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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'.
こんなはずではなかったと、抱いていた理想が崩れそうになることがあるかもしれません。
There may be times when the ideals you had held seem about to collapse and you think, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”
ついN3
Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".
時には先輩の言葉につい反発したくなることもあるでしょう。
At times, you may find yourself wanting to push back against what a senior colleague says.
としてN3
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
それまでは自分を抑えることも大切で、それが社会人としての訓練でもあります。
Until then, it is also important to restrain yourself, and doing so is part of your training as a working member of society.
にとってN3
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
人間にとって心身ともに健康であることが理想的だが、新しく社会に出た若者たちは、時にはうまくいかないことに出会い、自信を失うこともあるだろう。
Ideally, people should be healthy both physically and mentally, but young people who have just entered society will sometimes encounter setbacks and lose confidence in themselves.
的（てき）N32 times in this passage
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
人間にとって心身ともに健康であることが理想的だが、新しく社会に出た若者たちは、時にはうまくいかないことに出会い、自信を失うこともあるだろう。
Ideally, people should be healthy both physically and mentally, but young people who have just entered society will sometimes encounter setbacks and lose confidence in themselves.
から言うとN3
Introduces the basis or viewpoint a judgment is made from — 'judging from,' 'from the standpoint of.'
経験から言うと、同僚や先輩の温かい言葉が耳に入らなくなってしまうのは、そういう、自分に自信がなくなったときであることが多い。
In my experience, it is often precisely when people lose confidence in themselves that they become unable to take in the kind words of colleagues and seniors.
ためにN3
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
自分の周りの人たちを大切にして、助言を生かしていく気持ちを持つためには、まず自分のこれまでの努力を肯定的にとらえてみよう。
In order to value the people around you and make use of their advice, first try viewing the efforts you have made so far in a positive light.
はずだN4
Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.
こんなはずではなかったと、抱いていた理想が崩れそうになることがあるかもしれません。
There may be times when the ideals you had held seem about to collapse and you think, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”
〜ていたN4
The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.
こんなはずではなかったと、抱いていた理想が崩れそうになることがあるかもしれません。
There may be times when the ideals you had held seem about to collapse and you think, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”
そうだN4
A judgment from observation, or that something is on the verge of happening, attached to a verb/adjective stem — "looks like…, seems about to…"; 〜そうにない/〜そうもない = "doesn't look like it will."
こんなはずではなかったと、抱いていた理想が崩れそうになることがあるかもしれません。
There may be times when the ideals you had held seem about to collapse and you think, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”
かもしれないN4
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
こんなはずではなかったと、抱いていた理想が崩れそうになることがあるかもしれません。
There may be times when the ideals you had held seem about to collapse and you think, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”
ときN43 times in this passage
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
特に、自分とは異なる価値観を持った上司や先輩から無理な仕事を頼まれたときなど、強くそう感じることでしょう。
You will probably feel this particularly strongly when a boss or senior colleague with values different from your own asks you to do an unreasonable task.
などN4
Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.
特に、自分とは異なる価値観を持った上司や先輩から無理な仕事を頼まれたときなど、強くそう感じることでしょう。
You will probably feel this particularly strongly when a boss or senior colleague with values different from your own asks you to do an unreasonable task.
〜てみるN42 times in this passage
Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.
しかし、そんなときにはまず相手の考え方を受け入れてみてください。
However, at such times, first try accepting the other person’s way of thinking.
が必要（がひつよう）N4
Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.
信頼関係を築くにはある程度の時間が必要であり、その後で自分の考えを述べればよいのです。
Building a relationship of trust takes a certain amount of time, and you can express your own views after that.
〜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.
経験から言うと、同僚や先輩の温かい言葉が耳に入らなくなってしまうのは、そういう、自分に自信がなくなったときであることが多い。
In my experience, it is often precisely when people lose confidence in themselves that they become unable to take in the kind words of colleagues and seniors.
〜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'.
その結果、今まで築いてきた人間関係まで壊してしまうことさえある。
As a result, they may even destroy the relationships they have built up until then.
〜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'.
自分の周りの人たちを大切にして、助言を生かしていく気持ちを持つためには、まず自分のこれまでの努力を肯定的にとらえてみよう。
In order to value the people around you and make use of their advice, first try viewing the efforts you have made so far in a positive light.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
結果が完璧でなくても、「よくやった」と自分自身に言えると、他の人の言葉も素直に聞くことができるようになる。
Even if the result is not perfect, once you can say to yourself, “I did well,” you will be able to listen openly to what other people say.
ようになるN4
Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".
結果が完璧でなくても、「よくやった」と自分自身に言えると、他の人の言葉も素直に聞くことができるようになる。
Even if the result is not perfect, once you can say to yourself, “I did well,” you will be able to listen openly to what other people say.
〜ているN5
Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.
関係の複雑さに驚いているのではないでしょうか。
Perhaps you are surprised by the complexity of human relationships.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
関係の複雑さに驚いているのではないでしょうか。
Perhaps you are surprised by the complexity of human relationships.
だろうN54 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
関係の複雑さに驚いているのではないでしょうか。
Perhaps you are surprised by the complexity of human relationships.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
時には先輩の言葉につい反発したくなることもあるでしょう。
At times, you may find yourself wanting to push back against what a senior colleague says.
しかしN5
Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.
しかし、そんなときにはまず相手の考え方を受け入れてみてください。
However, at such times, first try accepting the other person’s way of thinking.
〜てくださいN5
A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.
しかし、そんなときにはまず相手の考え方を受け入れてみてください。
However, at such times, first try accepting the other person’s way of thinking.
だ / ですN5
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
信頼関係を築くにはある程度の時間が必要であり、その後で自分の考えを述べればよいのです。
Building a relationship of trust takes a certain amount of time, and you can express your own views after that.
までN54 times in this passage
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
それまでは自分を抑えることも大切で、それが社会人としての訓練でもあります。
Until then, it is also important to restrain yourself, and doing so is part of your training as a working member of society.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
自分の周りの人たちを大切にして、助言を生かしていく気持ちを持つためには、まず自分のこれまでの努力を肯定的にとらえてみよう。
In order to value the people around you and make use of their advice, first try viewing the efforts you have made so far in a positive light.
〜ことができるN5
States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.
結果が完璧でなくても、「よくやった」と自分自身に言えると、他の人の言葉も素直に聞くことができるようになる。
Even if the result is not perfect, once you can say to yourself, “I did well,” you will be able to listen openly to what other people say.
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