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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #223
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①会かい話わの技ぎ術じゅつは、運うん転てん技ぎ術じゅつとよく似にています。ボーッと運うん転てんをしていると、事じ故こを起おこしかねません。たとえば、数すう人にんで楽たのしく盛さかりもり上あがっているときに、いきなり入はいってきて、自じ分ぶんの話はなしを始はじめる人ひとがいます。あれは、高こう速そく道どう路ろに加か速そくしないで進しん入にゅうしてくる車くるまのようなもので、本ほん人にんは気きづかなくても、入はいった途と端たんにクラッシュ（注1）して入はいるのです。

グループに加くわわりたいときは、まず黙だまだって話はなしを聞きくことです。②うなずきながらエンジンを温あたため、他たの車くるまと速そく度どを同おなじくして会かい話わに加くわわると、流ながれにうまく乗のることができます。

そのうえで、自じ分ぶんの話はなしばかりしないように注ちゅう意いすること。人ひとは誰だれでも、自じ分ぶんの話はなしをしたがっているのですから。会かい話わは、ボールゲームのようなものです。サッカーでもバスケットボールでも、ひとりでボールを独どく占せんしていたら、次つぎからは遊あそんでもらえなくなります。

みんなで話はなしているとき、自じ分ぶんがどれだけ話はなしをしたのか、常つねに意い識しきしていることも必ひつ要ようです。特とくに、大たい勢せいで話はなしているときは、発はつ言げんしない人ひとにより多おおくの意い識しきを配くばってください。おとなしい人ひとは無む視しされがちですが、同おなじ場ばにいることに敬けい意いを払はらって、その人ひとにも（注2）話はなしを振ふらないと。

つくづく思おもいますけれど、会かい話わほど、個こ人じんのレベル差さが大おおきいものはありません。充じゅう実じつした会かい話わをしたいのであれば、それなりの準じゅん備びや練れん習しゅうは必ひつ要ようなのです。私わたしは練れん習しゅうすることで得えるものは大おおきいと思おもいますよ。その中なかに、人じん生せいを変かえる出で会あいや幸こう運うんが（注3）潜せんひそでいるのではないでしょうか。

