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N1 · AdvancedIntegrated comprehensionPassage #423
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「A」

しゃかいぜんぱんあらゆるぶんかんしんするときまんがそのかきひくしてくれるこれは、まんがというメディアつよだとおもがるしたマンガきっかけに、てきこうしんげきされたりすることあるだろう。しょう15ふんたらずのやすかんまんがかいはいいたよこがおおもまんがならではりょくあることたしだ。りょくたんのうしてほしいし、つよ学校図書館がっこうとしょかん活性化かっせいかようしたい

まだじんせいくちともいえるしょうがくせいかれようメディアりょくというおもと、学校図書館がっこうとしょかんかれにとってりょくてきしょあっほしいというおもあるだから小学校しょうがっこうでも(せいやくおおも)せんしょ(注)アンテナマンガにもはっておいてほしいと、しょくはなのもおもいるのである

わかどもほんだな2007ねん12つきごうによる

「B」

マンガほんべつしてかんがほうこうちがいるいえるマンガしょかんことによってべんきょうしなくなるというしんからけつべつべきある学校図書館がっこうとしょかんとしては、ほんしゃしんしゅうどうものがたりなどほんかたおしように、マンガアニメについてそのかたとくせいおしならないし、そのこととおてきせつがくしゅうりょうてきせつめんかつようするようなるおも

ちゅうりゃく

学校図書館がっこうとしょかんたんとうしゃは、しょこうにゅうさいちょくせつがくしゅうやくしょだけこうにゅうするのでなくなががくしゅうじんかくけいせいやくしょこうにゅうするゆとりことたいせつある

ちゅうせんしょアンテナを~にはるここでは、ほんえらために~にかんしん

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  1. 1漫画について、AとBはどのように述べているか。
  2. 2学校図書館に漫画を置くことについて、AとBはどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary9 words
  • ふん
    • ·minute (unit of time)
    • ·fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
    N1
  • 多様たよう
    • ·diverse; various
    N1
  • 制約せいやく
    • ·limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
    N1
  • ごう
    • ·number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
    • ·sobriquet; pen-name
    • ·size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
    • ·suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
    N1
  • 間違うまちがうAs it appears here: 間違って
    • ·to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong
    • ·to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
    • ·to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
    N1
  • 本のほんの
    • ·mere; only; just; slight
    N1
  • 見方みかた
    • ·viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle
    • ·way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
    N1
  • 購入こうにゅう
    • ·purchase; buying
    N1
  • 役立つやくだつ
    • ·to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
    N1
Other levels76 words
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 低いひくいAs it appears here: 低く
    • ·low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
    • ·low (position); close to the ground
    • ·short (height)
    • ·deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
    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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    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
  • するAs it appears here: されたり
    • ·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
  • 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
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    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
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多くて
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 本棚ほんだな
    • ·bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
    N5
  • ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • 図書館としょかん
    • ·library
    N5
  • 置くおく
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • 勉強べんきょう
    • ·study
    • ·diligence; working hard
    • ·experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future)
    • ·discount; price reduction
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しなく
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 教えるおしえる
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えなくて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    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
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    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
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    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
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 思い出すおもいだす
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • 確かたしか
    • ·sure; certain; positive; definite
    • ·reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
    • ·If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 小学校しょうがっこう
    • ·primary school; elementary school; grade school
    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
  • 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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思われる
    • ·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
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 分野ぶんや
    • ·field; sphere; realm; division; branch
    N3
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • 向けるむけるAs it appears here: 向けよう
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 刺激しげき
    • ·stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
    • ·impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation
    • ·excitement; thrill
    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
  • 魅力みりょく
    • ·charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 出会うであうAs it appears here: 出会わせたい
    • ·to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
    • ·to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
    • ·to emerge and engage (an enemy)
    N3
  • はるAs it appears here: はって
    • ·to stick; to paste; to affix
    • ·to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)
    • ·to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
    • ·to fill; to swell
    • ·to stick out; to push out
    • ·to post (a link, etc. online)
    • ·to be expensive
    • ·to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout
    • ·to slap
    • ·to become one tile away from completion
    • ·to span; to generate
    N3
  • しょく
    • ·job; work; employment; occupation; position
    • ·duties
    • ·trade; skill
    N3
  • 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れたい
    • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
    • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
    N3
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 区別くべつ
    • ·distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
    N3
  • 方向ほうこう
    • ·direction; orientation; bearing; way
    • ·course (e.g. of action)
    N3
  • 物語ものがたり
    • ·story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 適切てきせつ
    • ·appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant
    N3
  • 学習がくしゅう
    • ·learning; study
    N3
  • 場面ばめん
    • ·scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
    • ·scene (in a movie, play); shot
    • ·state of the market
    N3
  • 活用かつよう
    • ·practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
    • ·conjugation; inflection
    N3
  • 図書としょ
    • ·books
    N3
  • 直接ちょくせつ
    • ·direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • はる
    • ·to stick; to paste; to affix
    • ·to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)
    • ·to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
    • ·to fill; to swell
    • ·to stick out; to push out
    • ·to post (a link, etc. online)
    • ·to be expensive
    • ·to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout
    • ·to slap
    • ·to become one tile away from completion
    • ·to span; to generate
    N3
  • 向けるむける
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • 全般ぜんぱん
    • ·(the) whole
    • ·as a whole; in general; at large
    N2
  • 垣根かきね
    • ·hedge; fence
    • ·border; limit
    N2
  • きっかけ
    • ·chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
    N2
  • 正味しょうみ
    • ·net (amount); clear; full (e.g. working hours)
    • ·net weight
    • ·net price; cost price
    • ·actual content; useful part
    N2
  • たるAs it appears here: たら
    • ·to be sufficient; to be enough
    • ·to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve
    • ·to do (the job); to serve; to answer
    N2
  • 小学生しょうがくせい
    • ·elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
    N2
  • 神話しんわ
    • ·myth; mythology
    N2
  • 童話どうわ
    • ·children's story; fairy tale
    N2
  • 資料しりょう
    • ·material; materials; data; information; documents
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ならではN1

