• 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
• 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
• できるAs it appears here: できない
  • ·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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• するAs it appears here: される
  • ·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
• 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
• なるAs it appears here: なろう
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: すれば
  • ·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
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  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
• いうAs it appears here: いわれて
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• なぜ
  • ·why; how; for what reason
  N5
• 自分じぶん
  • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  • ·I; me
  • ·you
  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
• つもり
  • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
  • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
  • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
  N4
• 関係かんけい
  • ·relation; relationship; connection
  • ·participation; involvement; concern
  • ·influence; effect
  • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
  • ·related to; connected to
  N4
• もし
  • ·if; in case; supposing
  N4
• 説明せつめい
  • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
  N4
• 衝突しょうとつ
  • ·collision; crash; impact; running into
  • ·clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush
  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
• 恐れるおそれるAs it appears here: 恐れて
  • ·to fear; to be afraid of
  N3
• 他人たにん
  • ·another person; other people; others
  • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
  • ·outsider; stranger
  N3
• 親しいしたしいAs it appears here: 親しく
  • ·close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
  • ·familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
  • ·close (relatives); closely related
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• お互いおたがい
  • ·each other; one another
  N3
• 完全かんぜん
  • ·perfect; complete
  N3
• 理解りかい
  • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
  • ·sympathy
  N3
• 誤解ごかい
  • ·misunderstanding
  N3
• とけるAs it appears here: とけない
  • ·to be solved; to be worked out
  • ·to come loose; to come untied; to come undone
  • ·to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban); to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.)
  • ·to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be allayed; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up
  N3
• 維持いじ
  • ·maintenance; preservation; improvement
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  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
• 時とき
  • ·time; hour; moment
  • ·occasion; case
  • ·chance; opportunity; season
  • ·the times; the age; the day
  • ·tense
  N3

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• ものではないN2

  Expresses that something should not be done as a matter of common sense or good manners — 'one shouldn't', 'it's not the done thing to'.

  人間はお互いにかなり親しくなっても、お互いを完全に理解できるものではない。

  Even when people become quite close, they can never understand each other completely.

• つもりでN3

  Acts while treating something as if it were the case — 'with the intention of / assuming that'.

  理解しているつもりでも誤解していることはあろう。

  Even when we think we understand someone, we may in fact be misunderstanding them.

• 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'.

  相手のやることで何か不愉快なことがあった時、もし本気で親しくなろうとすれば、それをはっきりという方がいいだろう。

  When the other person does something that makes us uncomfortable, if we genuinely want to become close to them, it is probably better to say so clearly.

• とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

  'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

  相手のやることで何か不愉快なことがあった時、もし本気で親しくなろうとすれば、それをはっきりという方がいいだろう。

  When the other person does something that makes us uncomfortable, if we genuinely want to become close to them, it is probably better to say so clearly.

• というN32 times in this passage

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

  相手のやることで何か不愉快なことがあった時、もし本気で親しくなろうとすれば、それをはっきりという方がいいだろう。

  When the other person does something that makes us uncomfortable, if we genuinely want to become close to them, it is probably better to say so clearly.

• 〜てはじめてN3

  'only after ~ / not until ~' — something is realized or happens only once the prior action is completed.

  相手は不愉快だといわれてはじめて、なぜ自分はそれをしたか、ということが説明できる。

  Only after being told that their action was unpleasant can the other person explain why they did it.

• 〜ていたN4

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

  衝突することを恐れていたのでは、他人と親しくなることができない。

  If we are afraid of conflict, we cannot become close to other people.

• てもN4

  Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

  人間はお互いにかなり親しくなっても、お互いを完全に理解できるものではない。

  Even when people become quite close, they can never understand each other completely.

• ことになるN4

  Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

  そして、衝突することを恐れていると、その誤解がとけないまま関係が維持されることになる。

  And if we fear conflict, the relationship will continue with that misunderstanding left unresolved.

• ということN4

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

  相手は不愉快だといわれてはじめて、なぜ自分はそれをしたか、ということが説明できる。

  Only after being told that their action was unpleasant can the other person explain why they did it.

• のでN5

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

  衝突することを恐れていたのでは、他人と親しくなることができない。

  If we are afraid of conflict, we cannot become close to other people.

• 〜ことができるN5

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

  衝突することを恐れていたのでは、他人と親しくなることができない。

  If we are afraid of conflict, we cannot become close to other people.

• 〜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”.

  理解しているつもりでも誤解していることはあろう。

  Even when we think we understand someone, we may in fact be misunderstanding them.

• そしてN5

  Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

  そして、衝突することを恐れていると、その誤解がとけないまま関係が維持されることになる。

  And if we fear conflict, the relationship will continue with that misunderstanding left unresolved.

• ほうがいいN5

  Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".

  相手のやることで何か不愉快なことがあった時、もし本気で親しくなろうとすれば、それをはっきりという方がいいだろう。

  When the other person does something that makes us uncomfortable, if we genuinely want to become close to them, it is probably better to say so clearly.

• だろうN5

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

  相手のやることで何か不愉快なことがあった時、もし本気で親しくなろうとすれば、それをはっきりという方がいいだろう。

  When the other person does something that makes us uncomfortable, if we genuinely want to become close to them, it is probably better to say so clearly.