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私わたしが35歳さいになったころ、「このごろは、少しょう年ねん時じ代だいに経けい験けんしたような、ものすごい雷らい雨うが無なくなった」と口くちにしたことがあります。ところが、60歳さいぐらいになったとき、35歳さいぐらいの人ひとから同おなじ言こと葉ばを聞きいたのです。つまり、私わたしが強つよい雷らい雨うは無なくなったと感かんじたとき、その人ひとはまだ少しょう年ねん時じ代だいで、強つよい雷らい雨うを経けい験けんしていたことになります。この場ば合あいは、無なくなったのは、少しょう年ねん時じ代だい特とく有ゆうの自し然ぜんから受うける鮮せん烈れつな印いん象しょう、驚おどろき、恐おそれでしょう。

（倉くら嶋しま厚あつし『日和見ひよりみの事じ典てん――倉くら嶋しま厚あつしの人じん文ぶん気き象しょう学がくノート』による）

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 特有とくゆう
    • ·characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
    N1
  • 恐れおそれ
    • ·fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
    • ·risk; danger; likelihood; fear
    • ·awe; reverence
    N1
Other levels33 words
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·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
  • 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
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
    • ·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
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    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
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • このごろ
    • ·these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • 無くなるなくなるAs it appears here: 無くなった
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 驚くおどろくAs it appears here: 驚き
    • ·to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked
    • ·to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
    N4
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 少年しょうねん
    • ·boy
    • ·juvenile; child
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    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
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じた
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • 印象いんしょう
    • ·impression
    N3
  • ものすごい
    • ·terrific; staggering; tremendous; incredible; extreme
    • ·frightful; ghastly; horrific; terrible; awful; gruesome; eerie
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • たことにする / たことになるN1

    Treats something as settled fact for convenience — with する 'to pretend/act as if ~ (did or didn't) happen', with なる 'it ends up counting as ~'.

    つまり、私が強い雷雨は無くなったと感じたとき、その人はまだ少年時代で、強い雷雨を経験していたことになります。

    In other words, when I felt that severe thunderstorms had disappeared, that person was still a child and was in fact experiencing severe thunderstorms.

Other levels13 patterns
  • ところがN3

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    ところが、60歳ぐらいになったとき、35歳ぐらいの人から同じ言葉を聞いたのです。

    Yet when I was around sixty, I heard a person of about thirty-five say exactly the same thing.

  • つまりN3

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

    つまり、私が強い雷雨は無くなったと感じたとき、その人はまだ少年時代で、強い雷雨を経験していたことになります。

    In other words, when I felt that severe thunderstorms had disappeared, that person was still a child and was in fact experiencing severe thunderstorms.

  • 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'.

    （倉嶋厚『日和見の事典――倉嶋厚の人文気象学ノート』による）

    (From Kurashima Atsushi, “A Fair-Weather Observer's Dictionary—Kurashima Atsushi's Notes on Humanistic Meteorology”)

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    私が35歳になったころ、「このごろは、少年時代に経験したような、ものすごい雷雨が無くなった」と口にしたことがあります。

    When I was around thirty-five, I once said, “These days, we no longer get the tremendous thunderstorms I experienced as a boy.”

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    私が35歳になったころ、「このごろは、少年時代に経験したような、ものすごい雷雨が無くなった」と口にしたことがあります。

    When I was around thirty-five, I once said, “These days, we no longer get the tremendous thunderstorms I experienced as a boy.”

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    ところが、60歳ぐらいになったとき、35歳ぐらいの人から同じ言葉を聞いたのです。

    Yet when I was around sixty, I heard a person of about thirty-five say exactly the same thing.

  • 場合は（ばあいは）N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    この場合は、無くなったのは、少年時代特有の自然から受ける鮮烈な印象、驚き、恐れでしょう。

    In this case, what had disappeared was probably the vivid impressions, wonder, and fear inspired by nature that are characteristic of childhood.

  • にするN5

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

    私が35歳になったころ、「このごろは、少年時代に経験したような、ものすごい雷雨が無くなった」と口にしたことがあります。

    When I was around thirty-five, I once said, “These days, we no longer get the tremendous thunderstorms I experienced as a boy.”

  • 〜たことがあるN5

    States that the speaker has had the experience of doing something at some point — “have done (before)”.

    私が35歳になったころ、「このごろは、少年時代に経験したような、ものすごい雷雨が無くなった」と口にしたことがあります。

    When I was around thirty-five, I once said, “These days, we no longer get the tremendous thunderstorms I experienced as a boy.”

  • だ / ですN5

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

    ところが、60歳ぐらいになったとき、35歳ぐらいの人から同じ言葉を聞いたのです。

    Yet when I was around sixty, I heard a person of about thirty-five say exactly the same thing.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    つまり、私が強い雷雨は無くなったと感じたとき、その人はまだ少年時代で、強い雷雨を経験していたことになります。

    In other words, when I felt that severe thunderstorms had disappeared, that person was still a child and was in fact experiencing severe thunderstorms.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    つまり、私が強い雷雨は無くなったと感じたとき、その人はまだ少年時代で、強い雷雨を経験していたことになります。

    In other words, when I felt that severe thunderstorms had disappeared, that person was still a child and was in fact experiencing severe thunderstorms.

  • だろうN5

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

    この場合は、無くなったのは、少年時代特有の自然から受ける鮮烈な印象、驚き、恐れでしょう。

    In this case, what had disappeared was probably the vivid impressions, wonder, and fear inspired by nature that are characteristic of childhood.

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