    Marks a quality or achievement possible only for or unique to the named person, place, or thing — 'distinctive of', 'that only ~ could produce'.

    まんがならではの魅力があることも確かだ。

    It is certainly true that manga has an appeal all its own.

Other levels31 patterns
  • がきっかけで / をきっかけにN2

    Marks an event as the trigger or turning point that set something in motion — "prompted by ~", "taking ~ as the occasion".

    気軽に手にしたマンガをきっかけに、知的好奇心が刺激されたりすることもあるだろう。

    A manga picked up casually may well spark intellectual curiosity.

  • を通じて/を通してN2

    Marks the means or intermediary something happens through, or a span it holds throughout — 'through', 'via', 'throughout'.

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • に際してN2

    Marks the special occasion or juncture at which an action is undertaken; 'on the occasion of / at the time of'.

    学校図書館の担当者は、図書購入に際して、直接学習に役立つ図書だけを購入するのでなく、長い目で見て子どもたちの学習や人格形成に役立つ図書も購入するゆとりを持つことが大切である。

    It is important for those in charge of school libraries, when buying books, not to purchase only titles directly useful for study, but to allow themselves the latitude to buy books that will, in the long run, help children's learning and the formation of their character.

  • というN34 times in this passage

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

    これは、まんがというメディアの強みだと思う。

    That, I think, is the strength of manga as a medium.

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    彼らを多様なメディアの魅力に出会わせたいという思いと、学校図書館が彼らにとって魅力的な場所であってほしいという思いがある。

    I want them to encounter the appeal of many kinds of media, and I want the school library to be an attractive place for them.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    彼らを多様なメディアの魅力に出会わせたいという思いと、学校図書館が彼らにとって魅力的な場所であってほしいという思いがある。

    I want them to encounter the appeal of many kinds of media, and I want the school library to be an attractive place for them.

  • 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'.

