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同おなじ教きょう育いくを施ほどこしても、伸しんびるやつとそうでないやつがいるように、本ほん来らい、人にん間げんは個こ体たいによる能のう力りょく差さが大おおきい動どう物ぶつだ。だから、あまりに人にん間げんの平びょう等どう性せいを確かく保ほしようとすると、結局けっきょくは人にん間げんの能のう力りょく差さやいい加か減げんな部ぶ分ぶんまで否ひ定ていせざるを得えなくなる。人間社会にんげんしゃかいを住すみにくいものに変へん質しつさせてしまう可か能のう性せいがある。そういうところに、人にん間げんの怖こわさが隠かくれているように思おもう。煉れん獄ごくへの道みちは善ぜん意いで舗ほ装そうされているというが、まさにその通とおりだ。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • 施すほどこすAs it appears here: 施して
    • ·to give (time, money, goods); to donate
    • ·to do; to perform; to conduct
    • ·to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
    • ·to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle
    • ·to spread far and wide
    N1
  • 確保かくほ
    • ·securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining
    • ·belay; belaying
    N1
  • いい加減いいかげん
    • ·irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
    • ·lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
    • ·(already) enough
    • ·considerably; quite; rather; pretty
    N1
  • 舗装ほそう
    • ·paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
    N1
Other levels33 words
  • 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
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • 動物どうぶつ
    • ·animal
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: せ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: させて
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 道みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 教育きょういく
    • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
    • ·culture; cultivation; education
    N4
  • 怖いこわいAs it appears here: 怖
    • ·scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
    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
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 能力のうりょく
    • ·ability; faculty
    N3
  • 差さ
    • ·difference; variation
    • ·difference
    N3
  • 平等びょうどう
    • ·equality; impartiality; evenness
    N3
  • 性せい
    • ·nature (of a person)
    • ·sex; gender
    • ·sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)
    • ·gender
    • ·-ty; -ity; -ness; -cy
    N3
  • 結局けっきょく
    • ·after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
    • ·conclusion; end
    • ·end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 否定ひてい
    • ·denial; negation; repudiation; disavowal
    • ·negation
    • ·NOT operation
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得なく
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • 隠れるかくれるAs it appears here: 隠れて
    • ·to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
    • ·to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight
    • ·to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
    • ·to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)
    • ·to pass away (of a person of high position)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    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
  • 通りとおり
    • ·street; road; avenue; thoroughfare
    • ·traffic; coming and going
    • ·flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running
    • ·transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)
    • ·reputation; favor; favour; popularity
    • ·understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity
    • ·the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.)
    • ·counter for sets of things
    • ·counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
    N3
  • 本来ほんらい
    • ·originally; primarily
    • ·essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
    • ·proper; rightful; legal; normal
    N2
  • 個体こたい
    • ·individual; specimen
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

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  • 可能性があるN1

    States that something is possible or could happen — 'there is a possibility that ~, ~ could ~'.

    人間社会を住みにくいものに変質させてしまう可能性がある。

    It could transform human society into a less livable place.

Other levels9 patterns
  • 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'.

    同じ教育を施しても、伸びるやつとそうでないやつがいるように、本来、人間は個体による能力差が大きい動物だ。

    Just as some people develop while others do not even when given the same education, human beings are by nature animals with considerable differences in ability from one individual to another.

  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    だから、あまりに人間の平等性を確保しようとすると、結局は人間の能力差やいい加減な部分まで否定せざるを得なくなる。

    Therefore, if we try too hard to ensure equality among people, we ultimately have no choice but to deny both differences in human ability and the imperfect, inconsistent sides of human nature.

  • 結局（けっきょく）N3

    Sums up the eventual outcome after a process or deliberation, 'in the end / after all'.

    だから、あまりに人間の平等性を確保しようとすると、結局は人間の能力差やいい加減な部分まで否定せざるを得なくなる。

    Therefore, if we try too hard to ensure equality among people, we ultimately have no choice but to deny both differences in human ability and the imperfect, inconsistent sides of human nature.

  • というN3

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

    煉獄への道は善意で舗装されているというが、まさにその通りだ。

    It is said that the road to purgatory is paved with good intentions, and that is exactly right.

  • てもN4

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

    同じ教育を施しても、伸びるやつとそうでないやつがいるように、本来、人間は個体による能力差が大きい動物だ。

    Just as some people develop while others do not even when given the same education, human beings are by nature animals with considerable differences in ability from one individual to another.

  • にくいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'

    人間社会を住みにくいものに変質させてしまう可能性がある。

    It could transform human society into a less livable place.

  • 〜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.

    人間社会を住みにくいものに変質させてしまう可能性がある。

    It could transform human society into a less livable place.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    だから、あまりに人間の平等性を確保しようとすると、結局は人間の能力差やいい加減な部分まで否定せざるを得なくなる。

    Therefore, if we try too hard to ensure equality among people, we ultimately have no choice but to deny both differences in human ability and the imperfect, inconsistent sides of human nature.

  • 〜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”.

    そういうところに、人間の怖さが隠れているように思う。

    I think that is where the frightening side of human nature lies hidden.

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