でしかないN2
Asserts something is nothing more than X, 'is merely / no more than ~'.
そこに書いてあるのは、過去の成功法則でしかない。
What they contain is nothing more than formulas for success from the past.
をもとにN2
Marks the source material or foundation something is created or judged from — "based on ~; on the basis of ~".
それをもとに時代に合致した新しい法則を考えるというのであればまだよいが、過去の成功例をそっくり踏襲して、うまくいくはずがない。
It may be useful to use them as a basis for developing new principles suited to the present age, but simply copying past examples of success cannot possibly work.
というものだN2
Emphatically asserts the true nature of something or states an emphatic conclusion — "that's just how it is, that's what … really is".
ただし、時代が変化しても普通的に通用する「考え方」というものなら、あるかもしれない。
There may, however, be certain “ways of thinking” that remain broadly applicable even as times change.
それにしてもN2
Concedes the preceding point, then adds a surprised or contrasting remark about it — 'even so', 'nevertheless'.
もちろんそれにしても、世の趨勢に影響されないことはない。
Of course, even these cannot remain entirely unaffected by the trends of the times.
ずにN3
Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.
何もせずに同じところにとどまっているのは、じつは最大のリスクなのである。
Doing nothing and remaining in the same place is actually the greatest risk of all.
的（てき）N33 times in this passage
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
そう言うと多くの日本人は反射的に、次のように思うかもしれない。
When I say this, many Japanese people may instinctively think the following.
〜ばいいN3
Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."
「どうすればいいか、もっと具体的に教えてほしい」
“Please tell me more specifically what I should do.”
によって/によるN32 times in this passage
Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.
しかし、それぞれが置かれた状況によって、すべきことが異なるのは当然。
Yet naturally, what each person should do differs depending on the circumstances they are in.
にとってN32 times in this passage
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
ある人にとってはプラスのことが、別の人にとってはマイナスにつながることもあるかもしれない。
Something positive for one person may lead to negative consequences for another.
というN3
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
それをもとに時代に合致した新しい法則を考えるというのであればまだよいが、過去の成功例をそっくり踏襲して、うまくいくはずがない。
It may be useful to use them as a basis for developing new principles suited to the present age, but simply copying past examples of success cannot possibly work.
〜ないことはないN3
Double negative softening a claim to "it's not that one can't ...", conceding partial possibility; "it's not like ... not".
もちろんそれにしても、世の趨勢に影響されないことはない。
Of course, even these cannot remain entirely unaffected by the trends of the times.
ながらN4
Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.
自分は人生をどうしたいのか、会社をどう変えたいのか、この国をどうすべきか……一人ひとりが日本の置かれた現実を直視しながら、志高く毎日を真剣に生きないかぎり、未来も変わらない。
What do I want to do with my life? How do I want to change my company? What should this country become? Unless each individual faces the reality Japan is in, holds high aspirations, and lives each day earnestly, the future will not change either.
ように / ようなN42 times in this passage
Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".
そう言うと多くの日本人は反射的に、次のように思うかもしれない。
When I say this, many Japanese people may instinctively think the following.
かもしれないN43 times in this passage
Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.
そう言うと多くの日本人は反射的に、次のように思うかもしれない。
When I say this, many Japanese people may instinctively think the following.
〜てほしいN4
Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.
「どうすればいいか、もっと具体的に教えてほしい」
“Please tell me more specifically what I should do.”
たらN4
Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').
とりあえず「見本」のようなものがないと、何をやったらよいのか、見当がつかないのだろう。
Perhaps without something like a “model” to follow, people cannot even figure out what they are supposed to do.
はずがないN4
Expresses strong conviction that something is impossible or cannot be true — 'there's no way, couldn't possibly'.
それをもとに時代に合致した新しい法則を考えるというのであればまだよいが、過去の成功例をそっくり踏襲して、うまくいくはずがない。
It may be useful to use them as a basis for developing new principles suited to the present age, but simply copying past examples of success cannot possibly work.
〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4
Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.
いずれにせよ、情報が瞬時に世界を駆け巡るグローバル時代では、そうした成功法則は、あっという間に陳腐化してしまう。
In any case, in a global age when information races around the world instantly, such formulas for success become obsolete in no time.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
ただし、時代が変化しても普通的に通用する「考え方」というものなら、あるかもしれない。
There may, however, be certain “ways of thinking” that remain broadly applicable even as times 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'.
しかし自らの視点があるかないかで、目の前の風景はまったく変わってくる。
Yet the scene before your eyes changes completely depending on whether or not you have a perspective of your own.
〜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”.
外の世界では、絶え間ない進化と発展が続いている。
In the world outside, constant evolution and development continue.
もうN5
The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).
この国にもう、安全、安心、安定はない。
In this country, safety, peace of mind, and stability no longer exist.
〜たいN52 times in this passage
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
自分は人生をどうしたいのか、会社をどう変えたいのか、この国をどうすべきか……一人ひとりが日本の置かれた現実を直視しながら、志高く毎日を真剣に生きないかぎり、未来も変わらない。
What do I want to do with my life? How do I want to change my company? What should this country become? Unless each individual faces the reality Japan is in, holds high aspirations, and lives each day earnestly, the future will not change either.
だろうN5
Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.
とりあえず「見本」のようなものがないと、何をやったらよいのか、見当がつかないのだろう。
Perhaps without something like a “model” to follow, people cannot even figure out what they are supposed to do.
しかしN52 times in this passage
Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.
しかし、それぞれが置かれた状況によって、すべきことが異なるのは当然。
Yet naturally, what each person should do differs depending on the circumstances they are in.
〜てあるN5
Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.
そこに書いてあるのは、過去の成功法則でしかない。
What they contain is nothing more than formulas for success from the past.
のでN5
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
それをもとに時代に合致した新しい法則を考えるというのであればまだよいが、過去の成功例をそっくり踏襲して、うまくいくはずがない。
It may be useful to use them as a basis for developing new principles suited to the present age, but simply copying past examples of success cannot possibly work.
まだN5
Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."
それをもとに時代に合致した新しい法則を考えるというのであればまだよいが、過去の成功例をそっくり踏襲して、うまくいくはずがない。
It may be useful to use them as a basis for developing new principles suited to the present age, but simply copying past examples of success cannot possibly work.
がありますN5
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
しかし自らの視点があるかないかで、目の前の風景はまったく変わってくる。
Yet the scene before your eyes changes completely depending on whether or not you have a perspective of your own.
Comments