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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #102
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いまわかもの学校がっこうせんせいなどかんしんないのかとと、そんなことないぎゃくだいがくせいあつかおと、きょういんだいあまりにおおくるのでおどろことある

ではかれいったいせんせいきょういんなにについてはないるのか。それは、ひとことウワサばなしある。「〇〇せんせいこのあいだわかじょせいあるいるのをちゃった」「XXせんせいっておしゃれだよね」といったなにウワサえんえんかたは、わらびっくりしたりしているもちろんときじゅぎょうテストだいことあるが、それにしてもあのせんせいじゅぎょうときってけっこうがおかわいいよね」などと、ないようではなくてそのときようなどについてはなしなることおお

かれが、きょうつうあるほか大人おとな——だれかのおやどこかのてんいんなど——についてそうやってかたいるのをことすく。「せんせいというのは、わかものにとってあるとくべつ大人おとなあるようだ。

そのいちばんおおのは、やはりぶんみっせつしてとくしゅかんけいあるということだとおもせんせいぶんなにていてきおしくれる大人おとなありさらにせいせきしんきゅうそつぎょうなどけっていするけん大人おとなあるいまわかものたちにとってそういうねやがかりせいはっきりした大人おとなというのは、よくかんがみるそうおおしんせきづきちょうないかいちょうきんじょのごけんばん(注1)といったやくわりめいかく大人おとなから姿すがたつつあるおやさえ、❝ともおや❞とように①ぶんほとんどつづにんげんなってしまった

せいしんがくしゃなかこれを「だいかんきょうかいそうしつ(注2)」ともんだいするうごある。「だれでもともという人間関係にんげんかんけいは、一見いっけんかぜとおよい(注3)ものしかしじつわかものたちそのなかで、ぶんうまくことできず、いつまでぶんなにものさだずにいるのではないか、というのだ。もちろん、「おやから」「ちょうないかいちょうから」となくけんのは、ぜったいイヤだ。ただだからといってぶんどうほんくれるべきひとが、いつもぶんおなせんたかしかいてくれないというのもわかものにとってまたこまことなのだ。

そういうで、かんけいはっきりしているせんせいというのは、わかものにとってとてもわかりやすくあんしんできるそんざいなのだろう。わたしじんだいがくきょういんが、がくせいに「キミたち大人おとななんだからわたしことせんせいずに〇〇さんなさい」とが、一向いっこうせんせい」をやめてくれない、とはなくれたことあったかれとしては、せっかくせんせいというとくしゅかんけいそうかんたんにはばなたくないかもしれない

