• 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
• 人ひと
  • ·person; someone; somebody
  • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  • ·human (Homo sapiens)
  • ·(other) people; others
  • ·character; personality; nature
  • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  • ·adult; grown-up
  • ·I; me; one
  N5
• 生徒せいと
  • ·pupil; student; schoolchild
  N5
• 聞くきく
  • ·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
• 知るしるAs it appears here: 知ら
  • ·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
• 教室きょうしつ
  • ·classroom; lecture room
  • ·department (in a university)
  • ·class; lessons; course
  • ·school (for a particular discipline); teaching establishment
  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
• 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
• いつも
  • ·always; all the time; at all times
  • ·never
  • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
  N5
• 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話し
  • ·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
• 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
• 待つまつ
  • ·to wait
  • ·to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
  • ·to depend on; to need
  N5
• 大切たいせつ
  • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
  • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
  • ·careful
  N5
• 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話したい
  • ·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
• ところ
  • ·place; spot; scene; site
  • ·address
  • ·district; area; locality
  • ·one's house
  • ·point; aspect; side; facet
  • ·passage (in text); part
  • ·space; room
  • ·thing; matter
  • ·whereupon; as a result
  • ·about to; on the verge of
  • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  • ·approximately; around; about
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言おう
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  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
• 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
• うち
  • ·inside; within
  • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
  • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
  • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
  • ·we; our company; our organization
  • ·one's home; one's family
  • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
  • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
  • ·I; me
  • ·imperial palace grounds
  • ·emperor
  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
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
  • ·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
• 場合ばあい
  • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
  N4
• 引き出すひきだす
  • ·to pull out; to take out; to draw out
  • ·to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table); to drag
  • ·to withdraw (money); to draw
  • ·to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone); to obtain (e.g. a result); to elicit; to draw (a conclusion); to derive (e.g. pleasure)
  • ·to get (money) out of someone; to coax out of someone; to get someone to pay; to make someone produce (funds)
  N4
• やめるAs it appears here: やめて
  • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
  • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
  N4
• 教師きょうし
  • ·teacher; instructor
  N3
• 恐ろしいおそろしい
  • ·terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
  • ·surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
  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
• 解決かいけつ
  • ·settlement; solution; resolution
  N3
• 芽め
  • ·sprout; shoot; bud
  • ·germinal disk (in an egg)
  N3
• ひくAs it appears here: ひいて
  • ·to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 構造こうぞう
  • ·structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
  N2
• できあがるAs it appears here: できあがり
  • ·to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
  • ·to be very drunk; to get plastered
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• ではないかN2

  Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

  教師＝話す人、生徒＝聞く人という構造が知らず知らずのうちに教室空間にできあがり、そして固定化してしまうのは恐ろしいことではないかと思う。

  I think it is frightening when the structure “teacher = speaker, student = listener” unconsciously takes shape in the classroom and then becomes fixed.

• 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'.

  教師＝話す人、生徒＝聞く人という構造が知らず知らずのうちに教室空間にできあがり、そして固定化してしまうのは恐ろしいことではないかと思う。

  I think it is frightening when the structure “teacher = speaker, student = listener” unconsciously takes shape in the classroom and then becomes fixed.

• 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'.

  （徳井厚子『日本語教師の「衣」再考―多文化共生への課題』による）

  (Based on Tokui Atsuko, “Rethinking the ‘Clothing’ of Japanese-Language Teachers — Challenges for Multicultural Coexistence”)

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 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.

  教師＝話す人、生徒＝聞く人という構造が知らず知らずのうちに教室空間にできあがり、そして固定化してしまうのは恐ろしいことではないかと思う。

  I think it is frightening when the structure “teacher = speaker, student = listener” unconsciously takes shape in the classroom and then becomes fixed.

• と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage

  Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

  教師＝話す人、生徒＝聞く人という構造が知らず知らずのうちに教室空間にできあがり、そして固定化してしまうのは恐ろしいことではないかと思う。

  I think it is frightening when the structure “teacher = speaker, student = listener” unconsciously takes shape in the classroom and then becomes fixed.

• 続ける（つづける）N4

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

  いつも話し続けるのがコミュニケーションでない。

  Communication does not mean continuing to talk all the time.

• 〜てみるN43 times in this passage

  Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

  もう少し話したい、と思うところで一歩ひいてみることで、相手が言おうとすることを引き出すことができるのである。

  By stepping back at the very moment when you feel you would like to say a little more, you can draw out what the other person is trying to say.

• そしてN5

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

  教師＝話す人、生徒＝聞く人という構造が知らず知らずのうちに教室空間にできあがり、そして固定化してしまうのは恐ろしいことではないかと思う。

  I think it is frightening when the structure “teacher = speaker, student = listener” unconsciously takes shape in the classroom and then becomes fixed.

• がありますN5

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

  教師が先取りしてしまうことで、生徒が自分自身で考え、解決しようとする芽をつみとってしまう場合がある。

  There are cases in which the teacher gets ahead of the students and, in doing so, cuts off the budding ability of students to think and try to solve problems for themselves.

• いつもN5

  Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

  いつも話し続けるのがコミュニケーションでない。

  Communication does not mean continuing to talk all the time.

• 〜たいN5

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

  もう少し話したい、と思うところで一歩ひいてみることで、相手が言おうとすることを引き出すことができるのである。

  By stepping back at the very moment when you feel you would like to say a little more, you can draw out what the other person is trying to say.

• 〜ことができるN5

  States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

  もう少し話したい、と思うところで一歩ひいてみることで、相手が言おうとすることを引き出すことができるのである。

  By stepping back at the very moment when you feel you would like to say a little more, you can draw out what the other person is trying to say.

• のでN5

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

  もう少し話したい、と思うところで一歩ひいてみることで、相手が言おうとすることを引き出すことができるのである。

  By stepping back at the very moment when you feel you would like to say a little more, you can draw out what the other person is trying to say.