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ここさいきん80ねんだいポップスCDぜんせいだいきょくよくてるんだけどもなかなかどうしてあつさせてもらってますむかしあるほんで、「さいきんCDのは、MP3やネットせいではないあつからだ!」とだんげんしているほういらっしゃいましたそれあるのかな。うーんでもぼくそんなことないおもよ。いまだってあつきょくたくさんあるそもそもミュージシャンなろうこころざてんで、そのひとひとはずげきじょういるおもです

おもに、リスナーがわこころあるたねかんしょうてきじょうたいなっているのではないかと、なかめちゃくちゃふくざつで、「」「わるじゃべつだいなかで、ぶんどんなことかんどうできるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。もしそうだとすれば。。。ミュージシャンっぽぐれないしゃかいつくということは、日本人にっぽんじんぜんたいこころありようかかくることなのかな。

ぼくは、おんがくひとかがやことできるかくしんしていますでもおんがくひとこころじょうはぐくということも、立派りっぱおんがくぎょう一環いっかんなのかもしれません

じょうアイデアぼうろくしゅうろんなんあしならないかな。

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  1. 1うーんと思った理由は?
  2. 2「不感症」的状態の意味として最も近いのは?
  3. 3筆者が最も言いたいことは?

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 断言だんげん
    • ·assertion; declaration; affirmation
    N1
  • きょく
    • ·composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)
    • ·tune; melody; air
    • ·enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure
    N1
  • 志すこころざす
    • ·to aspire to; to aim for; to intend; to resolve
    • ·to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.)
    • ·to perform a memorial service
    N1
  • がわ
    • ·side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
    • ·(watch) case
    N1
  • 仕組みしくみ
    • ·structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings
    • ·plan; plot; contrivance
    N1
  • 確信かくしん
    • ·conviction; belief; confidence
    N1
  • 事業じぎょう
    • ·business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry
    • ·(social) project; undertaking; enterprise; work; activity; program; service
    N1
Other levels57 words
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞い
    • ·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
  • どうして
    • ·how; in what way; by what means
    • ·why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
    • ·cannot possibly
    • ·no way
    N5
  • 熱いあついAs it appears here: 熱く
    • ·hot (to the touch)
    • ·passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)
    • ·hot (e.g. temper)
    • ·zealous; enthusiastic; fired up
    • ·intense; severe; extreme
    • ·hot (topic); of interest
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させて
    • ·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
  • 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
  • ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • 熱いあつい
    • ·hot (to the touch)
    • ·passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)
    • ·hot (e.g. temper)
    • ·zealous; enthusiastic; fired up
    • ·intense; severe; extreme
    • ·hot (topic); of interest
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なろう
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    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
  • 良いよい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    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
  • 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分からない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 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
  • 作るつくる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    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
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    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
  • 立派りっぱ
    • ·splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive
    • ·praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
    • ·legal; legitimate; lawful
    • ·undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: ならない
    • ·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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • もし
    • ·if; in case; supposing
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    N4
  • 年代ねんだい
    • ·age; era; period; date
    N3
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • 売れるうれるAs it appears here: 売れない
    • ·to sell (well)
    • ·to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
    N3
  • せい
    • ·consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    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
  • たね
    • ·seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
    • ·progeny; offspring; issue; breed
    • ·paternal blood; lineage
    • ·sperm; semen; seed
    • ·cause; source; seed; origin
    • ·material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
    • ·ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
    • ·mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
    • ·10-point card; tane; animal card
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • 世の中よのなか
    • ·society; the world; the times
    N3
  • 感動かんどう
    • ·being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
    N3
  • 食うくうAs it appears here: 食い
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live; to make a living; to survive
    • ·to bite; to sting (as insects do)
    • ·to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
    • ·to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
    • ·to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
    • ·to consume time; to consume resources
    • ·to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
    • ·to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
    N3
  • 全体ぜんたい
    • ·whole; entirety
    • ·to begin with; in the first place
    • ·... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 輝くかがやくAs it appears here: 輝かせる
    • ·to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter; to glisten
    • ·to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam; to glow
    N3
  • めちゃくちゃ
    • ·absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent
    • ·extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
    • ·disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy
    • ·incredibly; really; so; super
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

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

    ミュージシャンが食いっぽぐれない社会を作るということは、日本人全体の心のありように関わってくることなのかな。

    Perhaps creating a society in which musicians do not have to worry about losing their livelihood is something that ultimately concerns the state of mind of Japanese people as a whole.

Other levels25 patterns
  • だってN2

    Colloquial particle adding 'even/too', giving a reason 'but/because', or reporting hearsay 'they say ~'.

    だって熱い曲はたくさんある。

    There are still plenty of passionate songs today.

  • ではないかN2

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    ミュージシャンが食いっぽぐれない社会を作るということは、日本人全体の心のありように関わってくることなのかな。

    Perhaps creating a society in which musicians do not have to worry about losing their livelihood is something that ultimately concerns the state of mind of Japanese people as a whole.

