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N1 · AdvancedThematic comprehensionPassage #111
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あるゆうめいインタビューアーが、「いろんなひとちゃならなくてたいへんですね。いいひとひとだけじゃなくて、いやひときらいひといるでしょうに」と、「いいえはじめからひときらいひとということありませんはじめきょしん(注1)そのひとようしていますさいていげんそのひとこうかんしんもつようして」といたのがいんしょうてきある

わたしは、ひとことや、ときいんしょうで、ていあいひとしまいがちある

そのひとようぼうふくそうからだとくちょうや、ことばづかいやどう姿せいさらにまたしょくぎょうねんれい出身しゅっしんけいけんしゃかいてきなどといったものからでもどんなひとか、なんせんにゅうしゅ(注2)いだときの、ぶんがわじょうけんや、そのめんにもよるわけだが、そういうことれいせいかんがひとまれで、たいていは、ぶんこれまでたいけんからあれこういうひとだ、というイメージつくりけいけんひといればそのひといんしょうかさくるしきてきはらとしても、このだいいちいんしょうは、つよえいきょうあとのこ

ちゅうりゃく

結婚けっこんためようあいないしんつよ劣等感れっとうかんいてきらわれるのではないというおそいると、あいたいかたにも、バイアス(かたより)がしょう(注3)してあいじつぶつじょうよくぎゃくはんどうてきに、なにかつけてわるくひくしたりする

じんせいはじめては、すべてみたいものだが、コチコチなっていると、あい姿すがたせいかくとくがいからむと、バイアスかかりやすくかたよったせんにゅうしゅいだがちあるずるそうおっかなそうきつそう……などそれは、ぶんぶんがわを、あいイメージとうえいしているのである

まえることなくあいことが、いかにむずかか。ぼうえいてきは、あいたいドアしている姿せいあるあるゆうめいインタビューアーように、ぶんこころドアひとせっするこころひつようあるパッとしゅんかんいんしょうとらわれたりこだわったりすると、人間関係にんげんかんけいげんかんさきギクシャクする(注4)

