だの～だのN1
Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").
しかし、「創造」するためには、そこに「何のために」という強い動機が必要なのだ。
But in order to “create,” there must be a strong motivation—a clear sense of “what for.”
にとってN32 times in this passage
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
僕にとって想像と創造はごく近しい、混じり合ったものだと言っていいだろう。
For me, imagination and creation can be said to be extremely close, intertwined with one another.
たものだN3
recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.
僕にとって想像と創造はごく近しい、混じり合ったものだと言っていいだろう。
For me, imagination and creation can be said to be extremely close, intertwined with one another.
というN35 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
僕にとって想像と創造はごく近しい、混じり合ったものだと言っていいだろう。
For me, imagination and creation can be said to be extremely close, intertwined with one another.
についてN32 times in this passage
Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.
では、イメージすること、想像することについて考えてみよう。
Now, let us think about what it means to envision and to imagine.
的（てき）N3
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
空想は幻想的な意味での夢見る世界。
Fantasy is a dreamlike world in the imaginative sense.
と言えば（といえば）N3
Raises a topic prompted by what was just mentioned — "speaking of", "when it comes to".
しかし、空想が現実からかけ離れるばかりかといえばそうではないし、予測が必ず現実を言い当たるというものでもない。
Yet it is not true that fantasy always departs from reality, nor does prediction necessarily foresee reality correctly.
あまり〜ないN32 times in this passage
The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."
僕自身はあまり意識してこなかったことだが、こうして考えてみると、やはり「何のために描くのか」という言葉が浮かび上がってくる。
I myself had not thought much about it before, but considering it this way, the question “What am I drawing for?” inevitably comes to mind.
ためにN34 times in this passage
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
僕自身はあまり意識してこなかったことだが、こうして考えてみると、やはり「何のために描くのか」という言葉が浮かび上がってくる。
I myself had not thought much about it before, but considering it this way, the question “What am I drawing for?” inevitably comes to mind.
〜ばいいN3
Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."
「想像」するだけなら一人でしていればいい。
If all you are doing is “imagining,” you can simply do it by yourself.
もしかしたらN3
Raises a tentative possibility, typically resolved with かもしれない, 'perhaps / maybe / by any chance'.
僕が「想像」したことをもとに作品を「創造」することで、もしかしたら、その作品をきっかけに何かが変わるかもしれない。
By “creating” works based on what I have “imagined,” perhaps one of those works might become the catalyst for something to change.
としてN32 times in this passage
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
僕も人類の一人として、この地球がよりよい方向に進み、幸福な未来へとつながっていってほしい。
As one member of humanity, I too hope that this Earth will move in a better direction and lead us toward a happy future.
〜てくるN46 times in this passage
Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.
僕はいままで数多くの漫画やアニメで未来をイメージしてきた。
Up to now, I have envisioned the future in numerous manga and anime works.
〜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'.
では、イメージすること、想像することについて考えてみよう。
Now, let us think about what it means to envision and to imagine.
〜の中でN4
Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.
この二つが自分の頭の中で組み合わせられ、出来上がっていくものが僕にとっての「想像」だ。
These two combine in my mind, and what takes shape from them is what I call “imagination.”
〜ていくN42 times in this passage
Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.
この二つが自分の頭の中で組み合わせられ、出来上がっていくものが僕にとっての「想像」だ。
These two combine in my mind, and what takes shape from them is what I call “imagination.”
ときN4
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
子供のときに考えていたこととなんら変わりがない、突拍子もないものも含んでいる。
They include wild ideas no different from the things I used to think about as a child.
〜ていたN4
The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.
子供のときに考えていたこととなんら変わりがない、突拍子もないものも含んでいる。
They include wild ideas no different from the things I used to think about as a child.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
「夢」と言い換えてもいいだろう。
You could also call them “dreams.”
だけでN4
'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.
しかし、夢や空想だけではどこかものたりない。
However, dreams and fantasies alone somehow feel insufficient.
が必要（がひつよう）N42 times in this passage
Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.
そこで、現実の延長線上にある未来についての予測が必要になってくる。
That is where predictions about a future extending from present reality become necessary.
頃（ころ / ごろ）N4
Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.
子供の頃から「想像」することが大好きだった。
Ever since I was a child, I have loved to “imagine.”
かもしれないN42 times in this passage
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
僕が「想像」したことをもとに作品を「創造」することで、もしかしたら、その作品をきっかけに何かが変わるかもしれない。
By “creating” works based on what I have “imagined,” perhaps one of those works might become the catalyst for something to change.
よりN4
Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".
僕も人類の一人として、この地球がよりよい方向に進み、幸福な未来へとつながっていってほしい。
As one member of humanity, I too hope that this Earth will move in a better direction and lead us toward a happy future.
〜てほしいN4
Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.
僕も人類の一人として、この地球がよりよい方向に進み、幸福な未来へとつながっていってほしい。
As one member of humanity, I too hope that this Earth will move in a better direction and lead us toward a happy future.
までN5
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
僕はいままで数多くの漫画やアニメで未来をイメージしてきた。
Up to now, I have envisioned the future in numerous manga and anime works.
だろうN55 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
僕にとって想像と創造はごく近しい、混じり合ったものだと言っていいだろう。
For me, imagination and creation can be said to be extremely close, intertwined with one another.
〜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”.
僕は想像には二種類あると考えている。
I believe there are two kinds of imagination.
しかしN54 times in this passage
Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.
しかし、夢や空想だけではどこかものたりない。
However, dreams and fantasies alone somehow feel insufficient.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
しかし、空想が現実からかけ離れるばかりかといえばそうではないし、予測が必ず現実を言い当たるというものでもない。
Yet it is not true that fantasy always departs from reality, nor does prediction necessarily foresee reality correctly.
だけN5
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
「想像」するだけなら一人でしていればいい。
If all you are doing is “imagining,” you can simply do it by yourself.
だ / ですN5
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
「想像」するだけなら一人でしていればいい。
If all you are doing is “imagining,” you can simply do it by yourself.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
大げさなことはあまり言いたくないが、大きな目的として、「地球の未来のために」僕は作品を描いているのかもしれない。
I do not want to sound overly grand, but perhaps, in terms of my larger purpose, I create my works “for the future of the Earth.”
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