• 本ほん
  • ·book; volume; script
  • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
  • ·main; head; principal
  • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
  • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
  • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
  • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
  • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
  • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
  N5
• 読むよむ
  • ·to read
  • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
  • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
  • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
  • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
  • ·to count; to estimate
  • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
  N5
• するAs it appears here: しない
  • ·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
• 読むよむAs it appears here: 読ん
  • ·to read
  • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
  • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
  • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
  • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
  • ·to count; to estimate
  • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
  N5
• もつAs it appears here: もって
  • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  • ·to possess; to have; to own
  • ·to maintain; to keep
  • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
  • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
  • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
  N5
• あなた
  • ·you
  • ·dear; honey
  N5
• また
  • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  • ·also; too; as well; likewise
  • ·on the other hand; while
  • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  • ·or; otherwise
  • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
  • ·some time (in the future)
  • ·indirect
  N5
• 話はなし
  • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
  • ·topic; subject
  • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
  • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
  • ·tale; story; fable
  • ·circumstances; particulars
  N5
• 行くいくAs it appears here: 行って
  • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  • ·to stream; to flow
  • ·to die; to pass away
  • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
  • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
  N5
• 乗るのるAs it appears here: 乗って
  • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
  • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
  • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
  • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
  • ·to take part; to participate; to join
  • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
  • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
  • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
  • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
  N5
• 遊ぶあそぶ
  • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
  • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
  • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
  • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
  • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
  • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
  • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
  N5
• おなじ
  • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
  • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
  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
• するAs it appears here: した
  • ·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
• 返すかえす
  • ·to return (something); to restore; to put back
  • ·to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
  • ·to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
  • ·to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
  • ·to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
  • ·to do again; to do repeatedly
  N5
• もう一度もういちど
  • ·once more; again
  N5
• 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
• するAs it appears here: させて
  • ·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
• 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
• もし
  • ·if; in case; supposing
  N4
• とくに
  • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
  N4
• 小説しょうせつ
  • ·novel; story; (work of) fiction
  N4
• 比べるくらべるAs it appears here: 比べたら
  • ·to compare; to make a comparison (between)
  • ·to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
  N4
• たとえば
  • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
  N4
• すぎるAs it appears here: すぎない
  • ·to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to have expired; to have ended; to be over
  • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be above
  • ·to be no more than ...
  • ·to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
  N4
• 失敗しっぱい
  • ·failure; mistake; blunder
  N4
• 力ちから
  • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  • ·efficacy; effect
  • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  • ·support; help; aid; assistance
  • ·stress; emphasis
  • ·means; resources
  N4
• 深いふかいAs it appears here: 深く
  • ·deep
  • ·profound
  • ·dense; thick
  • ·close (relationship)
  • ·intense; strong
  • ·late
  N4
• 最中さいちゅう
  • ·(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
  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
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 夢中むちゅう
  • ·absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
  • ·forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
  • ·within a dream; while dreaming
  N3
• ちがい
  • ·difference; distinction; discrepancy
  • ·mistake; error
  N3
• 中ちゅう
  • ·medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
  • ·in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
  • ·during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
  • ·currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
  • ·middle way; moderation
  • ·second volume (of three)
  • ·junior high school; middle school
  • ·China
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• 恋人こいびと
  • ·lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
  N3
• 黙るだまるAs it appears here: 黙って
  • ·to be silent; to say nothing
  N3
• お喋りおしゃべり
  • ·chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
  • ·chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
  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
• もしも
  • ·if; in case; supposing
  • ·worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
  N3
• こえるAs it appears here: こえた
  • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
  • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
  N3
• とき
  • ·time; hour; moment
  • ·occasion; case
  • ·chance; opportunity; season
  • ·the times; the age; the day
  • ·tense
  N3
• もと
  • ·origin; source; beginning
  • ·basis; base; foundation; root
  • ·cause
  • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
  • ·(one's) side
  • ·capital; principal; cost price
  • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
  • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
  • ·first three lines of a waka
  • ·counter for plants or trees
  • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
  N3
• 間違うまちがうAs it appears here: 間違って
  • ·to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong
  • ·to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
  • ·to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
  N1
• たとえ
  • ·even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
  N1
• うちこむAs it appears here: うちこんで
  • ·to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in
  • ·to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
  • ·to fire into; to shoot into
  • ·to input (data); to enter
  • ·to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in; to be (really) into; to be enthusiastic about; to put heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for
  • ·to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)
  • ·to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in
  • ·to invade one's opponent's territory; to place a stone in an opponent's formation
  • ·to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
  N1
• 恋愛れんあい
  • ·love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
  N1
• 体験たいけん
  • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
  N1
• 本のほんの
  • ·mere; only; just; slight
  N1
• 仕掛けるしかけるAs it appears here: 仕掛けて
  • ·to start; to begin; to commence
  • ·to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from
  • ·to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
  • ·to make a meld call
  N1
• やるAs it appears here: やって
  • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
  • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
  • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
  • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
  • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
  • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
  • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
  • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
  • ·to ease (one's mind)
  • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
  • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
  • ·to live; to get by; to get along
  • ·to do ... completely
  • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
  • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
  • ·to make active efforts to ...
  • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• をもって / をもちましてN12 times in this passage

