covers both the Lessons, Vocabularies, and Reading
Notes of Book One (beginning on page 21) and the Japanese Texts of Booh Two
(beginning on page 155, at the end of this volume, and continuing in the opposite
direction).
1 HIRAGANA : a-no : 23 mfrN 0 G t;> f,t (J;;-,-(7)): 157
2 HIRAGANA : ha-n : 24 m O G t;> f,t O:t - 1v) : 1ss
3 HIRAGANA : Nigori : 25 m O G t;> ts. (f;: ::::' ~) : 158
4 HIRAGANA : Combinations with -y- : 26 m ITT! 0 G iJ'> ts. (:}gi] ciif) : 159
m ,
5 HIRAGANA : Long Vowels : 27 Ji 0 G t/ tJ: (-fit ~): 160
m
6 HIRAGANA : Double Consonants : 28 /_>L,. 0 G t;> tJ: ({ff: ~): 161
m
7 KATAKANA : a-no : 28 -t; j:; -5 tJ 7- (7-/):161
8 KATAKANA : ha-n : 29 m j\ j:; -5 J:J -r c/ " - :/ ) : 162
m
9 KATAKANA : Nigori : 29 }L tJ 7 j:; 7- ( ::::. =l 1J ) : 163
,,.,,.
10 KATAKANA : Combinations with -y- : 30 m + tJ 7 tJ 7- (t@J ~): 164
11 KATAKANA: Long Vowels; Double m +- tJ 7 fJ 7- (-fit~ • 1JE~): 164
Consonants : 30
*
m
12 K\TAKANA: Foreign Words: 30 += tJ 7 tJ 7- (Ji- ~]§): 166
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13 KANJI: 33 m + .::::. ~ ::f:: 167
*
m + im
14 0KURIGANA : 33 l) {Bi 1; : 168
15 p ARTICLES : 36 m + :li -c ~;: ~ fi : 168
16 NUMBERS: 37 m+r: ::f:: 169
~
17 HIRAGANA : Review : 37 m+-e O G -/J'> tt. (ti 1§1): 170
PART TWO: ELEMENTARY
18 ELEMENTARY READINGS(1):39 m + )\ Wffe :f::O)-: 172
m + JL :f::O)=:
19 ELEMENTARY READINGS (2): 40 173
fJJ~
20 ELEMENTARY READINGS (3): 43 m=+ {!Jffe :t::OJ.:=.:174
21 ELEMENTARY READINGS (4): 43 m=+- Wffe :f::OJl2.9:175
:f::O):li:
22 ELEMENTARY READINGS (5): 44 m=+= Wffe 176
:f::O)/;;;:
23 ELEMENTARY READINGS (6):45 m=+-=- Wffe 177
24 ELEMENTARY READINGS (7): 46 m=+im Wffe :f::OJt: 178
:f::O))\:
25 ELEMENTARY READINGS(8):47 m=+:li Wffe 179
:f::O)jL:
26 ELEMENTARY READINGS (9) : 47 m=+r: Wffe 180
27 ELEMENTARY READINGS (10):48 m=+t Wffe :f::OJ+: 181
28 ELEMENTARY READINGS (11): 49 m=+A Wffe :f::OJ+-: 182
29 ELEMENTARY READINGS (12): 50 m=+JL Wffe :r:: OJ+=: 183
30 ELEMENTARY READINGS(13):50 m .::::. + Wffe :f::OJ+.:=.: 184
PART THREE: INTERMEDIATE
31 IRISES AND BLUE FLAGS : 52 m-=.+- l_., J: 5 .,$ c ~~Ii) : 186
32 THE KAMISHIBAI-MAN'S STORY (1): 54 1¥f-}~+-=: *JJ; :!t:JiS-~ ~ Iv 0) 1ffi (-): 187
33 THE KAMISHIBAI-MAN's STORY (2): 55 m-=-+-=- *JJ; :!t:JiS-~ ~ Iv 0) 1ffi C=): 188
34 "PLEASE HANG UP A MOMENT!" : 56 m-=.+im 11? J: -::> c ·fW-::> -CT ~ v'_i: 189·
m-=.+:li !vOJ$:
35 ROKUBEI'S SHEEP : 58 /-;;~WJ~ 190
*
m-=.+r: rr
36 ANNUAL OBSERVANCES (1): 59 (-): 191
:tp i:p
m-=.+t C=):
37 ANNUAL OBSERVANCES (2):62 :tpi:pffJJ: 192
:m.:=.+A
38 THE LOVE OF 0-KICHI : 63 m.A~~O)~: 193
39 The Red Poppy BY NATSUME SosEKI: 65 m-=. +JL ![I§ iit::P OJ r,&!;~AJ'j![ _J : 193
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40 AN INTRODUCTION TO HANIWA : 67 129 + Jit~O)tm:~: 194
41 THE PORCELAIN KNOWN AS "OLD ffil29+- b'fJfJJ1'!3,. c v' 5 $~: 196
IMARI": 69
42 GENRE PAINTING OF THE 16TH AND 17TH
CENTURIES: 71
m
43 THE T6SHODAIJI : 72 m129+:=: ~ i!1: ~: 199
*
m x*
44 THE ESSENCE OF THE BUNRAKU PUPPET 129+129 Jd:i;; Jt:m '.i' : 200
0)
THEATER: 75
45 MoRI ARINORI's EDUCATIONAL Vrnw OF ffil29+3i ~fftU<::toft0~C~
MAN: 76 AFl'l~~: 201
46 FuKUZAWA YuKrcm's Vrnw OF Gon: 78 ffil29+* m~-~~:to00~g:200
47 Two TENDENCIES As Vrnws OF ml29+t ~~O)~~cG~O)=~O)
HISTORY :81 {~[RJ: 204
