1. The word "furoshiki" literally means "bath spread" and dates back to the mid-Edo period where it was used to hold toiletries and clothes in public bathhouses. 2. As commerce grew, the use of furoshiki to wrap and carry items spread quickly becoming a common practice. 3. Recently, the use of furoshiki has revived as part of an eco-friendly lifestyle as people tend to reuse furoshiki instead of throwing away plastic bags.

1. 2016 年 7 月 3１日
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【Words】
Literally(副)文字どおりに
Spread(動) 広げる
Date from～ ～に始まる、～に遡る
Bathhouse(名)風呂屋、浴場
Toiletry(名)化粧品
Dress(動)～に服を着せる
Commerce(名)商業
Mere(形)ほんの
Shape(名)かたち
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【Chaper5】
①The word furoshiki literally means “bath spread”. ②The use of this word dates only
from the mid-Edo Period. ③The cloth was used in public bathhouses as a wrap to hold
toiletries and a change of clothes. ④After bathing, people spread the cloth on the floor
and got dressed on it.
⑤As commerce grew, the use of the cloth to wrap and carry items spread quickly. ⑥A
mere piece of cloth can easily be used to wrap various things with different shapes.
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【Words】
Eco-friendly(形)環境にやさしい
Decline(動)断る、衰える
Revive(動)生き返る
Throw away～を捨てる
Cycle(名)周期、循環
tend to(熟)～する傾向がある
knot(名)結び目
tie~into a knot～をしばって結び目を作る
untie(動)をほどく
once(接)ひとたび～すれば
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【Chaper6】
The practice and culture of the wrapping cloth declined in the mid-Showa Period.

2. ①However, recently the use of furoshiki has revived as part of an eco-friendly lifestyle.
②People tend to throw away plastic bags, but they can reuse furoshiki. ③As you can
probably see, the cloth suggests “a cycle”. People wrap things with furoshiki and ④
tie its corners into a knot. ⑤Once the knot is untied and the cloth is spread open, the
original form, a simple cloth, returns.
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【Words】
Handmade(形)手製の
Be made from～からできている
Material(名)物質、材料、素材
Method(名)方法
require(動)～を必要とする
chemical(名)化学製品
adopt(動)採用する
play a role(熟)役割を果たす
daily(形)毎日の
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【Chaper7】
Handmade washi, too, is good for the environment. ①It is made from natural materials,
andthe traditional methods of producing washi require only a small amount of chemicals.
②Look carefully at Japanese wrapping culture, and consider the role it might play in
your own life. ③Adopting the old ways of wrapping helps us to bring both beauty and
eco-friendly ways into our daily practice.
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