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引ひっ越こしというのは、誰だれにとっても面めん倒どうだが、いい面めんもあるだろう。すなわち、これまでの生せい活かつを振ふり返かえり、今こん後ご望のぞむような生せい活かつを思おもい描えがきながら、そのために不ふ要ようなものをどんどん処しょ分ぶんする機き会かいである、と。そういう意い味みでは、引ひっ越こしは日にち常じょう生せい活かつを更こう生せいさせるよいきっかけでもあるはずだ。

私わたしはいつもそのきっかけを活いかしたいと思おもいながらも、なかなか実行じっこうするに至いたらない。むしろ何なん十じゅう年ねんも、まるで亀かめのごとく重おもい物ものを背せ負おいながら転てん々てんとしてきたわけである。

（マイク・モラスキー日本経済新聞にほんけいざいしんぶん2014年ねん3月つき25日ひ付づけ夕ゆう刊かんによる）

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  1. 1引っ越しについて、筆者はどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 処分しょぶん
    • ·disposal; throwing away; selling off
    • ·dealing with (a problem); measure
    • ·punishment; penalty
    • ·putting down (e.g. diseased animal)
    N1
Other levels36 words
  • 誰だれ
    • ·who
    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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    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
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 重いおもい
    • ·heavy; weighty
    • ·heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
    • ·slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
    • ·important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
    • ·serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical
    • ·solid; established; dignified; sensible
    • ·heavy (shape or stones); (expl.) solid stones that must be defended rather than sacrificed, despite the high cost of doing so
    N5
  • 物もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • くるAs it appears here: きた
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    N5
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思い
    • ·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
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 面倒めんどう
    • ·trouble; bother
    • ·trouble; difficulty
    • ·care; attention
    N3
  • 面めん
    • ·face
    • ·mask; face guard
    • ·striking the head (in kendo)
    • ·surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
    • ·page
    • ·aspect; facet; side
    • ·chamfer
    • ·counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
    N3
  • すなわち
    • ·that is (to say); namely; i.e.
    • ·precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less
    • ·(and) then
    N3
  • 今後こんご
    • ·from now on; hereafter
    N3
  • 望むのぞむ
    • ·to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for
    • ·to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to
    • ·to see; to command (a view of); to overlook
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • 実行じっこう
    • ·execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action; implementation; fulfillment; realization
    • ·execution (of a program); run
    N3
  • 至るいたるAs it appears here: 至らない
    • ·to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
    • ·to lead to (a place); to get to
    • ·in the extreme case of
    • ·to come; to arrive; to result in
    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
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 日付ひづけ
    • ·date; dating
    N3
  • きっかけ
    • ·chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
    N2
  • 背負うせおうAs it appears here: 背負い
    • ·to carry on one's back
    • ·to be burdened with; to take responsibility for
    • ·to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
    • ·to be conceited; to think highly of oneself
    N2
  • 転々てんてん
    • ·moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
    • ·rolling about
    N2
  • 夕刊ゆうかん
    • ·evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

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  • に至る / に至った（にいたる / にいたった）N1

    Marks reaching an extreme point or final stage after a process — "to reach the point of ~, to culminate in ~".

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

  • ごとき / ごとく / ごとしN1

    Literary equivalent of 〜のようだ that likens one thing to another or cites an example — 'like', 'as if', 'such as'.

    むしろ何十年も、まるで亀のごとく重い物を背負いながら転々としてきたわけである。

    Instead, for decades I have moved from place to place while carrying a heavy load on my back, rather like a turtle.

Other levels20 patterns
  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    引っ越しというのは、誰にとっても面倒だが、いい面もあるだろう。

    Moving house is troublesome for everyone, but it surely has its advantages as well.

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    引っ越しというのは、誰にとっても面倒だが、いい面もあるだろう。

    Moving house is troublesome for everyone, but it surely has its advantages as well.

  • すなわちN3

    Conjunction restating or clarifying the preceding statement, 'namely / that is / in other words'.

    すなわち、これまでの生活を振り返り、今後望むような生活を思い描きながら、そのために不要なものをどんどん処分する機会である、と。

    In other words, it is an opportunity to look back on one's life so far, imagine the kind of life one wants in the future, and steadily get rid of things that are unnecessary for that life.

  • そのためにN3

    Connective linking a preceding cause or purpose to what follows, 'for that reason / in order to do that'.

    すなわち、これまでの生活を振り返り、今後望むような生活を思い描きながら、そのために不要なものをどんどん処分する機会である、と。

    In other words, it is an opportunity to look back on one's life so far, imagine the kind of life one wants in the future, and steadily get rid of things that are unnecessary for that life.

  • 〜ながらもN3

    Concessive connective stating that two conflicting facts hold at once; "although / even though".

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

  • むしろN3

    Adverb overturning an expectation to present the following as the more fitting statement; "rather / if anything".

    むしろ何十年も、まるで亀のごとく重い物を背負いながら転々としてきたわけである。

    Instead, for decades I have moved from place to place while carrying a heavy load on my back, rather like a turtle.

  • 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'.

    むしろ何十年も、まるで亀のごとく重い物を背負いながら転々としてきたわけである。

    Instead, for decades I have moved from place to place while carrying a heavy load on my back, rather like a turtle.

  • としてN3

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

    むしろ何十年も、まるで亀のごとく重い物を背負いながら転々としてきたわけである。

    Instead, for decades I have moved from place to place while carrying a heavy load on my back, rather like a turtle.

  • わけだN3

    Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.

    むしろ何十年も、まるで亀のごとく重い物を背負いながら転々としてきたわけである。

    Instead, for decades I have moved from place to place while carrying a heavy load on my back, rather like a turtle.

  • 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'.

    （マイク・モラスキー日本経済新聞 2014年3月25日付夕刊による）

    (From Mike Morasuki, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, evening edition, March 25, 2014)

  • ようだN4

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

    すなわち、これまでの生活を振り返り、今後望むような生活を思い描きながら、そのために不要なものをどんどん処分する機会である、と。

    In other words, it is an opportunity to look back on one's life so far, imagine the kind of life one wants in the future, and steadily get rid of things that are unnecessary for that life.

  • ながらN42 times in this passage

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

    すなわち、これまでの生活を振り返り、今後望むような生活を思い描きながら、そのために不要なものをどんどん処分する機会である、と。

    In other words, it is an opportunity to look back on one's life so far, imagine the kind of life one wants in the future, and steadily get rid of things that are unnecessary for that life.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    そういう意味では、引っ越しは日常生活を更生させるよいきっかけでもあるはずだ。

    In that sense, moving should also be a good opportunity to reform one's everyday life.

  • はずだN4

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

    そういう意味では、引っ越しは日常生活を更生させるよいきっかけでもあるはずだ。

    In that sense, moving should also be a good opportunity to reform one's everyday life.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

  • だろうN5

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

    引っ越しというのは、誰にとっても面倒だが、いい面もあるだろう。

    Moving house is troublesome for everyone, but it surely has its advantages as well.

  • までN5

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

    すなわち、これまでの生活を振り返り、今後望むような生活を思い描きながら、そのために不要なものをどんどん処分する機会である、と。

    In other words, it is an opportunity to look back on one's life so far, imagine the kind of life one wants in the future, and steadily get rid of things that are unnecessary for that life.

  • いつもN5

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

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    私はいつもそのきっかけを活かしたいと思いながらも、なかなか実行するに至らない。

    I always want to make use of that opportunity, yet I never quite manage to put the idea into practice.

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