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ではないかN2
Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'
親子関係も同じじゃないかと思います。
I think the same applies to the relationship between parents and children.
に向かってN2
Indicates the direction, goal, or target that motion or an action is aimed at; 'toward / facing'.
親が子どもに向かって言ってあげられる言葉はこれに尽きるんじゃないでしょうか。
I think those are really the only words a parent needs to be able to say to a child.
だってN2
Colloquial particle adding 'even/too', giving a reason 'but/because', or reporting hearsay 'they say ~'.
泊まるところがなかったら、いつだって君のためのご飯とベッドは用意してあるよ。
If you have nowhere to stay, there will always be food and a bed ready for you.
だけはN2
Singles one thing out for emphasis, 'at least ~ (if nothing else)' / 'this one thing does hold'.
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
ところがN32 times in this passage
Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".
「帰れるところがある」と思っている人と、そんな場所がない人では、人生の選択肢の数が違う。
A person who knows “I have somewhere I can return to” has a different number of choices in life from someone who has no such place.
的（てき）N32 times in this passage
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
ずっと冒険的になれる。
They can also be much more adventurous.
ためにN34 times in this passage
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
泊まるところがなかったら、いつだって君のためのご飯とベッドは用意してあるよ。
If you have nowhere to stay, there will always be food and a bed ready for you.
ことがあるN3
After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
〜ないと（いけない）N3
Obligation construction (short for ないといけない/ないとだめ) meaning one is required to do something; "have to / must".
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
というN3
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
「人間は弱い」というのがぼくの人間観の根本なんです。
At the foundation of my view of humanity is the idea that “human beings are weak.”
というのはN3
Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.
家というのは、外に出て、傷つき、力尽き、壊れてしまったメンバーがその傷を癒して、また外へ出て行く元気を回復するための備えの場であるべきだどぼくは思っています。
I believe a home should be a place of refuge where members who have gone out into the world, been hurt, exhausted themselves, and broken down can heal their wounds and regain the strength to go back out again.
べきだN3
States what one ought to do as the right or expected course of action — 'should / ought to'.
家というのは、外に出て、傷つき、力尽き、壊れてしまったメンバーがその傷を癒して、また外へ出て行く元気を回復するための備えの場であるべきだどぼくは思っています。
I believe a home should be a place of refuge where members who have gone out into the world, been hurt, exhausted themselves, and broken down can heal their wounds and regain the strength to go back out again.
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'.
（内田樹「ぼくの住まい論」による）
(From Uchida Tatsuru, “My Thoughts on Home”)
しかないN3
There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.
（注1）これに尽きる：これしかない
(Note 1) これに尽きる: there is nothing else; this is all there is
〜てくるN42 times in this passage
Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.
いつでも帰ってこられる場所があると思っていられるのは、ずいぶんと心強いことだと思うんです。
I think it is enormously reassuring to be able to believe that there is a place you can always come home to.
と思う（とおもう）N46 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
いつでも帰ってこられる場所があると思っていられるのは、ずいぶんと心強いことだと思うんです。
I think it is enormously reassuring to be able to believe that there is a place you can always come home to.
なくてもいいN4
States a lack of obligation — "don't have to ~", "it's okay not to ~".
別に帰ってこなくてもいい。
You do not necessarily have to come back.
ときN4
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
10年ほど前に高校を卒業した娘が東京へ行くときに、ぼくが娘に言ったのは二つだけです。
About ten years ago, when my daughter, who had just graduated from high school, left for Tokyo, I said only two things to her.
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').
「金なら貸すぞ」と「困ったらいつでも帰っておいで」。
“If you need money, I’ll lend you some,” and “If you’re ever in trouble, come home anytime.”
〜ておくN4
Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.
「金なら貸すぞ」と「困ったらいつでも帰っておいで」。
“If you need money, I’ll lend you some,” and “If you’re ever in trouble, come home anytime.”
