• なるAs it appears here: なら
  • ·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
• いくつ
  • ·how many
  • ·how old
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なった
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: し
  • ·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
• 仕事しごと
  • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  • ·work
  N5
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  N5
• 上うえ
  • ·above; over; up
  • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  • ·surface; on (top of)
  • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
  • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
  • ·elder; older; senior
  • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
  • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
  • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
  • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
  • ·honorable; venerable; dear
  • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  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
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思われて
  • ·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
• なるべく
  • ·as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
  N4
• 気き
  • ·spirit; mind; heart
  • ·nature; disposition
  • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
  • ·mood; feelings
  • ·consciousness
  • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
  • ·interest
  • ·(the) air; atmosphere
  • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
  • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
  • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
  N4
• 毛け
  • ·hair
  • ·fur; wool
  • ·down; plumage; feathers
  N4
• 理由りゆう
  • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
  N4
• 身み
  • ·one's body; one's person
  • ·oneself; one's appearance
  • ·one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
  • ·main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
  N3
• 計算けいさん
  • ·calculation; computation; reckoning; counting; adding up; working out; figures
  • ·consideration; calculation; estimation; expectation
  N3
• 情報じょうほう
  • ·information; news; report; intelligence
  • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
  • ·informatics (as a subject)
  N3
• 整理せいり
  • ·sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
  • ·liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
  • ·retrenchment; curtailment; cutting down; disposal
  N3
• 作業さぎょう
  • ·work; operation; task
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• 何なに
  • ·what
  • ·you-know-what; that thing
  • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
  • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  • ·what?; huh?
  • ·hey!; come on!
  • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
  N3
• 心臓しんぞう
  • ·heart
  • ·guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine
  • ·heart (of something); central part
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 解放かいほう
  • ·release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
  • ·deallocation (of computer memory)
  N2
• 基礎きそ
  • ·foundation; basis
  N2
• 生えるはえるAs it appears here: 生えて
  • ·to grow; to spring up; to sprout
  • ·to cut (teeth)
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• 〜てならないN2

  Expresses an uncontrollable, overwhelming feeling or sensation — 'can't help feeling X / X unbearably'.

  記憶力や情報整理力など脳の基礎体力の上に成り立つもののような気がしてならないのだ。

  I cannot help feeling that creativity is something built on the brain’s basic strength, such as memory and the ability to organize information.

• と共に（とともに）N3

  Links two things that happen together or change at the same time — "together with; along with; as ~ does".

  コンピュータ化の進行とともに、記憶力の身ならず、計算力とか、情報整理力とか、いくつもの脳の雑用と思われている作業を電脳に負わせるようになった。

  As computerization has progressed, people have come to make computers handle not only memory but also calculation, information organization, and various other tasks regarded as routine chores of the brain.

• だけでなくN3

  Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

  肉体労働だけでなく、精神労働の負担からも人間を解放し、持てる力をなるべく創造的な仕事に振り向けようというのだろう。

  Presumably, the aim is to free people not only from physical labor but also from the burden of mental labor, so that as much of their ability as possible can be directed toward creative work.

• なるべくN3

  An adverb meaning "as much as possible / if you can".

  肉体労働だけでなく、精神労働の負担からも人間を解放し、持てる力をなるべく創造的な仕事に振り向けようというのだろう。

  Presumably, the aim is to free people not only from physical labor but also from the burden of mental labor, so that as much of their ability as possible can be directed toward creative work.

• 的（てき）N3

  A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

  肉体労働だけでなく、精神労働の負担からも人間を解放し、持てる力をなるべく創造的な仕事に振り向けようというのだろう。

  Presumably, the aim is to free people not only from physical labor but also from the burden of mental labor, so that as much of their ability as possible can be directed toward creative work.

• というN3

  Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

  肉体労働だけでなく、精神労働の負担からも人間を解放し、持てる力をなるべく創造的な仕事に振り向けようというのだろう。

  Presumably, the aim is to free people not only from physical labor but also from the burden of mental labor, so that as much of their ability as possible can be directed toward creative work.

• 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'.

  (米原万里「心臓に毛が生えている理由」による)

  (From Yonehara Mari, “Why the Heart Grows Hair”)

• とか～とかN42 times in this passage

  Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

  コンピュータ化の進行とともに、記憶力の身ならず、計算力とか、情報整理力とか、いくつもの脳の雑用と思われている作業を電脳に負わせるようになった。

  As computerization has progressed, people have come to make computers handle not only memory but also calculation, information organization, and various other tasks regarded as routine chores of the brain.

• と思う（とおもう）N4

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

  コンピュータ化の進行とともに、記憶力の身ならず、計算力とか、情報整理力とか、いくつもの脳の雑用と思われている作業を電脳に負わせるようになった。

  As computerization has progressed, people have come to make computers handle not only memory but also calculation, information organization, and various other tasks regarded as routine chores of the brain.

• ようになるN4

  Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

  コンピュータ化の進行とともに、記憶力の身ならず、計算力とか、情報整理力とか、いくつもの脳の雑用と思われている作業を電脳に負わせるようになった。

  As computerization has progressed, people have come to make computers handle not only memory but also calculation, information organization, and various other tasks regarded as routine chores of the brain.

• などN4

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

  記憶力や情報整理力など脳の基礎体力の上に成り立つもののような気がしてならないのだ。

  I cannot help feeling that creativity is something built on the brain’s basic strength, such as memory and the ability to organize information.

• ように / ようなN4

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

  記憶力や情報整理力など脳の基礎体力の上に成り立つもののような気がしてならないのだ。

  I cannot help feeling that creativity is something built on the brain’s basic strength, such as memory and the ability to organize information.

• がするN4

  With a perception noun (sound, smell, taste, feeling), expresses that such a sensation occurs — 'there is a smell/sound', 'I sense that'.

  記憶力や情報整理力など脳の基礎体力の上に成り立つもののような気がしてならないのだ。

  I cannot help feeling that creativity is something built on the brain’s basic strength, such as memory and the ability to organize information.

• 〜ているN52 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”.

  コンピュータ化の進行とともに、記憶力の身ならず、計算力とか、情報整理力とか、いくつもの脳の雑用と思われている作業を電脳に負わせるようになった。

  As computerization has progressed, people have come to make computers handle not only memory but also calculation, information organization, and various other tasks regarded as routine chores of the brain.

• 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.

  肉体労働だけでなく、精神労働の負担からも人間を解放し、持てる力をなるべく創造的な仕事に振り向けようというのだろう。

  Presumably, the aim is to free people not only from physical labor but also from the burden of mental labor, so that as much of their ability as possible can be directed toward creative work.

• しかしN5

  Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

  しかし、創造力とは何だろう。

  But what is creativity?