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N1 · AdvancedLong passagePassage #344
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ぜんりゃくこのへんはげげんだい日本社会にほんしゃかいにおいて、①大人おとなが゙もつだきものとは、なん゙ろうか

たんてき(注1)ば、それは、「およぞのようなしゃかいほういけるちから」であろう。とはいえげんだいげんだい゙はないのだから、「ちから」はたんじゅんせいぶつがくてきせいめいりょぐけするわげはないもちろんこのたんじゅんせいめいりょくあらゆるかつどうほんなるもの゙あるからこれ活性化かっせいかさせるおおそれぜんていしたうえで、げんだいしゃかいにおけるちから」とは、たいてきにはどのようなものなのだろうな

ひそかんがに、このちから」とは、「じょうたつへんてきろん」をけいけんとおわざしているというこどある。どのようなしゃかいにもごとあるたとえぶんがごどあってもごとじょうたつすじみち(注2)ぶんでいだ(注3)こどできるへんてきちからもしいれば、ゆうあたらりょういきごとチヤレンジしていくことができる

このよう一見いっけんちゅうしょうてきよゔがまわわだこれをわざいるにんげん゙いることに゙くのではないだろうかわたししんは、じょうたつろんわざ゙できているじんこれまてなにびときたそのなかでいんしょうてぎあったのはじんのビリさんというひどある。(ちゅうりゃく

げんがくしゅうかたは、徹底的てっていてきがくしゅうしゅ゙あったテレビやラジオからことそれノートにとってはんぷくして(注4)おぼ積極的せっきょくてき日本人にっぽんじんはなことによって実践的じっせんてきかいりょくきたいたこうがくしんあふれ日本語にほんご゙あるとどういうなのかとすぐにきたかれは、とう流行はやいたブレイクタンスやってくれた。「どこでならのか」とひらが、②かれすこおどろよう、「どこでもならいないうまいひどやっているのをそれなんまねてぶんでれんしゅうしておぼ」とこた。(ちゅうりゃく

じんがみなこのようちからいるわけでは、必ずしもないらいにちさんげつピリさんたよいるどうきょうゆうじんも、かなりいたようだ。ピリさんなにやるさいも、ぶんじょうたつするというかくしんいるよゔあったとくていことがらついてではなくじょうたつ一般いっぱんしんもっていたうまいひとやることよくわざまねてぬすということが、じょうたつだいげんそくすえられていた

うまいひとやることよくそのわざまねてぬすこれが、じょうたつだいげんそぐあるこんなこととうぜん゙とおもひとがおおかもしれないしかしそれつよかくしんぶん実践じっせんちゅうしんこどできているかどうか。③それがしょうなのである

さいとうたかし『「できるじん」はどこがちがうのかちくしんしょによる

ちゅう1)たんてきに:ようてんわかりやすく

ちゅう2)すじみちものごとおこなときただじゅんじょろん

ちゅう3)いだ

ちゅう4)はんぷくしてかえ

Questions

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  1. 1大人が子どもに伝えるべきものとは何だと筆者は考えているか。
  2. 2彼は少し驚いたようにあるが、どうしてピリさんは驚いたのか。
  3. 3それが勝負の分かれ目なのであるとあるが、それとは何を指しているか。
  4. 4筆者がピリさんの例を取り上げて最も言いたかったことはどれか。