〜てあげるN4
The subject does an action as a favor for someone else — 'to do (something) for (someone)'.
親が子どもに向かって言ってあげられる言葉はこれに尽きるんじゃないでしょうか。
I think those are really the only words a parent needs to be able to say to a child.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
続ける（つづける）N4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
そんなにN4
Marks a degree 'that much / so'; frequently paired with a negative — 'not that much.'
「そんなに甘やかすと自立の妨げになる」と苦言を言う人もいますけれど、ぼくはそれは違うと思う。
Some people criticize this, saying, “If you spoil them that much, it will hinder their independence,” but I think that is wrong.
〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4
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.
家というのは、外に出て、傷つき、力尽き、壊れてしまったメンバーがその傷を癒して、また外へ出て行く元気を回復するための備えの場であるべきだどぼくは思っています。
I believe a home should be a place of refuge where members who have gone out into the world, been hurt, exhausted themselves, and broken down can heal their wounds and regain the strength to go back out again.
がありますN5
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
いつでも帰ってこられる場所があると思っていられるのは、ずいぶんと心強いことだと思うんです。
I think it is enormously reassuring to be able to believe that there is a place you can always come home to.
〜ているN53 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”.
いつでも帰ってこられる場所があると思っていられるのは、ずいぶんと心強いことだと思うんです。
I think it is enormously reassuring to be able to believe that there is a place you can always come home to.
んですN53 times in this passage
Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.
いつでも帰ってこられる場所があると思っていられるのは、ずいぶんと心強いことだと思うんです。
I think it is enormously reassuring to be able to believe that there is a place you can always come home to.
だ / ですN53 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
当たり前ですけれど、「退路のある」人の方が発想がずっと自由になれる。
It may be obvious, but a person who “has a way back” can think much more freely.
けれどもN52 times in this passage
More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."
当たり前ですけれど、「退路のある」人の方が発想がずっと自由になれる。
It may be obvious, but a person who “has a way back” can think much more freely.
より〜ほうがN5
Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).
当たり前ですけれど、「退路のある」人の方が発想がずっと自由になれる。
It may be obvious, but a person who “has a way back” can think much more freely.
前に（まえに）N5
Marks that something happens before an action or in front of a place — "before (doing) / in front of."
10年ほど前に高校を卒業した娘が東京へ行くときに、ぼくが娘に言ったのは二つだけです。
About ten years ago, when my daughter, who had just graduated from high school, left for Tokyo, I said only two things to her.
だけN5
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
10年ほど前に高校を卒業した娘が東京へ行くときに、ぼくが娘に言ったのは二つだけです。
About ten years ago, when my daughter, who had just graduated from high school, left for Tokyo, I said only two things to her.
じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
親が子どもに向かって言ってあげられる言葉はこれに尽きるんじゃないでしょうか。
I think those are really the only words a parent needs to be able to say to a child.
だろうN5
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
親が子どもに向かって言ってあげられる言葉はこれに尽きるんじゃないでしょうか。
I think those are really the only words a parent needs to be able to say to a child.
〜てあるN5
Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.
泊まるところがなかったら、いつだって君のためのご飯とベッドは用意してあるよ。
If you have nowhere to stay, there will always be food and a bed ready for you.
どんなN5
Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".
この言葉だけは親はどんなことがあっても意地でも言い続けないといけないと思うんです。
I think these are words that parents must stubbornly keep saying, no matter what happens.
どうやってN5
Asks by what means or method something is done, "how / in what way".
だから、最優先の仕事はどうやってその弱い人間を慰め、癒し、支援する場を安定的に確保するか、です。
Therefore, the highest-priority task is to ensure a stable place where those weak human beings can be comforted, healed, and supported.
〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage
Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.
（中略）家は、メンバーのポテンシャルを高めたり、競争に勝つために鍛えたりするための場じゃない。
(Omitted) A home is not a place for increasing its members’ potential or training them to win in competition.
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