Sample newspaper article

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Words and phrases

–|¾© (°Õ¨­°ì²â¨­) Tokyo; ÈÕ±¾º£ÑØ°¶ (Nihonkai engan) on the Sea of Japan coast; ±±ê‘µØ·½ (Hokuriku chi³ó¨­) Hokuriku region; Ö±½Ó (chokusetsu) directly; ¤Ä¤Ê¤° linking; ÐÂŽÖ¾€ (shinkansen) bullet train; ß\ÐÐ (unk¨­) service; é_ʼ¤· (kaishi- ) started; ½UœgµÄÀûÒæ (keizaiteki rieki) economic benefits; Íû¤à (nozo-) seeking; סÃñ (Âᨱ³¾¾±²Ô) residents; ÆÚ´ý (kitai) hope; ¸ß¤á¤¿ (taka-) lifting; ·¾€ (rosen) route; ²Ù˜I¤·¤Æ (²õ¨­²µ²â¨­-) operating; ÑÓéL¤· (enc³ó¨­-) extends; Ф·¤¤ (atara-) new; Çøég (kukan) section; Íê³É (kansei) completion; é_˜I (°ì²¹¾±²µ²â¨­) operation; ¿ÉÄܤȤʤä¿ (ka²Ô¨­-) made possible; ¹²Í¬ß\ÐÐ (ky¨­d¨­ unk¨­) joint operation; ËùÒª•rég (shoy¨­ jikan) travel time; ¶Ì¿s¤µ¤ì (tanshuku-) shortening; ½ð (kane) money; Îï (mono) goods; ÈË (hito) people; Á÷¤ì (naga-) flow; ‰ˆ¼Ó¤µ¤»¤ë (³ú¨­°ì²¹-) increase; Äêég (nenkan) per year; 200ƒ|ƒÒ (nihyaku okuen) 20 billion yen; ½Uœg„¿¹û (keizai k¨­ka) economic effects; Ô‡Ëã (shisan) estimation

Sample radio or television report

°Õ¨­°ì²â¨­-to Nihonkai engan-no Hokuriku chi³ó¨­-wo chokusetsu tsunagu Hokuriku Shinkansen-ga 3-gatsu j¨±yokka unk¨­-wo kaishi-shi, keizateki rieki-wo nozomu Âᨱ³¾¾±²Ô-no kitai-wo takamemashita. Kono rosen-wa 1997-nen 10-gatsu kara ²õ¨­²µ²â¨­-shiteiru Nagano Shinkansen-no rosen-wo enc³ó¨­-shi, atarashii kukan-de-aru Nagano Karuizawa-kan 228-kiro-no kansei-ni yori °ì²¹¾±²µ²â¨­-ga ka²Ô¨­-to narimashita. JR Higashi Nihon-to JR Nishi Nihon-ni yotte ky¨­d¨­ unk¨­-saremasuga, °Õ¨­°ì²â¨­-kara Kanazawa-made-no shoy¨­ jikan-ga 1-jikan 20-pun tanshuku-sare, yaku 2-jikan han-de yukukoto-ga dekimasu. Hokuriku chiiki-wa, kono shinrosen-ga kane-to mono, hito-no nagare-wo ³ú¨­°ì²¹saseru-koto-wo kitai-shite imasu. Hokuriku Shinkansen kaits¨±-ni-yori nenkan 200-okuen-kara 300 okuen-no keizai k¨­ka-wo ageru-to-iu shisan-mo deteimasu.

Translation

The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line directly linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast started bullet-train services on March 14, lifting the hopes of residents seeking an economic boost. The route was made possible by the completion of a new 228-km section between Nagano and Kanazawa that extends the Tokyo-Nagano bullet-train route, which has been operating since October 1997. Operated jointly by East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co., the line now allows travelers to make the trip from Tokyo to Kanazawa in about 2? hours, shortening the usual travel time by about one hour and 20 minutes. Areas in Hokuriku are hopeful the new line will increase the flow of money, goods and people. Some estimates put the new line¡¯s economic effects at between ?20 billion and ?30 billion per year.

A conversation between acquaintances

A: °Õ¨­°ì²â¨­-to Kanazawa-wo musubu Hokuriku Shinkansen-ga unk¨­-wo kaishi-shita ²õ¨­-»å±ð²õ³Ü-²Ô±ð.

(I heard that the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, linking Tokyo and Kanazawa, has started operating.)

B: Shoy¨­ jikan-ga ichijikan 20-pun-mo tanshuku-sarata s¨­-desu-yo.

(Apparently, the new line cuts the travel time by about an hour and 20 minutes.)

Conversation between a husband and wife

H: Hokuriku Shinkansen-wa s¨¡bisu-mo iirashii-yo.

(I heard that the service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line is also much better.)

W: Ichido notte mimas³ó¨­-yo.

(We should give it a try.)

(No. 1250)