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Vocabulary16 words
  • 放り出すほうりだすAs it appears here: 放り出されて
    • ·to throw out
    • ·to drop; to toss; to dump
    • ·to abandon; to neglect; to leave behind; to give up
    • ·to dismiss; to fire; to expel
    N1
  • 前提ぜんてい
    • ·condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
    • ·intention; intent; aim; goal
    • ·premise
    N1
  • 論理ろんり
    • ·logic
    N1
  • わざ
    • ·technique; art; skill; move
    N1
  • たとえ
    • ·even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
    N1
  • 領域りょういき
    • ·territory; domain
    • ·field; area; domain; sphere; realm
    • ·domain; region
    N1
  • じん
    • ·-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)
    • ·-er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...
    • ·man; person; people
    N1
  • 鍛えるきたえるAs it appears here: 鍛えて
    • ·to forge; to temper
    • ·to drill; to train; to discipline
    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
  • やる
    • ·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
  • 確信かくしん
    • ·conviction; belief; confidence
    N1
  • 事柄ことがら
    • ·matter; thing; affair; circumstance
    N1
  • 自信じしん
    • ·self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
    N1
  • すえるAs it appears here: すえられて
    • ·to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
    • ·to install; to seat (someone)
    • ·to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
    • ·to apply (moxa)
    N1
  • 実践じっせん
    • ·practice; putting into practice; implementation
    • ·praxis
    N1
  • やすいAs it appears here: やすく
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
Other levels110 words
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いえ
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    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
  • 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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 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
  • 大きいおおきい
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·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
  • うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知らない
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·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
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • 彼のあの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えたり
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • 話すはなす
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分からない
    • ·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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 見せるみせるAs it appears here: 見せて
    • ·to show; to display
    • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
    • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
    • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
    • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
    • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
    • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
    N5
  • 習うならうAs it appears here: 習った
    • ·to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
    N5
  • 開くひらくAs it appears here: 開いた
    • ·to open (e.g. doors)
    • ·to open (e.g. business, etc.)
    • ·to be empty
    • ·to be vacant; to be available; to be free
    • ·to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
    • ·to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
    • ·to come to an end
    • ·to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
    • ·to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
    N5
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • 習うならうAs it appears here: 習って
    • ·to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 練習れんしゅう
    • ·practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えた
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • 答えるこたえるAs it appears here: 答えた
    • ·to answer; to reply
    N5
  • さん
    • ·three; 3
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いた
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • もつAs it appears here: もって
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • 持つもつ
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 置くおく
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかり
    • ·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
    • ·child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
    • ·(one's) child; offspring
    • ·young woman
    • ·young (animal)
    • ·offshoot
    • ·interest
    • ·new share
    • ·player who is not a dealer
    • ·young geisha; young prostitute
    • ·bird egg
    • ·-er (often of young women)
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえる
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 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
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    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
  • もし
    • ·if; in case; supposing
    N4
  • 周りまわり
    • ·circumference; girth
    • ·surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
    N4
    • ·spirit; mind; heart
    • ·nature; disposition
    • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
    • ·mood; feelings
    • ·consciousness
    • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
    • ·interest
    • ·(the) air; atmosphere
    • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
    • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
    • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
    N4
    • ·fire; flame; blaze
    N4
  • 仕方しかた
    • ·way; method; means; resource; course
    N4
  • かれ
    • ·he; him
    • ·boyfriend
    N4
  • 驚くおどろくAs it appears here: 驚いた
    • ·to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked
    • ·to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
    N4
  • みな
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 盗むぬすむ
    • ·to steal
    • ·to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn
    • ·to do stealthily
    • ·to do during scant time
    • ·to steal a base
    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
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 正しいただしい
    • ·right; correct
    • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
    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
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • 激しいはげしい
    • ·violent; furious; tempestuous
    • ·extreme; intense; fierce; strong
    • ·fervent; vehement
    • ·incessant; relentless
    • ·precipitous; steep
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • およそ
    • ·about; roughly; approximately
    • ·generally; on the whole; as a rule
    • ·completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
    • ·outline; gist
    N3
  • 単純たんじゅん
    • ·simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 活動かつどう
    • ·activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
    • ·moving picture
    N3
  • 基本きほん
    • ·basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
    N3
  • 上達じょうたつ
    • ·improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
    • ·communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    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
  • 勇気ゆうき
    • ·courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 化しかし
    • ·confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 出会うであうAs it appears here: 出会って
    • ·to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
    • ·to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
    • ·to emerge and engage (an enemy)
    N3
  • 言語げんご
    • ·language
    N3
  • 学習がくしゅう
    • ·learning; study
    N3
  • 主義しゅぎ
    • ·doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 積極的せっきょくてき
    • ·positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
    N3
  • すく
    • ·to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
    • ·to be hungry
    N3
  • 当時とうじ
    • ·at that time; in those days
    N3
    • ·un-; non-
    N3
  • うまい
    • ·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
  • 頼るたよるAs it appears here: 頼って
    • ·to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
    N3
  • 友人ゆうじん
    • ·friend
    N3
  • 中心ちゅうしん
    • ·center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
    • ·-centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
    N3
  • ちく
    • ·district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 要点ようてん
    • ·gist; main point
    N3
  • 物事ものごと
    • ·things; everything
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえすAs it appears here: 繰り返して
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
  • 意義いぎ
    • ·meaning; significance
    N2
  • あふれるAs it appears here: あふれ
    • ·to overflow; to brim over; to flood
    N2
  • 流行るはやるAs it appears here: 流行って
    • ·to be popular; to come into fashion
    • ·to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
    • ·to flourish; to thrive
    N2
  • まねるAs it appears here: まねて
    • ·to mimic; to imitate
    N2
  • 来日らいにち
    • ·coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
    N2
  • 特定とくてい
    • ·specific; particular; designated; special
    • ·specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
    N2
  • 勝負しょうぶ
    • ·victory or defeat
    • ·match; contest; game; bout; showdown
    N2
  • 順序じゅんじょ
    • ·order; sequence
    • ·procedure
    N2
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だの~だのN13 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    (前略)この変化の激しい現代日本社会において、①大人が子どもに伝えるべきものとは、何なのだろうか。

