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N1 · AdvancedThematic comprehensionPassage #404
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たとえば、あなたが会かい社しゃの中なかで企き画かく部ぶ門もんに属ぞくし、①目もく標ひょう値ちを設定せっていする仕し事ごとを与あたえられたとする。ここでは達成たっせい不ふ可か能のうな目もく標ひょうを設定せっていしたところで意い味みがないとされるから、外がい部ぶ環かん境きょうや内ない部ぶの状じょう況きょうを含ふくめ、諸もろ々もろの要よう素そを検けん討とうすることになるだろう。その上うえで現げん状じょうから考かんがえて、達成可能たっせいかのうかつできる限かぎり高たかい目もく標ひょうを探さぐることになる。

このとき、あなたが今こん後ご変かわりうる外がい部ぶ環かん境きょうを完かん璧ぺきに予よ想そうし、会かい社しゃ内ない部ぶのすべてを完かん全ぜんに把は握あくしている存そん在ざいであれば、目もく標ひょうを設定せっていする仕し事ごとはこの上うえなく素す晴ばらしいものだ。社しゃ員いん全ぜん員いんがこれに向むかって全ぜん力りょくを出だせばそれでいいことになる。

しかし、実際じっさいにはそんなことはありえない。外がい部ぶ環かん境きょうは予よ想そうもつかない方ほう向こうに変かわりうるし、社しゃ内ないでは、上うえからの目めが届とどかないところでアイデアを隠かくし持もった人ひとが必かならずいる。固こ定てい化かした目もく標ひょうは、不ふ確かく定てい要よう素そにまったく対たい応おうできないのである。しかも、こうした事じ前ぜんに予よ想そうができない要よう素そにこそ、大おおきなビジネスチャンスが転ころがっている。

だから目もく標ひょうを設定せっていするならば、変へん化かに対たい応おうする中なかで、各かく人じんの創そう意い工く夫ふうの果はてにやっと達成たっせいされるようなものでなければならない。しかし、事じ前ぜんにこれらをすべて盛もり込こむことはできるはずもないから、何なんとなく納なっ得とく感かんのありそうな落おとし所どころ（注1）を探さがすことになる。大人おとなはこの落おとし所どころという言こと葉ばが大だい好すきなのだが、こんなものに意い味みがあるはずもないのだ。これではすべての可か能のう性せいを引ひき出だすことができないのである。これは個こ人じんとしても同おなじことである。（中ちゅう略りゃく）

試し合あい直ちょく後ごの力りき士しにインタビューをすれば、「明あ日したの一戦いっせんをまた頑がん張ばるだけ」と答こたえが返かえってくるだろう。ゴルフツアーの最さい終しゅう日びを明あ日したに控ひかえたプロ選せん手しゅでも、翌よく日じつのスコア目もく標ひょうなどは口くちにしない。そんなことを考かんがえ始はじめれば、プレイが崩くずれ始はじめることを知しっているからだ。

それにもかかわらず、なぜかビジネスになると、途と端たんに誰だれもが最さい終しゅうゴールを決きめようとする。スポーツよりも遥はるかに不ふ確かく定ていな要よう素そが多おおいにもかかわらず、目もく標ひょうによって自じ分ぶんたちを縛しばりつけようとするのである。これにはかなり②違い和わ感かんを覚おぼえる。

どんなことでも、周しゅう囲いの状じょう況きょうはどんどん変かわることが当あたり前まえである。それにもかかわらず、自じ分ぶんだけ変かわらないのはおかしい。過か去こに立たてた目もく標ひょうによって自じ分ぶんを窮きゅう屈くつな存そん在ざいにしてはいけないのである。もしどうしても目もく標ひょうを立たてたいのであれば、ほとんど実じつ現げん不ふ可か能のうなくらいの大おおきな目もく標ひょうを持もつべきだろう。しかし、これ自じ体たいはその達成たっせい方ほう法ほうを考かんがえるのに役やくには立たたない。自じ分ぶんが持もつ可か能のう性せいを大だい事じにしたいのであれば、目めの前まえのことだけに没ぼつ入にゅう（注2）し、何なにかしらの（注3）変へん化かを察さっ知ちするにつけ、次つぎのベストを探さがすというスタンスを保ほ持じすることが重じゅう要ようである。

