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なんあれ一個いっこせいひんかんぺきのにようきゅうされるのうは、たいへんものですそんなげいとう(注1)のうしょくにんかずかぎいることでしょう。つくせいひんかずも、ぜんかぎきますところがぎょうこうていさいぶんしてみますと、こうていがいたんじゅんだったりしますよりたんじゅんな、ひとこうていあれば、きちんとこなせるしょくにんかずは、せいひんまるごとつくしょくにんかずくらずっとおおなるでしょう。またじゅくれんだっしょくにんうで(注2)のも、よりたんじゅんいちこうていげんていしてはなしあれば、ずっとようですぎょうさいぶんやくわりぶんたんつまりぶんぎょうは、たしせいさんせいこうじょうさせるものなのです

一個いっこけいざいぞくということは、そのけいざいぞくひとぶんぎょうかんけいむすことしますあなたごとも、おな日本にっぽんいるめんしきないだれごとも、②おなぶんぎょうあみぞくいるですいまぶんぎょうかんけいかいぜんたいひろいますからあなたしたごとが、きゅううらがわいるだれしたごといるということも、ざらありますそしてぶんぎょうあみぜんかいひろたとえば一個いっここうぎょうせいひんせいさんするために、こうそうからデザインげんけいせいさくひんせいぞうといったさまざまぎょうぜんかいひろいるげんだいは、たしじんるいじょうもっとゆただいなのです

とくがわひろぶんまも経済学けいざいがくによる

ちゅう1)げいとうつうひとにはまねできないわざ

ちゅう2)うでじゅつじょうたつさせる

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  1. 1生産性を向上させるとあるが、なぜか。
  2. 2同じ分業の網の目に属しているとは、どのようなことを意味しているか。
  3. 3筆者は現代をどのような時代だと考えているか。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 完璧かんぺき
    • ·perfect; complete; flawless
    N1
  • 仕上げるしあげる
    • ·to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
    N1
  • 技能ぎのう
    • ·technical skill; ability; capacity
    N1
  • 個々ここ
    • ·individual; one by one; separate; each
    N1
  • まるごと
    • ·in its entirety; whole; wholly
    N1
  • 限定げんてい
    • ·limit; restriction
    N1
  • 分業ぶんぎょう
    • ·division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
    N1
  • 向上こうじょう
    • ·elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
    N1
  • 構想こうそう
    • ·plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
    N1
  • わざ
    • ·technique; art; skill; move
    N1
Other levels64 words
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • 作れるつくれる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • なる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    N5
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 住むすむAs it appears here: 住んで
    • ·to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
    N5
  • 誰かだれか
    • ·someone; somebody
    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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 比べるくらべるAs it appears here: 比べて
    • ·to compare; to make a comparison (between)
    • ·to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
    N4
  • 経済けいざい
    • ·economy; economics
    • ·finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
    • ·being economical; economy; thrift
    N4
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 生産せいさん
    • ·production; manufacture
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    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
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 何でなんで
    • ·why?; what for?
    • ·how?; by what means?
    N3
  • 製品せいひん
    • ·manufactured goods; finished goods; product
    N3
  • 要求ようきゅう
    • ·demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • かず
    • ·number; amount
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限られて
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    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
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 作業さぎょう
    • ·work; operation; task
    N3
  • 意外いがい
    • ·unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
    N3
  • 単純たんじゅん
    • ·simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
    N3
  • 容易ようい
    • ·easy; simple; plain
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がって
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • 地球ちきゅう
    • ·Earth; the globe
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がり
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • 製造せいぞう
    • ·manufacture; production
    N3
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 人類じんるい
    • ·mankind; humanity
    N3
  • 最ももっとも
    • ·most; extremely
    N3
  • 豊かゆたか
    • ·abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off
    • ·open (mind); relaxed; easy
    • ·plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample
    • ·(well) over; (easily) in excess of
    N3
  • 守るまもる
    • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
    • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • まね
    • ·imitating; copying; mimicry
    • ·behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
    N3
  • 上達じょうたつ
    • ·improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
    • ·communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
    N3
  • 職人しょくにん
    • ·craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
    N2
  • 製作せいさく
    • ·manufacture; production
    • ·production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
    N2
  • 部品ぶひん
    • ·parts; accessories; components
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • であれ / であろうとN1

    Concessive after a question word meaning "no matter who/what it is (~ still holds)."

    何であれ、一個の製品を完璧に仕上げるのに要求される技能は、たいへんなものです。

    Whatever the product may be, the skill required to complete a single product perfectly is tremendous.

  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    作業の細分化と役割分担、つまり分業化は、確かに①生産性を向上させるものなのです。

    Breaking work into smaller tasks and dividing roles—in other words, the division of labor—certainly does improve ①productivity.

Other levels20 patterns
  • 確かにN22 times in this passage

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    作業の細分化と役割分担、つまり分業化は、確かに①生産性を向上させるものなのです。

    Breaking work into smaller tasks and dividing roles—in other words, the division of labor—certainly does improve ①productivity.

