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「人ひとが幸しあわせになると、自じ分ぶんもうれしい気き持もちになるんです」という人ひとがいる。そこには動うごかぬ矛む盾じゅんが存そん在ざいする。人ひとを幸しあわせにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言いっておきながら、実際じっさいは自じ分ぶんがうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。直じか分ぶんの自じ己こ満まん足ぞくのために人ひとを利り用ようしているのではないか。これは利り他た主しゅ義ぎの皮かわをかぶった利り己こ主しゅ義ぎだ。だから、私わたしは究きゅう極きょくの利り己こ主しゅ義ぎ者しゃになろうと思おもう。実じつは利り己こ主しゅ義ぎは好すき勝手かってに振ふる舞まえばいいように見みえて、結構けっこう難むずかしい。その時ときその時ときに応おうじて、目め先さきの利り益えきではなく、後あと々あとの事ことも考かんがえながらどうするのが自じ分ぶんにとって最さい善ぜんかを考かんがえないといけないのだ。自じ分ぶんにとってマイナスの結果けっかを招まねきたくなければ、人ひとに迷めい惑わくはそうそうかけられないのだ。自じ分ぶんのやりたいようにやって、それでいて人ひとの迷めい惑わくにもならない。それこそ私わたしが目め指ざすところの的てき己おのれ主しゅ義ぎなのである。

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  1. 1筆者が理想とする「利己主義」とはどういったものか。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • 究極きゅうきょく
    • ·ultimate; final; last; eventual
    N1
  • 最善さいぜん
    • ·the very best; utmost
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やりたい
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
Other levels48 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    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
  • 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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • なん
    • ·what
    • ·how many
    • ·many; a lot of
    • ·several; a few; some
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なろう
    • ·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
  • 結構けっこう
    • ·splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
    • ·not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
    • ·rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
    • ·structure; construction; framework; architecture
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけられない
    • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
    • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
    • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
    • ·to make (a call)
    • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
    • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
    • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
    • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
    • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
    • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
    • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
    • ·to bind
    • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
    • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
    • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
    • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
    • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
    • ·to increase further
    • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
    • ·to set atop
    • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
    • ·to apply (insurance)
    • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
    • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
    • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: ならない
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 動くうごくAs it appears here: 動か
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    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
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·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
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えない
    • ·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
  • 幸せしあわせ
    • ·happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
    N3
  • うれしい
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    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
  • 皮かわ
    • ·skin; hide; pelt; fur
    • ·rind; peel; husk; bark
    • ·shell; sheath; wrapping
    • ·mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
    N3
  • かぶるAs it appears here: かぶった
    • ·to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
    • ·to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
    • ·to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
    • ·to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
    • ·to be similar; to be redundant
    • ·to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
    • ·to close; to come to an end
    • ·to get a full house; to sell out
    • ·to blunder; to bungle; to fail
    • ·to be deceived
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 時とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 応じるおうじるAs it appears here: 応じて
    • ·to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
    N3
  • 利益りえき
    • ·profit; gains
    • ·benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
    • ·grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle
    N3
  • 事こと
    • ·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
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 招くまねくAs it appears here: 招き
    • ·to invite; to ask
    • ·to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
    • ·to call in; to send for; to summon
    • ·to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
    N3
  • 迷惑めいわく
    • ·trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience
    • ·to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
    N3
  • 主義しゅぎ
    • ·doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
    N3
  • 矛盾むじゅん
    • ·contradiction; inconsistency
    N2
  • 振舞うふるまうAs it appears here: 振舞えば
    • ·to behave; to conduct oneself; to act
    • ·to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
    N2
  • 目指すめざす
    • ·to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on
    • ·to go toward; to head for
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 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").

    それこそ私が目指すところの的己主義なのである。

    That is precisely the kind of egoism I aim for.

Other levels19 patterns
  • ではないかN22 times in this passage

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

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • に応じてN2

    Expresses that something varies or is adjusted in accordance with the preceding condition; 'depending on / in response to'.

    その時その時に応じて、目先の利益ではなく、後々の事も考えながらどうするのが自分にとって最善かを考えないといけないのだ。

    In each situation, one has to consider what is best for oneself, taking into account not only immediate gains but also what may happen later.

  • というN3

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

    「人が幸せになると、自分もうれしい気持ちになるんです」という人がいる。

    Some people say, “When another person becomes happy, I feel happy too.”

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • ためにN3

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

    直分の自己満足のために人を利用しているのではないか。

    Are they not using other people for their own self-satisfaction?

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    実は利己主義は好き勝手に振舞えばいいように見えて、結構難しい。

    In fact, egoism may look as though all one has to do is act however one likes, but it is actually quite difficult.

  • ように見えるN3

    States that something looks or appears a certain way to the observer — 'looks like…', 'appears to be…'.

    実は利己主義は好き勝手に振舞えばいいように見えて、結構難しい。

    In fact, egoism may look as though all one has to do is act however one likes, but it is actually quite difficult.

  • にとってN32 times in this passage

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

    その時その時に応じて、目先の利益ではなく、後々の事も考えながらどうするのが自分にとって最善かを考えないといけないのだ。

    In each situation, one has to consider what is best for oneself, taking into account not only immediate gains but also what may happen later.

  • 〜ないと（いけない）N3

    Obligation construction (short for ないといけない/ないとだめ) meaning one is required to do something; "have to / must".

    その時その時に応じて、目先の利益ではなく、後々の事も考えながらどうするのが自分にとって最善かを考えないといけないのだ。

    In each situation, one has to consider what is best for oneself, taking into account not only immediate gains but also what may happen later.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    それこそ私が目指すところの的己主義なのである。

    That is precisely the kind of egoism I aim for.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • ながらN42 times in this passage

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

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    だから、私は究極の利己主義者になろうと思う。

    Therefore, I have decided to become the ultimate egoist.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    「人が幸せになると、自分もうれしい気持ちになるんです」という人がいる。

    Some people say, “When another person becomes happy, I feel happy too.”

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

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

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • 〜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”.

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • だけN5

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

    人を幸せにしたいなんてかっこいいことを言っておきながら、実際は自分がうれしいからそうしているだけなんじゃないか。

    Although they say something admirable like wanting to make others happy, are they not actually doing it simply because it makes themselves feel good?

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    その時その時に応じて、目先の利益ではなく、後々の事も考えながらどうするのが自分にとって最善かを考えないといけないのだ。

    In each situation, one has to consider what is best for oneself, taking into account not only immediate gains but also what may happen later.

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