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おんがくかぎことではないが、げいじゅつぶんなどものどうしてもげんじつせいけいざいしゃかいせいかつかかことがらとははなものかんがことおおまたそうあるゆえにもつものされてきたほうだろう。きんねんようざいせいじょうきょう悪化あっかするなどげんじつせいかつめぐるじょうきょうしんこくなってくると、こういうものしばしばようきゅうな「としてそうなるほうで、なかしばし(注1)わすためオアシスようしょとしてさけようなったりするのだが、いずれしてそのおんがくけんきゅうしているたちわれわれしばしば、「このがら(注2)なかで、そんなことやっていられるというのはうらやましいことですなど、①なんふくざつしんきょうなるのである

だがてきてんかい(注3)ごんではないきんねんぶんけんきゅうしんてんなかで、せいしゃかいはなしはなぶんろんなどということげんそうある、というよりそのようげんそうたいすでに一定いっていせいてきしゃかいてきイデオロギーこくいん(注4)ものほかならなかったということあきされてきたいまおんがくけんきゅうしゃなかせいしゃかいからはなじゅんすいな「おんがくそのもの」がどこかにちゅう(注5)ようかたちそんざいしているなどぼくしんいるようひとだれいないだろう。

おんがくけんきゅうかかひとびとしきけんきゅうないじつおおきているにもかかわらず、むしろおんがくけんきゅうかいそとがわいるひとほうが、おんがくを「じゅんすい」なかたちかこがっているようおものは②にくことしゃかいがくさいせんたんろんしているひとが、おんがくはなしなったとたんに、30ねんまえおんがくけんきゅうもどかのようてんてきデータしきものかんがいることあきようめんに、これまでなんきたれきがくしゃなどちゅうしんなってりょういきおうだんてきろんしゅうなどで、おんがくぶんだけひどくうきばなした(注6)ふるろんぶんけいさいされておりおんがくけんきゅうさいきんせいおおかいしてしまっているようことしばしばあるここじゅうすうねんで、おんがくけんきゅうしゃうつおんがくかいずいぶんいるのにわれわれ発信はっしんそくしているために、そのおもしろさをじゅうぶんつたいないそんなのである

