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ぼくらは、ゆうということあるおもかんゆう勝手かってとはなるもので、ゆうあたと、そのとうとゆえどうあつかいいかときんちょうするのであるそのようおしわけではないのだが、そのかいしゃくするかんせいすくそないたということだろう。

にちじょうごとことでもいいちょっとおもかえと、①それ実感じっかんできる

ゆうやりくだと、じゃに、あるいはせきにんに、これらくだとおもだろうか。

ゆうやりくだゆうは、あなたおもかいこうちくして結構けっこうですというぜんぷく(注1)しんらいかみごとこうではないのである

もっとつきはないる。おなみ(注2)はいけんというそこわるあるだからがわほんしんとしては、ゆうやらせていただけるですかと、かんどうリアクション(注3)しめながらじつたいたいしていないな、ようあてされていないなとおもするのである

それこれも、ゆうということおもと、それ使つかこんなんさをいるからあるだからぼくらはわかときゆうくだゆうかいしゃくしてくだゆうくだと、ようせんりつおぼ(注4)ものある

ゆうぜんだませいやくあくだまだとつたいるが、せいやくしめほうひとあんしんしてところあるのである

ちゅうりゃく

ぼくは、ゆうかいし、ゆうきょうじゅし、ゆうしゅちょうするためには、めんきょあってはならないおもいるすくゆることと、ゆるざることはんべつのうひとだけこうされるべきなのである

ゆうきよえんせいことしつくした日本人にっぽんじんへ』による

ちゅう1)ぜんぷくさいだいげん

ちゅう2)なみりょう

ちゅう3)リアクションはんのう

ちゅう4)せんりつおぼここでは、ひどくおそかん

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  1. 1それが実感できるとあるが、何が実感できるのか。
  2. 2自由におやり下さいと言われると、どのように感じると筆者は述べているか。
  3. 3この文章で筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary13 words
    • ·fault; error; mistake
    • ·going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
    • ·un-; non-; an-
    N1
  • 備わるそなわるAs it appears here: 備わって
    • ·to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with
    • ·to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with
    • ·to be among; to be one of
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やり
    • ·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
  • 無邪気むじゃき
    • ·innocent; simple-minded
    N1
  • 好意こうい
    • ·kindness; favor; favour; friendliness
    • ·goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love
    N1
  • がわ
    • ·side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
    • ·(watch) case
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やらせて
    • ·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
  • あて
    • ·aim; object; purpose; end
    • ·expectations; prospects; hopes
    • ·something that can be relied upon
    • ·snack served with alcoholic drink
    • ·pad; guard
    • ·blow; strike
    • ·addressed to
    • ·per
    N1
  • 制約せいやく
    • ·limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
    N1
  • 享受きょうじゅ
    • ·enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
    N1
  • 交付こうふ
    • ·delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
    N1
  • 清らかきよらか
    • ·clean; clear
    • ·pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste
    N1
  • 反応はんのう
    • ·reaction; response
    • ·physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism)
    • ·reaction; effect; change
    N1
Other levels80 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えられた
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • ちょっと
    • ·a little; a bit; slightly
    • ·just a minute; for a moment; briefly
    • ·somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
    • ·(not) easily; (not) readily
    • ·hey!; come on; excuse me
    • ·thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
    • ·a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われる
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    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
  • 結構けっこう
    • ·splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
    • ·not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
    • ·rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
    • ·structure; construction; framework; architecture
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われた
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えた
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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:
    • ·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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 自由じゆう
    • ·freedom; liberty
    N4
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似て
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 拝見はいけん
    • ·seeing; looking at
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思ったり
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 捨てるすてるAs it appears here: 捨てられた
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝えられて
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きられる
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • ひどいAs it appears here: ひどく
    • ·cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
    • ·violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
    • ·very bad; terrible; awful
    • ·excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
    N4
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·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
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられる
    • ·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
  • 扱うあつかうAs it appears here: 扱って
    • ·to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
    • ·to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
    • ·to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
    • ·to deal in; to sell
    • ·to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
    • ·to treat A as B
    • ·to mediate (an argument)
    • ·to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
    • ·to gossip
    N3
  • 緊張きんちょう
    • ·tension; strain; nervousness; stress
    • ·tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
    • ·tonus; muscle tone
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 解釈かいしゃく
    • ·interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
    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
  • 日常にちじょう
    • ·everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • あるいは
    • ·or; either ... or
    • ·maybe; perhaps; possibly
    • ·some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
    N3
  • らく
    • ·comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation
    • ·easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships
    • ·(economically) comfortable
    • ·raku pottery
    • ·sukha (happiness)
    N3
  • 信頼しんらい
    • ·trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
    N3
  • かみ
    • ·god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
    • ·god-tier; incredible; fantastic; amazing
    • ·Emperor (of Japan)
    • ·thunder
    N3
  • 放すほかすAs it appears here: 放して
    • ·to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose
    • ·to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
    N3
  • 感動かんどう
    • ·being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
    N3
  • 示すしめすAs it appears here: 示し
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 期待きたい
    • ·expectation; anticipation; hope
    • ·promising; rising; up-and-coming
    N3
  • 要するにようするに
    • ·in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
    N3
  • 困難こんなん
    • ·difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
    • ·infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 示すしめすAs it appears here: 示された
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • 主張しゅちょう
    • ·claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
    N3
  • 許すゆるすAs it appears here: 許される
    • ·to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
    • ·to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
    • ·to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
    • ·to acknowledge; to admit
    • ·to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down
    • ·to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
    N3
  • 許すゆるすAs it appears here: 許され
    • ·to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
    • ·to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
    • ·to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
    • ·to acknowledge; to admit
    • ·to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down
    • ·to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 恐ろしいおそろしい
    • ·terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
    • ·surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
    N3
  • 少なくともすくなくとも
    • ·at least
    N2
  • 実感じっかん
    • ·real feeling; actual feeling
    • ·to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: つき
    • ·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
  • 大してたいして
    • ·(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
    N2
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ゆえにN1

