ためにN33 times in this passage
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
というN33 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
それをエンデは『モモ』という作品の中で「時間どろぼう」と呼びました。
Ende called this “time thieves” in his work Momo.
的（てき）N3
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
その一つの原因は、世の中が便利になり、能率的になって、より早く仕事を仕上げることがより優れていると評価されるようになっているためと思われます。
One reason is probably that society has become more convenient and efficient, and finishing work more quickly has come to be regarded as better.
ずにN3
Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.
何も考えずにひたすら決められたことをしていて人生が楽しいはずがありません。
Life cannot possibly be enjoyable if we think about nothing and simply keep doing what has been prescribed for us.
によって/によるN3
Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.
（池内了『時間とは何か』による）
(Based on Ikeuchi Satoru, What Is Time?)
はずだN4
Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
〜のにN4
Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
ようだN4
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
〜の中でN4
Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.
それをエンデは『モモ』という作品の中で「時間どろぼう」と呼びました。
Ende called this “time thieves” in his work Momo.
〜ていくN4
Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.
ゆっくり花を見たり音楽を楽しんだりする、そんなゆったりした時間が盗まれていく、という話でした。
It was a story about leisurely time—time spent slowly looking at flowers or enjoying music—being stolen away.
よりN43 times in this passage
Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".
その一つの原因は、世の中が便利になり、能率的になって、より早く仕事を仕上げることがより優れていると評価されるようになっているためと思われます。
One reason is probably that society has become more convenient and efficient, and finishing work more quickly has come to be regarded as better.
ようになるN42 times in this passage
Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".
その一つの原因は、世の中が便利になり、能率的になって、より早く仕事を仕上げることがより優れていると評価されるようになっているためと思われます。
One reason is probably that society has become more convenient and efficient, and finishing work more quickly has come to be regarded as better.
と思う（とおもう）N4
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
その一つの原因は、世の中が便利になり、能率的になって、より早く仕事を仕上げることがより優れていると評価されるようになっているためと思われます。
One reason is probably that society has become more convenient and efficient, and finishing work more quickly has come to be regarded as better.
〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 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.
競争が激しくなって、人より早くしなければ負けてしまうという恐れを心に抱くようになったためでしょう。
It may also be because competition has intensified, causing us to harbor the fear that we will lose unless we act faster than others.
はずがないN4
Expresses strong conviction that something is impossible or cannot be true — 'there's no way, couldn't possibly'.
何も考えずにひたすら決められたことをしていて人生が楽しいはずがありません。
Life cannot possibly be enjoyable if we think about nothing and simply keep doing what has been prescribed for us.
必要がある（ひつようがある）N4
States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.
私たちは、時間を取り返し、もっとゆったりした時間を生きる必要がありそうですね。
It seems that we need to take back our time and live at a more leisurely pace.
〜ているN510 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”.
現代は、時間がどんどん加速されているとも言われます。
It is also said that in modern times, time is accelerating more and more.
だ / ですN56 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
何事にも「早く、早く」とせかされ、時間と競争するかのように忙しさに追われていることを、大人たちはこういう言い方をしているのです。
Adults use this expression to describe how they are constantly urged to do everything “faster, faster” and are driven by busyness as though competing against time.
いつもN52 times in this passage
Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
だろうN52 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
いつも同じ速さで時間が流れているはずなのに、時間の間隔が短くなったような気分で追い立てられているためでしょう。
Although time should always be flowing at the same speed, perhaps being constantly driven onward makes us feel as if the intervals of time have grown shorter.
〜たり〜たりN53 times in this passage
Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.
ゆっくり花を見たり音楽を楽しんだりする、そんなゆったりした時間が盗まれていく、という話でした。
It was a story about leisurely time—time spent slowly looking at flowers or enjoying music—being stolen away.
しかしN5
Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.
しかし、それでは心が貧しくなってしまいそうです。
But if things continue that way, our hearts seem likely to become impoverished.
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