わたなべひろしおんがくしゃかいうついちかんがみみさいろん」』による

ちゅう1)しばししばらく

ちゅう2)がらにくい

ちゅう3)てきてんかいかんがかたこれまで根本的こんぽんてき

ちゅう4)こくいんここでは、えいきょう

ちゅう5)ちゅうくうちゅう

ちゅう6)うきばなしたげんじつはな

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  1. 1何とも複雑な心境になるとあるが、なぜか。
  2. 2筆者によると、近年の音楽研究者は音楽をどのようにとらえているか。
  3. 3皮肉なことだとあるが、何か皮肉なのか。
  4. 4現在の音楽研究者のあり方について、筆者はどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary13 words
  • 財政ざいせい
    • ·public finance
    • ·financial affairs; financial situation
    N1
  • 悪化あっか
    • ·deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
    N1
  • 他方たほう
    • ·one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
    • ·on the other hand
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·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
  • 遂げるとげるAs it appears here: 遂げた
    • ·to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
    • ·to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
    N1
  • 進展しんてん
    • ·progress; development
    N1
  • 帯びるおびるAs it appears here: 帯びた
    • ·to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear
    • ·to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on
    • ·to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with
    N1
  • 素朴そぼく
    • ·simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
    N1
  • 領域りょういき
    • ·territory; domain
    • ·field; area; domain; sphere; realm
    • ·domain; region
    N1
  • 掲載けいさい
    • ·publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
  • 遂げるとげる
    • ·to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
    • ·to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
    N1
  • 帯びるおびる
    • ·to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear
    • ·to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on
    • ·to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with
    N1
Other levels111 words
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれる
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    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
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
    • ·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
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 忘れるわすれる
    • ·to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なったり
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われ
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    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
  • いるAs it appears here: いない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • おもしろいAs it appears here: おもしろ
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    N5
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    N5
  • 文化ぶんか
    • ·culture; civilization; civilisation
    • ·Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
    N4
  • 政治せいじ
    • ·politics; government
    N4
  • 経済けいざい
    • ·economy; economics
    • ·finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
    • ·being economical; economy; thrift
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えられる
    • ·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
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わり
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わって
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    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
  • 戻るもどるAs it appears here: 戻った
    • ·to turn back (e.g. half-way)
    • ·to return; to go back
    • ·to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
    • ·to rebound; to spring back
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·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
  • 歴史れきし
    • ·history
    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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 十分じゅうぶん
    • ·enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
    • ·sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
    • ·division into ten
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝え
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    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
  • 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
  • 変わるかわる
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限った
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    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
  • 芸術げいじゅつ
    • ·art; the arts
    N3
    • ·name; given name
    • ·title
    • ·fame; renown; reputation
    • ·pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
    N3
  • どうしても
    • ·by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
    • ·whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
    • ·on no account; by no means
    • ·in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
    N3
  • 現実げんじつ
    • ·reality; actuality; hard fact
    N3
  • 価値かち
    • ·value; worth; merit
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 深刻しんこく
    • ·serious; severe; grave; acute
    N3
  • しばしば
    • ·often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
    N3
  • 無駄むだ
    • ·futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
    N3
  • 世の中よのなか
    • ·society; the world; the times
    N3
  • 叫ぶさけぶAs it appears here: 叫ばれる
    • ·to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim
    • ·to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist; to protest; to appeal
    N3
  • いずれ
    • ·which; where; who
    • ·all; both
    • ·anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
    • ·sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually
    N3
  • 立場たちば
    • ·position; situation
    • ·viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
    N3
  • われわれ
    • ·we
    N3
  • 論じるろんじるAs it appears here: 論じられる
    • ·to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic)
    • ·to argue; to dispute
    • ·to take into consideration; to make an issue of
    N3
  • すでに
    • ·already
    • ·previously; before
    • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
    N3
  • 明らかあきらか
    • ·clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite
    • ·bright; light
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 信じるしんじるAs it appears here: 信じて
    • ·to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • むしろ
    • ·rather; better; instead; if anything
    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
  • 議論ぎろん
    • ·argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
    N3
  • とたん
    • ·just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
    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
  • 出会うであうAs it appears here: 出会って
    • ·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
  • 学者がくしゃ
    • ·scholar; academic; scientist
    • ·learned person; person of learning
    N3
  • 中心ちゅうしん
    • ·center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
    • ·-centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 論文ろんぶん
    • ·thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
    N3
  • ずいぶん
    • ·very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly
    • ·terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible
    • ·remarkable; extraordinary
    N3
  • 不足ふそく
    • ·insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit
    • ·dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 暮らすくらすAs it appears here: 暮らし
    • ·to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along; to get by
    • ·to make a living; to earn a livelihood
    • ·to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing); to live; to get on (doing)
    • ·to do daily; to do all day long; to continue doing
    N3
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • めぐる
    • ·to go around; to make a circle around
    • ·to surround; to circle; to enclose
    • ·to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)
    • ·to travel around; to make a tour of
    • ·to concern (a matter); to surround
    N2
  • 意義いぎ
    • ·meaning; significance
    N2
  • うらやましい
    • ·envious; jealous
    • ·enviable (position, etc.)
    N2
  • 何ともなんとも
    • ·really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
    • ·(not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
    N2
  • 一定いってい
    • ·to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize
    • ·constant; definite; uniform; defined; certain; prescribed
    N2
  • 純粋じゅんすい
    • ·pure; true; genuine; unmixed
    N2
  • 浮くうくAs it appears here: 浮いた
    • ·to float
    • ·to become merry; to be cheerful
    • ·to become loose; to become unsteady
    • ·to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
    • ·to be frivolous; to be uncertain
    • ·to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
    • ·to have no basis; to be unreliable
    N2
  • 皮肉ひにく
    • ·irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
    • ·unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
    • ·(only) surface; something superficial
    • ·skin and bone; body
    N2
  • 社会科学しゃかいかがく
    • ·social science
    N2
  • 編むあむAs it appears here: 編んだ
    • ·to knit; to plait; to braid
    • ·to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
    N2
  • 映すうつす
    • ·to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
    N2
  • 空中くうちゅう
    • ·(in) the air; midair; sky
    N2
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • に限ったことではないN1

