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N2 · Upper intermediateIntegrated comprehensionPassage #145
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「A」

しんにゅうしゃいんしかったらかいしゃなってしまった。」「わかしゃいんしかりかたかわらない。」こんなベテランしゃいんなやことおおなったいまわかものおやからだいあつかしかられたけいけんほとんどないまま大人おとななってしまったじょうからしかられると、ショックなぜしかられたのかわからないわかものおお

しかしともかいしゃいちいんありじょうにはそだあるときしかることひつようだ。にんげんミスするものなのだからいつもばかりなんてことないだれしかられてはじあやまというけいけんあるはずだ。にんげんそれきっかけせいちょうするものだ。

「B」

ミスてきするのはじょうつとだ。しかしそれかならしかることではないたししかればしんしっぱいだが一方いっぽうじょうおそだけで、なぜしっぱいしたのか、どうすればおなミスをせずにすむかをぶんせきすることできないさいきんわかしゃいんしかられたけいけんとぼためしかられるぶんていされたかんうしなしまうものにる

そういうあいには、じょうしかるどうしたんだ。きみらしくない。」とおだのはどうだろうか。こうあいみとつつしっぱいしたじつわからせることできるこれならげんじつことできそのげんいんかんがはずだ。

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  1. 1AとBが共通して取り上げているのはどのような若者か。
  2. 2部下が失敗したときの上司の対応について、AとBはどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • きっかけ
    • ·chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
    N2
Other levels89 words
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来なく
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    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
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·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
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからない
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: すれば
    • ·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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • すむ
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言えば
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからせる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • かわるAs it appears here: かわらない
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 育てるそだてる
    • ·to raise; to rear; to bring up
    • ·to train; to teach; to educate
    • ·to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 褒めるほめるAs it appears here: 褒められて
    • ·to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
    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
  • 失敗しっぱい
    • ·failure; mistake; blunder
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • にる
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • きみ
    • ·you; buddy; pal
    • ·monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
    • ·he; she
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    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
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかったら
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかり
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    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
  • 扱うあつかうAs it appears here: 扱われ
    • ·to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
    • ·to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
    • ·to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
    • ·to deal in; to sell
    • ·to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
    • ·to treat A as B
    • ·to mediate (an argument)
    • ·to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
    • ·to gossip
    N3
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかられた
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかられる
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 共にともに
    • ·together; jointly
    • ·at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with
    • ·both
    N3
  • 義務ぎむ
    • ·duty; obligation; responsibility
    N3
  • しかる
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかられて
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 誤りあやまり
    • ·error; mistake; slip; bug
    N3
  • 成長せいちょう
    • ·growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
    • ·growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
    N3
  • 務めつとめ
    • ·service; duty; business; responsibility; task
    • ·Buddhist religious services
    N3
  • 必ずしもかならずしも
    • ·(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
    N3
  • しかるAs it appears here: しかれば
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 自身じしん
    • ·(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
    N3
  • 恐れるおそれる
    • ·to fear; to be afraid of
    N3
  • 分析ぶんせき
    • ·analysis
    N3
  • 否定ひてい
    • ·denial; negation; repudiation; disavowal
    • ·negation
    • ·NOT operation
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·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
  • 失ううしなうAs it appears here: 失って
    • ·to lose
    • ·to miss (a chance, opportunity)
    • ·to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
    • ·to concede (goals, points, etc.)
    N3
  • もの
    • ·person
    N3
  • 穏やかおだやか
    • ·calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
    • ·moderate; reasonable; amicable
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 認めるみとめるAs it appears here: 認め
    • ·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
  • 事実じじつ
    • ·fact; truth; reality
    N3
  • 現実げんじつ
    • ·reality; actuality; hard fact
    N3
  • 悩みなやみ
    • ·trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
    N1
  • 上司じょうし
    • ·(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
    N1
  • 耐えるたえるAs it appears here: 耐えられない
    • ·to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
    • ·to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
    • ·to be fit for; to be equal to
    N1
  • 部下ぶか
    • ·subordinate person
    N1
  • 指摘してき
    • ·pointing out; identification
    N1
  • 乏しいとぼしい
    • ·meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
    N1
  • 受け入れるうけいれる
    • ·to accept; to receive; to agree
    N1
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • がきっかけで / をきっかけにN2

    Marks an event as the trigger or turning point that set something in motion — "prompted by ~", "taking ~ as the occasion".

    人間はそれをきっかけに成長するものだ。

    People grow through experiences like these.

  • 確かにN2

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

    確かに、しかれば部下は自身の失敗に気づく。

    Certainly, being scolded makes a subordinate realize their own failure.

  • ずに済むN2

    expresses avoiding an action one would otherwise have had to do, 'get by without ~ing / manage without having to ~'

    だが一方で、部下は上司を恐れるだけで、なぜ失敗したのか、どうすれば同じミスをせずにすむかを落ち着いて分析することができない。

    On the other hand, the subordinate may simply become afraid of the supervisor and be unable to calmly analyze why the failure occurred or how to avoid making the same mistake again.

