• できる
  • ·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
• 人ひと
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: しません
  • ·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
• もつ
  • ·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
• 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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 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
• つまらない
  • ·dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
  • ·insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
  • ·absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
  • ·useless; pointless; disappointing
  N5
• 私わたし
  • ·I; me
  N5
• メートルめーとる
  • ·metre (unit of length); meter
  • ·meter; gauge
  N5
• ふつう
  • ·normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
  • ·normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
  • ·local train; train that stops at every station
  N4
• 思うおもう
  • ·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
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
  • ·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
• わくAs it appears here: わき
  • ·to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
  • ·to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically
  • ·to ferment
  • ·to melt (of metal)
  N4
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
  • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
  N4
• 世の中よのなか
  • ·society; the world; the times
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• 売れるうれる
  • ·to sell (well)
  • ·to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
  N3
• 商品しょうひん
  • ·commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
  N3
• モノサシものさし
  • ·ruler; measure; measuring stick
  • ·standard; criterion; yardstick; scale
  N2
• 通用つうよう
  • ·(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)
  • ·to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to apply; to be valid; to pass (for); to do well; to get by
  • ·going in and out; entrance and exit
  N2
• 平凡へいぼん
  • ·ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished; uneventful
  N2
• 発想はっそう
  • ·idea; conception
  • ·way of thinking; approach
  • ·expression
  N2
• 組み立てるくみたてるAs it appears here: 組み立てられ
  • ·to assemble; to put together; to set up; to construct; to build; to compose (a story, poem, etc.)
  • ·to form (words, sentences, etc.)
  N2
• 半径はんけい
  • ·radius
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• からこそN2

  Emphasizes a reason as the very cause — 'precisely because,' 'it is exactly because.'

  その「ふつうのモノサシ」からこそ、多くの人に共感されるヒット商品が生み出せると思うのです。

  I believe it is precisely from those “ordinary standards” that hit products capable of resonating with many people can be created.

• ではないかN2

  Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

  自分は平凡だとか、つまらない人間だと思っている人にこそ、「売れる発想」がわき、「売れるシナリオ」が組み立てられ、「売れる商品」をつくれるのではないか。

  Might it not be precisely those who regard themselves as ordinary or uninteresting who can come up with “ideas that sell,” build “scenarios that sell,” and create “products that sell”?

• ふうにN2

  Attaches to a demonstrative or quotation to describe the manner or style of an action — "in this/that kind of way".

  私はそんなふうに考えています。

  That is how I see it.

• こそN3

  Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

  自分は平凡だとか、つまらない人間だと思っている人にこそ、「売れる発想」がわき、「売れるシナリオ」が組み立てられ、「売れる商品」をつくれるのではないか。

  Might it not be precisely those who regard themselves as ordinary or uninteresting who can come up with “ideas that sell,” build “scenarios that sell,” and create “products that sell”?

• 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'.

  発想術』による）

  The Art of Generating Ideas)

• と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage

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

  その「ふつうのモノサシ」からこそ、多くの人に共感されるヒット商品が生み出せると思うのです。

  I believe it is precisely from those “ordinary standards” that hit products capable of resonating with many people can be created.

• とか～とかN4

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

  自分は平凡だとか、つまらない人間だと思っている人にこそ、「売れる発想」がわき、「売れるシナリオ」が組み立てられ、「売れる商品」をつくれるのではないか。

  Might it not be precisely those who regard themselves as ordinary or uninteresting who can come up with “ideas that sell,” build “scenarios that sell,” and create “products that sell”?

• 〜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”.

  でも大多数に属している平凡な自分がもつ「ふつうのモノサシ」は、世の中の多くの人に通用するモノサシです。

  But the “ordinary standards” held by an ordinary person like me, who belongs to the majority, are standards that apply to many people in society.

• だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

  でも大多数に属している平凡な自分がもつ「ふつうのモノサシ」は、世の中の多くの人に通用するモノサシです。

  But the “ordinary standards” held by an ordinary person like me, who belongs to the majority, are standards that apply to many people in society.