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しかもN2
Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.
しかも、楽をしてそれができるのであれば、言うことはない。
And if we can do it effortlessly, so much the better.
といったN2
Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".
「明日までに大量の資料を読んで書類を作らなければいけない」といった状況下では、速読や斜め読みは避けられないだろう。
In situations such as “I have to read a huge amount of material and prepare a document by tomorrow,” speed-reading or skimming may be unavoidable.
さらにN2
Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
何も〜ないN2
何も with a negative meaning 'nothing at all' — 'not… anything, nothing'.
本を速く読まなければならない理由は何もない。
There is no reason whatsoever that books must be read quickly.
において/におけるN3
Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.
私たちは、日々、大量の情報を処理しなければならない現代において、本もまた、「できるだけ速く、たくさん読まなければいけない」という一種の強迫観念にとらわれている。
In today's world, where we must process enormous amounts of information every day, we are also gripped by a kind of compulsion about books: that we “must read as quickly and as much as possible.”
というN3
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
私たちは、日々、大量の情報を処理しなければならない現代において、本もまた、「できるだけ速く、たくさん読まなければいけない」という一種の強迫観念にとらわれている。
In today's world, where we must process enormous amounts of information every day, we are also gripped by a kind of compulsion about books: that we “must read as quickly and as much as possible.”
ことはないN3
Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'
しかも、楽をしてそれができるのであれば、言うことはない。
And if we can do it effortlessly, so much the better.
によって/によるN32 times in this passage
Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.
もちろん、時と場合によっては、速く読むことも必要だろう。
Of course, depending on the time and circumstances, reading quickly may sometimes be necessary.
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).
しかしそれは、単に一時的な情報の処理であり、書かれた内容を十分に理解し、その知識を、自分の財産として身につけるための読書ではない。
But that is merely temporary information processing, not reading intended to fully understand what is written and acquire that knowledge as one's own intellectual property.
としてN3
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
しかしそれは、単に一時的な情報の処理であり、書かれた内容を十分に理解し、その知識を、自分の財産として身につけるための読書ではない。
But that is merely temporary information processing, not reading intended to fully understand what is written and acquire that knowledge as one's own intellectual property.
ためにN32 times in this passage
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
しかしそれは、単に一時的な情報の処理であり、書かれた内容を十分に理解し、その知識を、自分の財産として身につけるための読書ではない。
But that is merely temporary information processing, not reading intended to fully understand what is written and acquire that knowledge as one's own intellectual property.
よりもN32 times in this passage
Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
がちN3
Suffix on a noun or verb stem meaning "tend to / be prone to / apt to" — something happens often, usually undesirably.
速く読もうと思えば、速く読めるような内容の薄い本へと自然と手が伸びがちである。
If you set out to read quickly, you will naturally tend to reach for books whose content is thin enough to be read quickly.
なければならないN42 times in this passage
Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.
私たちは、日々、大量の情報を処理しなければならない現代において、本もまた、「できるだけ速く、たくさん読まなければいけない」という一種の強迫観念にとらわれている。
In today's world, where we must process enormous amounts of information every day, we are also gripped by a kind of compulsion about books: that we “must read as quickly and as much as possible.”
なければいけないN42 times in this passage
Expresses obligation, typically tied to a specific situation — 'must / have to'.
私たちは、日々、大量の情報を処理しなければならない現代において、本もまた、「できるだけ速く、たくさん読まなければいけない」という一種の強迫観念にとらわれている。
In today's world, where we must process enormous amounts of information every day, we are also gripped by a kind of compulsion about books: that we “must read as quickly and as much as possible.”
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
「速読コンプレックス」と言い換えてもいいかもしれない。
It might also be called a “speed-reading complex.”
かもしれないN4
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
「速読コンプレックス」と言い換えてもいいかもしれない。
It might also be called a “speed-reading complex.”
までにN4
Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'
「明日までに大量の資料を読んで書類を作らなければいけない」といった状況下では、速読や斜め読みは避けられないだろう。
In situations such as “I have to read a huge amount of material and prepare a document by tomorrow,” speed-reading or skimming may be unavoidable.
〜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.
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
だけでN4
'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
と思う（とおもう）N4
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
速く読もうと思えば、速く読めるような内容の薄い本へと自然と手が伸びがちである。
If you set out to read quickly, you will naturally tend to reach for books whose content is thin enough to be read quickly.
ようだN4
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
速く読もうと思えば、速く読めるような内容の薄い本へと自然と手が伸びがちである。
If you set out to read quickly, you will naturally tend to reach for books whose content is thin enough to be read quickly.
ようになるN4
Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".
その反対に、ゆっくり読むことを心がけていれば、時間をかけるにふさわしい、手応えのある本を好むようになるだろう。
Conversely, if you make a habit of reading slowly, you will probably come to prefer substantial books that are worth the time they require.
方（かた）N4
Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".
（平野啓一郎『本の読み方スロー・リーディングの実践』による）
(From Hirano Keiichiro, How to Read Books: The Practice of Slow Reading)
〜ているN56 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”.
私たちは、日々、大量の情報を処理しなければならない現代において、本もまた、「できるだけ速く、たくさん読まなければいけない」という一種の強迫観念にとらわれている。
In today's world, where we must process enormous amounts of information every day, we are also gripped by a kind of compulsion about books: that we “must read as quickly and as much as possible.”
のでN52 times in this passage
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
しかも、楽をしてそれができるのであれば、言うことはない。
And if we can do it effortlessly, so much the better.
だろうN53 times in this passage
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
もちろん、時と場合によっては、速く読むことも必要だろう。
Of course, depending on the time and circumstances, reading quickly may sometimes be necessary.
しかしN5
Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.
しかしそれは、単に一時的な情報の処理であり、書かれた内容を十分に理解し、その知識を、自分の財産として身につけるための読書ではない。
But that is merely temporary information processing, not reading intended to fully understand what is written and acquire that knowledge as one's own intellectual property.
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".
しかしそれは、単に一時的な情報の処理であり、書かれた内容を十分に理解し、その知識を、自分の財産として身につけるための読書ではない。
But that is merely temporary information processing, not reading intended to fully understand what is written and acquire that knowledge as one's own intellectual property.
までN5
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
単に、情報の渦の中に否応なく巻き込まれてしまっているだけで、自分の人生を、今日のこの瞬間までよりも、さらに豊かで、個性的なものにするための読書ではないのである。
One is merely being swept unwillingly into a whirlpool of information; it is not reading meant to make one's life, from this very moment onward, richer and more individual than it has been until now.
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