協調？

English translation: when there was less food available

07:29 Mar 21, 2019

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Japanese term or phrase: 協調？

If you look at the wall of the shell mound, you can see that food residue such as clams and fish bones are stacked in layers of several centimeters to some dozen centimeters. The layers with many shells and fish indicate the plentiful food consumed in the spring and summer, while layers with more soil indicate the period from autumn to winter **when was less food available ** This wall traces the remains of the life of the Jomon people in Satohama over a period of 20 years

"when was less food available" be OK? An English Native speaker write this. は協調的な言い回しですか。ネイティブスピーカーの方が書かれたものなのでうが。ご意見をよろしくお願いいたします。

Mitsuko Yoshida KudoZ activity Questions: 395 (9 open) (17 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 25
Local time: 18:29

English translation:when there was less food available

Explanation:
The word "there" is missing. Other than that, it reads very natural. It's a well-written text.

Selected response from:

Steven Ritchie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:29

Grading comment

Thank you so much!

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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when there was less food available

Steven Ritchie

when food was scarce

Kevin Schreiber

Discussion entries: 5

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27 mins confidence:

when there was less food available

Explanation:
The word "there" is missing. Other than that, it reads very natural. It's a well-written text.

Steven Ritchie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you so much!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Can "there" be omitted?

Asker: Thank you very much for your answer. I have a question. Can "there" be omitted? I am sorry to bother you.

12 hrs confidence:

when food was scarce

Explanation:
This is a more scientific way of saying the same thing. Either this or Steven's answers are perfectly acceptable.

Example sentence(s):

Tradable goods were brought along to use as gifts in exchange for help from Native American tribes. This proved to be a wise decision, and the Native Americans became an invaluable source when food was scarce.

Reference: http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/what-lewis-and-c...

Kevin Schreiber
Japan
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of:

English

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