（斎さい藤とう孝たかし「できる人ひと」の極ごく意い!による）

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  1. 1①会話の技術は、運転技術とよく似ていますとあるが、この文章ではどんなところが似ていると述べているか。
  2. 2②うなずきながらエンジンを温めとあるが、ここではどういうことか。
  3. 3みんなで会話をしているときには、どのような注意が必要だと述べているか。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • いきなり
    • ·abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
    N2
  • 加速かそく
    • ·acceleration; speeding up
    N2
  • 配るくばるAs it appears here: 配って
    • ·to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out
    • ·to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.); to station
    N2
  • おとなしい
    • ·gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame
    • ·quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
    N2
Other levels83 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 楽しいたのしいAs it appears here: 楽しく
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • いるAs it appears here: います
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • あれ
    • ·that; that thing
    • ·that person
    • ·then; that time
    • ·that place (over there)
    • ·down there (i.e. one's genitals)
    • ·period; menses
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しないで
    • ·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
  • 車くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    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
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入った
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • 入るはいる
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    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
  • 乗るのる
    • ·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
  • できるAs it appears here: できます
    • ·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: しない
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 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
  • ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 次つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • 遊ぶあそぶAs it appears here: 遊んで
    • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
    • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
    • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
    • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
    • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
    • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
    • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
    • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·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
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 練習れんしゅう
    • ·practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·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
  • 潜せん
    • ·thousand; 1,000
    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
  • 会話かいわ
    • ·conversation; talk; chat
    N4
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似て
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • 事故じこ
    • ·accident; incident; trouble
    • ·circumstances; reasons
    N4
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 始めるはじめる
    • ·to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
    • ·to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
    • ·to start ...; to begin to ...
    N4
  • 注意ちゅうい
    • ·attention; notice; heed
    • ·care; caution; precaution; looking out (for); watching out (for)
    • ·advice; warning; caution; reminder
    • ·admonishment; reprimand; telling-off
    N4
  • みんな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 払うはらうAs it appears here: 払って
    • ·to pay (e.g. money, bill)
    • ·to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
    • ·to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
    • ·to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
    • ·to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
    • ·to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
    • ·to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
    • ·to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
    • ·to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
    • ·to reset (an abacus)
    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
  • 変えるかえる
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 運転うんてん
    • ·operation (of a machine); running; working
    • ·driving (a vehicle)
    • ·use (of capital, funds, etc.); management; investment
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 本人ほんにん
    • ·the person in question; the person themselves; said person
    N3
  • 加わるくわわるAs it appears here: 加わりたい
    • ·to be added to; to be appended
    • ·to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
    • ·to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
    • ·to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
    N3
  • まず
    • ·first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
    • ·probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
    • ·more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
    • ·anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
    N3
  • 黙るだまるAs it appears here: 黙
    • ·to be silent; to say nothing
    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
  • 速度そくど
    • ·speed; velocity; pace; rate
    • ·velocity
    N3
  • 加わるくわわる
    • ·to be added to; to be appended
    • ·to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
    • ·to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
    • ·to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
    N3
  • 流れながれ
    • ·flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
    • ·flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency
    • ·course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
    • ·group of people who remain together after the end of an event
    • ·descent; ancestry; school
    • ·forfeiture; foreclosure
    • ·cancellation
    • ·drifting; wandering; roaming
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • したがうAs it appears here: したがって
    • ·to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to
    • ·to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with
    • ·to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
    • ·to serve (as); to engage in (work)
    N3
  • 常につねに
    • ·always; constantly; at all times; habitually
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 無視むし
    • ·disregarding; ignoring
    N3
  • 場ば
    • ·place; spot; space
    • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
    • ·occasion; situation
    • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
    • ·session
    • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
    • ·round (east, south, etc.)
    • ·field
    • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
    N3
  • 敬意けいい
    • ·respect; honour; honor
    N3
  • 振るふるAs it appears here: 振らない
    • ·to wave; to shake; to swing
    • ·to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
    • ·to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
    • ·to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
    • ·to abandon; to give up; to ruin
    • ·to add kana indicating a reading of a word
    • ·to slightly change headings; to change directions
    • ·to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
    • ·to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
    • ·to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
    • ·to replace; to substitute
    • ·to set up a joke for someone else
    N3
  • 個人こじん
    • ·individual; private person; personal; private
    • ·natural person
    N3
  • 差さ
    • ·difference; variation
    • ·difference
    N3
  • 準備じゅんび
    • ·preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
    N3
  • 得るえる
    • ·to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win
    • ·to understand; to comprehend
    • ·to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
    • ·to be able to ..., can ...
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 出会いであい
    • ·meeting; rendezvous; encounter
    • ·meeting for the first time; coming across
    • ·confluence
    N3
  • 幸運こううん
    • ·good luck; fortune
    N3
  • 起こすおこすAs it appears here: 起こし
    • ·to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
    • ·to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
    • ·to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
    • ·to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
    • ·to plough; to plow; to till
    • ·to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
    • ·to fall ill with
    • ·to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
    • ·to turn over (a card)
    N1
  • 上がるあがるAs it appears here: 上がって
    • ·to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
    • ·to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
    • ·to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
    • ·to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore
    • ·to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface
    • ·to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise
    • ·to improve; to make progress
    • ·to be promoted; to advance
    • ·to be made (of profit, etc.)
    • ·to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
    • ·to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
    • ·to be finished; to be done; to be over
    • ·to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
    • ·to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
    • ·to win (in a card game, etc.)
    • ·to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)
    • ·to get nervous; to get stage fright
    • ·to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
    • ·to go; to visit
    • ·to eat; to drink
    • ·to serve (in one's master's home)
    • ·to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel
    • ·to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)
    • ·to be complete; to finish
    • ·adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
    • ·above; north of
    N1
  • 独占どくせん
    • ·monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
    • ·hogging; keeping to oneself
    N1
  • 発言はつげん
    • ·statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
    N1
  • がち
    • ·artistry; good taste; elegance; grace
    N1
  • 充実じゅうじつ
    • ·fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality
    • ·enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
    • ·replenishment; repletion
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

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  • かねないN2

    Warns that an undesirable outcome is quite possible — 'might well,' 'could end up (doing).'

    ボーッと運転をしていると、事故を起こしかねません。

    If you drive absentmindedly, you may well cause an accident.

  • いきなりN2

    An adverb for something happening abruptly with no lead-up — 'suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning'.

    たとえば、数人で楽しく盛もり上がっているときに、いきなり入ってきて、自分の話を始める人がいます。

    For example, when several people are having a lively, enjoyable conversation, someone may suddenly join in and start talking about themselves.

  • だってN2

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

    グループに加わりたいときは、まず黙だって話を聞くことです。

    When you want to join a group, the first thing to do is stay quiet and listen.

Other levels24 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

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

    充実した会話をしたいのであれば、それなりの準備や練習は必要なのです。

    If you want to have fulfilling conversations, a certain amount of preparation and practice is necessary.