やまリカわかものほうそくいわなみしょてん

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  1. 1自分とほとんど地続きの人間とは、どのような人間か。
  2. 2「先生」をやめてくれないのは、だれか。
  3. 3筆者がこの文章で最も言いたいことはどんなことか。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 特殊とくしゅ
    • ·special; particular; peculiar; unique
    N2
  • 境界きょうかい
    • ·boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
    N2
  • 知人ちじん
    • ·friend; acquaintance
    N2
  • せっかく
    • ·with trouble; at great pains
    • ·rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
    • ·kind; generous
    N2
  • 法則ほうそく
    • ·law; rule
    N2
Other levels134 words
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 学校がっこう
    • ·school
    N5
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • ばなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩いて
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here:
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したり
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 授業じゅぎょう
    • ·lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
    N5
  • あの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • けっこう
    • ·splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
    • ·not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
    • ·rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
    • ·structure; construction; framework; architecture
    N5
  • かわいい
    • ·cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
    • ·dear; precious; darling; pet
    • ·innocent; childlike; childish; lovable
    • ·dainty; little; tiny
    • ·precious to oneself; dear (to one)
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 少ないすくない
    • ·few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 持つもつ
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • いちばん
    • ·number one; first; first place
    • ·best; most
    • ·game; round; bout
    • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
    • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
    N5
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多くない
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 消すけすAs it appears here: 消し
    • ·to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
    • ·to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
    • ·to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
    • ·to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
    • ·to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
    • ·to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われる
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼んで
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    N5
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 見せるみせるAs it appears here: 見せて
    • ·to show; to display
    • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
    • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
    • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
    • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
    • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
    • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
    N5
  • ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いて
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 困るこまる
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかり
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 大学だいがく
    • ·university; college
    • ·former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
    • ·the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
    N5
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ば
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    N5
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼び
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れた
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • 大学生だいがくせい
    • ·university student; college student
    N4
  • 驚くおどろく
    • ·to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked
    • ·to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
    N4
  • あいだ
    • ·space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
    • ·period of time (during, while); duration; interval
    • ·between (two parties or things)
    • ·among (a group)
    • ·relations (between); relationship
    • ·midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
    • ·due to; because of
    N4
  • 女性じょせい
    • ·woman; female
    • ·feminine gender
    N4
  • 笑うわらうAs it appears here: 笑ったり
    • ·to laugh
    • ·to smile
    • ·to sneer; to ridicule
    • ·to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
    N4
  • おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • 店員てんいん
    • ·employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
    N4
  • 特別とくべつ
    • ·special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
    N4
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 卒業そつぎょう
    • ·graduation; completion (of a course)
    • ·moving on (from); outgrowing (something)
    • ·leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 近所きんじょ
    • ·neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    N4
  • 意見いけん
    • ·opinion; view; comment
    • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • やめるAs it appears here: やめて
    • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
    • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 集まりあつまり
    • ·gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
    N3
  • 話題わだい
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·much talked about; topical; in the news; hot
    N3
  • いったい
    • ·(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell
    • ·one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
    • ·one form; one style; one format; one fashion
    • ·one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
    • ·one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
    • ·generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part
    • ·strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with
    N3
  • なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    N3
  • ウワサうわさ
    • ·rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
    N3
  • びっくり
    • ·to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump
    • ·surprise (e.g. surprise party)
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 笑顔えがお
    • ·smiling face; smile
    N3
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 様子ようす
    • ·state (of affairs); situation; circumstances
    • ·appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor
    • ·sign; indication
    N3
  • 共通きょうつう
    • ·common; shared; mutual
    • ·to be common (to); to be shared (by)
    • ·-wide
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • やはり
    • ·as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
    • ·after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
    • ·too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
    • ·still; as before
    • ·all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 成績せいせき
    • ·results; record; grades; marks
    N3
  • 決定けってい
    • ·decision; determination
    N3
  • 権利けんり
    • ·right; privilege
    N3
  • せい
    • ·nature (of a person)
    • ·sex; gender
    • ·sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)
    • ·gender
    • ·-ty; -ity; -ness; -cy
    N3
  • 親戚しんせき
    • ·relative; relation; kin
    N3
  • 減るへるAs it appears here: 減り
    • ·to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
    N3
  • ばん
    • ·number (in a series)
    • ·(one's) turn
    • ·watch; guard; lookout
    • ·rank; standing; position
    • ·bout; match
    • ·pieces (in a collection)
    N3
  • 役割やくわり
    • ·part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
    N3
  • 明確めいかく
    • ·clear; precise; definite; distinct
    N3
  • 姿すがた
    • ·figure; form; shape
    • ·appearance; dress; guise
    • ·state; condition; picture; image
    • ·form (of a waka)
    • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 指導しどう
    • ·guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
    • ·shido (minor penalty in judo)
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 教員きょういん
    • ·teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
    N1
  • 何気ないなにげない
    • ·casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
    • ·ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
    N1
  • 知り合いしりあい
    • ·acquaintance
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 密接みっせつ
    • ·close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near
    • ·being in close proximity; being adjacent
    N1
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 動きうごき
    • ·movement; move; motion
    • ·trend; development; change; fluctuation
    N1
  • 定めるさだめるAs it appears here: 定められ
    • ·to decide; to determine
    • ·to establish; to lay down; to prescribe; to provide; to stipulate
    • ·to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
    N1
  • 権威けんい
    • ·authority; power; influence; prestige
    • ·(an) authority (on); expert
    N1
  • やすいAs it appears here: やすく
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
Grammar7 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 逆に(ぎゃくに)N2

    Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.

    逆に大学生の集まりに顔を出すと、教員の話題があまりに多く出てくるので驚くことがある。

    On the contrary, when I join a gathering of university students, I am sometimes surprised by how often the subject of their instructors comes up.

  • といったN22 times in this passage

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    「〇〇先生、このあいだ若い女性と歩いているのを見ちゃった」「XX先生って、おしゃれだよね」といった何気ないウワサを延々と語り合っては、笑ったりびっくりしたりしている。

    They endlessly exchange casual gossip such as, “The other day I saw ○○-sensei walking with a young woman,” or “XX-sensei is pretty stylish, isn’t he/she?”, laughing and expressing surprise along the way.