PART FOUR: ADVANCED: FICTION
48 RESUME OF SosEKI's The Red Poppy: 82 %129+ ;\. '~~A1jr_J 0) ;lb GT G: 206
49 RESUME OF AKUTAGAWA's Theft (1): 84 %129+JL '.ft:Jlliiz:fl'O) 11M~_J
<lb G T G ( - ) : 207
50 RESUME OF AKUTAGAWA's Theft (2): 85 1ffg 3i + :ft:Jlliiz:fl'O) 1flltr~_J
<lb G -:t G C=) : 208
51 FROM MrsHIMA's The Sound of Waves: :ffi3i+- =~lil*2:;KO) 1miJ~_J 7'.PG:
"Utajima" (Part 1): 86 NJ)~ ~ (-): 210
52 FROM MISHIMA's The Sound of Waves: %3i+= :=:~Jilff,2:;KO) 111jYJ~_J '/J> G
"Utajima" (Part 2): 90 1llX C=): 211
~
53 FROM MISHIMA's The Sound of Waves: :ffi3i+:=: :=:~Jil*2:XO) 1~l~_J '/J> G:
"Utajima" (Part 3) : 97 ~ix ~ (:::::) : 212
"The Young Man's Prayer" : 92 ~tf'O)tJT I) : 213
"Hiroshi's Post Card" : 93 'J:r.tJ> G O)Wf~: 214
54 FROM KAWABATA's Snow Country (1): 94 m:IL+l29 Jll)i!Af~JJJ<:O) '~OO_J tJ> G (-):
"Shimamura": 94 ~ ;tf :215
"Komako" : 96 lfiiJ +:215
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55 FROM KAWABATA's Snow ~:li+:li JlliTMl~JJX:O) ''~OO_J
Country (2) : 96 iPG C=): 216
56 FROM KAWABATA's Snow ~:li+r: JlliT!Af~pji:O) ''~OO_J
Country (3) : 98 iPG (:=.): 218
57 FROM TANIZAKI's The !Yfakioka ~:li +t ~IU~111l!-Jl!ri0) '*'!H'~_J
Sisters (1): 700 7'.PG(-):219
m:li+11..
58 FROM TANIZAKI's The lv1akioka ~u~1!1ll-Jl!ri0) '*'m'~_J
Sisters (2): 104 i'.PC::, C=): 221
59 FROM TANIZAKr's The Makioka m:li +fL :§ ~1['~ - Jl!ri 0) I *'fll §'_ J
Sisters (3): 70/ i(pt::, (:=.) : 223
PART FIVE: ADVANCED: NON-FICTION
60 THE FORMS OF T'ANG POETRY: 110 ffi r; + ~~0)%;,:\;: 225
mr:+-
61 ZEN, THE G.H.Q. OF BUDDI-HSM (1): 717 {l\Hi{L~O)if;ifff (-): 226
mr:+=
62 ZEN, THE G.H.Q. OF BUDDHISM (2): 113 filivi{L~O)~®W-f C=): 227
mr:+:=.
63 THE GRAND SHRINE OF IZUMO : 114 l±l~::kt±O)gjli = 228
mr:+fI9
64 THE DECISIVE POINT IN HUMAN A1:rP~Ji!!O)Mtk:i~(: 230
LIFE: 116
65 NEWSPAPER SELECTIONS: 717 mr:+:li $1flll'ltiz:z'f-:: 232
* .
Tokyo and New York Affiliate as Sister ~ :=. '1 - =i - ;7 :tf~mtif:
Cities: 117 ~tf3 ~: 232
Bushu R.R. Construction Proceeds at W::1+1\IJ(Jl! 0) ~~ ~ 7 :..-r ;j-qc.
Rapid Pace: 118 33ts: 232
66 UNTIL THE NEW LAW COMES INTO ffi:A+:A ~$:7'.i> -z: ~:~do. -z: (-): 233
EFFECT (1): 17 9
67 UNTIL THE NEW LAW COMES INTO
EFFECT (2): 120
mr:+
68 OH, BELOVED NATIVE LAND!: 121 A ~3 ~ ~ tll.00 J: : 236
mr:+fL
69 FINANCIAL TERMS EXPLAINED: 122 m3'f.JtJgtf~~~: 238
70 THE TYPES AND ROLES OF NEGOTIABLE ffi t + :ff fiffifil'*O);fi~f:U:: 15ti!f1J: 240
INSTRUMENTS : 123
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m-t:+-
71 THE TRANSFORMATION OF CAPITALISM: 124 Jt#±~OJ~;&:: 241
72 SECURITIES CIRCLES IN APRIL : 125 ~-t:+= llif~cW imA :;k~p,~j5tt>t"': 243
73 LIBERALIZATION PLANS IN FOREIGN TRADE m-t:+~ -~-~~ ~~IB*~OJ
AND EXCHANGE : 127
74 LIBERALIZATION PLANS IN FOREIGN TRADE
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At-;D EXCHANGE : 129 (=): 246
75 PRACTICE AND EXAMINATION ~-i::;+::E. ~~. ~~m:>c: 247
SELECTIONS : J3 0
On Buying Something by
Kenzan: 130
Resume of a Scene from a Kabuki
Play: 130
131
APPENDICES
1) Supplementary List of Kanji : 131
2) Equivalents between the New Kanji Forms and Those Used in Lessons 51
through 59 : 133
3) Dates of the Chief Periods of Japanese History : 135
4) A Note on Reading Japanese Personal and Place Names : 137
5) Bibliographical Note on Some Works on Japanese Grammar: 141
143
INDEX