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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #360
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ウェブだいとつにゅうしてわたしせいかつには、かいじゅうありとあらゆるじょうほうあふことなったそのりょうぼうだいで、しかもかんとともにながことなくデータとしてこくこくたくわつづいる一方いっぽうわたしまいにちはといえばあい24かんしかなく寿じゅみょう80ねんていだ。どうやったってそのすべてもうすることなどできない

わたしは、かたどんなじょうほうともどんなことともせわ(注1)ひろあさつきあいするようなってふとわれかえと、ぶんほんとうぜんよりも、けんにんげんたいかいふかなっているだろうかと、あんかんようなっている

そういうだいに、しょうせつは、まさしくちいのであるこのこうだいへん(注2)で、ふくざつきわなかを、そしてそこにんげんこころおくそこを、だれでもおさほどコンパクトサイズあっしゅくしてのうみつかんとともにたいけんさせてくれるそれが、しょうせつだ。

たししょうせつは、ちょうこくように、いちもくことできる物体ぶったいではないある一定量いっていりょうごうつらあるじょうかんかけてまえからじゅんばんさい辿たどいかなければならないしかしかんしょうせつどくしゃかたどくしゃみみどくしゃどくしゃ一緒いっしょかん一緒いっしょかんがそれは、ほう(注3)ようじょうほううみおよまわのとは、まったくべつこうふんあたくれるはずだ。

ひらけいいちろうしょうせつかたかんそうかたちゃくがんてんによる

ちゅう1)せわここでは、かんよう

ちゅう2)こうだいへんで:かぎひろ

ちゅう3)ほうどうしたらよいわからなくなる

Questions

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  1. 1筆者によると、ウェブ時代に生きる人々が感じている不安とはどのようなものか。
  2. 2小説は「小さく説く」とあるが、どういう意味か。
  3. 3ウェブ時代に小説を読むことについて、筆者はどのように考えているか。

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Vocabulary11 words
  • やるAs it appears here: やっ
    • ·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
  • 果たしてはたして
    • ·as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough
    • ·really; actually; ever
    N1
  • まさしく
    • ·certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently; really; truly
    • ·just; precisely; exactly
    N1
  • 説くとく
    • ·to explain; to preach; to advocate
    • ·to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with; to urge (someone to do)
    N1
  • 収まるおさまる
    • ·to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget)
    • ·to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position)
    • ·to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role)
    • ·to be delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes)
    • ·to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate
    • ·to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • 一目いちもく
    • ·look; glance; glimpse
    • ·one stone
    N1
  • 物体ぶったい
    • ·object; body; solid
    N1
  • 辿るたどるAs it appears here: 辿って
    • ·to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace
    • ·to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go over
    • ·to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)
    N1
  • 読者どくしゃ
    • ·reader
    N1
  • 興奮こうふん
    • ·excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
    N1
Other levels79 words
  • 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
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いえば
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 広いひろいAs it appears here: 広く
    • ·spacious; vast; wide
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 小さいちいさいAs it appears here: 小さく
    • ·small; little; tiny
    • ·slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
    • ·low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
    • ·unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
    • ·young; juvenile
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • だれ
    • ·who
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけて
    • ·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
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    N5
  • 貸すかすAs it appears here: 貸し
    • ·to lend; to loan
    • ·to rent out; to hire out
    • ·to hand (over); to give
    N5
    • ·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
  • 引くひくAs it appears here: 引き
    • ·to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
    • ·to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
    • ·to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
    • ·to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
    • ·to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
    • ·to catch (a cold)
    • ·to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
    • ·to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
    • ·to haul; to pull (vehicles)
    • ·to subtract; to deduct
    • ·to recede; to ebb; to fade
    • ·to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
    • ·to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
    • ·to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
    • ·to hold (e.g. a note)
    • ·to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
    • ·to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
    • ·to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
    • ·to resign; to retire; to quit
    • ·to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
    • ·to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
    N5
  • うみ
    • ·sea; ocean; waters
    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
  • 広いひろいAs it appears here: 広くて
    • ·spacious; vast; wide
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したら
    • ·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
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからなく
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 浅いあさい
    • ·shallow; superficial
    • ·slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
    • ·short (time); early; young
    N4
  • 深いふかいAs it appears here: 深く
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • 小説しょうせつ
    • ·novel; story; (work of) fiction
    N4
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 生きるいきる
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    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
  • 暮れるくれる
    • ·to get dark; to grow dark
    • ·to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close
    • ·to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with
    N4
  • べつ
    • ·distinction; difference; discrimination
    • ·separate; different; another; extra
    • ·exception; exclusion
    • ·classified by; ranked by; according to
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    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
  • りょう
    • ·quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
    • ·generosity; magnanimity; tolerance
    • ·pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
    N3
  • しかも
    • ·moreover; furthermore
    • ·nevertheless; and yet
    N3
  • 流れるながれるAs it appears here: 流れ
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • 去るさる
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to pass; to elapse
    • ·to be distant
    • ·to send away; to drive off; to divorce
    • ·to (do) completely
    • ·last ... (e.g. "last April")
    N3
  • 程度ていど
    • ·degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • つきあい
    • ·association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ふと
    • ·suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
    N3
  • 以前いぜん
    • ·before; prior to; ago
    • ·the past; before; previously; former times
    N3
  • 世間せけん
    • ·world; society; people; the public
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • 不安ふあん
    • ·anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 世の中よのなか
    • ·society; the world; the times
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じ
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えて
    • ·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
  • 語れるかたれる
    • ·to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
    • ·to recite; to chant
    • ·to indicate; to show
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 膨大ぼうだい
    • ·huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
    • ·swelling; expansion
    N2
  • 蓄えるたくわえるAs it appears here: 蓄えられ
    • ·to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
    • ·to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
    • ·to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
    N2
  • 寿命じゅみょう
    • ·lifespan; life; lifetime
    • ·life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
    N2
  • 圧縮あっしゅく
    • ·compression
    • ·condensing; shortening; summarizing
    • ·compression (of data)
    N2
  • 彫刻ちょうこく
    • ·carving; engraving; sculpture
    N2
  • 記号きごう
    • ·sign; symbol; mark
    N2
  • 絶えずたえず
    • ·constantly; always; continually; steadily
    N2
  • 感想かんそう
    • ·impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 極まる / 極まりない(きわまる / きわまりない)N1

