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このまえきょうひとはないてどもTVゲームばかりしてともだちどうあそからこまいるぼやいていました

TVゲームたいもっとも一般的いっぱんてきはんですぼくいつもこのはんと、それせいいのだけれどだけどせんせいあなたかただってカラオケでしょう、つまりゆっくりさけでもはじめたらだれどんなはんからそのくうかんしようもちろんぼくそうですよ、スタッフやくしゃどうなにときは、カラオケはしのがもっともあんぜんほうほうですから、とこころうちおもしまうです

そしてどもは、そういう大人おとなせいかつびんかんいてともだちいえあそなにはなかときんちょうするしゅんかんあるものTVゲームスイッチあるものは『スラムダンク』のコミックですよ、とおもしまうです

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 役者やくしゃ
    • ·actor; actress
    • ·man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
    N2
  • 言いだすいいだす
    • ·to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
    • ·to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
    N2
Other levels51 words
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    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
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    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
  • 友達ともだち
    • ·friend; companion
    N5
  • 遊ぶあそぶAs it appears here: 遊ばない
    • ·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
  • 困るこまるAs it appears here: 困って
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 先生せんせい
    • ·teacher; instructor; master
    • ·sensei; (expl.) title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
    • ·(expl.) intimate or teasing form of address
    • ·one's elder
    N5
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    N5
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲み
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分からない
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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
  • 走るはしる
    • ·to run
    • ·to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
    • ·to rush (to); to dash; to race
    • ·to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
    • ·to run away; to abscond; to elope
    • ·to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
    • ·to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
    • ·to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    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
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話そう
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    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
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れ
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 安全あんぜん
    • ·safety; security
    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
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 遊びあそび
    • ·play; playing; game
    • ·pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
    • ·play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
    • ·flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
    • ·flyleaf
    N4
  • 教師きょうし
    • ·teacher; instructor
    N3
  • もっとも
    • ·most; extremely
    N3
  • 批判ひはん
    • ·criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
    N3
  • せい
    • ·(logical) true; regular
    • ·10^40; ten duodecillion
    • ·original
    • ·positive; greater than zero
    • ·thesis (in dialectics)
    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
  • さけ
    • ·alcohol; sake
    N3
  • 飛び出すとびだす
    • ·to jump out; to leap out; to fly out; to run out; to rush out; to bolt out
    • ·to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to come out
    • ·to protrude; to project; to jut out; to stick out
    • ·to leave (a company, one's hometown, etc.); to run away (from home); to cut ties with
    • ·to start flying
    N3
  • 避けるさける
    • ·to avoid (physical contact with)
    • ·to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
    • ·to ward off; to avert
    • ·to put aside; to move out of the way
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • 知恵ちえ
    • ·wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence
    • ·prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
    N3
  • 緊張きんちょう
    • ·tension; strain; nervousness; stress
    • ·tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
    • ·tonus; muscle tone
    N3
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • もの
    • ·person
    N3
  • 同士どうし
    • ·fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
    N1
  • 盛り上がるもりあがる
    • ·to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up
    • ·to rouse; to get excited
    N1
  • 敏感びんかん
    • ·sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だってN2

    Colloquial particle adding 'even/too', giving a reason 'but/because', or reporting hearsay 'they say ~'.

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

Other levels17 patterns
  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    TVゲームに対するもっとも一般的な批判です。

    This is the most common criticism of video games.

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    TVゲームに対するもっとも一般的な批判です。

    This is the most common criticism of video games.

  • だけどN3

    Adversative conjunction linking a contrasting clause — 'but; however; though'.

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • つまりN3

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

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • ばかりN4

    Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

    この前、教師の人と話していて、子供がTVゲームばかりして、友達同士遊ばないから困っているとぼやいていました。

    The other day, I was talking with a teacher who complained that children do nothing but play video games and no longer play with their friends, which was becoming a problem.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    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.

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    そして、子供は、そういう大人の生活の知恵を敏感に知っていて、友達の家に遊びに行って、何を話そうかと緊張する瞬間、ある者はTVゲームのスイッチを入れ、ある者は『スラムダンク』のコミックを手に取るのですよ、と思ってしまうのです。

    And I cannot help thinking that children keenly pick up on this kind of adult wisdom: when they visit a friend’s house and reach that tense moment of wondering what to talk about, one child switches on a video game, while another picks up a copy of the “Slam Dunk” comic.

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    この前、教師の人と話していて、子供がTVゲームばかりして、友達同士遊ばないから困っているとぼやいていました。

    The other day, I was talking with a teacher who complained that children do nothing but play video games and no longer play with their friends, which was becoming a problem.

  • だ / ですN56 times in this passage

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

    TVゲームに対するもっとも一般的な批判です

    This is the most common criticism of video games.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    僕はいつも、この批判を聞くと、それは正いのだけれど、だけど、先生、あなた方だって、カラオケで盛り上がるでしょう、つまり、ゆっくり酒でも飲みはじめたら、誰のどんな批判が飛び出すか分からないから、その空間を避けるでしよう、もちろん、僕もそうですよ、スタッフや役者同士が酔っぱらって何を言いだすか分からない時は、カラオケに走るのがもっとも安全な方法ですから、と心の中で思ってしまうのです。

    Whenever I hear that criticism, I find myself thinking: yes, it is true, but teachers, you yourselves get excited at karaoke too, don’t you? In other words, if you were to sit down and leisurely start drinking, you would never know who might suddenly criticize what, so you avoid that kind of setting, wouldn’t you? Of course I do the same; when there is no telling what staff members or actors might say once they get drunk, heading for karaoke is the safest option.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、子供は、そういう大人の生活の知恵を敏感に知っていて、友達の家に遊びに行って、何を話そうかと緊張する瞬間、ある者はTVゲームのスイッチを入れ、ある者は『スラムダンク』のコミックを手に取るのですよ、と思ってしまうのです。

    And I cannot help thinking that children keenly pick up on this kind of adult wisdom: when they visit a friend’s house and reach that tense moment of wondering what to talk about, one child switches on a video game, while another picks up a copy of the “Slam Dunk” comic.

  • に行くN5

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

    そして、子供は、そういう大人の生活の知恵を敏感に知っていて、友達の家に遊びに行って、何を話そうかと緊張する瞬間、ある者はTVゲームのスイッチを入れ、ある者は『スラムダンク』のコミックを手に取るのですよ、と思ってしまうのです。

    And I cannot help thinking that children keenly pick up on this kind of adult wisdom: when they visit a friend’s house and reach that tense moment of wondering what to talk about, one child switches on a video game, while another picks up a copy of the “Slam Dunk” comic.

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