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  1. 1印象的であるとあるが、何が印象的だったのか。
  2. 2「身がまえてコチコチになっている」というのは、どういうことか。
  3. 3「自分側の気持ちを、相手のイメージに投影している」例として適当なものはどれか。
  4. 4この文章で筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary14 words
  • 好意こうい
    • ·kindness; favor; favour; friendliness
    • ·goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love
    N1
  • 人がらひとがら
    • ·personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
    N1
  • がち
    • ·artistry; good taste; elegance; grace
    N1
  • がわ
    • ·side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
    • ·(watch) case
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • 見合いみあい
    • ·(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
    • ·correspondence; balance
    • ·miai; (expl.) two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
    N1
  • 恐れおそれ
    • ·fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
    • ·risk; danger; likelihood; fear
    • ·awe; reverence
    N1
  • 見方みかた
    • ·viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle
    • ·way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
    N1
  • からむ
    • ·to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in)
    • ·to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence
    • ·to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle
    N1
  • やすいAs it appears here: やすく
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • かたよるAs it appears here: かたよった
    • ·to lean (to one side); to incline
    • ·to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
    • ·to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
    N1
  • 受けいれるうけいれる
    • ·to accept; to receive; to agree
    N1
  • いかに
    • ·how; in what way
    • ·how (much); to what extent
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    • ·hey; oi
    N1
  • こだわるAs it appears here: こだわったり
    • ·to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to
    • ·to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to be fastidious (about); to insist (on); to be uncompromising
    • ·to get stuck; to be obstructed
    N1
Other levels104 words
  • 有名ゆうめい
    • ·famous; well-known
    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
  • 会うあうAs it appears here: 会わなく
    • ·to meet; to encounter; to see
    • ·to have an accident; to have a bad experience
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • きらい
    • ·disliked; hated; disagreeable
    • ·tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
    • ·distinction; discrimination
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われて
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • はじめ
    • ·beginning; start; outset; opening
    • ·first (in line, etc.)
    • ·origin
    • ·such as ...; not to mention ...
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 会うあう
    • ·to meet; to encounter; to see
    • ·to have an accident; to have a bad experience
    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
  • 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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 会うあうAs it appears here: 会った
    • ·to meet; to encounter; to see
    • ·to have an accident; to have a bad experience
    N5
  • からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    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
  • 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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • あれ
    • ·that; that thing
    • ·that person
    • ·then; that time
    • ·that place (over there)
    • ·down there (i.e. one's genitals)
    • ·period; menses
    N5
  • つくるAs it appears here: つくり
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いれば
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • あと
    • ·behind; rear
    • ·after; later
    • ·remainder; the rest
    • ·more (e.g. five more minutes); left
    • ·also; in addition
    • ·descendant; successor; heir
    • ·after one's death
    • ·past; previous
    N5
  • 結婚けっこん
    • ·marriage
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·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
  • かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    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
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけて
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • わるいAs it appears here: わるく
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • 低いひくいAs it appears here: 低く
    • ·low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
    • ·low (position); close to the ground
    • ·short (height)
    • ·deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見よう
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • はじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    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
  • かかるAs it appears here: かかり
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 多分たぶん
    • ·probably; likely; perhaps; maybe
    • ·a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    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
  • 開けるあけるAs it appears here: 開け
    • ·to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
    • ·to open (for business, etc.)
    • ·to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
    • ·to move out; to clear out
    • ·to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
    • ·to dawn; to grow light
    • ·to end (of a period, season)
    • ·to begin (of the New Year)
    • ·to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
    • ·to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決めて
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·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
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似た
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えたり
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えない
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 印象いんしょう
    • ·impression
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 服装ふくそう
    • ·attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
    N3
  • 特徴とくちょう
    • ·feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 職業しょくぎょう
    • ·occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade; calling; business
    N3
  • 年齢ねんれい
    • ·age; years
    N3
  • 出身しゅっしん
    • ·one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • 地位ちい
    • ·(social) position; status; standing
    • ·position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
    N3
  • 抱くいだく
    • ·to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
    • ·to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
    N3
  • 出会うであうAs it appears here: 出会った
    • ·to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
    • ·to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
    • ·to emerge and engage (an enemy)
    N3
  • 条件じょうけん
    • ·condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
    N3
  • 場面ばめん
    • ·scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
    • ·scene (in a movie, play); shot
    • ·state of the market
    N3
  • 冷静れいせい
    • ·calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • 残すのこす
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to leave (undone); to not finish
    • ·to save; to set aside; to reserve
    • ·to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
    • ·to stay (in the ring); to hold on
    N3
  • きらうAs it appears here: きらわれる
    • ·to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor
    • ·to avoid
    • ·to disregard; to act without regard (for)
    • ·to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
    N3
  • 抱くいだくAs it appears here: 抱いて
    • ·to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
    • ·to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
    N3
  • なにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 出会いであい
    • ·meeting; rendezvous; encounter
    • ·meeting for the first time; coming across
    • ·confluence
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 姿すがた
    • ·figure; form; shape
    • ·appearance; dress; guise
    • ·state; condition; picture; image
    • ·form (of a waka)
    • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
    N3
  • 正確せいかく
    • ·accurate; correct; precise; exact
    N3
  • 抱くいだくAs it appears here: 抱き
    • ·to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
    • ·to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
    N3
    • ·one's body; one's person
    • ·oneself; one's appearance
    • ·one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
    • ·main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
    N3
  • 閉じるとじるAs it appears here: 閉じよう
    • ·to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
    N3
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • 動作どうさ
    • ·movement (of the body); action; motion; gesture
    • ·bearing; carriage; behaviour; behavior; demeanour; demeanor
    • ·operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running; working; functioning
    N2
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
  • まれ
    • ·rare; seldom
    N2
  • 重なるかさなるAs it appears here: 重なって
    • ·to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
    • ·to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
    • ·to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
    N2
  • 第一だいいち
    • ·first; foremost; number one
    • ·most important
    • ·best; greatest; most
    • ·above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
    N2
  • 生ずるしょうずる
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N2
  • 実物じつぶつ
    • ·real thing; original; actual
    N2
  • 利害りがい
    • ·advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
    N2
  • ずるいAs it appears here: ずる
    • ·sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
    • ·miserly; mean; stingy
    N2
  • 接するせっするAs it appears here: 接しよう
    • ·to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close
    • ·to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to act towards; to deal with; to see
    • ·to receive (news); to get; to hear
    • ·to encounter; to come across
    • ·to be tangent to
    • ·to make touch; to bring into contact with; to bring adjacent to; to bring close; to connect
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だろうにN1

