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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #409
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あんは、しょうたいつかみきれないときほどふくいくながにんげんだれでもぶんごうわることおそことかんがたくないそういうしんはたらからしきうちもんだいあいまいしてかいけつりゅうするそうして結局けっきょくいつまであんダラダラかかつづしまうぎゃくぶんなにどのようあんなのか、あんおもひつようあるのかどうかをあくすればそれだけあんあんしょうたいめいかくなってこれなにしなくてまずいにんしきされればそれは「かん」になるかんあんちがかんもてばこうどうというよくさらにじょうほうあつこうどうけいかくたてようするやるべきことめいかくなるだからスタートのだ。

もんだいかぎなるあんなんということだ。さまざまあんなかからそれとくていしてしきするそのあんに、おもこうぶんしょうたいきわつぎどうすればいいかのたいさくこう

(ちゅうりゃく)

あんには、しばらくりゅうしておいてだいじょうあんあるそれわかったしゅんかんあんは、またすこ

こうしてぶんなにやらなければいけないかがくるくるうごあんかいけつさくかんがながらゆめふくくることある

佐々木ささきなおひこ『「ごとじんせいうまくいくにん」のかんがかたによる

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  1. 1いつまでも不安をダラダラと抱え続けてしまうとあるが、なぜか。
  2. 2筆者によると、危機感をもつとどうなるか。
  3. 3不安について、筆者はどのように考えているか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 引きずるひきずる
    • ·to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug
    • ·to force (someone) along; to drag (along)
    • ·to prolong; to drag out
    • ·to influence; to persuade; to entice; to lure
    N1
  • 把握はあく
    • ·grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
    N1
  • 認識にんしき
    • ·recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance
    N1
  • 起こすおこすAs it appears here: 起こそう
    • ·to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
    • ·to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
    • ·to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
    • ·to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
    • ·to plough; to plow; to till
    • ·to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
    • ·to fall ill with
    • ·to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
    • ·to turn over (a card)
    N1
  • 意欲いよく
    • ·will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation; urge; ambition
    N1
  • やる
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やらなければ
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
Other levels73 words
  • 長いながいAs it appears here: 長く
    • ·long (distance, length)
    • ·long (time); protracted; prolonged
    N5
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 働くはたらく
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    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
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • そうして
    • ·and; like that
    N5
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • ある
    • ·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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しなくて
    • ·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
  • まずい
    • ·bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
    • ·poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy
    • ·ugly; unattractive; homely; plain
    • ·awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise
    • ·oh no; uh-oh; this is bad
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されれば
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • もつAs it appears here: もてば
    • ·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
  • かぎ
    • ·key
    • ·lock
    • ·key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
    N5
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶ
    • ·safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
    • ·certainly; surely; undoubtedly
    • ·no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
    • ·great man; fine figure of a man
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかった
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 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
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 集めるあつめるAs it appears here: 集めて
    • ·to collect; to assemble; to gather
    N4
  • たてるAs it appears here: たてよう
    • ·to build; to construct
    N4
  • こう
    • ·light
    • ·illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
    • ·happiness; hope
    • ·influence; power
    • ·vision; eyesight
    • ·optical fiber; optical fibre
    N4
  • しばらく
    • ·for a moment; for a minute
    • ·for a while; for some time
    • ·for the time being; for now
    • ·it's been a long time; long time no see
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 動くうごく
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • ゆめ
    • ·dream
    • ·dream; hope; wish; aspiration; ambition
    • ·unrealistic aspiration; daydream; pipe dream
    • ·delusion; illusion
    • ·fleeting thing; something short-lived
    N4
  • 不安ふあん
    • ·anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
    N3
  • つかむAs it appears here: つかみ
    • ·to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
    • ·to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
    • ·to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    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
  • 恐ろしいおそろしい
    • ·terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
    • ·surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
    N3
  • 心理しんり
    • ·state of mind; mentality; psychology
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • 結局けっきょく
    • ·after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
    • ·conclusion; end
    • ·end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
    N3
  • 抱えるかかえるAs it appears here: 抱え
    • ·to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands
    • ·to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for
    • ·to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire
    N3
  • なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 減るへる
    • ·to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
    N3
  • 明確めいかく
    • ·clear; precise; definite; distinct
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 行動こうどう
    • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • 切れるきれる
    • ·to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
    • ·to be injured
    • ·to wear out; to be worn out
    • ·to break; to burst; to collapse
    • ·to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
    • ·to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
    • ·to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
    • ·to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
    • ·to cut well; to be sharp
    • ·to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
    • ·to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
    • ·to dry off
    • ·to curve; to veer
    • ·to shuffle (cards)
    • ·to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
    • ·to be able to do completely
    N3
  • 様々さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 当てるあてるAs it appears here: 当てて
    • ·to hit
    • ·to expose
    • ·to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against
    • ·to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
    • ·to guess (an answer)
    • ·to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
    N3
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • 膨らむふくらむAs it appears here: 膨らんで
    • ·to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
    N2
  • あいまい
    • ·vague; ambiguous; unclear
    • ·shady; disreputable
    • ·fuzzy
    N2
  • 湧くわく
    • ·to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
    • ·to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
    • ·to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
    • ·to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
    N2
  • 特定とくてい
    • ·specific; particular; designated; special
    • ·specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
    N2
  • 対策たいさく
    • ·measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy; preparation (e.g. for a test)
    N2
  • こうして
    • ·thus; in this way
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

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

    逆に自分の何がどのように不安なのか、不安に思う必要があるのかどうかを把握すれば、それだけで不安は減る。

    Conversely, if you identify exactly what you are anxious about, in what way, and whether there is really any need to feel anxious, that alone reduces the anxiety.

