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みんなさんアフリカおんがくことありますちょっとならこちらCDとってみてくださいな。アフリカみんぞくおんがくと、そのえいきょうおもにアメリカりゅうこうしたミニマルミュージック」とをへいろくしたおもしろいCDミニマルミュージックというのは、こころようさいていげんおんけいひたすらかえすこリズムずらしたりおとみたり楽器がっきみたりながらきょくてんかいするおんがくスタイルことですこのミニマルミュージックげんせんアフリカおんがく

でもね、アフリカみんぞくおんがくほんしつしききょうどうたいといったどうせいどうくうかんせいあるのであって、おとたんとどまらず、たいけんすることぜんていなっているですCDがくはるむかしとうひとびとにとっておんがくしきしきてん一体いったいぶんで、きょうどうたいみんなさんするものでした。あいらくきょうどうたいきょうゆうするまさにそのときおんがくじゅうようやくわりそういったおんがくかたいうか、おんがくしゃかいせいようものれん綿めんと、アフリカおんがくにはのこいるようおもですだからCDおんせいしゅうろくするだけでは、アフリカおんがくのほんしつたいけんしたということできないじゃないかな。

とはおなせんりつリズムを「かえことが、にんげん一種いっしゅこうこつかんトランスじょうたいもたらすのは、あるおもか?クラブミュージックは、だいおんりょうめいめつするライトで、わかものまさに一種いっしゅかるトランスじょうたいおとしいいますよね。日本にっぽん仏教ぶっきょうにおける「おけい」はほとんどきょうじゃくはやおそよくようなく読経どきょうおこなね。「つまらないとか退たいくつだ」とかかんわかものど、ちょっとしゅうちゅうしてみみかたむみたら一種いっしゅすうこうさやせいちょうさというか、なんとなくこころあらおもしますよね。やっぱしそういうおんがくいいですねー

ではなぜひとは「かえ」にのか。それにんげんかえ」のリズムいるからですなまとおるけたそのしゅんかんからきゅうしんぞうどうけつえきじゅんかんというリズムとともにせいめいかつどうおこなですだからひとめいそうすることせいしんしゅうきょういかんかかず、めいそういのにおいては、きゅうというものじゅうようやくわりうつしゃかいなかみだしまったきゅうリズムおだととのことで、ざつねんのぞしゅうちゅうりょくかんせいですとういったおんがくが、こんじょうほうつうしんじゅつ発展はってんによってどうせいどうくうかんせいこだわったかたちさかなるのではと、たいしていますたのです

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  1. 1本質とはどういう意味なのか?
  2. 2そういう音楽に含まれないものは?
  3. 3繰り返し音に酔う理由は?