    Expresses regret or gentle reproach over an unrealized situation ("~ would have been so, if only...").

    いい人、好きな人だけじゃなくて、いやな人、きらいな人もいるでしょうに」と言われて、「いいえ、はじめから好きな人、きらいな人、ということはありません。

    Surely there are not only good people and people you like, but also unpleasant people and people you dislike,” to which the interviewer replied, “No. From the outset, I do not categorize people as those I like and those I dislike.

  • いかにN1

    Formal adverb emphasizing degree or manner — 'how ~', or with ~ても 'however much ~'.

    身がまえることなく、相手を受けいれることが、いかに難しいか。

    How difficult it is to accept another person without putting oneself on guard.

Other levels34 patterns
  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    いい人、好きな人だけじゃなくて、いやな人、きらいな人もいるでしょうに」と言われて、「いいえ、はじめから好きな人、きらいな人、ということはありません。

    Surely there are not only good people and people you like, but also unpleasant people and people you dislike,” to which the interviewer replied, “No. From the outset, I do not categorize people as those I like and those I dislike.

  • さらにN2

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

    その人の容貌や服装やからだの特徴や、ことばづかいや動作や姿勢、さらにまた、職業や年齢や出身、経験、社会的地位などといったものからでも、どんな人か、何らかの先入主を抱く。

    From a person's appearance, clothing, physical characteristics, manner of speech, gestures, posture, occupation, age, background, experience, social status, and so on, we form some kind of preconception about what sort of person they are.

  • といったN2

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

    その人の容貌や服装やからだの特徴や、ことばづかいや動作や姿勢、さらにまた、職業や年齢や出身、経験、社会的地位などといったものからでも、どんな人か、何らかの先入主を抱く。

    From a person's appearance, clothing, physical characteristics, manner of speech, gestures, posture, occupation, age, background, experience, social status, and so on, we form some kind of preconception about what sort of person they are.

  • ではないかN2

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

    結婚のための見合いのような場合、内心強い劣等感を持っていて、きらわれるのではないかという恐れを抱いていると、相手に対する見方にも、バイアス(かたより)が生ずる。

    In a situation such as a marriage meeting, if a person harbors a strong inferiority complex and fears being disliked, their perception of the other person can become biased.

  • 以上に(いじょうに)N2

    Marks that something exceeds a stated or expected degree — 'more than ~; even more than'.

    畏怖して、相手が実物以上によく見えたり、逆に、反動的に、なにかにつけて、わるく、低く見ようとしたりする。

    Out of apprehension, the other person may appear better than they really are; or, conversely, as a reaction, one may try to see them as worse or inferior in every respect.

  • 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'.

    畏怖して、相手が実物以上によく見えたり、逆に、反動的に、なにかにつけて、わるく、低く見ようとしたりする。

    Out of apprehension, the other person may appear better than they really are; or, conversely, as a reaction, one may try to see them as worse or inferior in every respect.

  • ことなくN2

    'Without ~ing' — an action performed while never doing the stated thing. 'without ~'.

    身がまえることなく、相手を受けいれることが、いかに難しいか。

    How difficult it is to accept another person without putting oneself on guard.

  • だけでなくN3

    Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

    いい人、好きな人だけじゃなくて、いやな人、きらいな人もいるでしょうに」と言われて、「いいえ、はじめから好きな人、きらいな人、ということはありません。

    Surely there are not only good people and people you like, but also unpleasant people and people you dislike,” to which the interviewer replied, “No. From the outset, I do not categorize people as those I like and those I dislike.

