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にんげんろうどうつまりせいさんようとおのみせいぞんでき欲求よっきゅうことできるざいさんげんあるしかしにんろうどう結果けっかうばことによってぶんせいぞんし、じんせいたのことのうあるりゃくだつげんあるろうどうつうあるそしてにんげんそのつうためりゃくだつろうどうよりようあるじょうだれりゃくだつれきそれしょうめいしているしゅうきょうどうとくにんげんそのようせいこう

ではにんげんはいつりゃくだつのか?うばろうどうよりむずかときようやくにんげんりゃくだつだんねんするぼうりょくというしゅだんとおにんげんこのがいなるせいこうすることつまりりゃくだつからざいさんするのがほうせいとうもくてきあるしかしほうとはだれによってそれひとひとかいきゅうなるかもしれないつくのであるそしてほうすうせいりょくしょうにんないそんりつのうあるため立法者りっぽうしゃたちすうせいりょくから立法権りっぽうけんにんされぶんたちごとしていく

このようとくていせいりょくほうたいはいげんしょうあるさらににんげんにはろうどうつうためにんざいさん奪取だっしゅしようするせいこうないざいされているこのふたじつほうらくというへんてきげんしょうきた今日きょうなぜほうせいではないものよりかはとうさのどうなったのか。わかるだろう。

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  1. 1そのような性向を止められなかった理由は?
  2. 2不可避である理由として最も妥当なものは?
  3. 3筆者がもっとも言いたい内容は?

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Vocabulary13 words
  • 満たすみたす
    • ·to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
    • ·to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
    N1
  • 起源きげん
    • ·origin; beginning; source
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 略奪りゃくだつ
    • ·pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
    N1
  • 暴力ぼうりょく
    • ·violence; mayhem
    N1
  • 阻止そし
    • ·obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
    N1
  • 保護ほご
    • ·protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody; patronage
    • ·preservation; conservation
    N1
  • 正当せいとう
    • ·just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful
    N1
  • 階級かいきゅう
    • ·(social) class
    • ·rank; grade
    N1
  • 勢力せいりょく
    • ·influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy
    • ·influence (of stones)
    N1
  • 支持しじ
    • ·support; backing; endorsement; approval
    • ·propping up; holding up; support
    N1
  • 正義せいぎ
    • ·justice; right; righteousness
    • ·correct meaning; correct explanation
    N1
  • 不当ふとう
    • ·unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted; unjustified; undeserved; undue
    N1
Other levels69 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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:
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • いるAs it appears here:
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 誰かだれか
    • ·someone; somebody
    N5
  • 一人ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作られる
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: され
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 二つふたつ
    • ·two
    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
  • 今日きょう
    • ·today; this day
    • ·these days; recently; nowadays
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    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
  • 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
  • わかる
    • ·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
  • 生産せいさん
    • ·production; manufacture
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    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
  • 歴史れきし
    • ·history
    N4
  • 止めるとめるAs it appears here: 止められなかった
    • ·to stop; to turn off
    • ·to park
    • ·to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
    • ·to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
    • ·to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
    • ·to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
    • ·to detain; to keep in custody
    N4
  • 止めるとめる
    • ·to stop; to turn off
    • ·to park
    • ·to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
    • ·to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
    • ·to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
    • ·to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
    • ·to detain; to keep in custody
    N4
  • 道具どうぐ
    • ·tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
    • ·means
    • ·furniture
    N4
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 労働ろうどう
    • ·labor; labour; work
    • ·Labour Party
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    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
  • 財産ざいさん
    • ·property; fortune; assets
    N3
  • 他人たにん
    • ·another person; other people; others
    • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
    • ·outsider; stranger
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 奪ううばう
    • ·to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp
    • ·to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
    N3
  • 維持いじ
    • ·maintenance; preservation; improvement
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • 苦痛くつう
    • ·pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
    N3
  • 避けるさけるAs it appears here: 避けたい
    • ·to avoid (physical contact with)
    • ·to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
    • ·to ward off; to avert
    • ·to put aside; to move out of the way
    N3
  • 容易ようい
    • ·easy; simple; plain
    N3
  • 証明しょうめい
    • ·proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
    N3
  • 宗教しゅうきょう
    • ·religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
    • ·religious activity
    N3
  • 道徳どうとく
    • ·morals; morality
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 手段しゅだん
    • ·means; way; measure
    N3
  • 通すとおすAs it appears here: 通し
    • ·to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
    • ·to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through; to let through (e.g. air); to run through (e.g. a pipe); to penetrate; to let in
    • ·to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through
    • ·to connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between); to join; to extend up to (somewhere)
    • ·to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
    • ·to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
    • ·to present logically; to make (e.g. one's argument) convincing; to be consistent (in one's reasoning); to stick to (e.g. one's principles)
    • ·to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something)
    • ·to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
    • ·to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window)
    • ·to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly
    • ·to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)
    • ·to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way
    • ·to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state)
    • ·to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of
    • ·to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
    • ·to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go
    • ·to relay (a message, an order, etc.); to convey (an intention, meaning, etc.); to send through; to pass on (e.g. information); to make heard (e.g. one's voice)
    • ·to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ...
    N3
  • がい
    • ·injury; harm; evil influence; damage
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·law; act; principle
    • ·method
    • ·mood
    • ·dharma; law
    N3
  • 目的もくてき
    • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
    N3
  • 承認しょうにん
    • ·recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
    N3
  • 支配しはい
    • ·rule; domination; control
    • ·direction; management; guidance
    • ·control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing; influence; sway
    • ·government
    N3
  • 現象げんしょう
    • ·phenomenon
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 減らすへらす
    • ·to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
    N3
  • 事実じじつ
    • ·fact; truth; reality
    N3
  • 生存せいぞん
    • ·existence; being; life; survival
    N2
  • ようやく
    • ·finally; at last
    • ·barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
    • ·gradually; little by little; by degrees
    N2
  • 特定とくてい
    • ·specific; particular; designated; special
    • ·specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
    N2
Grammar0 patterns