（成なる毛け眞まこと『大人おとなげない大人おとなになれ！』による）

（注ちゅう1）落おとし所どころ：妥だ協きょう点てん

（注ちゅう2）没ぼつ入にゅう：ここでは、集しゅう中ちゅうする

（注ちゅう3）何なにかしらの：何なんらかの

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  1. 1①目標値を設定する仕事では、どのような目標を設定しようとするか。
  2. 2筆者は、何がビジネスチャンスにつながると述べているか。
  3. 3②違和感を覚えるとあるが、どのようなことに違和感を覚えているか。
  4. 4この文章で筆者が言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary16 words
  • 企画きかく
    • ·planning; plan; project; arrangements
    N1
  • 部門ぶもん
    • ·division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department
    N1
  • 設定せってい
    • ·establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene
    • ·options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
    N1
  • 達成たっせい
    • ·achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
    N1
  • 内部ないぶ
    • ·interior; inside; internal
    N1
  • かつ
    • ·and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
    N1
  • 完璧かんぺき
    • ·perfect; complete; flawless
    N1
  • 予想よそう
    • ·expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
    N1
  • 把握はあく
    • ·grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
    N1
  • 対応たいおう
    • ·correspondence (to); equivalence
    • ·suitability; coordination; matching; being appropriate (for)
    • ·dealing with; coping with; handling; response; reception; reaction
    • ·compatibility (with technology, software, etc.); capability; support (for)
    N1
  • 事前じぜん
    • ·prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
    N1
  • 果てはて
    • ·end; extremity; limit
    • ·result; outcome; upshot; consequence
    N1
  • 答えこたえ
    • ·answer; reply; response
    • ·answer; solution; result
    N1
  • 返るかえるAs it appears here: 返って
    • ·to return; to come back; to go back
    • ·to turn over
    • ·to become extremely; to become completely
    N1
  • 控えるひかえるAs it appears here: 控えた
    • ·to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
    • ·to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
    • ·to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
    • ·to be soon; to be in the offing
    • ·to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
    N1
  • 窮屈きゅうくつ
    • ·narrow; tight; cramped
    • ·formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid
    • ·constrained; uncomfortable
    • ·tight (e.g. finances)
    N1
Other levels106 words
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    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
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 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
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出せば
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 目め
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·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
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 大好きだいすき
    • ·liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
    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
  • するAs it appears here: すれば
    • ·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
  • 明日あした
    • ·tomorrow
    • ·near future
    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
  • 口くち
    • ·mouth
    • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
    • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
    • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
    • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
    • ·taste; palate
    • ·mouth (to feed)
    • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
    • ·invitation; summons
    • ·kind; sort; type
    • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
    • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
    • ·counter for swords, blades, etc.
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえる
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • 持つもつ
    • ·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
  • 立つたつAs it appears here: 立たない
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけ
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 次つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なれ
    • ·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
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    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
  • 向かうむかうAs it appears here: 向かって
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • それで
    • ·so; therefore; and; (and) then
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 探すさがす
    • ·to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
    • ·to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
    N4
  • 引き出すひきだす
    • ·to pull out; to take out; to draw out
    • ·to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table); to drag
    • ·to withdraw (money); to draw
    • ·to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone); to obtain (e.g. a result); to elicit; to draw (a conclusion); to derive (e.g. pleasure)
    • ·to get (money) out of someone; to coax out of someone; to get someone to pay; to make someone produce (funds)
    N4
  • 試合しあい
    • ·match; game; bout; contest
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·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
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決めよう
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 変わるかわる
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わらない
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • おかしい
    • ·funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous
    • ·strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric
    • ·wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming
    • ·suspicious
    N4
  • 立てるたてるAs it appears here: 立てた
    • ·to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
    • ·to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    • ·to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    • ·to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    • ·to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    • ·to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
    • ·to sharpen; to make clear
    • ·to shut; to close
    • ·to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
    • ·to divide by
    • ·to do ... vigorously
    N4
  • もし
    • ·if; in case; supposing
    N4
  • 立てるたてるAs it appears here: 立てたい
    • ·to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
    • ·to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    • ·to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    • ·to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    • ·to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    • ·to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
    • ·to sharpen; to make clear
    • ·to shut; to close
    • ·to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
    • ·to divide by
    • ·to do ... vigorously
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·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
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    N4
  • 目標もくひょう
    • ·goal; target; aim; objective
    • ·mark; sign; landmark
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられた
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 要素ようそ
    • ·component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
    • ·element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
    N3
  • 検討けんとう
    • ·consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review
    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
  • 現状げんじょう
    • ·present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 今後こんご
    • ·from now on; hereafter
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 完全かんぜん
    • ·perfect; complete
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 素晴らしいすばらしい
    • ·wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb
    • ·exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
    N3
  • 全員ぜんいん
    • ·all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
    N3
  • 方向ほうこう
    • ·direction; orientation; bearing; way
    • ·course (e.g. of action)
    N3
  • 届くとどくAs it appears here: 届かない
    • ·to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
    • ·to be delivered; to arrive
    • ·to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough
    • ·to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • しかも
    • ·moreover; furthermore
    • ·nevertheless; and yet
    N3
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 個人こじん
    • ·individual; private person; personal; private
    • ·natural person
    N3
  • 最終さいしゅう
    • ·last; final; closing
    • ·last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
    N3
  • 周囲しゅうい
    • ·surroundings; environs
    • ·circumference
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • どうしても
    • ·by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
    • ·whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
    • ·on no account; by no means
    • ·in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
    N3
  • 実現じつげん
    • ·implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization; actualisation
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • 役やく
    • ·role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
    • ·position (of responsibility); post; office
    • ·part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
    • ·scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 集中しゅうちゅう
    • ·concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
    • ·concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.)
    • ·within a collection of works
    N3
  • 含めるふくめるAs it appears here: 含め
    • ·to include (in a group or scope)
    • ·to instruct; to make one understand
    • ·to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication)
    • ·to put in (someone's) mouth
    • ·to permeate with flavor
    N2
  • 探るさぐる
    • ·to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
    • ·to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
    • ·to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: つかない
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 転がるころがるAs it appears here: 転がって
    • ·to roll; to tumble
    • ·to fall over; to roll over
    • ·to lie down
    • ·to be scattered about; to be lying around
    • ·(of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
    • ·to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees
    N2
  • 何となくなんとなく
    • ·somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
    N2
  • 直後ちょくご
    • ·immediately following
    N2
  • 崩れるくずれるAs it appears here: 崩れ
    • ·to collapse; to crumble
    • ·to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
    • ·to break down; to be thrown into disarray
    • ·to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
    • ·to break money into small change
    • ·to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate
    N2
  • 当たり前あたりまえ
    • ·natural; reasonable; obvious
    • ·usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
    N2
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • とされるN1