  • それにしてもN2

    Concedes the preceding point, then adds a surprised or contrasting remark about it — 'even so', 'nevertheless'.

    もちろん、時には授業やテストの話題になることもあるが、それにしても「あの先生、授業のときってけっこう笑顔がかわいいよね」などと、内容ではなくてそのときの様子などについての話になることが多い。

    Of course, the topic sometimes turns to classes or tests, but even then they often talk not about the content but about how the teacher looked or acted at the time, saying things like, “That teacher has quite a cute smile in class, doesn’t he/she?”

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    先生は自分に何かを定期的に教えてくれる大人であり、さらには成績や進級、卒業などを決定する権利を持つ大人である。

    Teachers are adults who regularly teach them things and, moreover, have the authority to determine their grades, promotion to the next year, graduation, and so on.

  • つつあるN2

    Marks an action or change that is steadily in progress, 'to be in the process of ~ing / gradually becoming ~'.

    親戚づき合いも減り、町内会長や近所のご意見番といった、役割の明確な大人も身のまわりから姿を消しつつある

    Contact with relatives has also decreased, while adults with clearly defined roles, such as neighborhood association heads or respected local advisers, are gradually disappearing from their surroundings.

  • ではないかN2

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    しかし、実は若者たちはその中で、自分をうまく位置づけることができず、いつまでも自分が何者かを定められずにいるのではないか、というのだ。

    In reality, however, it has been suggested that within such relationships young people cannot properly locate themselves and remain unable to determine who they are.

  • せっかくN2

    marks that effort or a rare opportunity went into something, often with the sense it was wasted — 'go to the trouble of', 'specially'

    彼らとしては、せっかく手に入れた「先生」という特殊な関係をそう簡単には手放したくないのかもしれない。

    Perhaps from their point of view, they do not want to give up so easily the special relationship of “sensei” that they have managed to obtain.

Other levels42 patterns
  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    ただ、だからといって自分を指導しお手本を見せてくれるべき人が、いつも自分と同じ目線の高さにしかいてくれない、というのも若者にとってはまた困ることなのだ。

    But that does not mean it is easy for young people when the people who ought to guide them and set an example are always only at the same eye level as they are.

  • と言うと(というと)N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    今の若者は学校の先生などに関心がないのかと言うと、そんなことはない。

    If you ask whether young people today are uninterested in people such as their school teachers, that is not the case.

  • ことはないN3

    Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'

    今の若者は学校の先生などに関心がないのかと言うと、そんなことはない

    If you ask whether young people today are uninterested in people such as their school teachers, that is not the case.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    逆に大学生の集まりに顔を出すと、教員の話題があまりに多く出てくるので驚くことがある

    On the contrary, when I join a gathering of university students, I am sometimes surprised by how often the subject of their instructors comes up.

  • についてN33 times in this passage

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    では、彼らはいったい先生や教員の何について話しているのか。

    So what exactly do they talk about when it comes to their teachers and instructors?

  • というのはN33 times in this passage

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    「先生」というのは、若者にとってある特別な意味を持つ大人であるようだ。

    It seems that “teachers” are adults who hold a special meaning for young people.

  • にとってN34 times in this passage

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    「先生」というのは、若者にとってある特別な意味を持つ大人であるようだ。

    It seems that “teachers” are adults who hold a special meaning for young people.

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    その意味でいちばん大きいのは、やはり自分と密接にして特殊な関係にある、ということだと思う。

    I think the most important aspect of that meaning is that teachers have a close yet special relationship with them.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    先生は自分に何かを定期的に教えてくれる大人であり、さらには成績や進級、卒業などを決定する権利を持つ大人である。

    Teachers are adults who regularly teach them things and, moreover, have the authority to determine their grades, promotion to the next year, graduation, and so on.

  • さえN3

    Emphatic particle citing an extreme case to imply all lesser ones hold — 'even (X does)'.

    でさえ、❝友だち親子❞と言われるように①自分とほとんど地続きの人間になってしまった。

    Even parents have become people with almost no boundary separating them from their children, as suggested by the expression “parents and children who are like friends.”

  • というN35 times in this passage

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    親でさえ、❝友だち親子❞と言われるように①自分とほとんど地続きの人間になってしまった。

    Even parents have become people with almost no boundary separating them from their children, as suggested by the expression “parents and children who are like friends.”

