• するAs it appears here: させる
  • ·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
  • ·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
• とても
  • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
  • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
  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
• 会社かいしゃ
  • ·company; corporation; firm
  • ·one's workplace
  N5
• かけるAs it appears here: かけられる
  • ·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
• つくるAs it appears here: つくり
  • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  • ·to till
  • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
  • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
  • ·to have (a child)
  • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
  • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
  • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
  • ·to form (a line, etc.)
  • ·to set (a record)
  • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われた
  • ·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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• ほんとう
  • ·truth; reality; actuality; fact
  • ·proper; right; correct; official
  • ·genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  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
• 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
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  N5
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• 洗濯せんたく
  • ·washing; laundry
  • ·relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
  N5
• 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
  • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
  • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
  • ·premature; too soon; too early
  • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
  • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
  N5
• 服ふく
  • ·clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume; suit; outfit
  • ·counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
  N5
• 着るきるAs it appears here: 着られる
  • ·to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
  • ·to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
  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
• 一つひとつ
  • ·one
  • ·for one thing
  • ·only
  • ·(not) even
  • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
  • ·some kind of; one type of
  N5
• つくるAs it appears here: つくれ
  • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  • ·to till
  • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
  • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
  • ·to have (a child)
  • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
  • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
  • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
  • ·to form (a line, etc.)
  • ·to set (a record)
  • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
  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
• 手て
  • ·hand; arm
  • ·forepaw; foreleg
  • ·handle
  • ·hand; worker; help
  • ·trouble; care; effort
  • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  • ·hand; handwriting
  • ·kind; type; sort
  • ·one's hands; one's possession
  • ·ability to cope
  • ·hand (of cards)
  • ·direction
  • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  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
• できるAs it appears here: できない
  • ·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
• わかるAs it appears here: わかって
  • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
  • ·I know!; I think so too!
  N5
• 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
• 最初さいしょ
  • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
  N4
• 場合ばあい
  • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
  N4
• たとえば
  • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
  N4
• 適当てきとう
  • ·suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair
  • ·perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal; unreliable; irresponsible; haphazard
  N4
• 力ちから
  • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  • ·efficacy; effect
  • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  • ·support; help; aid; assistance
  • ·stress; emphasis
  • ·means; resources
  N4
• 見つけるみつける
  • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
  • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
  N4
• 考えるかんがえる
  • ·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
• 必要ひつよう
  • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  • ·necessity; need; requirement
  N4
• みんな
  • ·everyone; everybody; all
  • ·everything; all
  N4
• とき
  • ·time; hour; moment
  • ·occasion; case
  • ·chance; opportunity; season
  • ·the times; the age; the day
  • ·tense
  N3
• 重要じゅうよう
  • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
  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
• ようするに
  • ·in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
  N3
• なに
  • ·what
  • ·you-know-what; that thing
  • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
  • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  • ·what?; huh?
  • ·hey!; come on!
  • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
  N3
• 目的もくてき
  • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
  N3
• 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられる
  • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
  • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
  • ·to assign
  • ·to cause
  • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
  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
• くむ
  • ·to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
  • ·to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
  • ·to braid; to plait
  • ·to grapple; to wrestle
  • ·to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance
  • ·to set (e.g. type)
  • ·to issue (e.g. money order)
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 握るにぎるAs it appears here: 握って
  • ·to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
  • ·to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason
  • ·to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control
  • ·to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould
  N3
• 布ぬの
  • ·cloth; fabric; material; textile
  • ·bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  N3
• 設計せっけい
  • ·plan; design; layout
  N3
• できるだけ
  • ·as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
  N3
• 方法ほうほう
  • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
  N3
• 加えるくわえるAs it appears here: 加えて
  • ·to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
  • ·to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
  • ·to include; to count in; to let join
  • ·to inflict (damage); to deal; to give
  N3
• すでに
  • ·already
  • ·previously; before
  • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
  N3
• 者もの
  • ·person
  N3
• 方ほう
  • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
  • ·type; category
  • ·field (of study, etc.)
  • ·indicates one side of a comparison
  • ·way; method; manner; means
  • ·length (of each side of a square)
  N3
• 普及ふきゅう
  • ·diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• 的（てき）N33 times in this passage

  A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

  具体的に問題解決をはじめるときに重要なことは、ようするになにをやりたいかという「目的」をはっきりさせることだ。

  When beginning to solve a specific problem, what is important is to clarify the “objective”—in other words, what it is that you actually want to accomplish.

• 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'.

  具体的に問題解決をはじめるときに重要なことは、ようするになにをやりたいかという「目的」をはっきりさせることだ。

  When beginning to solve a specific problem, what is important is to clarify the “objective”—in other words, what it is that you actually want to accomplish.

• といってもN3

  Concedes that a preceding statement overstates the case — "although I say", "even though ~, (not really)".

  なお、目的を明確化すると言っても、一方で、とても具体的な目的が最初から与えられる場合もある。

  Although I say that the objective must be clarified, there are also cases in which a very specific objective is given from the outset.

• 一方で（いっぽうで）N3

  A connective presenting a second, contrasting or simultaneous aspect — 'on the other hand; while; meanwhile'.

  なお、目的を明確化すると言っても、一方で、とても具体的な目的が最初から与えられる場合もある。

  Although I say that the objective must be clarified, there are also cases in which a very specific objective is given from the outset.