  • に関わるN2

    Indicates that something touches on or critically affects the preceding matter — 'to concern', 'to affect', 'to be a matter of'.

    ミュージシャンが食いっぽぐれない社会を作るということは、日本人全体の心のありように関わってくることなのかな。

    Perhaps creating a society in which musicians do not have to worry about losing their livelihood is something that ultimately concerns the state of mind of Japanese people as a whole.

  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    ここ最近、80年代のポップスやCD全盛時代のヒット曲をよく聞いてるんだけども、なかなかどうして、熱くさせてもらってます。

    Lately I’ve been listening a lot to ’80s pop and hit songs from the heyday of CDs, and I have to say, they really get me fired up.

  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    もしそうだとすれば

    If that is indeed the case...

  • っぽいN3

    Suffix turning a noun or verb-stem into an adjective meaning 'has the feel of / tends to' — '-ish, -like, prone to'.

    ミュージシャンが食いっぽぐれない社会を作るということは、日本人全体の心のありように関わってくることなのかな。

    Perhaps creating a society in which musicians do not have to worry about losing their livelihood is something that ultimately concerns the state of mind of Japanese people as a whole.

  • 〜てもらうN4

    Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.

    ここ最近、80年代のポップスやCD全盛時代のヒット曲をよく聞いてるんだけども、なかなかどうして、熱くさせてもらってます。

    Lately I’ve been listening a lot to ’80s pop and hit songs from the heyday of CDs, and I have to say, they really get me fired up.

  • いらっしゃるN4

    Respectful (sonkeigo) verb replacing いる/来る/行く when honoring the subject — 'to be / come / go (honorific)'.

    熱い曲が無いからだ!」と断言している方がいらっしゃいました。

    It’s because there aren’t any songs with real passion!” they declared.

  • かなN43 times in this passage

    Casual sentence-final particle musing to oneself — 'I wonder...' (and 'I hope...' with a negative).

    それもあるのかな

    Maybe there’s something to that.

  • と思う(とおもう)N42 times in this passage

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    うーん、でも僕はそんなことないと思いますよ。

    Hmm, but I don’t think that’s true.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • 〜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.

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • 〜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'.

    ミュージシャンが食いっぽぐれない社会を作るということは、日本人全体の心のありように関わってくることなのかな。

    Perhaps creating a society in which musicians do not have to worry about losing their livelihood is something that ultimately concerns the state of mind of Japanese people as a whole.

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    でも、音楽を聞く人の心の土壌を育むということも、立派な音楽事業の一環なのかもしれません。

    But perhaps cultivating the soil of the hearts of those who listen to music is also a legitimate part of the music business.

  • かもしれないN4

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

    でも、音楽を聞く人の心の土壌を育むということも、立派な音楽事業の一環なのかもしれません

    But perhaps cultivating the soil of the hearts of those who listen to music is also a legitimate part of the music business.

  • んですN5

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

    ここ最近、80年代のポップスやCD全盛時代のヒット曲をよく聞いてるんだけども、なかなかどうして、熱くさせてもらってます。

    Lately I’ve been listening a lot to ’80s pop and hit songs from the heyday of CDs, and I have to say, they really get me fired up.

  • どうしてN5

    Asks the reason for something, "why / how come".

    ここ最近、80年代のポップスやCD全盛時代のヒット曲をよく聞いてるんだけども、なかなかどうして、熱くさせてもらってます。

    Lately I’ve been listening a lot to ’80s pop and hit songs from the heyday of CDs, and I have to say, they really get me fired up.

  • じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage

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

    昔ある本で、「最近CDが売れないのは、MP3やネットのせいではない

    I once read someone saying in a book, “The reason CDs aren’t selling these days isn’t because of MP3s or the Internet.

  • 〜ているN55 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”.

    熱い曲が無いからだ!」と断言している方がいらっしゃいました。

    It’s because there aren’t any songs with real passion!” they declared.

  • だ / ですN5

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    そもそもミュージシャンになろうと志す時点で、その人は人並み外れた激情を持っていると思うのです

    I think that from the very moment someone sets their sights on becoming a musician, they already possess a passion far beyond that of the average person.

  • がありますN5

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

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • だろうN5

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

    思うに、リスナー側の心がある種の「不感症」的状態になっているのではないかと、世の中の仕組みがめちゃくちゃ複雑で、「良い」「悪い」じゃ区別がつかない「分からない」時代の中で、自分がどんなことに感動できるのかボヤけてしまっているのではないでしょうか。

    I suspect that listeners’ hearts may have fallen into a kind of “numb” state; in this age of “not knowing,” where society has become incredibly complex and things can no longer be distinguished simply as “good” or “bad,” people may have lost sight of what can truly move them.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    僕は、音楽は人を輝かせることができると確信しています。

    I firmly believe that music can make people shine.

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