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きみ10おくえんやるから使つかなさい

そうじつこましまうひとけっこうおおじゃないだろうか。

いえくるまかいがいりょこうして…。そんなみみっちいことかんがいたら10おくえん使つかきれないじん10おくえん使つかというのは、じつたいへんことある

10おくえんあったら…」といつもかんがながらゆめえがみたらどうだろう。

いっても、10おくえんなどそうぞうしたことないからさいしょリアリティーかんだろう。しかししかしじっとかんがいると、こころおくそこしまっていたほんとうやりたいことくるはずだ。」それあなたゆめある

いくらゆめえがところで、実際じっさい10おくえんかせんだからかた

あなたは、そうかんがだろうか。それちがたしかに10おくえんかせのはのうかもしれないしかし、「10おくえんゆめえが10おくえんことのうなのだ。」

それは、あなたゆめさんどうするひとあらわれるからだ。ゆめいくあなたしん姿せいににさんどうしてかね」とひといるかもしれない。「一緒いっしょやろう」ときょうりょくもうひといるかもしれないゆめとは、そのぐらいありひとうごことできるものなのだ。

たいせつなのは、10おくえんかせにんげんなることではなく10おくえんぶんゆめえがことそしてそのおおゆめだけおおにんげんなっておくことある

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  1. 1「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはず」とあるが、どうすれば見えてくるか。
  2. 2「10億円の夢を描けば、10億円を手にすることは可能なのだ」とあるが、なぜか。
  3. 3この文章で筆者が言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
  • 言い出すいいだす
    • ·to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
    • ·to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
    N2
Other levels68 words
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われたら
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 困るこまるAs it appears here: 困って
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    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
  • けっこう
    • ·splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
    • ·not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
    • ·rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
    • ·structure; construction; framework; architecture
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買って
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    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
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使い
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 使うつかう
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あったら
    • ·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
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いって
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • いくら
    • ·how much
    • ·something over; and something; -odd
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    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
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    N5
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出そう
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    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
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    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
  • きみ
    • ·you; buddy; pal
    • ·monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
    • ·he; she
    N4
  • おく
    • ·hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·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
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·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
  • ゆめ
    • ·dream
    • ·dream; hope; wish; aspiration; ambition
    • ·unrealistic aspiration; daydream; pipe dream
    • ·delusion; illusion
    • ·fleeting thing; something short-lived
    N4
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    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
  • 向かうむかうAs it appears here: 向かって
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • えん
    • ·yen (currency of Japan)
    • ·circle
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    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
  • 個人こじん
    • ·individual; private person; personal; private
    • ·natural person
    N3
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描いて
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 想像そうぞう
    • ·imagination; supposition; guess
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じない
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • じっと
    • ·motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still
    • ·fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
    • ·patiently (endure); stoically
    • ·firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
    N3
  • しまうAs it appears here: しまって
    • ·to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
    • ·to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
    • ·to put away; to put back; to keep; to store
    • ·to do completely; to finish
    • ·to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...
    N3
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描いた
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 稼ぐかせぐ
    • ·to earn (income); to make (money)
    • ·to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time)
    • ·to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil
    N3
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描けば
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • あらわれる
    • ·to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
    • ·to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
    N3
  • 協力きょうりょく
    • ·cooperation; collaboration; help; support
    N3
  • 価値かち
    • ·value; worth; merit
    N3
  • 動かすうごかす
    • ·to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
    • ·to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
    • ·to change; to alter; to deny
    • ·to operate; to set in motion; to get going
    • ·to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
    • ·to manage (e.g. funds)
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 描くえがく
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • やる
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やりたい
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やろう
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 申し出るもうしでる
    • ·to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for); to apply (for); to report (to); to notify
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    たしかに10億円稼ぐのは不可能かもしれない。

    It is true that earning one billion yen may be impossible.

  • に向かってN2

    Indicates the direction, goal, or target that motion or an action is aimed at; 'toward / facing'.

    に向かっていくあなたの真摯な姿勢にに賛同して「お金を出そう」と言い出す人もいるかもしれない。

    Some people may be moved by your sincere commitment to pursuing your dream and say, “I'll provide the money.”

Other levels30 patterns
  • だの~だのN13 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    しかし、「10億円の夢を描けば、10億円を手にすることは可能なのだ。」

    But “if you envision a dream worth one billion yen, it is possible to obtain one billion yen.”

  • 切れないN3

    Suffix on a verb stem meaning the action can't be finished or the amount is too great to handle, 'can't ~ completely / too many to ~'.

    そんなみみっちいことを考えていたら、10億円は使いきれない

    If all you can think of are such small-scale things, you will never be able to spend the entire one billion yen.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    個人が10億円使うというのは、実は大変なことである。

    In fact, spending one billion yen as an individual is quite a difficult thing to do.

  • といってもN3

    Concedes that a preceding statement overstates the case — "although I say", "even though ~, (not really)".

    といっても、10億円を手にするなど想像したこともないから、最初はリアリティーを感じないだろう。

    That said, since you have probably never imagined having one billion yen in your hands, it will not feel very realistic at first.

