というわけではないN1
Partial denial: it isn't necessarily the case that... — "it's not that...", "not exactly...".
いまの仕事に大きな不満はないが、そうかといって格別面白いというわけでもない。
I have no major complaints about my current job, but neither can I say that it is especially interesting.
〜ばそれまでだ / 〜たらそれまでだN1
States that if the given condition happens, everything is over and nothing more can be done — 'if..., then that's the end of it.'
まあ、隣のしば芝ふ生はよく見えると言われてしまえばそれまでだが、自分にピッタリの洋服がなかなかないように、誰しも自分だけの仕事を探しているのだろう。
Well, one could simply say that the grass always looks greener on the other side, but just as it is hard to find clothes that fit you perfectly, perhaps everyone is searching for a job that is uniquely right for them.
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'.
いまの仕事に大きな不満はないが、そうかといって格別面白いというわけでもない。
I have no major complaints about my current job, but neither can I say that it is especially interesting.
なかなかN3
An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".
まあ、隣のしば芝ふ生はよく見えると言われてしまえばそれまでだが、自分にピッタリの洋服がなかなかないように、誰しも自分だけの仕事を探しているのだろう。
Well, one could simply say that the grass always looks greener on the other side, but just as it is hard to find clothes that fit you perfectly, perhaps everyone is searching for a job that is uniquely right for them.
に関する/に関してN3
Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."
洋服は試着できるが、仕事に関しては、試しにちょっと、というわけにはいかない。
You can try on clothes, but when it comes to a job, you cannot simply give it a quick try.
わけにはいかないN3
Expresses that one cannot do something for social, moral, or practical reasons rather than physical inability — 'there's no way I can / can't afford to'.
洋服は試着できるが、仕事に関しては、試しにちょっと、というわけにはいかない。
You can try on clothes, but when it comes to a job, you cannot simply give it a quick try.
だけどN3
Adversative conjunction linking a contrasting clause — 'but; however; though'.
だけど……これが②自分の仕事だと胸を張って言える人は意外と少ないのではないだろうか。
And yet... perhaps surprisingly few people can proudly say, “This is truly my job.”
たとえ〜てもN3
Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.
たとえ平凡へいぼんな才能でも、自分にピッタリの仕事を探せればよいと思っている。
I think that even with ordinary abilities, it is enough if one can find a job that truly suits oneself.
において/におけるN3
Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.
誰しも、自由な職業選択における自分だけの"必然"を求めているのではないだろうか。
Perhaps everyone is seeking an “inevitability” of their own within the freedom to choose a career.
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'.
（梅崎修『マンガに教わる仕事学』による）
(Based on Umezaki Osamu, “Lessons about Work from Manga”)
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
とはいっても、①それほど本気ではない。
That said, I am not all that serious about it.
たらN43 times in this passage
Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').
ただ、もし別の仕事を選んでいたら、自分はどんな人生だったのかを想像してしまう。
I just find myself imagining what my life would have been like if I had chosen a different job.
〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 times in this passage
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.
ただ、もし別の仕事を選んでいたら、自分はどんな人生だったのかを想像してしまう。
I just find myself imagining what my life would have been like if I had chosen a different job.
〜てみるN4
Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.
もしこの仕事をしてみたら、自分はもっと充実するのかも、とついつい考えてしまうのだ。
I cannot help thinking that perhaps I would feel more fulfilled if I tried that kind of work.
と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
才能があれば、と思う人がいるかもしれない。
Some people may think, “If only I had talent.”
かもしれないN4
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
才能があれば、と思う人がいるかもしれない。
Some people may think, “If only I had talent.”
頃（ころ / ごろ）N4
Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.
子供の頃にあこ憧あこがれていた野球選手とか、大学時代に憧れた映画監督になっていたら、たしかに楽しいだろう。
It would certainly be enjoyable to have become the baseball player you admired as a child or the film director you dreamed of becoming in college.
〜ていたN4
The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.
子供の頃にあこ憧あこがれていた野球選手とか、大学時代に憧れた映画監督になっていたら、たしかに楽しいだろう。
It would certainly be enjoyable to have become the baseball player you admired as a child or the film director you dreamed of becoming in college.
とか～とかN4
Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.
子供の頃にあこ憧あこがれていた野球選手とか、大学時代に憧れた映画監督になっていたら、たしかに楽しいだろう。
It would certainly be enjoyable to have become the baseball player you admired as a child or the film director you dreamed of becoming in college.
じゃない・ではないN54 times in this passage
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
とはいっても、①それほど本気ではない。
That said, I am not all that serious about it.
どんなN5
Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".
ただ、もし別の仕事を選んでいたら、自分はどんな人生だったのかを想像してしまう。
I just find myself imagining what my life would have been like if I had chosen a different job.
だけN53 times in this passage
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
想像するだけでもけっこう楽しい。
Even just imagining it is quite enjoyable.
〜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”.
まあ、隣のしば芝ふ生はよく見えると言われてしまえばそれまでだが、自分にピッタリの洋服がなかなかないように、誰しも自分だけの仕事を探しているのだろう。
Well, one could simply say that the grass always looks greener on the other side, but just as it is hard to find clothes that fit you perfectly, perhaps everyone is searching for a job that is uniquely right for them.
だろうN55 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
まあ、隣のしば芝ふ生はよく見えると言われてしまえばそれまでだが、自分にピッタリの洋服がなかなかないように、誰しも自分だけの仕事を探しているのだろう。
Well, one could simply say that the grass always looks greener on the other side, but just as it is hard to find clothes that fit you perfectly, perhaps everyone is searching for a job that is uniquely right for them.
がありますN5
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
才能があれば、と思う人がいるかもしれない。
Some people may think, “If only I had talent.”
んですN5
Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.
たとえ平凡へいぼんな才能でも、自分にピッタリの仕事を探せればよいと思っている。
I think that even with ordinary abilities, it is enough if one can find a job that truly suits oneself.
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