  • というN34 times in this passage

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

    いい人、好きな人だけじゃなくて、いやな人、きらいな人もいるでしょうに」と言われて、「いいえ、はじめから好きな人、きらいな人、ということはありません。

    Surely there are not only good people and people you like, but also unpleasant people and people you dislike,” to which the interviewer replied, “No. From the outset, I do not categorize people as those I like and those I dislike.

  • 的(てき)N34 times in this passage

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

    最低限、その人に好意と関心をもつようにして」と言っていたのが印象的である。

    At the very least, I try to approach that person with goodwill and interest.” I found those words deeply impressive.

  • がちN32 times in this passage

    Suffix on a noun or verb stem meaning "tend to / be prone to / apt to" — something happens often, usually undesirably.

    私たちは、人に聞いたことや、会ったときの印象で、ある程度、相手の人がらを決めてしまいがちである。

    We tend to form conclusions about another person's character to some extent based on what we have heard from others or on our impression when we meet them.

  • わけだN3

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

    出会ったときの、自分側の条件や、その場面にもよるわけだが、そういうことを割り引いて、冷静に考える人はまれで、たいていは、自分のこれまでの体験から、あれはこういう人だ、というイメージをつくり上げる。

    This naturally depends on our own condition when we meet the person and on the situation itself, but few people calmly take such factors into account; most of us draw on our past experiences to construct an image such as, “That is the kind of person they are.”

  • ようとするN32 times in this passage

    Describes attempting to do something or being on the verge of doing it — 'try to…', 'be about to…'.

    意識的に払いのけようとしても、この第一印象は、強い影響をあとに残す。

    Even if we consciously try to dismiss it, this first impression continues to exert a strong influence afterward.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    結婚のための見合いのような場合、内心強い劣等感を持っていて、きらわれるのではないかという恐れを抱いていると、相手に対する見方にも、バイアス(かたより)が生ずる。

    In a situation such as a marriage meeting, if a person harbors a strong inferiority complex and fears being disliked, their perception of the other person can become biased.

  • に対してN32 times in this passage

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    結婚のための見合いのような場合、内心強い劣等感を持っていて、きらわれるのではないかという恐れを抱いていると、相手に対する見方にも、バイアス(かたより)が生ずる。

    In a situation such as a marriage meeting, if a person harbors a strong inferiority complex and fears being disliked, their perception of the other person can become biased.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    人生、はじめての出会いは、すべて、見合いみたいなものだが、身がまえてコチコチになっていると、相手の姿が正確に見えない。特に利害がからむと、バイアスがかかりやすく、かたよった先入主を抱きがちである。

    In life, every first encounter is rather like a marriage meeting, and if we become overly guarded and stiff, we cannot see the other person accurately. Bias is especially likely when interests are involved, making us prone to one-sided preconceptions.

  • ようにするN42 times in this passage

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    はじめは虚心でその人に会うようにしています。

    At first, I try to meet each person with an open, unbiased mind.

  • 〜ていたN4

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    最低限、その人に好意と関心をもつようにして」と言っていたのが印象的である。

    At the very least, I try to approach that person with goodwill and interest.” I found those words deeply impressive.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    私たちは、人に聞いたことや、会ったときの印象で、ある程度、相手の人がらを決めてしまいがちである。

    We tend to form conclusions about another person's character to some extent based on what we have heard from others or on our impression when we meet them.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    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.

    私たちは、人に聞いたことや、会ったときの印象で、ある程度、相手の人がらを決めてしまいがちである。

    We tend to form conclusions about another person's character to some extent based on what we have heard from others or on our impression when we meet them.

  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    その人の容貌や服装やからだの特徴や、ことばづかいや動作や姿勢、さらにまた、職業や年齢や出身、経験、社会的地位などといったものからでも、どんな人か、何らかの先入主を抱く。

    From a person's appearance, clothing, physical characteristics, manner of speech, gestures, posture, occupation, age, background, experience, social status, and so on, we form some kind of preconception about what sort of person they are.