  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    一個の経済に属するということは、その経済に属する他の人たちと分業関係を取り結ぶことを意味します。

    To belong to an economy means to enter into relationships of division of labor with other people who belong to that economy.

  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    そして、分業の網の目が全世界に広がり、たとえば一個の工業製品を生産するために、構想からデザイン、原型の製作、部品の製造、組み立てといったさまざまな作業が全世界に広がっている現代は、確かに人類史上最も豊かな時代なのです。

    And the modern age, in which the network of division of labor spans the entire globe and the many tasks involved in producing, for example, a single industrial product—from conception and design to prototyping, parts manufacture, and assembly—are distributed around the world, is indeed the most prosperous age in human history.

  • ところがN3

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    ところが、作業工程を細分化してみますと、個々の工程は意外に単純だったりします。

    However, if the work process is broken down into smaller steps, each individual step may turn out to be surprisingly simple.

  • に比べてN3

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

    より単純な、一つひとつの工程であれば、きちんとこなせる職人の数は、製品をまるごと作れる職人の数に比べて、ずっと多くなるでしょう。

    If the work consists of these simpler individual steps, the number of craftspeople who can perform them properly will be far greater than the number who can make an entire product by themselves.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    作業の細分化と役割分担、つまり分業化は、確かに①生産性を向上させるものなのです。

    Breaking work into smaller tasks and dividing roles—in other words, the division of labor—certainly does improve ①productivity.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

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

    そして、分業の網の目が全世界に広がり、たとえば一個の工業製品を生産するために、構想からデザイン、原型の製作、部品の製造、組み立てといったさまざまな作業が全世界に広がっている現代は、確かに人類史上最も豊かな時代なのです。

    And the modern age, in which the network of division of labor spans the entire globe and the many tasks involved in producing, for example, a single industrial product—from conception and design to prototyping, parts manufacture, and assembly—are distributed around the world, is indeed the most prosperous age in human history.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    そして、分業の網の目が全世界に広がり、たとえば一個の工業製品を生産するために、構想からデザイン、原型の製作、部品の製造、組み立てといったさまざまな作業が全世界に広がっている現代は、確かに人類史上最も豊かな時代なのです。

    And the modern age, in which the network of division of labor spans the entire globe and the many tasks involved in producing, for example, a single industrial product—from conception and design to prototyping, parts manufacture, and assembly—are distributed around the world, is indeed the most prosperous age in human history.

  • 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'.

    (徳川家広「自分を守る経済学」による

    (From Tokugawa Iehiro, “Economics for Protecting Yourself”)

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    何であれ、一個の製品を完璧に仕上げるのに要求される技能は、たいへんなものです。

    Whatever the product may be, the skill required to complete a single product perfectly is tremendous.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    作り出せる製品の数も、自然と限られてきます。

    Naturally, the number of products that can be made is limited as well.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    ところが、作業工程を細分化してみますと、個々の工程は意外に単純だったりします。

    However, if the work process is broken down into smaller steps, each individual step may turn out to be surprisingly simple.

  • よりN42 times in this passage

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

    より単純な、一つひとつの工程であれば、きちんとこなせる職人の数は、製品をまるごと作れる職人の数に比べて、ずっと多くなるでしょう。

    If the work consists of these simpler individual steps, the number of craftspeople who can perform them properly will be far greater than the number who can make an entire product by themselves.

  • させるN42 times in this passage

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

    作業の細分化と役割分担、つまり分業化は、確かに①生産性を向上させるものなのです。

    Breaking work into smaller tasks and dividing roles—in other words, the division of labor—certainly does improve ①productivity.

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    今では分業関係は世界全体に広がっていますから、あなたがした仕事が、地球の裏側にいる誰かのした仕事と組み合わさっているということも、ざらにあります。

    Today, the division of labor extends across the entire world, so it is quite common for work you have done to be combined with work done by someone on the other side of the globe.

  • だ / ですN55 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    何であれ、一個の製品を完璧に仕上げるのに要求される技能は、たいへんなものです

    Whatever the product may be, the skill required to complete a single product perfectly is tremendous.

  • 〜ているN55 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”.

    そんな芸当が可能な職人の数は限られていることでしょう。

    The number of craftspeople capable of such a feat is naturally limited.

  • 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.

    そんな芸当が可能な職人の数は限られていることでしょう

    The number of craftspeople capable of such a feat is naturally limited.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

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

    ところが、作業工程を細分化してみますと、個々の工程は意外に単純だったりします。

    However, if the work process is broken down into smaller steps, each individual step may turn out to be surprisingly simple.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    そして、分業の網の目が全世界に広がり、たとえば一個の工業製品を生産するために、構想からデザイン、原型の製作、部品の製造、組み立てといったさまざまな作業が全世界に広がっている現代は、確かに人類史上最も豊かな時代なのです。

    And the modern age, in which the network of division of labor spans the entire globe and the many tasks involved in producing, for example, a single industrial product—from conception and design to prototyping, parts manufacture, and assembly—are distributed around the world, is indeed the most prosperous age in human history.

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