  • ずにN32 times in this passage

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    しかし、実は若者たちはその中で、自分をうまく位置づけることができず、いつまでも自分が何者かを定められずにいるのではないか、というのだ。

    In reality, however, it has been suggested that within such relationships young people cannot properly locate themselves and remain unable to determine who they are.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    彼らとしては、せっかく手に入れた「先生」という特殊な関係をそう簡単には手放したくないのかもしれない。

    Perhaps from their point of view, they do not want to give up so easily the special relationship of “sensei” that they have managed to obtain.

  • などN45 times in this passage

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    今の若者は学校の先生などに関心がないのかと言うと、そんなことはない。

    If you ask whether young people today are uninterested in people such as their school teachers, that is not the case.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    逆に大学生の集まりに顔を出すと、教員の話題があまりに多く出てくるので驚くことがある。

    On the contrary, when I join a gathering of university students, I am sometimes surprised by how often the subject of their instructors comes up.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    「〇〇先生、このあいだ若い女性と歩いているのを見ちゃった」「XX先生って、おしゃれだよね」といった何気ないウワサを延々と語り合っては、笑ったりびっくりしたりしている。

    They endlessly exchange casual gossip such as, “The other day I saw ○○-sensei walking with a young woman,” or “XX-sensei is pretty stylish, isn’t he/she?”, laughing and expressing surprise along the way.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    もちろん、時には授業やテストの話題になることもあるが、それにしても「あの先生、授業のときってけっこう笑顔がかわいいよね」などと、内容ではなくてそのときの様子などについての話になることが多い。

    Of course, the topic sometimes turns to classes or tests, but even then they often talk not about the content but about how the teacher looked or acted at the time, saying things like, “That teacher has quite a cute smile in class, doesn’t he/she?”

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    「先生」というのは、若者にとってある特別な意味を持つ大人であるようだ

    It seems that “teachers” are adults who hold a special meaning for young people.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    その意味でいちばん大きいのは、やはり自分と密接にして特殊な関係にある、ということだと思う

    I think the most important aspect of that meaning is that teachers have a close yet special relationship with them.

  • 〜てくれるN45 times in this passage

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    先生は自分に何かを定期的に教えてくれる大人であり、さらには成績や進級、卒業などを決定する権利を持つ大人である。

    Teachers are adults who regularly teach them things and, moreover, have the authority to determine their grades, promotion to the next year, graduation, and so on.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    今の若者たちにとって、そういう閨係性のはっきりした大人というのは、よく考えてみるとそう多くない。

    When you think about it, young people today do not have many adults with whom they have such clearly defined relationships.

  • に見える(にみえる)N4

    Expresses how something appears or seems to an observer, 'to look ~ / to seem ~.'

    「だれでも友だち」という人間関係は、一見、風通しがよいものに見える

    Relationships in which “everyone is a friend” may appear open and easygoing at first glance.

  • 〜さN4

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    ただ、だからといって自分を指導しお手本を見せてくれるべき人が、いつも自分と同じ目線の高さにしかいてくれない、というのも若者にとってはまた困ることなのだ。

    But that does not mean it is easy for young people when the people who ought to guide them and set an example are always only at the same eye level as they are.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    そういう意味で、関係がはっきりしている先生というのは、若者にとってはとてもわかりやすく安心できる存在なのだろう。

    In that sense, teachers, whose relationship with students is clearly defined, are probably very understandable and reassuring figures for young people.

  • なさいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to give a firm but gentle command, 'do ~ / please do ~' (typically from a superior to an inferior, e.g. parent to child).

    私の知人の大学教員が、学生に「キミたちも大人なんだから、私のことを先生と呼ばずに〇〇さんと呼びなさい」と言ったが、一向に②「先生」をやめてくれない、と話してくれたことがあった。

    An acquaintance of mine who teaches at a university once told me that he/she had said to the students, “You’re adults too, so don’t call me ‘sensei’; call me ○○-san,” but they simply would not stop using “sensei.”

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    彼らとしては、せっかく手に入れた「先生」という特殊な関係をそう簡単には手放したくないのかもしれない

    Perhaps from their point of view, they do not want to give up so easily the special relationship of “sensei” that they have managed to obtain.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    逆に大学生の集まりに顔を出すと、教員の話題があまりに多く出てくるので驚くことがある。

    On the contrary, when I join a gathering of university students, I am sometimes surprised by how often the subject of their instructors comes up.