    States that a situation is not unique to X but occurs elsewhere too: 'X isn't the only case'.

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • ゆえにN1

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

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • ものとするN1

    Formal / legal stipulation — 'shall be…; is to be deemed…', laying down a rule or fiction as binding.

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • いずれにしても / いずれにしろ / いずれにせよN1

    Concludes that the point stands whichever option is true — 'in any case', 'either way', 'whatever happens'.

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

Other levels41 patterns
  • に関わるN22 times in this passage

    Indicates that something touches on or critically affects the preceding matter — 'to concern', 'to affect', 'to be a matter of'.

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • と考えられるN2

    Presents a reasoned, impersonal inference — "it can be considered that…, it is thought that…".

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • をめぐってN2

    Marks the matter a discussion, dispute, or activity centers on — "concerning ~; over ~; surrounding ~".

    近年のように財政状況が悪化するなど、現実生活をめぐる状況が深刻になってくると、こういうものはしばしば不要不急な「無駄」として切り捨てられそうになる。

    When circumstances surrounding real life become serious, as when fiscal conditions deteriorate as they have in recent years, such things are often in danger of being discarded as nonessential and nonurgent “waste.”

  • にも関わらずN2

    the outcome runs counter to what the preceding fact would lead you to expect — 'despite; even though; in spite of'.

    音楽研究に関わる人々の意識も変わり、研究の内実も大きく変わってきているにもかかわらず、むしろ、音楽研究の世界の外側にいる人の方が、音楽を「純粋」な形で囲い込みたがっているように思われるのは②皮肉なことだ。

    Even though the thinking of people involved in music research has changed and the substance of that research has changed greatly as well, it is ironic that those outside the world of music research seem more eager to enclose music within a “pure” form.

  • かのようにN2

    Likens a situation to something known to be contrary to fact — 'as if / as though'.

    社会科学の最先端で議論をしている人が、音楽の話になったとたんに、30年前の音楽研究に戻ったかのような古典的なデータや図式でものを考えていることが明らかになるような場面に、これまで何度か出会ってきた。

    I have several times encountered situations in which someone engaged in cutting-edge debate in the social sciences suddenly, as soon as music comes up, reveals that they are thinking in terms of classical data and frameworks as though they had gone back to music research from thirty years ago.

  • だけはN2

    Singles one thing out for emphasis, 'at least ~ (if nothing else)' / 'this one thing does hold'.

    歴史学者などが中心になって編んだ領域横断的な論集などで、音楽の部分だけはひどく浮世離れした古めかしい論文が掲載されており、音楽研究の最近の成果と大きく乖離してしまっているようなこともしばしばある。

    It is also common in interdisciplinary collections compiled mainly by historians to find that the music section alone contains badly outdated, detached-from-reality papers that diverge greatly from recent developments in music research.

  • どうしてもN3

    Fixed adverb "no matter what / by all means"; with a negative predicate it means "(simply) cannot ... however hard one tries."

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • としてN32 times in this passage

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

    近年のように財政状況が悪化するなど、現実生活をめぐる状況が深刻になってくると、こういうものはしばしば不要不急な「無駄」として切り捨てられそうになる。

    When circumstances surrounding real life become serious, as when fiscal conditions deteriorate as they have in recent years, such things are often in danger of being discarded as nonessential and nonurgent “waste.”

