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きんねんインターネットLANようしておこなかいいわゆるでんかいひろいるでんかいちょうしょかいじょうさんしゃあついいことだが、それだけではない一般いっぱんつうかいでは、「しゅう」がなってだれか(とくうえひと)がはつげんしているうんうん」とうなずいたりしていますよ」というたいを「しゅう」にしめつづことしきしまうしかしじつかんこうほうストップしてしまいやすいそれたいでんかいあいは、「しゅう」をひつようなくぶんこうずにほかひとはつげんその結果けっかあたらアイデアことおおのである

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 長所ちょうしょ
    • ·strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
    N2
  • 目上めうえ
    • ·superior; superiors; senior
    N2
Other levels40 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 会議かいぎ
    • ·meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
    N4
  • 会場かいじょう
    • ·assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
    N4
  • 普通ふつう
    • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
    • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
    • ·local train; train that stops at every station
    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
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 向かうむかうAs it appears here: 向かって
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 止めるとめるAs it appears here: 止め
    • ·to stop; to turn off
    • ·to park
    • ·to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
    • ·to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
    • ·to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
    • ·to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
    • ·to detain; to keep in custody
    N4
  • いわゆる
    • ·what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
    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
  • 周囲しゅうい
    • ·surroundings; environs
    • ·circumference
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 態度たいど
    • ·attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing
    • ·attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance; stand
    N3
  • 示すしめすAs it appears here: 示し
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 広まるひろまるAs it appears here: 広まって
    • ·to spread; to be propagated
    N1
  • 集まるあつまるAs it appears here: 集まらなくて
    • ·to gather; to collect; to assemble
    N1
  • 発言はつげん
    • ·statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
    N1
  • 思考しこう
    • ·thought; consideration; thinking
    N1
  • やすい
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • 浮かぶうかぶ
    • ·to float; to be suspended
    • ·to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)
    • ·to come to mind; to have inspiration
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • いわゆるN2

    A prenominal modifier introducing a commonly used label — 'so-called; what is called; what is known as'.

    近年、インターネットやLANを利用して行う会議、いわゆる電子会議が広まっている。

    In recent years, meetings conducted via the Internet or LANs—so-called electronic meetings—have become increasingly widespread.

Other levels16 patterns
  • というN3

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

    一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう。

    In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along.

  • 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'.

    それに対し、電子会議の場合は、「周囲」を気にする必要がなく、自分の思考を止めずにほかの人の発言が聞ける。

    By contrast, in an electronic meeting there is no need to worry about “the people around you,” so you can listen to others without interrupting your own train of thought.

  • ずにN3

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    それに対し、電子会議の場合は、「周囲」を気にする必要がなく、自分の思考を止めずにほかの人の発言が聞ける。

    By contrast, in an electronic meeting there is no need to worry about “the people around you,” so you can listen to others without interrupting your own train of thought.

  • なくてもいいN4

    States a lack of obligation — "don't have to ~", "it's okay not to ~".

    電子会議の長所は会場に参加者が集まらなくてもいいことだが、それだけではない。

    One advantage of electronic meetings is that participants do not have to gather at the same venue, but that is not the only benefit.

  • 間(あいだ)N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう。

    In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along.

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

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

    一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう。

    In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 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.

    一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう

    In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along.

  • やすいN4

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

    しかし、実はその間、思考のほうはストップしてしまいやすい

    In fact, however, their own thinking tends to come to a halt during that time.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    それに対し、電子会議の場合は、「周囲」を気にする必要がなく、自分の思考を止めずにほかの人の発言が聞ける。

    By contrast, in an electronic meeting there is no need to worry about “the people around you,” so you can listen to others without interrupting your own train of thought.

  • 〜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”.

    近年、インターネットやLANを利用して行う会議、いわゆる電子会議が広まっている

    In recent years, meetings conducted via the Internet or LANs—so-called electronic meetings—have become increasingly widespread.

  • だけN5

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

    電子会議の長所は会場に参加者が集まらなくてもいいことだが、それだけではない。

    One advantage of electronic meetings is that participants do not have to gather at the same venue, but that is not the only benefit.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    電子会議の長所は会場に参加者が集まらなくてもいいことだが、それだけではない

    One advantage of electronic meetings is that participants do not have to gather at the same venue, but that is not the only benefit.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

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

    一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう。

    In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、実はその間、思考のほうはストップしてしまいやすい。

    In fact, however, their own thinking tends to come to a halt during that time.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    それに対し、電子会議の場合は、「周囲」を気にする必要がなく、自分の思考を止めずにほかの人の発言が聞ける。

    By contrast, in an electronic meeting there is no need to worry about “the people around you,” so you can listen to others without interrupting your own train of thought.

  • のでN5

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

    その結果、新しいアイデアが浮かぶことが多いのである。

    As a result, new ideas often come to mind.

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