Other levels23 patterns
  • 逆に(ぎゃくに)N2

    Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.

    逆に自分の何がどのように不安なのか、不安に思う必要があるのかどうかを把握すれば、それだけで不安は減る。

    Conversely, if you identify exactly what you are anxious about, in what way, and whether there is really any need to feel anxious, that alone reduces the anxiety.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    さらに情報を集めて、行動計画をたてようとする。

    You begin gathering more information and trying to formulate a plan of action.

  • 切れないN3

    Suffix on a verb stem meaning the action can't be finished or the amount is too great to handle, 'can't ~ completely / too many to ~'.

    不安は、正体がつかみきれないときほど膨らんでいく。

    Anxiety grows larger the less clearly we can grasp what it really is.

  • 結局(けっきょく)N3

    Sums up the eventual outcome after a process or deliberation, 'in the end / after all'.

    そうして結局、いつまでも不安をダラダラと抱え続けてしまう。

    In the end, we continue carrying that anxiety indefinitely.

  • というN3

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

    危機感をもてば、行動を起こそうという意欲が湧く。

    A sense of crisis gives rise to the motivation to act.

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    問題の鍵となる不安は何なのかということだ

    The key question is which anxiety is the crucial one underlying the problem.

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    その不安に、思いきり光を当てて自分で正体を見極められれば、次にどうすればいいかの対策も講じられる。

    If you shine a strong light on that anxiety and discern its true nature for yourself, you can then devise measures for what to do next.

  • しばらくN3

    For a short while / for some time — 'for a while', 'for the time being'.

    不安には、しばらく保留にしておいても大丈夫な不安もある。

    Some anxieties can safely be put on hold for a while.

  • 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'.

    (佐々木直彦『「仕事も人生もうまくいく人」の考え方』による

    (From Sasaki Naohiko, “How People Who Succeed in Both Work and Life Think”)

  • ときN4

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

    不安は、正体がつかみきれないときほど膨らんでいく。

    Anxiety grows larger the less clearly we can grasp what it really is.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    不安は、正体がつかみきれないときほど膨らんでいく

    Anxiety grows larger the less clearly we can grasp what it really is.

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    そうして結局、いつまでも不安をダラダラと抱え続けてしまう。

    In the end, we continue carrying that anxiety indefinitely.

  • 必要がある(ひつようがある)N4

    States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

    逆に自分の何がどのように不安なのか、不安に思う必要があるのかどうかを把握すれば、それだけで不安は減る。

    Conversely, if you identify exactly what you are anxious about, in what way, and whether there is really any need to feel anxious, that alone reduces the anxiety.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    逆に自分の何がどのように不安なのか、不安に思う必要があるのかどうかを把握すれば、それだけで不安は減る。

    Conversely, if you identify exactly what you are anxious about, in what way, and whether there is really any need to feel anxious, that alone reduces the anxiety.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    逆に自分の何がどのように不安なのか、不安に思う必要があるのかどうかを把握すれば、それだけで不安は減る。

    Conversely, if you identify exactly what you are anxious about, in what way, and whether there is really any need to feel anxious, that alone reduces the anxiety.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    不安には、しばらく保留にしておいても大丈夫な不安もある。

    Some anxieties can safely be put on hold for a while.

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    不安には、しばらく保留にしておいても大丈夫な不安もある。

    Some anxieties can safely be put on hold for a while.

  • なければいけないN4

    Expresses obligation, typically tied to a specific situation — 'must / have to'.

    こうして、自分が何をやらなければいけないかが見えてくる。

    In this way, you begin to see what you have to do.

  • 〜てくるN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    こうして、自分が何をやらなければいけないかが見えてくる

    In this way, you begin to see what you have to do.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    不安の解決策を考えながら、夢が膨らんでくることもある。

    While thinking about solutions to your anxiety, your dreams may sometimes begin to grow as well.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    人間だれでも、自分に都合の悪いこと、恐ろしいことは考えたくない。

    No one wants to think about things that are unfavorable or frightening to them.

  • にするN53 times in this passage

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

    そういう心理が働くから、無意識のうちに問題をあいまいにして解決を保留にする。

    Because that psychology comes into play, we unconsciously blur the problem and postpone resolving it.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    そうして結局、いつまでも不安をダラダラと抱え続けてしまう。

    In the end, we continue carrying that anxiety indefinitely.

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