    (Opening omitted) In this rapidly changing modern Japanese society, what is it that ①adults ought to pass on to children?

  • およそN1

    Adverb meaning 'roughly, generally speaking' — and, before a negative, an emphatic 'utterly not, not in the slightest'.

    端的に言えば、それは、「およそどのような社会に放り出されても生き抜いていける力」であろう。

    Put simply, it is surely "the power to survive no matter what sort of society one is thrown into."

  • とはいえN1

    concedes the preceding point while immediately qualifying it ('although / having said that / even so').

    とはいえ、現代は原始時代ではないのだから、「生きる力」は単純な生物学的な生命力だけを意味するわけではない。

    That said, this is not the primitive age, so "the power to live" does not mean merely a simple biological vitality.

  • をもって / をもちましてN1

    Formal marker of the means used, or the effective time from/at which something takes effect — 'by means of', 'as of'.

    特定の事柄についてではなく、上達一般に自信をもっていた。

    His confidence was not about any particular matter but about improvement in general.

Other levels22 patterns
  • を通じて/を通してN2

    Marks the means or intermediary something happens through, or a span it holds throughout — 'through', 'via', 'throughout'.

    私が考えるに、この「生きる力」とは、「上達の普遍的な論理」を経験を通して〈技化〉しているということである。

    In my view, this "power to live" means having, through experience, turned "the universal logic of improvement" into a skill of one's own.

  • に際してN2

    Marks the special occasion or juncture at which an action is undertaken; 'on the occasion of / at the time of'.

    ピリさんは何をやるに際しても、自分は上達するという確信を持っているようであった。

    Whatever he set about doing, Piri-san seemed to hold the conviction that he would get better at it.

  • において/におけるN32 times in this passage

    Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

    (前略)この変化の激しい現代日本社会において、①大人が子どもに伝えるべきものとは、何なのだろうか。

    (Opening omitted) In this rapidly changing modern Japanese society, what is it that ①adults ought to pass on to children?

  • 的(てき)N37 times in this passage

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

    とはいえ、現代は原始時代ではないのだから、「生きる力」は単純な生物学的な生命力だけを意味するわけではない。

    That said, this is not the primitive age, so "the power to live" does not mean merely a simple biological vitality.

