(つかう)

to use

(ぺっとぼとる)

plastic (PET) bottle

(あたらしい)

new

(ふく)

clothes

(つくる)

to make

(こうじょう)

factory

(にほん)

Japan

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ちいさい)

small

(きる)

to cut, to cut down

(ほそい)

thin, narrow

(いと)

thread; string

(しゃつ)

shirt

(こーと)

coat

(ほうほう)

method; way

(ごみ)

trash, garbage

(すくない)

few, scarce

(せきゆ)

oil, petroleum

(あまり)

not very / not much (with negative)

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(がす)

gas

(ちきゅう)

Earth, the globe

(いい)

good

(ある)

a certain (some)

(かいしゃ)

company

(みせ)

shop, store

(あつめる)

to collect

(はこ)

box

(おく)

to place, put

(かいもの)

shopping

(くる)

to come

(ひと)

person / people

(いえ)

house

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(おくる)

to send / to take (someone somewhere)

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(きょうりょく)

cooperation

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(はなす)

to speak, talk

because ～

Provides a reason or cause.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる/います. Can describe an action in progress or a state that continues from a past change.

and then ~ (te-form linking)

The te-form links successive actions in one sentence. 置いて connects placing the clothes with comparing their temperature, and 考えて connects thinking with choosing.

decide on / make it X

Indicates choice or theme. Here makes SF and LGBTQ the themes.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

does not ~ (polite negative)

ません is the polite negative form of verbs. It negates the action in a formal/polite context.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

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.

for the purpose of / in order to

Used in テストのために ('for the purpose of testing') to explain why the E8 train was running.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

使ったペットボトルで服を作る

Making Clothes from Used Plastic Bottles

使ったペットボトルから、新しい服を作る工場が日本で増えています。

Factories that make new clothes out of used plastic bottles are increasing in Japan.

ペットボトルを小さく切って、細い糸にします。

They cut the plastic bottles into small pieces and turn them into thin thread.

その糸でシャツやコートを作ります。

With that thread they make shirts and coats.

この方法は、ごみを少なくすることができます。

This method can reduce the amount of garbage.

石油もあまり使いません。

It also does not use much petroleum.

服を作るときに出るガスも少なくなります。

The gas given off when the clothes are made is reduced as well.

地球のためにいい方法です。

It is a good method for the earth.

ある会社は、店にペットボトルを集める箱を置きました。

One company placed boxes for collecting plastic bottles in its shops.

買い物に来た人が、家から持って来ます。

People who come to shop bring the bottles from home.

集めたペットボトルは、工場に送ります。

The collected plastic bottles are sent to the factory.

会社の人は「みんなで協力して、ごみを減らしたいです」と話しています。

A person at the company says, "We want to work together to reduce garbage."