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Vocabulary16 words
  • きょく
    • ·composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)
    • ·tune; melody; air
    • ·enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure
    N1
  • 本質ほんしつ
    • ·essence; true nature; substance; reality
    N1
  • どう
    • ·the same; the said
    • ·likewise
    N1
  • とどまるAs it appears here: とどまら
    • ·to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
    • ·to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • 前提ぜんてい
    • ·condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
    • ·intention; intent; aim; goal
    • ·premise
    N1
  • 楽譜がくふ
    • ·score; sheet music
    N1
  • 果たすはたすAs it appears here: 果たしました
    • ·to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
    • ·to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
    N1
  • 傾けるかたむけるAs it appears here: 傾けて
    • ·to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
    • ·to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
    • ·to ruin; to squander; to empty
    • ·to drink (alcohol)
    N1
  • 祈りいのり
    • ·prayer; supplication
    N1
  • 果たすはたすAs it appears here: 果たします
    • ·to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
    • ·to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
    N1
  • 日々ひび
    • ·daily; everyday
    • ·days (e.g. of one's youth)
    • ·every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
    N1
  • 乱れるみだれるAs it appears here: 乱れて
    • ·to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled
    • ·to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed
    • ·to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
    N1
  • 整えるととのえる
    • ·to put in order; to arrange; to tidy up; to fix; to straighten
    • ·to get ready; to prepare; to arrange; to supply; to assemble; to buy
    • ·to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
    • ·to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage); to settle
    N1
  • 取り除くとりのぞくAs it appears here: 取り除き
    • ·to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
    N1
  • こだわるAs it appears here: こだわった
    • ·to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to
    • ·to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to be fastidious (about); to insist (on); to be uncompromising
    • ·to get stuck; to be obstructed
    N1
Other levels89 words
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·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
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • ちょっと
    • ·a little; a bit; slightly
    • ·just a minute; for a moment; briefly
    • ·somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
    • ·(not) easily; (not) readily
    • ·hey!; come on; excuse me
    • ·thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
    • ·a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than
    N5
  • こちら
    • ·this way; this direction
    • ·here
    • ·this (one)
    • ·I; me; we; us
    • ·this person
    N5
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • おもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 生まれるうまれる
    • ·to be born
    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
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • 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
  • 軽いかるい
    • ·light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    • ·light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
    • ·non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
    • ·slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·indiscriminate
    • ·light (shape or stones); (expl.) stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    N5
  • 速いはやいAs it appears here:
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    N5
  • 遅いおそいAs it appears here:
    • ·slow
    • ·late
    • ·too late
    N5
  • つまらない
    • ·dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
    • ·insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
    • ·absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
    • ·useless; pointless; disappointing
    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
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗って
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    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
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • みんな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 受けるうけるAs it appears here: 受けて
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • おと
    • ·sound; noise
    • ·(musical) note
    • ·fame
    N4
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えて
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 残るのこるAs it appears here: 残って
    • ·to remain; to be left
    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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思いません
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行われます
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • おもに
    • ·mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
    N3
  • 流行りゅうこう
    • ·fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity
    • ·prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえすAs it appears here: 繰り返して
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
  • 同時どうじ
    • ·same time
    • ·simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
    N3
  • 単にたんに
    • ·simply; merely; only; solely
    N3
  • 当時とうじ
    • ·at that time; in those days
    N3
  • 一体いったい
    • ·(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell
    • ·one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
    • ·one form; one style; one format; one fashion
    • ·one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
    • ·one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
    • ·generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part
    • ·strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with
    N3
  • 参加さんか
    • ·participation; joining; entry
    N3
  • まさに
    • ·exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt
    • ·right (when); just (as)
    • ·just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
    • ·really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • 役割やくわり
    • ·part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえす
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 一種いっしゅ
    • ·a kind; a sort; a variety; a species
    • ·of sorts; something of a; a sort of
    • ·sort of; somewhat
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 退屈たいくつ
    • ·tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous
    • ·to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·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
  • 居るいるAs it appears here: 居れ
    • ·to be (animate); to be; to exist
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    • ·to (have the audacity to) do
    N3
  • 集中しゅうちゅう
    • ·concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
    • ·concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.)
    • ·within a collection of works
    N3
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • 呼吸こきゅう
    • ·breathing; respiration
    • ·knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
    • ·harmony; balance; synchronization; accord
    • ·short interval; short pause
    N3
  • 心臓しんぞう
    • ·heart
    • ·guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine
    • ·heart (of something); central part
    N3
  • 精神せいしん
    • ·mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
    • ·attitude; mentality; will; intention
    • ·spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
    N3
  • 宗教しゅうきょう
    • ·religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
    • ·religious activity
    N3
  • 穏やかおだやか
    • ·calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
    • ·moderate; reasonable; amicable
    N3
  • 今後こんご
    • ·from now on; hereafter
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • 発展はってん
    • ·development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing
    • ·development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
    • ·playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
    N3
  • 期待きたい
    • ·expectation; anticipation; hope
    • ·promising; rising; up-and-coming
    N3
  • 楽器がっき
    • ·musical instrument
    N2
  • 展開てんかい
    • ·development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist
    • ·expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
    • ·expansion (of an algebraic expression)
    • ·development (of a three-dimensional shape)
    • ·extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking
    • ·sharing (information)
    N2
  • 儀式ぎしき
    • ·ceremony; rite; ritual; service
    N2
  • なんとなく
    • ·somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
    N2
  • けた
    • ·column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
    • ·digit; decade; order of magnitude
    N2
  • 血液けつえき
    • ·blood
    N2
  • 循環じゅんかん
    • ·circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • にとどまらずN1

    Says the situation is not confined to one thing but extends further — 'not limited to', 'not only... but also'.

    でもね、アフリカの民俗音楽の本質は儀式や共同体といった同時生・同空間性にあるのであって、音を単に聞くにとどまらず、体験することが前提となっているのです。

    But you see, the essence of African folk music lies in the simultaneity and shared space of rituals and communities; it is not simply something to listen to, but something that is fundamentally meant to be experienced.

  • というものN1

    Emphasizes the entire stretch of a stated time period, or foregrounds the essential nature of a thing — "for the whole (time)...", "the very idea of...".

    宗教のいかんに関わらず、瞑想や祈りにおいては、呼吸というものが重要な役割を果たします。

    Regardless of the religion, breathing plays an important role in meditation and prayer.

Other levels25 patterns
  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    でもね、アフリカの民俗音楽の本質は儀式や共同体といった同時生・同空間性にあるのであって、音を単に聞くにとどまらず、体験することが前提となっているのです。

    But you see, the essence of African folk music lies in the simultaneity and shared space of rituals and communities; it is not simply something to listen to, but something that is fundamentally meant to be experienced.

  • 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…".

    だから、CDに音声を収録するだけでは、アフリカの音楽の本質を体験したということはできないんじゃないかな。

    That is why I don’t think simply recording the sound on a CD can be said to provide an experience of the essence of African music.

  • ではないかN2

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

    だから、CDに音声を収録するだけでは、アフリカの音楽の本質を体験したということはできないんじゃないかな。

    That is why I don’t think simply recording the sound on a CD can be said to provide an experience of the essence of African music.

  • に関わらずN2

    Marks that the result holds no matter the value of the preceding factor — 'regardless of', 'irrespective of'.

    宗教のいかんに関わらず、瞑想や祈りにおいては、呼吸というものが重要な役割を果たします。

    Regardless of the religion, breathing plays an important role in meditation and prayer.