  • たとえ〜てもN3

    Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.

    たとえ自分が知らない仕事であっても、仕事の上達の筋道を自分で見出すことができる普遍的な力をもし持っていれば、勇気を持って新しい領域の仕事にチヤレンジしていくことができる。

    Even in work one knows nothing about, if one has the universal ability to find for oneself the path to improving at it, one can take on work in a new field with courage.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    その中で印象的であったのは、イラン人のビリさんという人である。

    Among them, the one who left an impression was Piri-san, an Iranian.

  • にとってN3

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

    テレビやラジオから言葉を聞き取り、それをノートにとって反復して覚えたり、積極的に日本人と話すことによって実践的に会話力を鍛えていた。

    He caught words from television and radio, wrote them in a notebook and memorized them by repetition, and actively spoke with Japanese people to train his conversational ability in practice.

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    テレビやラジオから言葉を聞き取り、それをノートにとって反復して覚えたり、積極的に日本人と話すことによって実践的に会話力を鍛えていた。

    He caught words from television and radio, wrote them in a notebook and memorized them by repetition, and actively spoke with Japanese people to train his conversational ability in practice.

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    特定の事柄についてではなく、上達一般に自信をもっていた。

    His confidence was not about any particular matter but about improvement in general.

  • てもN4

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

    端的に言えば、それは、「およそどのような社会に放り出されても生き抜いていける力」であろう。

    Put simply, it is surely "the power to survive no matter what sort of society one is thrown into."

  • させるN4

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

    もちろんこの単純な生命力はあらゆる活動の基本となるものであるから、これを活性化させる意義は大きい。

    Of course that simple vitality underlies every activity, so there is great significance in activating it.

  • ということN42 times in this passage

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    私が考えるに、この「生きる力」とは、「上達の普遍的な論理」を経験を通して〈技化〉しているということである。

    In my view, this "power to live" means having, through experience, turned "the universal logic of improvement" into a skill of one's own.

  • 〜てくるN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    私自身は、上達の論理の技化ができている人にこれまで何人も出会ってきた

    I myself have met a number of people who have turned the logic of improvement into a skill.

  • 〜ていたN43 times in this passage

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    テレビやラジオから言葉を聞き取り、それをノートにとって反復して覚えたり、積極的に日本人と話すことによって実践的に会話力を鍛えていた

    He caught words from television and radio, wrote them in a notebook and memorized them by repetition, and actively spoke with Japanese people to train his conversational ability in practice.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    彼は、当時流行っていたブレイクダンスをやって見せてくれた。

    He showed me the breakdancing that was popular at the time.

  • ようだN4

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

    イラン人が皆、このような生き抜く力を持っているわけでは、必ずしもない。

    Not all Iranians necessarily have such power to survive.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    こんなことは当然だと思う人が多いかもしれない

    Many may think this is obvious.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    (注1)端的に:要点をわかりやすく

    (Note 1) tanteki ni: putting the main point plainly

  • ときN4

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

    (注2)筋道:物事を行うときの正しい順序や論理

    (Note 2) sujimichi: the correct order or logic for doing something

  • 〜ているN57 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”.

    私が考えるに、この「生きる力」とは、「上達の普遍的な論理」を経験を通して〈技化〉しているということである。

    In my view, this "power to live" means having, through experience, turned "the universal logic of improvement" into a skill of one's own.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    テレビやラジオから言葉を聞き取り、それをノートにとって反復して覚えたり、積極的に日本人と話すことによって実践的に会話力を鍛えていた。

    He caught words from television and radio, wrote them in a notebook and memorized them by repetition, and actively spoke with Japanese people to train his conversational ability in practice.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、それを強い確信を持つて自分の実践の中心に置くことができているかどうか。

    But whether one can place it, with strong conviction, at the centre of one's own practice is another matter.

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