  • ためにN32 times in this passage

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

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • といってもN3

    Concedes that a preceding statement overstates the case — "although I say", "even though ~, (not really)".

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • というよりN3

    'Rather than … (it's more like)' — corrects one description in favour of a more fitting one.

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • すでにN3

    Adverb stating an action is 'already' done or a situation already holds.

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • むしろN3

    Adverb overturning an expectation to present the following as the more fitting statement; "rather / if anything".

    音楽研究に関わる人々の意識も変わり、研究の内実も大きく変わってきているにもかかわらず、むしろ、音楽研究の世界の外側にいる人の方が、音楽を「純粋」な形で囲い込みたがっているように思われるのは②皮肉なことだ。

    Even though the thinking of people involved in music research has changed and the substance of that research has changed greatly as well, it is ironic that those outside the world of music research seem more eager to enclose music within a “pure” form.

  • たとたんN3

    the instant one action finished, another (often unexpected) event occurred, 'the moment / as soon as ~'.

    社会科学の最先端で議論をしている人が、音楽の話になったとたんに、30年前の音楽研究に戻ったかのような古典的なデータや図式でものを考えていることが明らかになるような場面に、これまで何度か出会ってきた。

    I have several times encountered situations in which someone engaged in cutting-edge debate in the social sciences suddenly, as soon as music comes up, reveals that they are thinking in terms of classical data and frameworks as though they had gone back to music research from thirty years ago.

  • 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).

    社会科学の最先端で議論をしている人が、音楽の話になったとたんに、30年前の音楽研究に戻ったかのような古典的なデータや図式でものを考えていることが明らかになるような場面に、これまで何度か出会ってきた。

    I have several times encountered situations in which someone engaged in cutting-edge debate in the social sciences suddenly, as soon as music comes up, reveals that they are thinking in terms of classical data and frameworks as though they had gone back to music research from thirty years ago.

  • 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'.

    (渡辺裕『音楽は社会を映す一考える耳「再論」』による

    (From Watanabe Hiroshi, Music Reflects Society—The Thinking Ear, “Revisited”)

  • しばらくN3

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

    (注1)しばし:しばらく

    (Note 1) しばし: for a short while

  • などN47 times in this passage

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

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • 〜てくるN45 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'.

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう。

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    近年のように財政状況が悪化するなど、現実生活をめぐる状況が深刻になってくると、こういうものはしばしば不要不急な「無駄」として切り捨てられそうになる。

    When circumstances surrounding real life become serious, as when fiscal conditions deteriorate as they have in recent years, such things are often in danger of being discarded as nonessential and nonurgent “waste.”

  • そうだN4

    A judgment from observation, or that something is on the verge of happening, attached to a verb/adjective stem — "looks like…, seems about to…"; 〜そうにない/〜そうもない = "doesn't look like it will."

    近年のように財政状況が悪化するなど、現実生活をめぐる状況が深刻になってくると、こういうものはしばしば不要不急な「無駄」として切り捨てられそうになる

    When circumstances surrounding real life become serious, as when fiscal conditions deteriorate as they have in recent years, such things are often in danger of being discarded as nonessential and nonurgent “waste.”

  • ようになるN4

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

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • ということN42 times in this passage

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • ようだN45 times in this passage

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

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • たがるN4

    Auxiliary attached to a verb stem describing the outward signs that a third party wants to do something ('seems eager to / keeps wanting to').

    音楽研究に関わる人々の意識も変わり、研究の内実も大きく変わってきているにもかかわらず、むしろ、音楽研究の世界の外側にいる人の方が、音楽を「純粋」な形で囲い込みたがっているように思われるのは②皮肉なことだ。

    Even though the thinking of people involved in music research has changed and the substance of that research has changed greatly as well, it is ironic that those outside the world of music research seem more eager to enclose music within a “pure” form.

  • 〜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.