  • ところでN3

    After a past-plain verb, concedes that even carrying out the action would be pointless — "even if ~; no matter how much ~, it's no use".

    「いくら夢を描いたところで、実際には10億円も稼げないんだから仕方ない」

    “No matter how much I dream, I can't actually earn one billion yen, so there's nothing I can do about it.”

  • 〜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'.

    「きみに10億円やるから、好きなように使ってみなさい」

    “I'll give you one billion yen, so try spending it any way you like.”

  • なさいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to give a firm but gentle command, 'do ~ / please do ~' (typically from a superior to an inferior, e.g. parent to child).

    「きみに10億円やるから、好きなように使ってみなさい

    “I'll give you one billion yen, so try spending it any way you like.”

  • たらN43 times in this passage

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    そう言われたら、実は困ってしまう人がけっこう多いんじゃないだろうか。

    If someone said that to you, there would probably be quite a few people who would actually be at a loss as to what to do.

  • 〜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.

    そう言われたら、実は困ってしまう人がけっこう多いんじゃないだろうか。

    If someone said that to you, there would probably be quite a few people who would actually be at a loss as to what to do.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    「10億円あったら…」といつも考えながら、夢を描いてみたらどうだろう。

    Why not try picturing your dreams while constantly asking yourself, “What if I had one billion yen...?”

  • たらどう(ですか)N4

    Suggestion built on the たら conditional plus どう, softly recommending the listener try something ('why don't you ~? / how about ~?').

    「10億円あったら…」といつも考えながら、夢を描いてみたらどうだろう。

    Why not try picturing your dreams while constantly asking yourself, “What if I had one billion yen...?”

  • などN4

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

    といっても、10億円を手にするなど想像したこともないから、最初はリアリティーを感じないだろう。

    That said, since you have probably never imagined having one billion yen in your hands, it will not feel very realistic at first.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    しかし、しかし、じっと考えていると、心の奥底にしまっていた「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはずだ。」

    However, however, if you keep thinking deeply about it, you should begin to see “what you truly want to do,” which you have kept hidden deep in your heart.

  • 〜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'.

    しかし、しかし、じっと考えていると、心の奥底にしまっていた「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはずだ。」

    However, however, if you keep thinking deeply about it, you should begin to see “what you truly want to do,” which you have kept hidden deep in your heart.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    しかし、しかし、じっと考えていると、心の奥底にしまっていた「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはずだ。」

    However, however, if you keep thinking deeply about it, you should begin to see “what you truly want to do,” which you have kept hidden deep in your heart.

  • かもしれないN43 times in this passage

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    たしかに10億円稼ぐのは不可能かもしれない

    It is true that earning one billion yen may be impossible.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    そしてその大きい夢に見合うだけの大きい人間になっておくことである。

    And you must become a person great enough to match that enormous dream.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    そう言われたら、実は困ってしまう人がけっこう多いんじゃないだろうか。

    If someone said that to you, there would probably be quite a few people who would actually be at a loss as to what to do.

  • 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.

    そう言われたら、実は困ってしまう人がけっこう多いんじゃないだろうか。

    If someone said that to you, there would probably be quite a few people who would actually be at a loss as to what to do.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    そんなみみっちいことを考えていたら、10億円は使いきれない。

    If all you can think of are such small-scale things, you will never be able to spend the entire one billion yen.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    「10億円あったら…」といつも考えながら、夢を描いてみたらどうだろう。

    Why not try picturing your dreams while constantly asking yourself, “What if I had one billion yen...?”

  • にするN52 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    といっても、10億円を手にするなど想像したこともないから、最初はリアリティーを感じないだろう。

    That said, since you have probably never imagined having one billion yen in your hands, it will not feel very realistic at first.

  • しかしN53 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、しかし、じっと考えていると、心の奥底にしまっていた「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはずだ。」

    However, however, if you keep thinking deeply about it, you should begin to see “what you truly want to do,” which you have kept hidden deep in your heart.

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    しかし、しかし、じっと考えていると、心の奥底にしまっていた「本当にやりたいことが見えてくるはずだ。」

    However, however, if you keep thinking deeply about it, you should begin to see “what you truly want to do,” which you have kept hidden deep in your heart.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    「いくら夢を描いたところで、実際には10億円も稼げないんだから仕方ない」

    “No matter how much I dream, I can't actually earn one billion yen, so there's nothing I can do about it.”

  • 一緒に(いっしょに)N5

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    一緒にやろう」と協力を申し出る人もいるかもしれない。

    Others may offer to help, saying, “Let's do it together.”

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    夢とは、そのぐらい価値があり、人を動かすことができるものなのだ。

    Dreams have that much value and possess the power to move people to action.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    夢とは、そのぐらい価値があり、人を動かすことができるものなのだ。

    Dreams have that much value and possess the power to move people to action.

  • そしてN5

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

    そしてその大きい夢に見合うだけの大きい人間になっておくことである。

    And you must become a person great enough to match that enormous dream.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    そしてその大きい夢に見合うだけの大きい人間になっておくことである。

    And you must become a person great enough to match that enormous dream.

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