Grave Friends

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Grave Friends

This refers to friends who get buried in the same grave. Many people find their partner(s) after joining a club. The reasons for this trend lie in the fact that more and more elderly people are living alone and that due to the declining birthrate fewer people have someone to take care of their grave.

おな
onaji
the same
はか
ohaka
grave
ni
in
埋葬まいそうされる
maisou sareru
(who) get buried
友達ともだち
tomodachi
friends
のことです。
no koto desu.
(this) refers to.
サークルさーくる
sa-kuru ni
(a) club
はいって
haitte
joining after
一緒いっしょはいひと
issho ni hairu hito wo
(their) partner(s)
つける
mitsukeru
find
ひと
hito ga
people
おおいです。
ooi desu.
many
背景はいけいには、
haikei niha,
(the) reasons for this trend
高齢者こうれいしゃ
koureisha no
elderly people
一人ひとりぐららしが
hitori’gurashi ga
are living alone
え、
fue,
more and more and that
少子化しょうしか
shoushika
(the) declining birthrate
de
due to
はか
ohaka wo
(their) grave
まもってくれる
mamotte kureru
to take care of
ひと
hito ga
(have) someone
いない
inai
fewer people
ことなどがあります。
koto nado ga ari masu.
lie in the fact (that)

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