  Formal marker of the means used, or the effective time from/at which something takes effect — 'by means of', 'as of'.

  たとえバルザックの「谷間のゆり」のような純愛小説の傑作をもってきても、トルストイの「アンナ・カレーニナ」のような不倫小説の傑作をもってきても、あなたが現に夢中でうちこんでいる恋愛の生なましい体験に比べたら、色あせてしまうにちがいないからだ。

  For even if you were given a masterpiece of pure love such as Balzac’s “The Lily of the Valley,” or a masterpiece about adultery such as Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” it would surely pale beside the vivid experience of the love in which you yourself are now completely absorbed.

• 最中にN3

  'Right in the middle of (doing) X', marking that something occurs while an action is in full progress.

  もしただいま大恋愛の最中だったら、本など読むことをおすすめしない。

  If you are currently in the midst of a passionate love affair, I would not recommend reading books.

• たとえ〜てもN3

  Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.

  たとえバルザックの「谷間のゆり」のような純愛小説の傑作をもってきても、トルストイの「アンナ・カレーニナ」のような不倫小説の傑作をもってきても、あなたが現に夢中でうちこんでいる恋愛の生なましい体験に比べたら、色あせてしまうにちがいないからだ。

  For even if you were given a masterpiece of pure love such as Balzac’s “The Lily of the Valley,” or a masterpiece about adultery such as Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” it would surely pale beside the vivid experience of the love in which you yourself are now completely absorbed.

• に比べてN32 times in this passage

  Sets up a standard against which something is measured or contrasted; "compared to, in comparison with."

  たとえバルザックの「谷間のゆり」のような純愛小説の傑作をもってきても、トルストイの「アンナ・カレーニナ」のような不倫小説の傑作をもってきても、あなたが現に夢中でうちこんでいる恋愛の生なましい体験に比べたら、色あせてしまうにちがいないからだ。

  For even if you were given a masterpiece of pure love such as Balzac’s “The Lily of the Valley,” or a masterpiece about adultery such as Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” it would surely pale beside the vivid experience of the love in which you yourself are now completely absorbed.

• 例えば（たとえば）N3

  Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

  たとえば遊園地に行って黙って恋人とジェット・コースターに乗って遊ぶことに比べたら、ずっと不毛なお喋りにすぎないからだ。

  Compared with going to an amusement park and simply riding a roller coaster with your lover without saying much, such talk is nothing more than a far more unproductive conversation.

• もしも〜たらN3

  Emphatic 'if' that sets up a hypothetical supposition, resolved by 〜たら/〜ば/〜なら, 'if by any chance / supposing that'.

  もしも恋愛が峠をこえたと思えたり、これは失敗だったと思えたりしたときには。

  That is, when you feel that the relationship has passed its peak, or that it has been a failure.

• たらN43 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').

  もしただいま大恋愛の最中だったら、本など読むことをおすすめしない。

  If you are currently in the midst of a passionate love affair, I would not recommend reading books.

• などN43 times in this passage

  Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

  もしただいま大恋愛の最中だったら、本など読むことをおすすめしない。

  If you are currently in the midst of a passionate love affair, I would not recommend reading books.

• てもN43 times in this passage

  Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

  とくに恋愛小説など、間違っても読んじゃいけない。

  Above all, you should never make the mistake of reading a romance novel.

• ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

  Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

  たとえバルザックの「谷間のゆり」のような純愛小説の傑作をもってきても、トルストイの「アンナ・カレーニナ」のような不倫小説の傑作をもってきても、あなたが現に夢中でうちこんでいる恋愛の生なましい体験に比べたら、色あせてしまうにちがいないからだ。

  For even if you were given a masterpiece of pure love such as Balzac’s “The Lily of the Valley,” or a masterpiece about adultery such as Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” it would surely pale beside the vivid experience of the love in which you yourself are now completely absorbed.

• 〜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.

  たとえバルザックの「谷間のゆり」のような純愛小説の傑作をもってきても、トルストイの「アンナ・カレーニナ」のような不倫小説の傑作をもってきても、あなたが現に夢中でうちこんでいる恋愛の生なましい体験に比べたら、色あせてしまうにちがいないからだ。

  For even if you were given a masterpiece of pure love such as Balzac’s “The Lily of the Valley,” or a masterpiece about adultery such as Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” it would surely pale beside the vivid experience of the love in which you yourself are now completely absorbed.

• 〜てみるN4

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

  だがおなじ本を読むことでも、おなじ本の話でもいいからやってみたほうがいい。

  But even if it is only a matter of reading the same book or talking about the same book, it is worth giving it a try.

• ときN4

  Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

  もしも恋愛が峠をこえたと思えたり、これは失敗だったと思えたりしたときには。

  That is, when you feel that the relationship has passed its peak, or that it has been a failure.

• よりN4

  Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

  本には恋愛の終りや失恋の辛さを、もとに返す力はないが、あなたの恋愛の終りや失恋をもう一度、あなたが体験したよりもっと巨きく、もっと深く体験させてくれる力があるからだ。

  Books do not have the power to undo the end of a love affair or the pain of heartbreak, but they do have the power to make you experience your lost love and its ending once again, on a larger and deeper scale than you experienced them yourself.

• 〜てくれるN4

  Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

  本には恋愛の終りや失恋の辛さを、もとに返す力はないが、あなたの恋愛の終りや失恋をもう一度、あなたが体験したよりもっと巨きく、もっと深く体験させてくれる力があるからだ。

  Books do not have the power to undo the end of a love affair or the pain of heartbreak, but they do have the power to make you experience your lost love and its ending once again, on a larger and deeper scale than you experienced them yourself.

• ちゃいけない・じゃいけないN5

  Casual spoken contraction of てはいけない／ではいけない expressing prohibition — 'must not', 'you're not allowed to'.

  とくに恋愛小説など、間違っても読んじゃいけない。

  Above all, you should never make the mistake of reading a romance novel.

• 〜てはいけないN5

  States that an action is prohibited — “must not do”.

  また恋愛中の相手の恋人に、本の話など仕掛けてはいけない。

  Nor should you try to start talking about books with the person you are in love with.

• に行くN5

  Go somewhere in order to do something — [verb masu-stem] + に行く, 'go to (do) …'.

  たとえば遊園地に行って黙って恋人とジェット・コースターに乗って遊ぶことに比べたら、ずっと不毛なお喋りにすぎないからだ。

  Compared with going to an amusement park and simply riding a roller coaster with your lover without saying much, such talk is nothing more than a far more unproductive conversation.

• すぎるN5

  Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to mean the action or quality is excessive, 'too much / overly ~'.

  たとえば遊園地に行って黙って恋人とジェット・コースターに乗って遊ぶことに比べたら、ずっと不毛なお喋りにすぎないからだ。

  Compared with going to an amusement park and simply riding a roller coaster with your lover without saying much, such talk is nothing more than a far more unproductive conversation.

• ほうがいいN5

  Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".

  だがおなじ本を読むことでも、おなじ本の話でもいいからやってみたほうがいい。

  But even if it is only a matter of reading the same book or talking about the same book, it is worth giving it a try.

• 〜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'.

  もしも恋愛が峠をこえたと思えたり、これは失敗だったと思えたりしたときには。

  That is, when you feel that the relationship has passed its peak, or that it has been a failure.

• がありますN5

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

  本には恋愛の終りや失恋の辛さを、もとに返す力はないが、あなたの恋愛の終りや失恋をもう一度、あなたが体験したよりもっと巨きく、もっと深く体験させてくれる力があるからだ。

  Books do not have the power to undo the end of a love affair or the pain of heartbreak, but they do have the power to make you experience your lost love and its ending once again, on a larger and deeper scale than you experienced them yourself.