  • つつN2

    Attaches to a verb stem to mark two actions happening at the same time, 'while ~ing' (concessive 'even though' when written つつも).

    こう言えば相手を認めつつ、失敗した事実をわからせることができる。

    By saying this, the supervisor can acknowledge the other person while also making them realize the fact that they made a mistake.

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  • に耐える / に耐えないN1

    States that something is (not) worth doing or is (un)bearable to do — 'worth ~ing / not worth ~ing; can/cannot bear to.'

    上司からしかられると、ショックに耐えられない、なぜしかられたのかわからないと言う若者が多い。

    Many young people say that when they are scolded by a supervisor, they cannot handle the shock or do not understand why they were scolded.

  • 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").

    人間はミスをするものなのだから、いつも褒められてばかりなんてことはない。

    Human beings make mistakes, so no one can be praised all the time.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    上司からしかられると、ショックに耐えられない、なぜしかられたのかわからないと言う若者が多い。

    Many young people say that when they are scolded by a supervisor, they cannot handle the shock or do not understand why they were scolded.

  • 〜てばかりいるN3

    'does nothing but ~ / is always ~ing' — expresses that someone only ever does one action, often with disapproval.

    人間はミスをするものなのだから、いつも褒められてばかりなんてことはない。

    Human beings make mistakes, so no one can be praised all the time.

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    人間はミスをするものなのだから、いつも褒められてばかりなんてことはない。

    Human beings make mistakes, so no one can be praised all the time.

  • ことはないN3

    Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'

    人間はミスをするものなのだから、いつも褒められてばかりなんてことはない

    Human beings make mistakes, so no one can be praised all the time.

  • 〜てはじめてN3

    'only after ~ / not until ~' — something is realized or happens only once the prior action is completed.

    誰にでも、しかられて初めて誤りに気づいたという経験があるはずだ。

    Everyone has probably had the experience of realizing their mistake only after being scolded.

  • 一方で(いっぽうで)N3

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

    だが一方で、部下は上司を恐れるだけで、なぜ失敗したのか、どうすれば同じミスをせずにすむかを落ち着いて分析することができない。

    On the other hand, the subordinate may simply become afraid of the supervisor and be unable to calmly analyze why the failure occurred or how to avoid making the same mistake again.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    最近の若い社員はしかられた経験が乏しいため、しかられると自分が否定されたと感じてやる気を失ってしまう者もにる。

    Because younger employees today have little experience of being scolded, some feel personally rejected when they are scolded and lose their motivation.

  • 代わりに(かわりに)N3

    Expresses doing one thing in place of, or in exchange for, another, 'instead of / in return for'.

    そういう場合には、上司はしかる代わりに「どうしたんだ。

    In such a case, instead of scolding them, the supervisor could say, “What happened?

  • たらN4

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

    「新入社員をしかったら会社に来なくなってしまった。」

    “After I scolded a new employee, they stopped coming to work.”

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 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.

    「新入社員をしかったら会社に来なくなってしまった。」

    “After I scolded a new employee, they stopped coming to work.”

  • はずだN42 times in this passage

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

    誰にでも、しかられて初めて誤りに気づいたという経験があるはずだ

    Everyone has probably had the experience of realizing their mistake only after being scolded.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    だが一方で、部下は上司を恐れるだけで、なぜ失敗したのか、どうすれば同じミスをせずにすむかを落ち着いて分析することができない。

    On the other hand, the subordinate may simply become afraid of the supervisor and be unable to calmly analyze why the failure occurred or how to avoid making the same mistake again.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    そういう場合には、上司はしかる代わりに「どうしたんだ。

    In such a case, instead of scolding them, the supervisor could say, “What happened?

  • らしいN4

    Evidential auxiliary expressing an inference or hearsay from evidence — 'it seems / apparently ~'; also 'typical of, befitting ~'.

    らしくもない。」と穏やかに言うのはどうだろうか。

    That’s not like you.” How about saying that calmly?

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、共に会社の一員であり、上司には部下を育てる義務がある。

    However, both are members of the same company, and supervisors have a duty to develop their subordinates.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、共に会社の一員であり、上司には部下を育てる義務がある

    However, both are members of the same company, and supervisors have a duty to develop their subordinates.

  • いつもN5

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

    人間はミスをするものなのだから、いつも褒められてばかりなんてことはない。

    Human beings make mistakes, so no one can be praised all the time.

  • 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、それは必ずしも部下をしかることではない

    However, that does not necessarily mean scolding the subordinate.

  • 〜ことができるN53 times in this passage

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

    だが一方で、部下は上司を恐れるだけで、なぜ失敗したのか、どうすれば同じミスをせずにすむかを落ち着いて分析することができない。

    On the other hand, the subordinate may simply become afraid of the supervisor and be unable to calmly analyze why the failure occurred or how to avoid making the same mistake again.

  • んですN5

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

    そういう場合には、上司はしかる代わりに「どうしたんだ

    In such a case, instead of scolding them, the supervisor could say, “What happened?

  • だろうN5

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

    君らしくもない。」と穏やかに言うのはどうだろうか。

    That’s not like you.” How about saying that calmly?

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