    (若葉千佳子『子供の本棚』2007年12月号による

    (From Wakaba Chikako, "The Children's Bookshelf", December 2007 issue)

  • としてN3

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

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • ためにN3

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

    (注)選書のアンテナを~にはる:ここでは、本を選ぶために~に関心を向ける

    (Note) to tune one's book-selection antennae to ~: here, to direct one's attention to ~ in order to select books

  • ときN4

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

    子どもたちが社会全般のあらゆる分野に関心を向けようとするとき、まんがはその垣根を低くしてくれる。

    When children try to turn their interest toward every field of society, manga lowers the fence for them.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    子どもたちが社会全般のあらゆる分野に関心を向けようとするとき、まんがはその垣根を低くしてくれる

    When children try to turn their interest toward every field of society, manga lowers the fence for them.

  • 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'.

    これは、まんがというメディアの強みだと思う

    That, I think, is the strength of manga as a medium.

  • 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').

    正味15分たらずの休み時間、まんがの世界に入り込んでいた子どもたちの横顔を思い出す。

    I remember the profiles of children lost in the world of manga during a break of barely fifteen minutes.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    正味15分たらずの休み時間、まんがの世界に入り込んでいた子どもたちの横顔を思い出す。

    I remember the profiles of children lost in the world of manga during a break of barely fifteen minutes.

  • 〜てほしいN43 times in this passage

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    魅力は堪能してほしいし、強みは学校図書館活性化に利用したい。

    I want children to savour that appeal, and I want to use that strength to enliven the school library.

  • てもN4

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

    だから小学校でも(制約は多くても)選書のアンテナはマンガにもはっておいてほしいと、職を離れたいのも思っているのである。

    So even now that I have left the job, I hope that primary schools too (however many the constraints) will keep their book-selection antennae tuned to manga as well.

  • 〜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'.

    だから小学校でも(制約は多くても)選書のアンテナはマンガにもはっておいてほしいと、職を離れたいのも思っているのである。

    So even now that I have left the job, I hope that primary schools too (however many the constraints) will keep their book-selection antennae tuned to manga as well.

  • などN4

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

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • 方(かた)N4

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • にするN5

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

    気軽に手にしたマンガをきっかけに、知的好奇心が刺激されたりすることもあるだろう。

    A manga picked up casually may well spark intellectual curiosity.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

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

    気軽に手にしたマンガをきっかけに、知的好奇心が刺激されたりすることもあるだろう。

    A manga picked up casually may well spark intellectual curiosity.

  • だろうN5

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

    気軽に手にしたマンガをきっかけに、知的好奇心が刺激されたりすることもあるだろう

    A manga picked up casually may well spark intellectual curiosity.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    まんがならではの魅力があることも確かだ。

    It is certainly true that manga has an appeal all its own.

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

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

    魅力は堪能してほしいし、強みは学校図書館活性化に利用したい

    I want children to savour that appeal, and I want to use that strength to enliven the school library.

  • まだN5

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

    まだ人生の入り口ともいえる小学生。

    Primary-school children, still at what one might call the entrance to life.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    だから小学校でも(制約は多くても)選書のアンテナはマンガにもはっておいてほしいと、職を離れたいのも思っているのである。

    So even now that I have left the job, I hope that primary schools too (however many the constraints) will keep their book-selection antennae tuned to manga as well.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    だから小学校でも(制約は多くても)選書のアンテナはマンガにもはっておいてほしいと、職を離れたいのも思っているのである。

    So even now that I have left the job, I hope that primary schools too (however many the constraints) will keep their book-selection antennae tuned to manga as well.

  • なくてはならないN5

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

    学校図書館としては、絵本や写真集、童話や物語などの本の読み方を教えるように、マンガやアニメについてもその見方や特性を教えなくてはならないし、そのことを通して適切な学習資料を適切な場面で活用するようになると思われる。

    The school library must teach how to view manga and animation and what their characteristics are, just as it teaches how to read picture books, photo collections, fairy tales and stories; and through that, pupils will come to use the right learning materials in the right situations.

  • だけN5

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

    学校図書館の担当者は、図書購入に際して、直接学習に役立つ図書だけを購入するのでなく、長い目で見て子どもたちの学習や人格形成に役立つ図書も購入するゆとりを持つことが大切である。

    It is important for those in charge of school libraries, when buying books, not to purchase only titles directly useful for study, but to allow themselves the latitude to buy books that will, in the long run, help children's learning and the formation of their character.

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