    Attaches to a quality to push it to its absolute limit, usually with strong (often negative) emphasis, "extremely / utterly / in the extreme."

    この広大無辺で、複雑極まりない世の中を、そして、そこに生きる人間の心の奥底を、誰の手のひらにでも収まるほどのコンパクトなサイズに圧縮して、濃密な時間とともに体験させてくれる。

    It compresses this boundless and extraordinarily complex world, together with the deepest reaches of the human hearts living within it, into a compact size that could fit in anyone’s palm, and lets us experience it through a dense span of time.

Other levels32 patterns
  • しかもN2

    Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.

    その量は膨大で、しかも、時間とともに流れ去ることもなく、データとして刻々と蓄えられ続けている。

    The volume is enormous, and rather than disappearing with time, it continues to accumulate moment by moment as data.

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    確かに小説は、絵や彫刻のように、一目で見ることのできる物体ではない。

    Certainly, unlike a painting or sculpture, a novel is not a physical object that can be taken in at a glance.

  • 限りN2

    Marks the limit or scope within which a statement holds — 'as long as,' 'as far as,' 'to the extent that.'

    (注2)広大無辺で:限りなく広くて

    (Note 2) 広大無辺で: infinitely vast

  • と共に(とともに)N32 times in this passage

    Links two things that happen together or change at the same time — "together with; along with; as ~ does".

    その量は膨大で、しかも、時間とともに流れ去ることもなく、データとして刻々と蓄えられ続けている。

    The volume is enormous, and rather than disappearing with time, it continues to accumulate moment by moment as data.

  • としてN3

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

    その量は膨大で、しかも、時間とともに流れ去ることもなく、データとして刻々と蓄えられ続けている。

    The volume is enormous, and rather than disappearing with time, it continues to accumulate moment by moment as data.

  • 一方で(いっぽうで)N3

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

    一方で、私たちの毎日はといえば、相も変わらず24時間しかなく、寿命は80年程度だ。

    Meanwhile, our days still have only twenty-four hours, just as before, and our lifespan is only about eighty years.

  • と言えば(といえば)N3

    Raises a topic prompted by what was just mentioned — "speaking of", "when it comes to".

    一方で、私たちの毎日はといえば、相も変わらず24時間しかなく、寿命は80年程度だ。

    Meanwhile, our days still have only twenty-four hours, just as before, and our lifespan is only about eighty years.

  • しかないN3

    There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.

    一方で、私たちの毎日はといえば、相も変わらず24時間しかなく、寿命は80年程度だ。

    Meanwhile, our days still have only twenty-four hours, just as before, and our lifespan is only about eighty years.

  • ふとN3

    Adverb "suddenly / by chance / on a whim" — an action or thought occurs spontaneously, without intent.

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • 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'.

