• 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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  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
• 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
• するAs it appears here: し
  • ·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As it appears here: なり
  • ·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
• つくるAs it appears here: つくった
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: される
  • ·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
• つくるAs it appears here: つくられて
  • ·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
• 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩き
  • ·to walk
  N5
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使いたい
  • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • ·to use (language); to speak
  N5
• 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
  • ·big; large; great
  • ·loud
  • ·extensive; spacious
  • ·important; decisive; valuable
  • ·older; grown-up
  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
• これ
  • ·this; this one
  • ·this person
  • ·now; this point (in time)
  • ·here
  • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
  • ·I; me
  N5
• ひとつ
  • ·one
  • ·for one thing
  • ·only
  • ·(not) even
  • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
  • ·some kind of; one type of
  N5
• ここ
  • ·here; this place
  • ·this point; here; now
  • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
  • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
  N5
• 道具どうぐ
  • ·tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
  • ·means
  • ·furniture
  N4
• 危険きけん
  • ·danger; peril; hazard
  • ·risk
  N4
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  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
• 能力のうりょく
  • ·ability; faculty
  N3
• 左右さゆう
  • ·left and right; right and left
  • ·(asserting) control; influence; domination
  • ·one's attendants; people accompanying one
  • ·(serving at someone's) side
  • ·equivocation
  N3
• まるで
  • ·as if; as though; just like; much as; exactly like; as it were
  • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bit
  • ·really; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 奪ううばうAs it appears here: 奪われ
  • ·to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp
  • ·to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
  N3
• 状況じょうきょう
  • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
  N3
• 現象げんしょう
  • ·phenomenon
  N3
• 奪ううばう
  • ·to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp
  • ·to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 害がい
  • ·injury; harm; evil influence; damage
  N3
• 機能きのう
  • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
  N3
• 性質せいしつ
  • ·nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character
  • ·quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior
  N2
• 本来ほんらい
  • ·originally; primarily
  • ·essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
  • ·proper; rightful; legal; normal
  N2
• 削るけずる
  • ·to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode
  • ·to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
  • ·to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• かのようにN2

  Likens a situation to something known to be contrary to fact — 'as if / as though'.

  まるで、人間がつくった道具に人間がつくられてしまうかのように。

  It is as though humans themselves are being shaped by the tools they created.

• ことがあるN3

  After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

  そしてその道具に適応し過ぎてしまうことで、本来の人間の能力を削がれてしまうことがある。

  And sometimes, by adapting too much to those tools, people have their inherent human abilities diminished.

• 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'.

  その適応力が仇となり、人間がつくった道具により人間が左右される。

  That very adaptability can turn against us, causing humans to be controlled by the tools they themselves created.

• まるでN3

  Signals a vivid simile or comparison, usually closed by ようだ/みたい (or, with a negative, 'not at all'), 'just like / as if'.

  まるで、人間がつくった道具に人間がつくられてしまうかのように。

  It is as though humans themselves are being shaped by the tools they created.

• というN3

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

  歩きながらでもスマートフォンを使いたいという欲求にかられ、挙げ句に視野を大きくそこへ奪われ、自ら、そして他者をも危険な状況に追い込んでしまう。

  Driven by the desire to use a smartphone even while walking, people end up devoting much of their field of vision to it, putting both themselves and others in dangerous situations.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN44 times in this passage

  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.

  そしてその道具に適応し過ぎてしまうことで、本来の人間の能力を削がれてしまうことがある。

  And sometimes, by adapting too much to those tools, people have their inherent human abilities diminished.

• ながらN4

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

  歩きながらでもスマートフォンを使いたいという欲求にかられ、挙げ句に視野を大きくそこへ奪われ、自ら、そして他者をも危険な状況に追い込んでしまう。

  Driven by the desire to use a smartphone even while walking, people end up devoting much of their field of vision to it, putting both themselves and others in dangerous situations.

• がありますN5

  States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

  人間には、道具をつくり、その道具に適応しようとする性質がある。

  Humans have a tendency to create tools and then try to adapt to those tools.

• そしてN52 times in this passage

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

  そしてその道具に適応し過ぎてしまうことで、本来の人間の能力を削がれてしまうことがある。

  And sometimes, by adapting too much to those tools, people have their inherent human abilities diminished.

• 〜たいN5

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

  歩きながらでもスマートフォンを使いたいという欲求にかられ、挙げ句に視野を大きくそこへ奪われ、自ら、そして他者をも危険な状況に追い込んでしまう。

  Driven by the desire to use a smartphone even while walking, people end up devoting much of their field of vision to it, putting both themselves and others in dangerous situations.