(せんとう)

public bathhouse, sento

(わかい)

young

(ひと)

person / people

(にんき)

popularity

(さいきん)

recently

(あいだ)

interval, during

(まち)

town

(ある)

a certain (some)

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(ふろ)

bath

(むかし)

long ago, past

(いえ)

house

(ない)

to not exist; there is no

(りよう)

use; utilization

(いま)

now

(やすみ)

holiday, rest

(ひ)

day

(たのしむ)

to enjoy

(ばしょ)

place

(つかう)

to use

(ちょうさ)

investigation; survey

(にじゅうだい)

people in their twenties

(さんじゅうだい)

people in their thirties

(りようしゃ)

user

(きょねん)

last year

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ひろい)

wide; spacious

(ゆっくり)

slowly, at ease, peacefully

(できる)

to be able; to be made

(りょうきん)

fee, charge

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(りゆう)

reason; cause

(いう)

to say

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (a photo)

(ともだち)

friend

(みせる)

to show; to display

(おおい)

many

(いっぽうで)

on the other hand

(たてもの)

building

(ふるい)

old (things)

(すくない)

few, scarce

(ねんりょう)

fuel

(ねだん)

price

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(みせ)

shop, store

(しめる)

to close (trans.)

(ところ)

place

(けいえいしゃ)

manager, business owner, executive

(まかせる)

to entrust, to leave to someone

(えいぎょう)

business operation

(つづける)

to continue

(でる)

to come out; to occur

has become ~; is now ~

Describes a current state resulting from change — 'AI は道具になっている' means AI has become a tool.

was doing, had been doing

Past progressive or past continuous state. Formed with て-form + いた. Describes an action or state that was ongoing in the past.

as / in the role of

Marks the role, capacity, or status in which something is treated. Used here as 特別な史跡として (as a special historic site).

passive form

The passive marks the subject as the one affected. 頭を打たれる means having your head struck by something.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

I hear that / it is said

Reports hearsay. 大きく育つそうです means '(I hear) they grow big'.

nominalizer (the act of ~)

Turns verbs into nouns — changing one's awareness (意識を変えること), not over-buying (買いすぎないこと), and using leftovers well (使うこと).

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

try to ~; be about to ~

Expresses an attempt/intention. Used to say China 'was about to / trying to' tighten rare earth exports.

have been doing ~

Expresses continuation from past up to present.

銭湯が若い人に人気になっている

Public bathhouses are becoming popular with young people

最近、若い人の間で銭湯が人気になっている。

Recently, public bathhouses have become popular among young people.

銭湯は町にある大きなお風呂だ。

A sento is a large public bath located in town.

昔は家にお風呂がない人が利用していたが、今は休みの日に楽しむ場所として使われている。

In the past they were used by people who had no bath at home, but now they are used as a place to enjoy on days off.

ある調査によると、二十代と三十代の利用者が去年より増えたそうだ。

According to one survey, users in their twenties and thirties have reportedly increased compared with last year.

広いお風呂でゆっくりできることや、料金が安いことが理由だと言われている。

The reasons are said to be that you can relax in a spacious bath and that the price is cheap.

写真を撮って友だちに見せる人も多い。

Many people also take photos and show them to their friends.

一方で、建物が古くなった銭湯も少なくない。

On the other hand, there are quite a few bathhouses whose buildings have grown old.

燃料の値段が上がって、店を閉めるところもある。

The price of fuel has risen, and some places are closing their doors.

若い経営者に店を任せて、営業を続けようとする銭湯も出てきた。

Bathhouses that entrust the business to a young manager and try to keep operating have also begun to appear.