No N1 grammar patterns in this passage.

Other levels22 patterns

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  • を通じて/を通してN2

    Marks the means or intermediary something happens through, or a span it holds throughout — 'through', 'via', 'throughout'.

    人間は労働、つまり絶え間ない生産と利用を通してのみ生存でき、欲求を満たすことができる。

    Human beings can survive and satisfy their needs only through labor—that is, through continual production and use.

  • のみN2

    formal/written equivalent of だけ, limiting to one thing — 'only ~', 'nothing but ~'

    人間は労働、つまり絶え間ない生産と利用を通してのみ生存でき、欲求を満たすことができる。

    Human beings can survive and satisfy their needs only through labor—that is, through continual production and use.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    さらに人間には労働の苦痛を減らすために他人の財産を奪取しようとする性向が内在されている。

    Furthermore, human beings inherently possess a tendency to seize other people’s property in order to reduce the pain of labor.

  • つまりN32 times in this passage

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    人間は労働、つまり絶え間ない生産と利用を通してのみ生存でき、欲求を満たすことができる。

    Human beings can survive and satisfy their needs only through labor—that is, through continual production and use.

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    しかし、他人の労働の結果を奪うことによって自分の生存を維持し、人生を楽しむことも可能である。

    Yet it is also possible to sustain one’s existence and enjoy life by taking the fruits of other people’s labor.

  • ためにN33 times in this passage

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

    そして、人間はその苦痛を避けたいがために略奪が労働より容易である以上、誰もが略奪に目を向ける。

    And because people wish to avoid that pain, as long as plunder is easier than labor, everyone will turn to plunder.

  • 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'.

    暴力という手段を通し、人間のこの害になる性向を阻止すること、つまり略奪から財産を保護するのが法の正当な目的である。

    The legitimate purpose of law is to use force to restrain this harmful human tendency—in other words, to protect property from plunder.

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    このように特定勢力の法に対する支配現象は不可避である。

    Thus, it is inevitable that a particular group will come to exercise control over the law.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    この二つの事実が法の堕落という普遍的な現象を持ってきた。

    These two facts have brought about the universal phenomenon of the corruption of law.

  • よりN43 times in this passage

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    そして、人間はその苦痛を避けたいがために略奪が労働より容易である以上、誰もが略奪に目を向ける。

    And because people wish to avoid that pain, as long as plunder is easier than labor, everyone will turn to plunder.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    宗教も道徳も人間のそのような性向を止められなかった。

    Neither religion nor morality has been able to restrain that human tendency.

  • かもしれないN4

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

    しかし、法とは誰かによって(それは一人か一つの階級になるかもしれない)作られるのである。

    Yet laws are made by someone, and that someone may be a single individual or a particular class.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    そして法は多数の勢力の承認と支持がないと存立不可能であるため、立法者たちは多数勢力から立法権を委任され自分たちの仕事をしていく

    And because law cannot exist without the approval and support of the majority, legislators carry out their work with legislative authority delegated to them by that majority.

  • 〜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'.

    この二つの事実が法の堕落という普遍的な現象を持ってきた

    These two facts have brought about the universal phenomenon of the corruption of law.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    人間は労働、つまり絶え間ない生産と利用を通してのみ生存でき、欲求を満たすことができる

    Human beings can survive and satisfy their needs only through labor—that is, through continual production and use.

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、他人の労働の結果を奪うことによって自分の生存を維持し、人生を楽しむことも可能である。

    Yet it is also possible to sustain one’s existence and enjoy life by taking the fruits of other people’s labor.

  • そしてN52 times in this passage

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    そして、人間はその苦痛を避けたいがために略奪が労働より容易である以上、誰もが略奪に目を向ける。

    And because people wish to avoid that pain, as long as plunder is easier than labor, everyone will turn to plunder.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    そして、人間はその苦痛を避けたいがために略奪が労働より容易である以上、誰もが略奪に目を向ける。

    And because people wish to avoid that pain, as long as plunder is easier than labor, everyone will turn to plunder.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    歴史がそれを証明している

    History proves it.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    しかし、法とは誰かによって(それは一人か一つの階級になるかもしれない)作られるのである。

    Yet laws are made by someone, and that someone may be a single individual or a particular class.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    今日なぜ法が正義ではないものを食い止めるよりかは不当さの道具になったのか。

    Why has the law today become a tool of injustice rather than a means of stopping what is unjust?

  • だろうN5

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

    わかるだろう

    Now you can see why.

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