    Formal/literary connective drawing a logical conclusion from a stated reason — 'therefore, consequently, and so.'

    自由と勝手とは似て非なるもので、自由を与えられると、その尊さ故にどう扱っていいかと緊張するのである。

    Freedom and self-indulgence may seem similar, but they are fundamentally different; when freedom is given to us, its very preciousness makes us tense about how to handle it.

  • さもN1

    Adverb 'as if truly, looking every bit as though', typically pairing with 〜そう / 〜よう to describe an appearance that strongly seems a certain way.

    お手並拝見という底意地の悪さもある。

    It can even contain a slightly malicious undertone of, “Let's see what you can do.”

  • 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").

    少なくとも許されることと、許されざることの判別が可能な人だけに交付されるべきなのである。

    At the very least, it should be issued only to people capable of distinguishing what is permitted from what is not.

Other levels24 patterns
  • 少なくともN22 times in this passage

    States a minimum quantity or a minimal claim — 'at least'.

    そのように教えられたわけではないのだが、その解釈する感性が少なくとも備わっていたということだろう。

    It is not that we were taught to think this way; rather, we must at least have possessed the sensitivity to interpret it in this way.

  • あるいはN2

    Presents an alternative or a possibility — 'or; or perhaps; alternatively'.

    ②自由におやり下さいと言われると、無邪気に、あるいは無責任に、これは楽だと思えるだろうか。

    When someone tells us ② “Do it freely,” can we innocently—or irresponsibly—think, “That makes things easy”?

  • 要するにN2

    restates the preceding point concisely as a summary, 'in short / to sum up / in a word'

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

  • てはならないN2

    States a firm prohibition — an action that must not be done — "must not ~", "it won't do to ~".

    ぼくは、自由を理解し、自由を享受し、自由を主張するためには、無免許であってはならないと思っている。

    I believe that in order to understand, enjoy, and assert freedom, one must not be “unlicensed.”