• 例えば（たとえば）N32 times in this passage

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

  たとえば、会社の上司から「うまくアイロンをかけられるロボットをつくりなさい」と言われたとしよう。

  For example, suppose your boss at work says, “Build a robot that can iron clothes well.”

• としてN3

  Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

  そして、その目的の一つの具体的な方法として、アイロンがけロボットをつくれ」と言っているんだな、と考えると、なにもアイロンがけロボットにこだわる必要はなくなる。

  And as one concrete way of achieving that objective, build an ironing robot,” then there is no longer any need to insist on an ironing robot itself.

• すでにN3

  Adverb stating an action is 'already' done or a situation already holds.

  すでに形状記憶繊維が普及しているから、②このような者え方の有効性はみんなわかっているよね。

  Since shape-memory fibers are already widespread, everyone understands the effectiveness of ② this way of thinking, right?

• ときN42 times in this passage

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

  具体的に問題解決をはじめるときに重要なことは、ようするになにをやりたいかという「目的」をはっきりさせることだ。

  When beginning to solve a specific problem, what is important is to clarify the “objective”—in other words, what it is that you actually want to accomplish.

• させるN4

  Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

  具体的に問題解決をはじめるときに重要なことは、ようするになにをやりたいかという「目的」をはっきりさせることだ。

  When beginning to solve a specific problem, what is important is to clarify the “objective”—in other words, what it is that you actually want to accomplish.

• なさいN4

  Attaches to a verb stem to give a firm but gentle command, 'do ~ / please do ~' (typically from a superior to an inferior, e.g. parent to child).

  たとえば、会社の上司から「うまくアイロンをかけられるロボットをつくりなさい」と言われたとしよう。

  For example, suppose your boss at work says, “Build a robot that can iron clothes well.”

• ようにするN42 times in this passage

  Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

  そのときには、その上司の言ったことのほんとうの意図をくむようにしよう。

  In that case, try to grasp your boss's true intention behind those words.

• 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').

  しかし、そうではなくて、この上司は「洗濯が終わったら、できるだけ早く服を着られるようにしたい。

  But instead, suppose you think that what the boss really means is, “Once the laundry is done, I want the clothes to be wearable as soon as possible.

• てもN4

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

  たとえば、衣料の繊維自体に手を加えて、洗濯してもしわができない繊維にしてしまえば、アイロンがけ自体が不要になる。

  For example, if the clothing fibers themselves are modified so that they do not wrinkle even after washing, ironing itself becomes unnecessary.

• 〜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.

  たとえば、衣料の繊維自体に手を加えて、洗濯してもしわができない繊維にしてしまえば、アイロンがけ自体が不要になる。

  For example, if the clothing fibers themselves are modified so that they do not wrinkle even after washing, ironing itself becomes unnecessary.

• ようだN4

  Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

  すでに形状記憶繊維が普及しているから、②このような者え方の有効性はみんなわかっているよね。

  Since shape-memory fibers are already widespread, everyone understands the effectiveness of ② this way of thinking, right?

• 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

  具体的に問題解決をはじめるときに重要なことは、ようするになにをやりたいかという「目的」をはっきりさせることだ。

  When beginning to solve a specific problem, what is important is to clarify the “objective”—in other words, what it is that you actually want to accomplish.

• とてもN5

  Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

  なお、目的を明確化すると言っても、一方で、とても具体的な目的が最初から与えられる場合もある。

  Although I say that the objective must be clarified, there are also cases in which a very specific objective is given from the outset.

• だろうN5

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

  それをしない忠実な①部下は、それではアイロンを握って、布を適当な力で押しつけることのできるロボットアームや、布のしわを見つけるロボットビジョンの設計に、すぐとりかかるだろう。

  A faithful ① subordinate who fails to do that would probably immediately begin designing a robotic arm capable of holding an iron and pressing it against fabric with appropriate force, along with a robotic vision system capable of detecting wrinkles.

• しかしN5

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

  しかし、そうではなくて、この上司は「洗濯が終わったら、できるだけ早く服を着られるようにしたい。

  But instead, suppose you think that what the boss really means is, “Once the laundry is done, I want the clothes to be wearable as soon as possible.

• そしてN5

  Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

  そして、その目的の一つの具体的な方法として、アイロンがけロボットをつくれ」と言っているんだな、と考えると、なにもアイロンがけロボットにこだわる必要はなくなる。

  And as one concrete way of achieving that objective, build an ironing robot,” then there is no longer any need to insist on an ironing robot itself.

• 〜ているN53 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”.

  そして、その目的の一つの具体的な方法として、アイロンがけロボットをつくれ」と言っているんだな、と考えると、なにもアイロンがけロボットにこだわる必要はなくなる。

  And as one concrete way of achieving that objective, build an ironing robot,” then there is no longer any need to insist on an ironing robot itself.

• んですN5

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

  そして、その目的の一つの具体的な方法として、アイロンがけロボットをつくれ」と言っているんだな、と考えると、なにもアイロンがけロボットにこだわる必要はなくなる。

  And as one concrete way of achieving that objective, build an ironing robot,” then there is no longer any need to insist on an ironing robot itself.

• にするN5

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

  たとえば、衣料の繊維自体に手を加えて、洗濯してもしわができない繊維にしてしまえば、アイロンがけ自体が不要になる。

  For example, if the clothing fibers themselves are modified so that they do not wrinkle even after washing, ironing itself becomes unnecessary.