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人にん間げんの潜せん在ざい力りょくをONにするには、プラス発想はっそうや積極せっきょく思し考こうなど前まえ向むきの精せい神しん状じょう態たいや心こころの持もち方かたが大おおきく作さ用ようしているといいます。思おもいの力ちからがわたしたちの可か能のう性せいをおおいに広ひろげてくれるということが、遺い伝でん子しレベルで解かい明めいされはじめているわけです。

_______、どれくらいのことが人にん間げんに可か能のうなのか。人にん間げんの頭あたまで、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考かんがえられるようなことは、遺い伝でん子しレベルでみれば、たいてい可か能のうな範はん囲いにあるそうです。つまり、「思おもったことはかなえられる」能のう力りょくが、わたしたちの中なかには潜せん在ざいしているのです。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 思考しこう
    • ·thought; consideration; thinking
    N1
  • 作用さよう
    • ·action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
    N1
  • かなえるAs it appears here: かなえられる
    • ·to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
    N1
Other levels31 words
  • 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
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    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
  • いうAs it appears here: いいます
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: され
    • ·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
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    N5
  • 頭あたま
    • ·head
    • ·hair (on one's head)
    • ·mind; brains; intellect
    • ·leader; chief; boss; captain
    • ·top; tip
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·head; person
    • ·down payment; deposit
    • ·top structural component of a kanji
    • ·pair
    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
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • みるAs it appears here: みれば
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 力ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えられる
    • ·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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思った
    • ·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
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • おおいに
    • ·very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content
    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
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 範囲はんい
    • ·extent; scope; sphere; range; span
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • 能力のうりょく
    • ·ability; faculty
    N3
  • 発想はっそう
    • ·idea; conception
    • ·way of thinking; approach
    • ·expression
    N2
  • 広げるひろげるAs it appears here: 広げて
    • ·to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden
    • ·to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
    • ·to scatter about; to spread around
    • ·to make flourish; to cause to prosper
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だの～だのN1

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

    _______、どれくらいのことが人間に可能なのか。

    _______, just how much is possible for human beings?

Other levels13 patterns
  • と考えられるN2

    Presents a reasoned, impersonal inference — "it can be considered that…, it is thought that…".

    人間の頭で、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考えられるようなことは、遺伝子レベルでみれば、たいてい可能な範囲にあるそうです。

    It is said that most things the human mind can conceive of—“I want to do this,” or “I hope things will be this way”—fall within the realm of possibility when viewed at the genetic level.

  • といい／たらいいN3

    Expresses a hope or gentle suggestion — "it'd be good if", "you should", "I hope ~".

    人間の潜在力をONにするには、プラス発想や積極思考など前向きの精神状態や心の持ち方が大きく作用しているといいます。

    It is said that to switch human potential “ON,” a positive mental state and mindset—such as positive thinking and an affirmative outlook—play a major role.

  • わけだN3

    Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.

    思いの力がわたしたちの可能性をおおいに広げてくれるということが、遺伝子レベルで解明されはじめているわけです。

    In other words, it is beginning to be revealed at the genetic level that the power of thought can greatly expand our possibilities.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    つまり、「思ったことはかなえられる」能力が、わたしたちの中には潜在しているのです。

    In other words, within us lies the latent ability to “make what we envision come true.”

  • などN4

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

    人間の潜在力をONにするには、プラス発想や積極思考など前向きの精神状態や心の持ち方が大きく作用しているといいます。

    It is said that to switch human potential “ON,” a positive mental state and mindset—such as positive thinking and an affirmative outlook—play a major role.

  • 〜てくれるN4

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

    思いの力がわたしたちの可能性をおおいに広げてくれるということが、遺伝子レベルで解明されはじめているわけです。

    In other words, it is beginning to be revealed at the genetic level that the power of thought can greatly expand our possibilities.

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    思いの力がわたしたちの可能性をおおいに広げてくれるということが、遺伝子レベルで解明されはじめているわけです。

    In other words, it is beginning to be revealed at the genetic level that the power of thought can greatly expand our possibilities.

  • 〜てほしいN4

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    人間の頭で、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考えられるようなことは、遺伝子レベルでみれば、たいてい可能な範囲にあるそうです。

    It is said that most things the human mind can conceive of—“I want to do this,” or “I hope things will be this way”—fall within the realm of possibility when viewed at the genetic level.

  • ようだN4

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

    人間の頭で、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考えられるようなことは、遺伝子レベルでみれば、たいてい可能な範囲にあるそうです。

    It is said that most things the human mind can conceive of—“I want to do this,” or “I hope things will be this way”—fall within the realm of possibility when viewed at the genetic level.

  • にするN5

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

    人間の潜在力をONにするには、プラス発想や積極思考など前向きの精神状態や心の持ち方が大きく作用しているといいます。

    It is said that to switch human potential “ON,” a positive mental state and mindset—such as positive thinking and an affirmative outlook—play a major role.

  • 〜ているN53 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”.

    人間の潜在力をONにするには、プラス発想や積極思考など前向きの精神状態や心の持ち方が大きく作用しているといいます。

    It is said that to switch human potential “ON,” a positive mental state and mindset—such as positive thinking and an affirmative outlook—play a major role.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    人間の頭で、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考えられるようなことは、遺伝子レベルでみれば、たいてい可能な範囲にあるそうです。

    It is said that most things the human mind can conceive of—“I want to do this,” or “I hope things will be this way”—fall within the realm of possibility when viewed at the genetic level.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    人間の頭で、これをしたい、こうあってほしいと考えられるようなことは、遺伝子レベルでみれば、たいてい可能な範囲にあるそうです。

    It is said that most things the human mind can conceive of—“I want to do this,” or “I hope things will be this way”—fall within the realm of possibility when viewed at the genetic level.

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