  • 〜ているN55 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    では、彼らはいったい先生や教員の何について話しているのか。

    So what exactly do they talk about when it comes to their teachers and instructors?

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    「〇〇先生、このあいだ若い女性と歩いているのを見ちゃった」「XX先生って、おしゃれだよね」といった何気ないウワサを延々と語り合っては、笑ったりびっくりしたりしている。

    They endlessly exchange casual gossip such as, “The other day I saw ○○-sensei walking with a young woman,” or “XX-sensei is pretty stylish, isn’t he/she?”, laughing and expressing surprise along the way.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    もちろん、時には授業やテストの話題になることもあるが、それにしても「あの先生、授業のときってけっこう笑顔がかわいいよね」などと、内容ではなくてそのときの様子などについての話になることが多い。

    Of course, the topic sometimes turns to classes or tests, but even then they often talk not about the content but about how the teacher looked or acted at the time, saying things like, “That teacher has quite a cute smile in class, doesn’t he/she?”

  • 一番(いちばん)N5

    Marks the superlative, singling out the top item in a group — "the most / the best / number one".

    その意味でいちばん大きいのは、やはり自分と密接にして特殊な関係にある、ということだと思う。

    I think the most important aspect of that meaning is that teachers have a close yet special relationship with them.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    その意味でいちばん大きいのは、やはり自分と密接にして特殊な関係にある、ということだと思う。

    I think the most important aspect of that meaning is that teachers have a close yet special relationship with them.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    精神医学者の中でも、これを「世代間境界の喪失」と呼んで問題視する動きがある

    Even among psychiatrists, there is a movement that views this as a problem, calling it “the loss of boundaries between generations.”

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、実は若者たちはその中で、自分をうまく位置づけることができず、いつまでも自分が何者かを定められずにいるのではないか、というのだ。

    In reality, however, it has been suggested that within such relationships young people cannot properly locate themselves and remain unable to determine who they are.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    しかし、実は若者たちはその中で、自分をうまく位置づけることができず、いつまでも自分が何者かを定められずにいるのではないか、というのだ。

    In reality, however, it has been suggested that within such relationships young people cannot properly locate themselves and remain unable to determine who they are.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    しかし、実は若者たちはその中で、自分をうまく位置づけることができず、いつまでも自分が何者かを定められずにいるのではないか、というのだ。

    In reality, however, it has been suggested that within such relationships young people cannot properly locate themselves and remain unable to determine who they are.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    ただ、だからといって自分を指導しお手本を見せてくれるべき人が、いつも自分と同じ目線の高さにしかいてくれない、というのも若者にとってはまた困ることなのだ。

    But that does not mean it is easy for young people when the people who ought to guide them and set an example are always only at the same eye level as they are.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    そういう意味で、関係がはっきりしている先生というのは、若者にとってはとてもわかりやすく安心できる存在なのだろう。

    In that sense, teachers, whose relationship with students is clearly defined, are probably very understandable and reassuring figures for young people.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    そういう意味で、関係がはっきりしている先生というのは、若者にとってはとてもわかりやすく安心できる存在なのだろう

    In that sense, teachers, whose relationship with students is clearly defined, are probably very understandable and reassuring figures for young people.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    私の知人の大学教員が、学生に「キミたちも大人なんだから、私のことを先生と呼ばずに〇〇さんと呼びなさい」と言ったが、一向に②「先生」をやめてくれない、と話してくれたことがあった。

    An acquaintance of mine who teaches at a university once told me that he/she had said to the students, “You’re adults too, so don’t call me ‘sensei’; call me ○○-san,” but they simply would not stop using “sensei.”

  • 〜たことがあるN5

    States that the speaker has had the experience of doing something at some point — “have done (before)”.

    私の知人の大学教員が、学生に「キミたちも大人なんだから、私のことを先生と呼ばずに〇〇さんと呼びなさい」と言ったが、一向に②「先生」をやめてくれない、と話してくれたことがあった。

    An acquaintance of mine who teaches at a university once told me that he/she had said to the students, “You’re adults too, so don’t call me ‘sensei’; call me ○○-san,” but they simply would not stop using “sensei.”

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    彼らとしては、せっかく手に入れた「先生」という特殊な関係をそう簡単には手放したくないのかもしれない。

    Perhaps from their point of view, they do not want to give up so easily the special relationship of “sensei” that they have managed to obtain.

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