• 意味いみ
  • ·meaning; significance; sense
  N5
• 辞書じしょ
  • ·dictionary; lexicon
  • ·letter of resignation
  N5
• よく
  • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  • ·frequently; often
  • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われる
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• きくAs it appears here: きかない
  • ·to hear
  • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
  • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
  • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
  N5
• 消えるきえるAs it appears here: 消えて
  • ·to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost
  • ·to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
  • ·to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
  • ·to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
  • ·to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
  • ·to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear
  N5
• どう
  • ·how; in what way; how about
  N5
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われ
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: しない
  • ·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
• 古いふるい
  • ·old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  • ·long; since long ago; time-honored
  • ·of the distant past; long-ago
  • ·stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  • ·old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
  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
• 新しいあたらしい
  • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
  N5
• 中なか
  • ·inside; interior
  • ·among; within
  • ·middle; center; centre
  • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
  • ·interval; gap
  • ·mean; average
  • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
  • ·medium grade; medium quality
  • ·red-light district
  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
• いう
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• ほしい
  • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
  • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
  N5
• 点てん
  • ·dot; spot; point; speck; mark
  • ·mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
  • ·point (in a game); score; goal; run
  • ·point
  • ·point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
  • ·(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
  • ·"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
  • ·counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
  • ·counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
  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
• とたん
  • ·just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
  N3
• 慎重しんちょう
  • ·careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
  N3

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• たとたんN3

  the instant one action finished, another (often unexpected) event occurred, 'the moment / as soon as ~'.

  けれども、最新の意味を辞書に載せたとたん、その意味が消えてしまったらどうだろう。

  But what if, the moment the latest meaning is added to a dictionary, that meaning disappears from use?

• というよりN3

  'Rather than … (it's more like)' — corrects one description in favour of a more fitting one.

  保守的というより、慎重だと言ってほしい。

  Rather than calling them conservative, I would like people to call them cautious.

• というN3

  Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

  保守的というより、慎重だと言ってほしい。

  Rather than calling them conservative, I would like people to call them cautious.

• 〜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.

  けれども、最新の意味を辞書に載せたとたん、その意味が消えてしまったらどうだろう。

  But what if, the moment the latest meaning is added to a dictionary, that meaning disappears from use?

• 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 ~?').

  けれども、最新の意味を辞書に載せたとたん、その意味が消えてしまったらどうだろう。

  But what if, the moment the latest meaning is added to a dictionary, that meaning disappears from use?

• ことになるN4

  Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

  その辞書は、もう使われもしない古い意味を載せていることになる。

  That dictionary would then contain an outdated meaning that no one uses anymore.

• かどうかN4

  Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

  だから、辞書の編者は、新しい意味が、日本語の中に、きちんと定着するかどうかを見極めている。

  That is why dictionary editors wait to determine whether a new meaning will become firmly established in Japanese.

• 〜てほしいN4

  Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

  保守的というより、慎重だと言ってほしい。

  Rather than calling them conservative, I would like people to call them cautious.

• 〜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”.

  「最新の意味が、辞書に載っていない。」とはよく言われることである。

  People often say, “The latest meanings aren't in the dictionary.”

• すぎるN5

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

  保守的すぎる、と。

  That dictionaries are too conservative.

• けれどもN5

  More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

  けれども、最新の意味を辞書に載せたとたん、その意味が消えてしまったらどうだろう。

  But what if, the moment the latest meaning is added to a dictionary, that meaning disappears from use?

• だろうN5

  Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

  けれども、最新の意味を辞書に載せたとたん、その意味が消えてしまったらどうだろう。

  But what if, the moment the latest meaning is added to a dictionary, that meaning disappears from use?

• もうN5

  The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

  その辞書は、もう使われもしない古い意味を載せていることになる。

  That dictionary would then contain an outdated meaning that no one uses anymore.