Learn from a column about "Receiving Life - Inochi o Itadaku" from "Tensei Jingo" by Asahi Shinbun.

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Romaji Translation

Shinobu-kun wa otousan no shigoto o kakkowarui o omotteita. Shokuniku sentaa de ushi o "toki", niku ni suru shigoto da. Toku towa, korosu koto. Shougakkou no shakaika no jugyou de ie no shigoto o kirare, "futsuu no nikuya desu" to kotaeta.

Kerigiwa, shinobu-kun o yobitomete tannin no sensei wa satoshita. Omae no otousan ga shigoto o shinai o, sensei mo omae mo kouchousensei mo kaisha  no shachou-san mo, minna niku o taberarenai n da. "Sugoka shigoto zo."

Shokuniku kaitai sagyouin datta Kumamoto-ken no Sakamoto Yoshiki-san wa, ushi to me ga aru noga tsurakute, itsuka yameyou to omotteita. Shikashi, Shinobu-kun ga "Otousan no shigoto wa sugoka to ya ne" to houkoku suru no o kiite, yahari tsuzukeyou to omotta.

Sakamoto-san no koushita hanashi ni kokoro ugokasareta Fukuoka-ken no josanshi, Uchida Michiko-san ga bunshou ni shi, go-nen mae ni "Inochi o itadaku" to iu ehon ni natta.

Watashitachi no inochi wa niku ya sakana ya yasai no inochi ni yotte ikasareteiru. Atarimae nanoni wasuregachina koto o, kansha to tomo ni omoidasasetekureru sakuhin da.

Itadaku to iu kotoba wa honrai, mono o ryoute de atama ni noseru koto datta. Sorega, mono o uyamai, taisetsuni atsukau imi ni nari, kuu no kenjougo nimo natta. "Itadakimasu". Shokutaku deno hitokoto ga motsu fukai imi o kamishimetai.

Vocabulary

otousan ???? --- a father
shigoto ?? --- work
kakkowarui ????? --- not cool
omou ?? --- to think
shokuniku ?? --- meat
ushi ? --- cow
niku ? --- meat
korosu ?? --- to kill
shougakkou ??? --- an elementary school
shakaika ??? --- social studies
jugyou ?? --- a class
ie ? --- a home; a family
kikareru ???? --- a passive form of the verb "kiku (to ask)"
futsuu ?? --- ordinary; common
nikuya ?? --- a butcher
kaerigiwa ??? --- when he/she goes home
tannin ?? --- a class teacher
satosu ?? --- to admonish
sugoka (sugoi) ??? --- great
me ga au ???? --- My gaze meet
tsurai ??? --- hard
itsuka ??? --- some day
yameru ??? --- to quite
shikashi ??? --- but; however
houkoku suru ???? --- to report
yahari ??? --- still
tsuzukeru ??? --- to continue
kokoro ugokasareru ?????? --- to be moved
josanshi ??? --- a midwife
bunshou ?? --- a sentence
inochi ? --- life
ehon ?? --- a picture book
sakana ? --- fish
yasai ?? --- vegetable
atarimae ???? --- natural
wasureru ??? --- to forget
kansha ?? --- thanks; gratitude
omoidasu ???? --- to remember
sakuhin ?? --- a work
nihon ?? --- Japan
shokuhin ?? --- foods
tairyou ?? --- large quantities
suterareru ????? --- a passive form of the verb "suteru (to throw away)"
ippou ?? --- the other side
tatoeba ??? --- for example
neta ?? --- an ingredient; material
maguro ??? --- tuna
torisugiru ????? --- to take too much
kyugen ?? --- a rapid decrease
shigen ?? --- resources
kanri ?? --- management
kimeru ??? --- to decide
kaigi ?? --- a meeting
kinou ?? --- yesterday
gyokaku ?? --- fishery; fishing
kibishiku ??? --- strictly
seigen suru ???? --- to limit
goui suru ???? --- to agree; to consent
yugami ??? --- a warp; distortion
itadaku ???? --- receive; get
kotoba ?? --- a word
honrai ?? --- originally, primarily
ryoute ?? --- both hand
atama ? --- head
noseru ??? --- to help to get on
uyamau ?? --- to respect
taisetsuni ??? --- important
atsukau ?? --- to treat
kenjougo ??? --- an expression used by a speaker to show modesty.
shokutaku ?? --- a dining table
hitokoto ?? --- a single word
fukai ?? --- deep
imi ?? --- meaning

Grammar/Expressions

When "~ sugiru (～???)" is combined with the stem of a verb, it means "over-," or "to excess." Example: "nomisugiru (to drink too much)", "hatarakisugiru (to overwork)" etc.

Here are some examples from my "Phrase of the Day" lessons.

• Yaru koto ga takusan arisugiru. ???????????????---I have too many things to do.
• Kono shisutemu wa fukuzatsu sugiru. ?????????????--- This system is too complicated for me.
  
• Gamen no misugi de me ga tuskarechatta. ????????????????--- My eyes are tired. I've been looking at
  this screen too long.
  
• Mata kotoshi no oshougatsu mo tabesugita.???????????????--- I ate too much again over the New Year's holidays. 
  
• Korobisugite oshiri ga itai. ???????????--- I fell down too many times, and my rear end hurts.