    States that something is generally considered or held to be the case — 'is regarded as…', 'is said to be…'.

    ここでは達成不可能な目標を設定したところで意味がないとされるから、外部環境や内部の状況を含め、諸々の要素を検討することになるだろう。

    Since setting an unattainable goal would be considered meaningless, you would probably examine various factors, including both the external environment and internal conditions.

  • ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく（ことこのうえない / このうえない / このうえなく）N1

    Expresses the highest possible degree, "utterly, extremely, nothing could be more ~".

    このとき、あなたが今後変わりうる外部環境を完璧に予想し、会社内部のすべてを完全に把握している存在であれば、目標を設定する仕事はこの上なく素晴らしいものだ。

    If, at that point, you were capable of perfectly predicting future changes in the external environment and completely grasping everything inside the company, setting goals would be an exceptionally fine task.

  • だの～だのN1

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

    大人はこの落とし所という言葉が大好きなのだが、こんなものに意味があるはずもないのだ。

    Adults love the expression “compromise point,” but something like that cannot possibly have any real meaning.

Other levels34 patterns
  • その上N2

    Additive conjunction stacking one more point on top of the last — 'in addition, on top of that'.

    その上で現状から考えて、達成可能かつできる限り高い目標を探ることになる。

    Based on the current situation, you would then seek a goal that is attainable yet as high as possible.

  • 限りN2

    Marks the limit or scope within which a statement holds — 'as long as,' 'as far as,' 'to the extent that.'

    その上で現状から考えて、達成可能かつできる限り高い目標を探ることになる。

    Based on the current situation, you would then seek a goal that is attainable yet as high as possible.

  • に向かってN2

    Indicates the direction, goal, or target that motion or an action is aimed at; 'toward / facing'.

    社員全員がこれに向かって全力を出せばそれでいいことになる。

    All employees would simply need to give their utmost toward that goal.

  • しかもN2

    Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.

    しかも、こうした事前に予想ができない要素にこそ、大きなビジネスチャンスが転がっている。

    Moreover, it is precisely among such unpredictable factors that major business opportunities lie.

  • にも関わらずN23 times in this passage

    the outcome runs counter to what the preceding fact would lead you to expect — 'despite; even though; in spite of'.

    それにもかかわらず、なぜかビジネスになると、途端に誰もが最終ゴールを決めようとする。

    And yet, for some reason, as soon as it comes to business, everyone suddenly wants to establish a final goal.

  • だけにN2

    The stated reason makes the result all the more fitting or intense, "precisely because / all the more because".

    自分が持つ可能性を大事にしたいのであれば、目の前のことだけに没入し、何かしらの変化を察知するにつけ、次のベストを探すというスタンスを保持することが重要である。

    If you want to value your own potential, it is important to maintain an attitude of immersing yourself only in what is immediately before you and, whenever you detect some change, looking for the next best course of action.

  • 例えば（たとえば）N3

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

    たとえば、あなたが会社の中で企画部門に属し、①目標値を設定する仕事を与えられたとする。

    For example, suppose you work in a company's planning division and are given the task of ① setting target figures.

  • ところでN3

    After a past-plain verb, concedes that even carrying out the action would be pointless — "even if ~; no matter how much ~, it's no use".

    ここでは達成不可能な目標を設定したところで意味がないとされるから、外部環境や内部の状況を含め、諸々の要素を検討することになるだろう。

    Since setting an unattainable goal would be considered meaningless, you would probably examine various factors, including both the external environment and internal conditions.

  • こそN3

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

    しかも、こうした事前に予想ができない要素にこそ、大きなビジネスチャンスが転がっている。

    Moreover, it is precisely among such unpredictable factors that major business opportunities lie.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    だから目標を設定するならば、変化に対応する中で、各人の創意工夫の果てにやっと達成されるようなものでなければならない。

    Therefore, if a goal is to be set, it must be one that can only be achieved through each person's ingenuity while adapting to change.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    大人はこの落とし所という言葉が大好きなのだが、こんなものに意味があるはずもないのだ。

    Adults love the expression “compromise point,” but something like that cannot possibly have any real meaning.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    これは個人としても同じことである。

    The same applies to individuals.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    スポーツよりも遥かに不確定な要素が多いにもかかわらず、目標によって自分たちを縛りつけようとするのである。

    Even though business contains far more uncertain factors than sports, people try to bind themselves with goals.

  • によって/によるN33 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    スポーツよりも遥かに不確定な要素が多いにもかかわらず、目標によって自分たちを縛りつけようとするのである。

    Even though business contains far more uncertain factors than sports, people try to bind themselves with goals.

  • にしてはN3

    Introduces a result that runs contrary to what the stated standard would lead you to expect, 'for / considering (that)'.

    過去に立てた目標によって自分を窮屈な存在にしてはいけないのである。

    You must not let goals set in the past turn you into a constrained version of yourself.

  • どうしてもN3

    Fixed adverb "no matter what / by all means"; with a negative predicate it means "(simply) cannot ... however hard one tries."

    もしどうしても目標を立てたいのであれば、ほとんど実現不可能なくらいの大きな目標を持つべきだろう。

    If you absolutely must set a goal, you should probably have one so large that it is almost impossible to achieve.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    たとえば、あなたが会社の中で企画部門に属し、①目標値を設定する仕事を与えられたとする。

    For example, suppose you work in a company's planning division and are given the task of ① setting target figures.

