あるいはN2
Presents an alternative or a possibility — 'or; or perhaps; alternatively'.
あるいは、僕はあんな大人にはならないだろうけれど、あんなふうにするのもすてきだなと感じることもあるに違いない。
Or they may feel, “I probably won't become that kind of adult, but living that way seems wonderful too.”
ふうにN2
Attaches to a demonstrative or quotation to describe the manner or style of an action — "in this/that kind of way".
とにかく子どもは、①そんなふうに常に大人を見ているのである。
In any case, children are ①constantly watching adults in this way.
やがてN2
Adverb signalling that something will come to pass after some time — "before long," "eventually," "in time."
子どもはやがて大人になる。
Children eventually become adults.
ようではないかN2
a rhetorical, somewhat formal call to action rallying a group to act together, 'let's ~, shall we not'
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
に違いないN32 times in this passage
Expresses the speaker's strong conviction that something must be true based on inference; "must be, surely, no doubt."
あるいは、僕はあんな大人にはならないだろうけれど、あんなふうにするのもすてきだなと感じることもあるに違いない。
Or they may feel, “I probably won't become that kind of adult, but living that way seems wonderful too.”
にとってN3
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
②これほど子どもにとって不幸なことはない。
②Nothing could be more unfortunate for a child.
ことはないN3
Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'
②これほど子どもにとって不幸なことはない。
②Nothing could be more unfortunate for a child.
としてN32 times in this passage
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
というよりN3
'Rather than … (it's more like)' — corrects one description in favour of a more fitting one.
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
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'.
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
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'.
（大林宣彦『父の失恋娘の結婚―べそっかきの幸福そうな顔』による）
(From Obayashi Nobuhiko, “A Father's Heartbreak, a Daughter's Marriage — The Happy Face of a Crybaby”)
〜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'.
子どもはこれから自分は大人になっていくのだから、自分はどうなるのだろうとそれは一生懸命に大人を観察している。
Children know that they are going to grow into adults, so they watch adults very intently, wondering what they themselves will become.
と思う（とおもう）N43 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
その大人に魅力を感じれば、あんなふうになりたいと思うかもしれない。
If they find an adult appealing, they may think they would like to become like that person.
かもしれないN42 times in this passage
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
その大人に魅力を感じれば、あんなふうになりたいと思うかもしれない。
If they find an adult appealing, they may think they would like to become like that person.
てもN42 times in this passage
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
ほんのちょっとチャーミングなところを認めて、ああ失敗しても、どじばかりでもいいんだと思えることもあるかもしれない。
By noticing even a slightly charming side of an adult, they may come to think, “Ah, it's okay to fail; it's okay to be clumsy.”
ばかりN4
Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'
ほんのちょっとチャーミングなところを認めて、ああ失敗しても、どじばかりでもいいんだと思えることもあるかもしれない。
By noticing even a slightly charming side of an adult, they may come to think, “Ah, it's okay to fail; it's okay to be clumsy.”
たらN42 times in this passage
Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').
その大人に魅力がなかったら、それは自分に明日がないと言われているのと同じことだ。
If the adults they see have no appeal, it is as though the children are being told that they have no tomorrow.
と言われている（といわれている）N4
Passive 'say' plus progressive to state general hearsay or common belief — 'it is said that', 'people say that'.
その大人に魅力がなかったら、それは自分に明日がないと言われているのと同じことだ。
If the adults they see have no appeal, it is as though the children are being told that they have no tomorrow.
ということN4
Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.
大人はいつも子どもに見つめられている、子どもが自分を観察しているということを自覚していなければいけないと思う。
I think adults must always be aware that children are watching them and observing how they live.
なければいけないN4
Expresses obligation, typically tied to a specific situation — 'must / have to'.
大人はいつも子どもに見つめられている、子どもが自分を観察しているということを自覚していなければいけないと思う。
I think adults must always be aware that children are watching them and observing how they live.
よりN42 times in this passage
Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".
正直に失敗するのなら、子どもより上手に失敗してみせよう、傷つくなら子どもより上手に傷ついてみせよう。
If we are going to fail honestly, let us show children how to fail more skillfully than they do; if we are going to be hurt, let us show them how to be hurt more skillfully than they are.
らしいN4
Evidential auxiliary expressing an inference or hearsay from evidence — 'it seems / apparently ~'; also 'typical of, befitting ~'.
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
てやるN4
Marks doing an action as a favor for someone (often a subordinate, child, or animal) or, emphatically, as the speaker's defiant resolve — 'do (for someone)' / 'I'll show them, I'll do it'.
人生の先輩としてというより、現役の子どもに対してベテランの子どもとして、ベテランらしいところを見せてやろうじゃないか。
Rather than facing children as their seniors in life, why not face these children who are actively living their childhood as veteran children ourselves, and show them what veterans are like?
きっとN4
Adverb expressing the speaker's strong conviction that something is or will be so; 'surely, certainly, definitely, without fail'.
そういう気概の大人がたくさんいれば、子どもたちはきっと大人の世界に魅力を見いだすに違いない。
If there are many adults with that kind of spirit, children will surely find the adult world appealing.
だろうN52 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
子どもはこれから自分は大人になっていくのだから、自分はどうなるのだろうとそれは一生懸命に大人を観察している。
Children know that they are going to grow into adults, so they watch adults very intently, wondering what they themselves will become.
〜ているN56 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”.
子どもはこれから自分は大人になっていくのだから、自分はどうなるのだろうとそれは一生懸命に大人を観察している。
Children know that they are going to grow into adults, so they watch adults very intently, wondering what they themselves will become.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
その大人に魅力を感じれば、あんなふうになりたいと思うかもしれない。
If they find an adult appealing, they may think they would like to become like that person.
んですN5
Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.
ほんのちょっとチャーミングなところを認めて、ああ失敗しても、どじばかりでもいいんだと思えることもあるかもしれない。
By noticing even a slightly charming side of an adult, they may come to think, “Ah, it's okay to fail; it's okay to be clumsy.”
けれどもN5
More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."
あるいは、僕はあんな大人にはならないだろうけれど、あんなふうにするのもすてきだなと感じることもあるに違いない。
Or they may feel, “I probably won't become that kind of adult, but living that way seems wonderful too.”
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
あるいは、僕はあんな大人にはならないだろうけれど、あんなふうにするのもすてきだなと感じることもあるに違いない。
Or they may feel, “I probably won't become that kind of adult, but living that way seems wonderful too.”
のでN5
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
とにかく子どもは、①そんなふうに常に大人を見ているのである。
In any case, children are ①constantly watching adults in this way.
いつもN5
Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".
大人はいつも子どもに見つめられている、子どもが自分を観察しているということを自覚していなければいけないと思う。
I think adults must always be aware that children are watching them and observing how they live.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
わが身をつくろって、いいかっこするのではない。
This does not mean putting on appearances and trying to look good.
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