  • 〜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'.

    過去の経験で似た人がいれば、その人の印象が重なってくる

    If we have encountered someone similar in the past, our impression of that person becomes superimposed on the person before us.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    結婚のための見合いのような場合、内心強い劣等感を持っていて、きらわれるのではないかという恐れを抱いていると、相手に対する見方にも、バイアス(かたより)が生ずる。

    In a situation such as a marriage meeting, if a person harbors a strong inferiority complex and fears being disliked, their perception of the other person can become biased.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    結婚のための見合いのような場合、内心強い劣等感を持っていて、きらわれるのではないかという恐れを抱いていると、相手に対する見方にも、バイアス(かたより)が生ずる。

    In a situation such as a marriage meeting, if a person harbors a strong inferiority complex and fears being disliked, their perception of the other person can become biased.

  • に見える(にみえる)N4

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

    人生、はじめての出会いは、すべて、見合いみたいなものだが、身がまえてコチコチになっていると、相手の姿が正確に見えない。特に利害がからむと、バイアスがかかりやすく、かたよった先入主を抱きがちである。

    In life, every first encounter is rather like a marriage meeting, and if we become overly guarded and stiff, we cannot see the other person accurately. Bias is especially likely when interests are involved, making us prone to one-sided preconceptions.

  • やすいN4

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

    人生、はじめての出会いは、すべて、見合いみたいなものだが、身がまえてコチコチになっていると、相手の姿が正確に見えない。特に利害がからむと、バイアスがかかりやすく、かたよった先入主を抱きがちである。

    In life, every first encounter is rather like a marriage meeting, and if we become overly guarded and stiff, we cannot see the other person accurately. Bias is especially likely when interests are involved, making us prone to one-sided preconceptions.

  • が必要(がひつよう)N4

    Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.

    ある有名なインタビューアーが言ったように、自分の心のドアを開け、人に接しようとする心がけが必要である。

    As that famous interviewer said, we need to make a conscious effort to open the door of our own hearts when we approach other people.

  • なくちゃN5

    Casual contraction of なくては(いけない) expressing obligation — "gotta ~", "have to ~".

    ある有名なインタビューアーが、「いろんな人に会わなくちゃならなくて、たいへんですね。

    A famous interviewer was once told, “It must be hard having to meet so many different people.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    ある有名なインタビューアーが、「いろんな人に会わなくちゃならなくて、たいへんですね。

    A famous interviewer was once told, “It must be hard having to meet so many different people.

  • 〜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”.

    はじめは虚心でその人に会うようにしています。

    At first, I try to meet each person with an open, unbiased mind.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    その人の容貌や服装やからだの特徴や、ことばづかいや動作や姿勢、さらにまた、職業や年齢や出身、経験、社会的地位などといったものからでも、どんな人か、何らかの先入主を抱く。

    From a person's appearance, clothing, physical characteristics, manner of speech, gestures, posture, occupation, age, background, experience, social status, and so on, we form some kind of preconception about what sort of person they are.

  • までN5

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

    出会ったときの、自分側の条件や、その場面にもよるわけだが、そういうことを割り引いて、冷静に考える人はまれで、たいていは、自分のこれまでの体験から、あれはこういう人だ、というイメージをつくり上げる。

    This naturally depends on our own condition when we meet the person and on the situation itself, but few people calmly take such factors into account; most of us draw on our past experiences to construct an image such as, “That is the kind of person they are.”

  • 〜たり〜たりN54 times in this passage

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

    畏怖して、相手が実物以上によく見えたり、逆に、反動的に、なにかにつけて、わるく、低く見ようとしたりする。

    Out of apprehension, the other person may appear better than they really are; or, conversely, as a reaction, one may try to see them as worse or inferior in every respect.

  • のでN5

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

    それは、多分、自分側の気持ちを、相手のイメージに投影しているのである。

    Most likely, we are projecting our own feelings onto our image of the other person.

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