• 木き
  • ·tree; shrub; bush
  • ·wood; timber
  • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
  N5
• 悪いわるいAs it appears here: 悪く
  • ·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
• 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
• 川かわ
  • ·river; stream
  • ·River; the ... river
  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
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  N5
• あまり
  • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
  • ·(not) very; (not) much
  • ·too much; excessively; overly
  • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
  • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
  • ·more than; over
  N5
• 忘れるわすれるAs it appears here: 忘れた
  • ·to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
  N5
• 窓まど
  • ·window
  N5
• 植えるうえる
  • ·to plant; to grow; to raise
  • ·to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
  • ·to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
  • ·to instill (idea, value, etc.); to inculcate
  N4
• 植えるうえるAs it appears here: 植えれば
  • ·to plant; to grow; to raise
  • ·to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
  • ·to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
  • ·to instill (idea, value, etc.); to inculcate
  N4
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
  • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
  N4
• 世界せかい
  • ·the world; society; the universe
  • ·sphere; circle; world
  • ·world-renowned; world-famous
  • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
  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
• われわれ
  • ·we
  N3
• 考えかんがえ
  • ·thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
  • ·idea; notion; imagination
  • ·intention; plan; design
  • ·consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection
  • ·wish; hope; expectation
  N3
• 減るへる
  • ·to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
  N3
• 役割やくわり
  • ·part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
  N3
• 重視じゅうし
  • ·regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
  N3
• 自然しぜん
  • ·nature
  • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
  • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
  N3
• 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がって
  • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
  N3
• 月つき
  • ·Moon
  • ·month
  • ·moonlight
  • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
  N3
• 日付ひづけ
  • ·date; dating
  N3
• がち
  • ·artistry; good taste; elegance; grace
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• がちN3

  Suffix on a noun or verb stem meaning "tend to / be prone to / apt to" — something happens often, usually undesirably.

  われわれは無条件にそう考えがちだ。

  We tend to think so unconditionally.

• しかないN3

  There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.

  でも、乾燥地帯に木を植えれば、少ししかない木が吸い取られる。

  But if trees are planted in an arid region, they will absorb the little water that is available.

• あまり〜ないN3

  The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

  しかし、森林の役割を重視するあまり、自然の循環を忘れた「植林神話」が世界に広がっているそうだ。

  However, it is said that because too much emphasis is placed on the role of forests, a “tree-planting myth” that overlooks the natural cycle has spread around the world.

• 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'.

  （伊藤智章「窓」2008年2月20日付朝日新聞夕刊による）

  (From Itou Tomoaki, “Window,” Asahi Shimbun evening edition, February 20, 2008)

• 〜てみるN4

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

  よく考えてみれば当たり前のことだろう。

  If you think about it carefully, this is probably obvious.

• だろうN5

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

  よく考えてみれば当たり前のことだろう。

  If you think about it carefully, this is probably obvious.

• しかしN5

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

  しかし、森林の役割を重視するあまり、自然の循環を忘れた「植林神話」が世界に広がっているそうだ。

  However, it is said that because too much emphasis is placed on the role of forests, a “tree-planting myth” that overlooks the natural cycle has spread around the world.

• 〜ているN5

  Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

  しかし、森林の役割を重視するあまり、自然の循環を忘れた「植林神話」が世界に広がっているそうだ。

  However, it is said that because too much emphasis is placed on the role of forests, a “tree-planting myth” that overlooks the natural cycle has spread around the world.