  • ことになるN44 times in this passage

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    ここでは達成不可能な目標を設定したところで意味がないとされるから、外部環境や内部の状況を含め、諸々の要素を検討することになるだろう。

    Since setting an unattainable goal would be considered meaningless, you would probably examine various factors, including both the external environment and internal conditions.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    このとき、あなたが今後変わりうる外部環境を完璧に予想し、会社内部のすべてを完全に把握している存在であれば、目標を設定する仕事はこの上なく素晴らしいものだ。

    If, at that point, you were capable of perfectly predicting future changes in the external environment and completely grasping everything inside the company, setting goals would be an exceptionally fine task.

  • やっとN4

    Adverb marking that something long-awaited or hard-won has finally happened, "finally / at last".

    だから目標を設定するならば、変化に対応する中で、各人の創意工夫の果てにやっと達成されるようなものでなければならない。

    Therefore, if a goal is to be set, it must be one that can only be achieved through each person's ingenuity while adapting to change.

  • なければならないN4

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    だから目標を設定するならば、変化に対応する中で、各人の創意工夫の果てにやっと達成されるようなものでなければならない。

    Therefore, if a goal is to be set, it must be one that can only be achieved through each person's ingenuity while adapting to change.

  • 〜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'.

    試合直後の力士にインタビューをすれば、「明日の一戦をまた頑張るだけ」と答えが返ってくるだろう。

    If you interviewed a sumo wrestler immediately after a bout, the answer would probably be, “I'll just do my best again in tomorrow's match.”

  • などN4

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

    ゴルフツアーの最終日を明日に控えたプロ選手でも、翌日のスコア目標などは口にしない。

    Even a professional golfer facing the final day of a tour event tomorrow will not state a target score for the next day.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    しかし、これ自体はその達成方法を考えるのに役には立たない。

    However, the goal itself is of no help in figuring out how to achieve it.

  • 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.

    ここでは達成不可能な目標を設定したところで意味がないとされるから、外部環境や内部の状況を含め、諸々の要素を検討することになるだろう。

    Since setting an unattainable goal would be considered meaningless, you would probably examine various factors, including both the external environment and internal conditions.

  • 〜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”.

    このとき、あなたが今後変わりうる外部環境を完璧に予想し、会社内部のすべてを完全に把握している存在であれば、目標を設定する仕事はこの上なく素晴らしいものだ。

    If, at that point, you were capable of perfectly predicting future changes in the external environment and completely grasping everything inside the company, setting goals would be an exceptionally fine task.

  • しかしN53 times in this passage

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

    しかし、実際にはそんなことはありえない。

    In reality, however, that is impossible.

  • のでN56 times in this passage

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    固定化した目標は、不確定要素にまったく対応できないのである。

    A fixed goal cannot respond at all to uncertain factors.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    大人はこの落とし所という言葉が大好きなのだが、こんなものに意味があるはずもないのだ。

    Adults love the expression “compromise point,” but something like that cannot possibly have any real meaning.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    これではすべての可能性を引き出すことができないのである。

    This cannot bring out every possibility.

  • だけN52 times in this passage

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    試合直後の力士にインタビューをすれば、「明日の一戦をまた頑張るだけ」と答えが返ってくるだろう。

    If you interviewed a sumo wrestler immediately after a bout, the answer would probably be, “I'll just do my best again in tomorrow's match.”

  • にするN52 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    ゴルフツアーの最終日を明日に控えたプロ選手でも、翌日のスコア目標などは口にしない。

    Even a professional golfer facing the final day of a tour event tomorrow will not state a target score for the next day.

  • どんなN5

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

    どんなことでも、周囲の状況はどんどん変わることが当たり前である。

    In any situation, it is only natural that the surrounding circumstances keep changing.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    もしどうしても目標を立てたいのであれば、ほとんど実現不可能なくらいの大きな目標を持つべきだろう。

    If you absolutely must set a goal, you should probably have one so large that it is almost impossible to achieve.

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