• 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
• 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
  • ·many; numerous; a lot
  • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  • ·frequent; common
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なれば
  • ·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
• 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
• 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
• また
  • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  • ·also; too; as well; likewise
  • ·on the other hand; while
  • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  • ·or; otherwise
  • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
  • ·some time (in the future)
  • ·indirect
  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
• 取るとるAs it appears here: 取られ
  • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
  • ·to pass; to hand; to give
  • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
  • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
  • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  • ·to record; to take down
  • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  • ·to order; to have delivered
  • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
  • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
  N5
• 多いおおい
  • ·many; numerous; a lot
  • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  • ·frequent; common
  N5
• どの
  • ·which; what (way)
  N5
• 大きいおおきい
  • ·big; large; great
  • ·loud
  • ·extensive; spacious
  • ·important; decisive; valuable
  • ·older; grown-up
  N5
• ため
  • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
  • ·consequence; result; effect
  • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
  N4
• 払うはらうAs it appears here: 払った
  • ·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
• 勝つかつAs it appears here: 勝って
  • ·to win; to gain victory
  N4
• 目的もくてき
  • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
  N3
• 土地とち
  • ·plot of land; lot; soil
  • ·locality; region; place
  N3
• 資源しげん
  • ·resources
  N3
• 得るえるAs it appears here: 得たい
  • ·to be able to ...; can ...
  • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
  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
• 分ぶん
  • ·part; portion; share
  • ·amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)
  • ·one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position
  • ·one's duty; one's part
  • ·condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")
  • ·in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree
  • ·content (e.g. alcohol); percentage
  • ·equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
  N3
• 感情かんじょう
  • ·emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
  N3
• 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じ
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• ますます
  • ·increasingly; more and more
  • ·decreasingly; less and less
  N3
• 激しいはげしいAs it appears here: 激しく
  • ·violent; furious; tempestuous
  • ·extreme; intense; fierce; strong
  • ·fervent; vehement
  • ·incessant; relentless
  • ·precipitous; steep
  N3
• 後のち
  • ·later; afterwards
  • ·future
  • ·after one's death
  • ·descendant
  N3
• 得るえるAs it appears here: 得た
  • ·to be able to ...; can ...
  • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
  N3
• 失ううしなうAs it appears here: 失った
  • ·to lose
  • ·to miss (a chance, opportunity)
  • ·to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
  • ·to concede (goals, points, etc.)
  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
• 結果けっか
  • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
  • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
  • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
  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
• 確実かくじつ
  • ·certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid; safe; secure
  N3
• 損そん
  • ·loss; damage; harm; unprofitable
  • ·disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable
  N3
• 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
• 事実じじつ
  • ·fact; truth; reality
  N3

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• というものだN2

  Emphatically asserts the true nature of something or states an emphatic conclusion — "that's just how it is, that's what … really is".

  始めは紛争の目的が土地や資源を得たいというものであったが、それらを得るために犠牲が多くなればなるほど、払った犠牲の分は取り返したいという感情が生じ、紛争がどんどんエスカレートする。

  At first, the purpose of a conflict may be to obtain land or resources, but the greater the sacrifices made to acquire them, the stronger the feeling that those sacrifices must be recovered, causing the conflict to escalate further and further.

• あげくN2

  Marks a drawn-out effort or process that ends in an (often unwelcome) result — 'after all the …, in the end'.

  あげくに紛争が終わった後、互いに得たものより失ったものの方が多いという結果に帰結することになる。

  In the end, once the conflict is over, both sides are left having lost more than they gained.

• としてもN2

  Concessive hypothetical attached to a plain form; 'even if / even supposing (that)'.

  どの紛争であろうが、勝って土地や資源を奪い取ったとしても確実に損のほうが大きいのは事実である。

  In any conflict, the fact remains that even if one side wins and takes land or resources, the losses are certain to outweigh the gains.

• ためにN3

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

  始めは紛争の目的が土地や資源を得たいというものであったが、それらを得るために犠牲が多くなればなるほど、払った犠牲の分は取り返したいという感情が生じ、紛争がどんどんエスカレートする。

  At first, the purpose of a conflict may be to obtain land or resources, but the greater the sacrifices made to acquire them, the stronger the feeling that those sacrifices must be recovered, causing the conflict to escalate further and further.

• 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'.

  始めは紛争の目的が土地や資源を得たいというものであったが、それらを得るために犠牲が多くなればなるほど、払った犠牲の分は取り返したいという感情が生じ、紛争がどんどんエスカレートする。

  At first, the purpose of a conflict may be to obtain land or resources, but the greater the sacrifices made to acquire them, the stronger the feeling that those sacrifices must be recovered, causing the conflict to escalate further and further.

• よりN4

  Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

  あげくに紛争が終わった後、互いに得たものより失ったものの方が多いという結果に帰結することになる。

  In the end, once the conflict is over, both sides are left having lost more than they gained.

• ことになるN4

  Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

  あげくに紛争が終わった後、互いに得たものより失ったものの方が多いという結果に帰結することになる。

  In the end, once the conflict is over, both sides are left having lost more than they gained.

• 〜たいN53 times in this passage

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

  始めは紛争の目的が土地や資源を得たいというものであったが、それらを得るために犠牲が多くなればなるほど、払った犠牲の分は取り返したいという感情が生じ、紛争がどんどんエスカレートする。

  At first, the purpose of a conflict may be to obtain land or resources, but the greater the sacrifices made to acquire them, the stronger the feeling that those sacrifices must be recovered, causing the conflict to escalate further and further.

• だけN5

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

  また、これだけの犠牲を払ったのだから、絶対に相手に取られたくないという感情も生じ、紛争はますます激しくなる。

  At the same time, the thought that “after making sacrifices on this scale, we absolutely cannot let the other side take it” also arises, intensifying the conflict even further.

• より〜ほうがN52 times in this passage

  Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

  あげくに紛争が終わった後、互いに得たものより失ったものの方が多いという結果に帰結することになる。

  In the end, once the conflict is over, both sides are left having lost more than they gained.