    (平野啓一郎『小説の読み方—感想が語れる着眼点』による

    (Based on Hirano Keiichirou, “How to Read Novels — Perspectives for Expressing Your Impressions”)

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    その量は膨大で、しかも、時間とともに流れ去ることもなく、データとして刻々と蓄えられ続けている。

    The volume is enormous, and rather than disappearing with time, it continues to accumulate moment by moment as data.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    どうやったって、そのすべてを網羅することなどできない。

    No matter what we do, we cannot possibly cover it all.

  • ようになるN42 times in this passage

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • 〜てくれるN42 times in this passage

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

    この広大無辺で、複雑極まりない世の中を、そして、そこに生きる人間の心の奥底を、誰の手のひらにでも収まるほどのコンパクトなサイズに圧縮して、濃密な時間とともに体験させてくれる

    It compresses this boundless and extraordinarily complex world, together with the deepest reaches of the human hearts living within it, into a compact size that could fit in anyone’s palm, and lets us experience it through a dense span of time.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    確かに小説は、絵や彫刻のように、一目で見ることのできる物体ではない。

    Certainly, unlike a painting or sculpture, a novel is not a physical object that can be taken in at a glance.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    ある一定量の記号の連なりである以上、時間をかけて、前から順番に最後まで辿っていかなければならない。

    Since it is a sequence of symbols of a certain length, we must spend time following it in order from beginning to end.

  • なければならないN4

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    ある一定量の記号の連なりである以上、時間をかけて、前から順番に最後まで辿っていかなければならない

    Since it is a sequence of symbols of a certain length, we must spend time following it in order from beginning to end.

  • ようだN4

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

    それは、途方に暮れるような情報の海を泳ぎ回るのとは、まったく別の興奮を与えてくれるはずだ。

    It should offer an excitement entirely different from swimming around in an overwhelming sea of information.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    それは、途方に暮れるような情報の海を泳ぎ回るのとは、まったく別の興奮を与えてくれるはずだ

    It should offer an excitement entirely different from swimming around in an overwhelming sea of information.

  • 方(かた)N4

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    (平野啓一郎『小説の読み方—感想が語れる着眼点』による)

    (Based on Hirano Keiichirou, “How to Read Novels — Perspectives for Expressing Your Impressions”)

  • 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').

    (注3)途方に暮れる:どうしたらよいかわからなくなる

    (Note 3) 途方に暮れる: to be at a loss as to what to do

  • どんなN52 times in this passage

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • 〜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”.

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • だろうN5

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

    私たちは、仕方なく、どんな情報とも、どんな言葉とも、忙しなく、広く浅いつきあいをするようになって、ふと我に返ると、自分は果たして、本当に、以前よりも、世間や人間に対する理解が深くなっているのだろうかと、不安を感じるようになっている。

    With no other choice, we have come to engage hurriedly, broadly, and shallowly with every kind of information and every kind of word, until suddenly we come to ourselves and begin to wonder anxiously whether our understanding of society and of people has truly deepened compared with before.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    そういう時代に、小説は、まさしく「小さく説く」のである。

    In such an age, the novel truly “explains in a small form.”

  • そしてN5

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

    この広大無辺で、複雑極まりない世の中を、そして、そこに生きる人間の心の奥底を、誰の手のひらにでも収まるほどのコンパクトなサイズに圧縮して、濃密な時間とともに体験させてくれる。

    It compresses this boundless and extraordinarily complex world, together with the deepest reaches of the human hearts living within it, into a compact size that could fit in anyone’s palm, and lets us experience it through a dense span of time.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    確かに小説は、絵や彫刻のように、一目で見ることのできる物体ではない

    Certainly, unlike a painting or sculpture, a novel is not a physical object that can be taken in at a glance.

  • までN5

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

    ある一定量の記号の連なりである以上、時間をかけて、前から順番に最後まで辿っていかなければならない。

    Since it is a sequence of symbols of a certain length, we must spend time following it in order from beginning to end.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、その間、小説は絶えず、読者に語りかけ、読者に耳を貸し、読者の手を引き、読者と一緒に感じ、一緒に考える。

    Yet throughout that time, the novel continually speaks to the reader, listens to the reader, takes the reader by the hand, feels together with the reader, and thinks together with the reader.

  • 一緒に(いっしょに)N52 times in this passage

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    しかし、その間、小説は絶えず、読者に語りかけ、読者に耳を貸し、読者の手を引き、読者と一緒に感じ、一緒に考える。

    Yet throughout that time, the novel continually speaks to the reader, listens to the reader, takes the reader by the hand, feels together with the reader, and thinks together with the reader.

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