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写しゃ真しん家かの北きた井い一夫かずおさんから教おしえてもらったことでもあるのだが、僕ぼくは写しゃ真しんは50.50の表ひょう現げん物ぶつだと思おもっている。カメラを間まに置おいた向むこう側がわとぼくとの表ひょう現げん性せいが、フィフティ.フィフティ（注1）の割わり合あいで成なり立たっている。つまり100パーセント僕ぼくの表ひょう現げんだと恐おそれ多おおくていえないのだ。向むこう側がわが表ひょう現げんしているものをカメラでサッと横よこ取どりして（注2）いるにすぎないでも一方いっぽうで、その表ひょう現げんだと認みとめてカメラを向むける僕ぼくがいるからこそ、向むこう側がわの表ひょう現げんが生いかされて像ぞうに結けつ実じつする（注3）わけだ。

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  1. 1筆者は写真をどのようにとらえているか

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Other levels26 words
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    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
  • 写真しゃしん
    • ·photograph; photo; picture; photography
    • ·moving picture; movie
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置いた
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • 僕ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·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
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 割合わりあい
    • ·rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
    • ·comparatively
    • ·contrary to expectations
    N4
  • すぎるAs it appears here: すぎない
    • ·to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to have expired; to have ended; to be over
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be above
    • ·to be no more than ...
    • ·to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    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
  • 表現ひょうげん
    • ·expression; representation; description
    • ·representation (of a group)
    N3
  • 間ま
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 性せい
    • ·nature (of a person)
    • ·sex; gender
    • ·sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)
    • ·gender
    • ·-ty; -ity; -ness; -cy
    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
  • 認めるみとめるAs it appears here: 認めて
    • ·to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
    • ·to deem; to judge; to assess
    • ·to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
    • ·to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
    • ·to watch steadily; to observe carefully
    • ·to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
    N3
  • 向けるむける
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • 成り立つなりたつAs it appears here: 成り立って
    • ·to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
    • ·to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid
    • ·to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going
    N1
  • サッとさっと
    • ·quickly (esp. actions)
    • ·suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
    N1
  • 生かすいかすAs it appears here: 生かされて
    • ·to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
    • ·to let live; to keep alive
    • ·to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
    • ·to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
    N1
  • 像ぞう
    • ·image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
    • ·figure; form; shape; appearance
    • ·image
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • からこそN2

    Emphasizes a reason as the very cause — 'precisely because,' 'it is exactly because.'

    向こう側が表現しているものをカメラでサッと横取りしているにすぎないでも一方で、その表現だと認めてカメラを向ける僕がいるからこそ、向こう側の表現が生かされて像に結実するわけだ。

    I am merely using the camera to quickly snatch away what the other side is expressing; yet at the same time, it is precisely because I am there to recognize it as expression and point my camera at it that the other side’s expression is brought to life and crystallized into an image.

Other levels8 patterns
  • つまりN3

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

    つまり100パーセント僕の表現だと恐れ多くていえないのだ。

    In other words, I would not presume to say that a photograph is one hundred percent my own expression.

  • 一方で（いっぽうで）N3

    A connective presenting a second, contrasting or simultaneous aspect — 'on the other hand; while; meanwhile'.

    向こう側が表現しているものをカメラでサッと横取りしているにすぎないでも一方で、その表現だと認めてカメラを向ける僕がいるからこそ、向こう側の表現が生かされて像に結実するわけだ。

    I am merely using the camera to quickly snatch away what the other side is expressing; yet at the same time, it is precisely because I am there to recognize it as expression and point my camera at it that the other side’s expression is brought to life and crystallized into an image.

  • わけだN3

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

    向こう側が表現しているものをカメラでサッと横取りしているにすぎないでも一方で、その表現だと認めてカメラを向ける僕がいるからこそ、向こう側の表現が生かされて像に結実するわけだ。

    I am merely using the camera to quickly snatch away what the other side is expressing; yet at the same time, it is precisely because I am there to recognize it as expression and point my camera at it that the other side’s expression is brought to life and crystallized into an image.

  • 〜てもらうN4

    Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.

    写真家の北井一夫さんから教えてもらったことでもあるのだが、僕は写真は50.50の表現物だと思っている。

    This is also something I learned from photographer Kitai Kazuo-san, but I believe a photograph is a 50-50 work of expression.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    写真家の北井一夫さんから教えてもらったことでもあるのだが、僕は写真は50.50の表現物だと思っている。

    This is also something I learned from photographer Kitai Kazuo-san, but I believe a photograph is a 50-50 work of expression.

  • 間に（あいだに）N4

    Marks a point within a time span at which a one-time action happens before the span ends — 'while; during; before (it ends)'.

    カメラを間に置いた向こう側とぼくとの表現性が、フィフティ.フィフティの割合で成り立っている。

    The expressive contribution of what lies on the other side of the camera and my own contribution combine on a fifty-fifty basis.

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    写真家の北井一夫さんから教えてもらったことでもあるのだが、僕は写真は50.50の表現物だと思っている。

    This is also something I learned from photographer Kitai Kazuo-san, but I believe a photograph is a 50-50 work of expression.

  • すぎるN5

    Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to mean the action or quality is excessive, 'too much / overly ~'.

    向こう側が表現しているものをカメラでサッと横取りしているにすぎないでも一方で、その表現だと認めてカメラを向ける僕がいるからこそ、向こう側の表現が生かされて像に結実するわけだ。

    I am merely using the camera to quickly snatch away what the other side is expressing; yet at the same time, it is precisely because I am there to recognize it as expression and point my camera at it that the other side’s expression is brought to life and crystallized into an image.

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