  • にとってN32 times in this passage

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    ちょっと気になるならこちらのCDを手にとってみてくださいな。

    If you’re even a little curious, go ahead and pick up this CD.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです。

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • 〜ずつN3

    Attaches to a quantity to mark equal distribution or repetition, "each / apiece / at a time".

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです。

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    そういった音楽のあり方というか、音楽の社会性のようなものが連綿と、アフリカの音楽には残っているように思うのです。

    I feel that this way of experiencing music—or perhaps what might be called its social nature—has been continuously preserved in African music.

  • において/におけるN32 times in this passage

    Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

    日本の仏教における「お経」はほとんど強弱や速遅の抑揚なく読経が行われますね。

    In Japanese Buddhism, sutras are generally chanted with almost no variation in loudness or tempo, aren’t they?

  • と共に(とともに)N3

    Links two things that happen together or change at the same time — "together with; along with; as ~ does".

    この世に生を享けたその瞬間から、呼吸・心臓の鼓動・血液の循環という「リズム」とともに生命活動を行うのです。

    From the very moment we come into this world, our life functions operate together with “rhythms” such as breathing, the heartbeat, and the circulation of blood.

  • によって/によるN3

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

    とういった音楽が、今後情報・通信技術の発展によって、同時性・同空間性にこだわった形で盛んになるのではと、期待しています。

    I hope that in the future, advances in information and communications technology will allow this kind of music to flourish in forms that place importance on simultaneity and shared space.

  • 〜てみるN43 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです。

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです。

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    そういった音楽のあり方というか、音楽の社会性のようなものが連綿と、アフリカの音楽には残っているように思うのです。

    I feel that this way of experiencing music—or perhaps what might be called its social nature—has been continuously preserved in African music.

  • だけでN4

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

    だから、CDに音声を収録するだけでは、アフリカの音楽の本質を体験したということはできないんじゃないかな。

    That is why I don’t think simply recording the sound on a CD can be said to provide an experience of the essence of African music.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    とは言え、同じ旋律やリズムを「繰り返す」ことが、人間に一種の恍惚感やトランス状態をもたらすのは、あると思いませんか?

    That said, don’t you think that “repeating” the same melody or rhythm can bring people a kind of ecstasy or trance-like state?

  • とか~とかN42 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    「つまらない」とか「退屈だ」とか感じる若者も居れど、ちょっと集中して耳を傾けてみたら、一種の崇高さや清澄さというか、なんとなく「心が洗われる」思いがしますよね。

    Some young people may find it “boring” or “dull,” but if you concentrate and listen for a while, you begin to feel a kind of sublimity or purity—something like having your “mind cleansed,” don’t you?

  • 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').

    「つまらない」とか「退屈だ」とか感じる若者も居れど、ちょっと集中して耳を傾けてみたら、一種の崇高さや清澄さというか、なんとなく「心が洗われる」思いがしますよね。

    Some young people may find it “boring” or “dull,” but if you concentrate and listen for a while, you begin to feel a kind of sublimity or purity—something like having your “mind cleansed,” don’t you?

  • 〜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.

    日々目まぐるしく移り変わる社会のなかで乱れてしまった呼吸のリズムを穏やかに整えることで、雑念を取り除き、集中力や感性を研ぎ澄ますのです。

    By gently restoring the rhythm of breathing that has been disrupted amid the dizzying changes of everyday society, people clear away distracting thoughts and sharpen their concentration and sensitivity.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    ちょっと気になるならこちらのCDを手にとってみてくださいな。

    If you’re even a little curious, go ahead and pick up this CD.

  • 〜たり〜たりN53 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです。

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • だ / ですN59 times in this passage

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

    ミニマルミュージックというのは、心要最低限の音型をひたすら繰り返して、少しずつリズムをずらしたり、音を変えてみたり、楽器を変えてみたりしながら曲を展開する音楽のスタイルのことです

    Minimal music is a style in which a piece develops through the persistent repetition of a bare minimum of musical patterns, while gradually shifting the rhythm, changing the notes, or changing the instruments.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    でもね、アフリカの民俗音楽の本質は儀式や共同体といった同時生・同空間性にあるのであって、音を単に聞くにとどまらず、体験することが前提となっているのです。

    But you see, the essence of African folk music lies in the simultaneity and shared space of rituals and communities; it is not simply something to listen to, but something that is fundamentally meant to be experienced.

  • 〜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”.

    でもね、アフリカの民俗音楽の本質は儀式や共同体といった同時生・同空間性にあるのであって、音を単に聞くにとどまらず、体験することが前提となっているのです。

    But you see, the essence of African folk music lies in the simultaneity and shared space of rituals and communities; it is not simply something to listen to, but something that is fundamentally meant to be experienced.

  • ませんかN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion, "won't you...?" / "would you like to...?"

    とは言え、同じ旋律やリズムを「繰り返す」ことが、人間に一種の恍惚感やトランス状態をもたらすのは、あると思いませんか

    That said, don’t you think that “repeating” the same melody or rhythm can bring people a kind of ecstasy or trance-like state?

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