    歴史学者などが中心になって編んだ領域横断的な論集などで、音楽の部分だけはひどく浮世離れした古めかしい論文が掲載されており、音楽研究の最近の成果と大きく乖離してしまっているようなこともしばしばある。

    It is also common in interdisciplinary collections compiled mainly by historians to find that the music section alone contains badly outdated, detached-from-reality papers that diverge greatly from recent developments in music research.

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    ここ十数年で、音楽研究者の目に映る音楽の世界もずいぶんと変わっているのに、われわれの発信が不足しているために、そのおもしろさを十分に伝え切れていない、そんな気がするのである。

    Over the past decade or so, the world of music as seen by music researchers has changed considerably, yet I feel that because we have not communicated enough, we have failed to convey just how interesting those changes are.

  • がするN4

    With a perception noun (sound, smell, taste, feeling), expresses that such a sensation occurs — 'there is a smell/sound', 'I sense that'.

    ここ十数年で、音楽研究者の目に映る音楽の世界もずいぶんと変わっているのに、われわれの発信が不足しているために、そのおもしろさを十分に伝え切れていない、そんな気がするのである。

    Over the past decade or so, the world of music as seen by music researchers has changed considerably, yet I feel that because we have not communicated enough, we have failed to convey just how interesting those changes are.

  • にくいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'

    (注2)世知辛い:暮らしにくい

    (Note 2) 世知辛い: difficult to live in

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    音楽に限ったことではないが、芸術、文化などの名で呼ばれるものはどうしても、現実の政治経済や社会生活に関わることがらとは切り離されたものと考えられることが多く、またそうであるがゆえに価値をもつものとされてきたと言った方が良いだろう

    This is not limited to music: things called art or culture have often been regarded as separate from matters involving real-world politics, economics, and social life; indeed, it would be more accurate to say that precisely because they were regarded as separate, they came to be seen as valuable.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

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

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • 〜ているN511 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”.

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    他方で、荒れた世の中をしばし忘れるためのオアシスのような場所としての意義が叫ばれるようになったりもするのだが、いずれにしてもその音楽を研究している立場のわれわれはしばしば、「この世知辛い世の中で、そんなことをやっていられるというのはうらやましいことです」などと言われ、①何とも複雑な心境になるのである。

    On the other hand, their significance is sometimes proclaimed as that of an oasis where one can briefly forget a troubled world; in any case, those of us who study music often hear comments such as, “How fortunate you are to be able to spend your time doing that in such a hard world,” leaving us with decidedly mixed feelings.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • にするN5

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

    だが、コペルニクス的転回を遂げたと言っても過言ではない近年の文化研究の進展の中で、政治や社会の話と切り離して文化が論じられるなどということが幻想である、というより、そのような幻想自体、すでに一定の政治的社会的イデオロギーの刻印を帯びたものにほかならなかったということが明らかにされてきた。

    Yet amid recent advances in cultural studies—advances so fundamental that calling them a Copernican revolution would be no exaggeration—it has become clear that discussing culture separately from politics and society is an illusion; indeed, that very illusion itself already bears the imprint of a particular political and social ideology.

  • より〜ほうがN5

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    音楽研究に関わる人々の意識も変わり、研究の内実も大きく変わってきているにもかかわらず、むしろ、音楽研究の世界の外側にいる人の方が、音楽を「純粋」な形で囲い込みたがっているように思われるのは②皮肉なことだ。

    Even though the thinking of people involved in music research has changed and the substance of that research has changed greatly as well, it is ironic that those outside the world of music research seem more eager to enclose music within a “pure” form.

  • までN52 times in this passage

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

    社会科学の最先端で議論をしている人が、音楽の話になったとたんに、30年前の音楽研究に戻ったかのような古典的なデータや図式でものを考えていることが明らかになるような場面に、これまで何度か出会ってきた。

    I have several times encountered situations in which someone engaged in cutting-edge debate in the social sciences suddenly, as soon as music comes up, reveals that they are thinking in terms of classical data and frameworks as though they had gone back to music research from thirty years ago.

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