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人じん生せいには重じゅう大だいな決けつ断だんをしなければならない時ときがある。そんな時ときに一いち番ばんやってはならないのは、周まわりの意い見けんに流ながされてしまうことだ。もちろん信しん頼らいできる人ひとたちにアドバイスを求もとめるのは、悪わるいことではない。

しかし何なによりも大たい切せつにしなければいけないのは、まずはしっかりと自じ分ぶんの気き持もちと向むき合あうことだ。自じ分ぶんが何なにをしたいのか、どうなりたいのか。新あたらしいアクションを興おこすには、まずしっかりと自じ分ぶんの気き持もちを確かく認にんしなければならない。

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  1. 1重大な決断をする時に、重要なことは何か。

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Other levels28 words
  • するAs it appears here: しなければ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 一番いちばん
    • ·number one; first; first place
    • ·best; most
    • ·game; round; bout
    • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
    • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
    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
  • 悪いわるい
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりたい
    • ·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
  • 周りまわり
    • ·circumference; girth
    • ·surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
    N4
  • 意見いけん
    • ·opinion; view; comment
    • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 重大じゅうだい
    • ·serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
    N3
  • 時とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 流すながすAs it appears here: 流されて
    • ·to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
    • ·to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
    • ·to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
    • ·to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
    • ·to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
    • ·to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
    • ·to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
    • ·to forfeit (a pawn)
    • ·to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
    • ·to exile; to banish
    • ·to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
    • ·to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
    • ·to cause a miscarriage; to abort
    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
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 信頼しんらい
    • ·trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
    N3
  • 求めるもとめる
    • ·to want; to wish for
    • ·to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
    • ·to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)
    • ·to purchase; to buy
    N3
  • まず
    • ·first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
    • ·probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
    • ·more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
    • ·anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
    N3
  • 確認かくにん
    • ·confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
    N3
  • 決断けつだん
    • ·decision; determination
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·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
  • 何よりなにより
    • ·above anything else; above all; more than anything
    • ·best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important
    N1
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  • てはならないN2

    States a firm prohibition — an action that must not be done — "must not ~", "it won't do to ~".

    そんな時に一番やってはならないのは、周りの意見に流されてしまうことだ。

    At such times, the one thing we absolutely must not do is allow ourselves to be swayed by the opinions of those around us.

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  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    しかし何よりも大切にしなければいけないのは、まずはしっかりと自分の気持ちと向き合うことだ。

    However, what matters most is first taking a good, honest look at your own feelings.

  • なければならないN42 times in this passage

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    人生には重大な決断をしなければならない時がある。

    There are times in life when we have to make important decisions.

  • 〜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.

    そんな時に一番やってはならないのは、周りの意見に流されてしまうことだ。

    At such times, the one thing we absolutely must not do is allow ourselves to be swayed by the opinions of those around us.

  • なければいけないN4

    Expresses obligation, typically tied to a specific situation — 'must / have to'.

    しかし何よりも大切にしなければいけないのは、まずはしっかりと自分の気持ちと向き合うことだ。

    However, what matters most is first taking a good, honest look at your own feelings.

  • がありますN5

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

    人生には重大な決断をしなければならない時がある。

    There are times in life when we have to make important decisions.

  • 一番（いちばん）N5

    Marks the superlative, singling out the top item in a group — "the most / the best / number one".

    そんな時に一番やってはならないのは、周りの意見に流されてしまうことだ。

    At such times, the one thing we absolutely must not do is allow ourselves to be swayed by the opinions of those around us.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    もちろん信頼できる人たちにアドバイスを求めるのは、悪いことではない。

    Of course, there is nothing wrong with asking people you trust for advice.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし何よりも大切にしなければいけないのは、まずはしっかりと自分の気持ちと向き合うことだ。

    However, what matters most is first taking a good, honest look at your own feelings.

  • にするN5

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

    しかし何よりも大切にしなければいけないのは、まずはしっかりと自分の気持ちと向き合うことだ。

    However, what matters most is first taking a good, honest look at your own feelings.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    自分が何をしたいのか、どうなりたいのか。

    What do you want to do, and what do you want to become?

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