  • だけにN2

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

    少なくとも許されることと、許されざることの判別が可能な人だけに交付されるべきなのである。

    At the very least, it should be issued only to people capable of distinguishing what is permitted from what is not.

  • というN36 times in this passage

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

    ぼくらは、自由という言葉にある重さを感じる。

    We feel a certain weight in the word “freedom.”

  • わけではないN3

    Partially denies an assumed conclusion — 'it's not (necessarily) that ~', 'doesn't necessarily mean ~'.

    そのように教えられたわけではないのだが、その解釈する感性が少なくとも備わっていたということだろう。

    It is not that we were taught to think this way; rather, we must at least have possessed the sensitivity to interpret it in this way.

  • 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…'.

    そのように教えられたわけではないのだが、その解釈する感性が少なくとも備わっていたということだろう。

    It is not that we were taught to think this way; rather, we must at least have possessed the sensitivity to interpret it in this way.

  • としてN3

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

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

  • たものだN3

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

    だから、ぼくらは若い時、自由に書いて下さい、自由に解釈して下さい、自由に生きて下さいと言われると、捨てられたような戦慄を覚えたものである。

    That is why, when we were young, being told “Write freely,” “Interpret freely,” or “Live freely” used to make us feel a terror almost as though we had been abandoned.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    ぼくは、自由を理解し、自由を享受し、自由を主張するためには、無免許であってはならないと思っている。

    I believe that in order to understand, enjoy, and assert freedom, one must not be “unlicensed.”

  • 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'.

    (阿久悠『清らかな厭世—言葉を失くした日本人へ』による

    (Based on Aku Yuu, “Pure Pessimism—To the Japanese Who Have Lost Their Words”)

  • 〜さN42 times in this passage

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    ぼくらは、自由という言葉にある重さを感じる。

    We feel a certain weight in the word “freedom.”

  • 〜ていたN4

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    そのように教えられたわけではないのだが、その解釈する感性が少なくとも備わっていたということだろう。

    It is not that we were taught to think this way; rather, we must at least have possessed the sensitivity to interpret it in this way.

  • ながらN4

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

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

  • と思う(とおもう)N42 times in this passage

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

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

  • ようだN4

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

    だから、ぼくらは若い時、自由に書いて下さい、自由に解釈して下さい、自由に生きて下さいと言われると、捨てられたような戦慄を覚えたものである。

    That is why, when we were young, being told “Write freely,” “Interpret freely,” or “Live freely” used to make us feel a terror almost as though we had been abandoned.

  • のでN54 times in this passage

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

    自由と勝手とは似て非なるもので、自由を与えられると、その尊さ故にどう扱っていいかと緊張するのである。

    Freedom and self-indulgence may seem similar, but they are fundamentally different; when freedom is given to us, its very preciousness makes us tense about how to handle it.

  • だろうN5

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

    ②自由におやり下さいと言われると、無邪気に、あるいは無責任に、これは楽だと思えるだろうか。

    When someone tells us ② “Do it freely,” can we innocently—or irresponsibly—think, “That makes things easy”?

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    自由におやり下さいの自由は、あなたの思うままお好きな世界を構築して結構ですという、全幅の信頼や神の如き好意ではないのである。

    The “freedom” in “Do it freely” is not complete trust or godlike goodwill meaning, “You may create whatever world you like, exactly as you please.”

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    自由におやり下さいの自由は、あなたの思うままお好きな世界を構築して結構ですという、全幅の信頼や神の如き好意ではないのである。

    The “freedom” in “Do it freely” is not complete trust or godlike goodwill meaning, “You may create whatever world you like, exactly as you please.”

  • 〜ているN56 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”.

    もっとつき放している

    It is more detached than that.

  • にするN5

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

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    だから、言われた側の本心としては、自由にやらせていただけるのですかと、感動のリアクションを示しながら、実は大して期待していないな、要するにあてにされていないなと思ったりするのである。

    So while the person on the receiving end may react with apparent emotion—“You really mean I can do it freely?”—deep down they may actually be thinking, “They do not expect much from me; basically, they are not counting on me.”

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