Lesson 172: 公聴会の 原稿

N1 · Lesson 172 · 30 min — Write a public-hearing speech and rehearse on stage with Rin, and review the N1 patterns from Lessons 166–171 in one go

No new grammar in this lesson! With Rin, Kumata, Grandpa and Neko-sensei, link together the 22 patterns from Lessons 166–171 through one public-hearing speech.

After this lesson, you can:

Public-Hearing Speech Rehearsal

The ward mayor agreed to discuss it at the public hearing! Rin writes his speech in the dorm, and Kumata and Grandpa come to help. (原稿げんこう = speech draft, 反対はんたい = opposition)

Helpers for formal speeches: ところを for a polite opening, に 至いたるまで for range, を おいて for "the only one". Next lesson, the public hearing really begins!

Reading the Public-Hearing Speech

Find where the patterns from Lessons 166–171 are used! Tap each line to hear the Japanese.

Words in This Lesson

Grammar 1 / 6: が早はやいか・や否いなや・なり・そばから

が早はやいか・や否いなや・なり = as soon as ~, right away (なり is often followed by a surprising act); そばから = no sooner ~ than ... again (wasted effort, repeated)

Grammar 2 / 6: から と いうもの・を皮切かわきりに・を限かぎりに

V て-form + から と いうもの = ever since ~, all along; N + を皮切かわきりに = starting with ~, one after another; N + を限かぎりに = as of ~, never again after

Grammar 3 / 6: を もって・に 至いたるまで・に 至いたって・に あって

を もって = with ~ (means) / as of ~; に 至いたるまで = from ~ all the way to ~; に 至いたって = only when it reaches ~ (に 至いたっては = as for ~); に あって = in the midst of ~

Grammar 4 / 6: ならでは・を おいて・ところを

N + ならでは (の N) = only ~ can have; N + を おいて~ない = no one/nothing but ~; ~ところを = even though you are ~ (sorry to bother you)

Grammar 5 / 6: は おろか・すら・ただ〜のみ・に とどまらず

N + は おろか〜も/すら = never mind ~, not even ~; N + すら = even ~; ただ〜のみ = only ~; N/V + に とどまらず = not limited to ~, it spreads to ~

Grammar 6 / 6: と いい〜と いい・であれ・なり〜なり・も さることながら

N と いい N と いい = both ~ and ~ (evaluation); N + であれ = whether it's ~; N/V なり〜なり = ~ or ~, pick one to do; N + も さることながら = A is a given, and B too