  • 例えば（たとえば）N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    たとえば、数人で楽しく盛もり上がっているときに、いきなり入ってきて、自分の話を始める人がいます。

    For example, when several people are having a lively, enjoyable conversation, someone may suddenly join in and start talking about themselves.

  • 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'.

    特に、大勢で話しているときは、発言しない人により多くの意識を配ってください。

    Especially when talking in a large group, pay more attention to those who have not spoken.

  • がちN3

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

    おとなしい人は無視されがちですが、同じ場にいることに敬意を払って、その人にも話を振らないと。

    Quiet people tend to be overlooked, but you should respect the fact that they are also part of the group and make an effort to draw them into the conversation.

  • ときN44 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    たとえば、数人で楽しく盛もり上がっているときに、いきなり入ってきて、自分の話を始める人がいます。

    For example, when several people are having a lively, enjoyable conversation, someone may suddenly join in and start talking about themselves.

  • 〜てくるN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    たとえば、数人で楽しく盛もり上がっているときに、いきなり入ってきて、自分の話を始める人がいます。

    For example, when several people are having a lively, enjoyable conversation, someone may suddenly join in and start talking about themselves.

  • ないでN4

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    あれは、高速道路に加速しないで進入してくる車のようなもので、本人は気づかなくても、入った途端にクラッシュして入るのです。

    That is like a car entering a highway without accelerating; even if the person does not realize it, a crash occurs the moment they enter.

  • ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

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

    あれは、高速道路に加速しないで進入してくる車のようなもので、本人は気づかなくても、入った途端にクラッシュして入るのです。

    That is like a car entering a highway without accelerating; even if the person does not realize it, a crash occurs the moment they enter.

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    あれは、高速道路に加速しないで進入してくる車のようなもので、本人は気づかなくても、入った途端にクラッシュして入るのです。

    That is like a car entering a highway without accelerating; even if the person does not realize it, a crash occurs the moment they enter.

  • ながらN4

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

    ②うなずきながらエンジンを温め、他の車と速度を同じくして会話に加わると、流れにうまく乗ることができます。

    ② Warm up your engine by nodding along, then match your speed to the other cars before joining the conversation, and you will be able to merge smoothly into the flow.

  • ばかりN4

    Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

    そのうえで、自分の話ばかりしないように注意すること。

    After that, be careful not to talk only about yourself.

  • 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').

    サッカーでもバスケットボールでも、ひとりでボールを独占していたら、次からは遊んでもらえなくなります。

    Whether it is soccer or basketball, if one person monopolizes the ball, no one will want to play with them next time.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    私は練習することで得るものは大きいと思いますよ。

    I think there is a great deal to be gained through practice.

  • 〜ているN58 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”.

    ①会話の技術は、運転技術とよく似ています。

    ① Conversational skills are very similar to driving skills.

  • がいますN5

    States the existence or presence of a living thing (person or animal) — "there is / (someone) is (here)".

    たとえば、数人で楽しく盛もり上がっているときに、いきなり入ってきて、自分の話を始める人がいます。

    For example, when several people are having a lively, enjoyable conversation, someone may suddenly join in and start talking about themselves.

  • だ / ですN57 times in this passage

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

    あれは、高速道路に加速しないで進入してくる車のようなもので、本人は気づかなくても、入った途端にクラッシュして入るのです。

    That is like a car entering a highway without accelerating; even if the person does not realize it, a crash occurs the moment they enter.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    グループに加わりたいときは、まず黙だって話を聞くことです。

    When you want to join a group, the first thing to do is stay quiet and listen.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    ②うなずきながらエンジンを温め、他の車と速度を同じくして会話に加わると、流れにうまく乗ることができます。

    ② Warm up your engine by nodding along, then match your speed to the other cars before joining the conversation, and you will be able to merge smoothly into the flow.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    みんなで話しているとき、自分がどれだけ話をしたのか、常に意識していることも必要です。

    When everyone is talking together, it is also important to remain aware of how much you yourself have spoken.

  • 〜てくださいN5

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

    特に、大勢で話しているときは、発言しない人により多くの意識を配ってください。

    Especially when talking in a large group, pay more attention to those who have not spoken.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    つくづく思いますけれど、会話ほど、個人のレベル差が大きいものはありません。

    I often think that nothing shows such large differences in individual ability as conversation does.

  • のでN5

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

    充実した会話をしたいのであれば、それなりの準備や練習は必要なのです。

    If you want to have fulfilling conversations, a certain amount of preparation and practice is necessary.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    その中に、人生を変える出会いや幸運が潜ひそでいるのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps within it lie encounters and strokes of good fortune that could change your life.

  • だろうN5

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

    その中に、人生を変える出会いや幸運が潜ひそでいるのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps within it lie encounters and strokes of good fortune that could change your life.

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