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N1 · AdvancedThematic comprehensionPassage #434
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はな

このけつおしくれたのは、まだちいころむすめでした。

そとからかえあらなさい

ごちそうさまなさい

ちゅうりゃく

どんなにこえげんつもりでも、しんぶんながらだと、まるでだめ

とうこういるけどあらっていうのは、べつだいことじゃないんだな」

きちんといないと、たちまちそうはんだんしてしまいますをしながらくちかえも、①ごちそうさま」をようにはならないです

はなことは、わかりメッセージつたコミュニケーションよくするけつこれこどもかぎことではありませんごとでもていでも、すべてにおいてゆうこうです

大人おとなと、ぎくしゃくすることひんぱんあります

かんきょうかんかんがかたちがひとあつあるじょうけんちがかいしょうトラブルなることめずらありません

じっくりはなちゃんとわかりというのは、ぼくところざんねんそうろんどちらかがきょうしたりたがちょっとけんしているだけで、100パーセントかいけつなどありえないのがげんじつです

あげく(注)はなだし、またおなことかえか」とうんざりし、コミュニケーションあきらめてしまう――ほうっておくこんなたいおちいことも、めずらありません

それでもコミュニケーションあきらめたくないおもときぼくこのけつおもいくらけんちがも、どんなにトラブルも、かならあいはなしということを。

かんがかたまるでず、さいぶんへいこうせんたどるようろんでも、あいはなつづことあいそんけいねんきます

たとえこのひといることは、ちがいる!」とおもいても、あいいれば、「そのひと人間性にんげんせいたいは、べついだようなりますけんみとも、ひととしてみとということです

もくいれば一体感いったいかんすら結果けっかとしてかいけつにはいたも、わるほうこうにはこれだけは、なんためぼくしょうです

つかいたりへこんでいたりすると、ひとはなことできませんそしてしたいればいるほどたい悪化あっかします

さああらものをしながらだいはなしのはやめましょうパソコンからかおまっすぐはな

かいできないあいでも、あいでも、このけついれば、②なにべつかんけいはずです

まつうらろうあたらしいあたりまえいちなかふう発見はっけんノート2』による

ちゅうあげくに:結局けっきょく

Questions

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  1. 1子どもは、①「ごちそうさま」を言うようにはならないとあるが、なぜか。
  2. 2大人同士の人間関係について、筆者はどのように述べているか。
  3. 3何か別の関係が生まれるとあるが、どういうことか。
  4. 4この文章で筆者が言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary12 words
  • 込めるこめるAs it appears here: 込めた
    • ·to load (a gun, etc.); to charge
    • ·to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
    • ·to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
    • ·to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
    N1
  • 頻繁ひんぱん
    • ·frequent; incessant
    N1
  • 食い違うくいちがうAs it appears here: 食い違ったり
    • ·to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
    • ·to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory
    N1
  • 妥協だきょう
    • ·compromise; giving in
    N1
  • 果てはて
    • ·end; extremity; limit
    • ·result; outcome; upshot; consequence
    N1
  • 食い違うくいちがうAs it appears here: 食い違って
    • ·to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
    • ·to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory
    N1
  • たどる
    • ·to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace
    • ·to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go over
    • ·to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)
    N1
  • ねん
    • ·sense; idea; thought; feeling
    • ·desire; concern
    • ·attention; care
    N1
  • たとえ
    • ·even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
    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
  • 悪化あっか
    • ·deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
    N1
  • 受け入れるうけいれるAs it appears here: 受け入れられない
    • ·to accept; to receive; to agree
    N1
Other levels134 words
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • 話すはなす
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • 小さいちいさいAs it appears here: 小さかった
    • ·small; little; tiny
    • ·slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
    • ·low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
    • ·unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
    • ·young; juvenile
    N5
  • そと
    • ·outside; exterior
    • ·the open (air)
    • ·other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
    N5
  • 帰るかえるAs it appears here: 帰ったら
    • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
    • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
    • ·to get home; to get to home plate
    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
  • 洗うあらうAs it appears here: 洗い
    • ·to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
    • ·to inquire into; to investigate
    • ·to purify (one's heart)
    • ·to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言い
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読み
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • お父さんおとうさん
    • ·father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
    • ·husband
    • ·you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
    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
  • 洗うあらう
    • ·to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
    • ·to inquire into; to investigate
    • ·to purify (one's heart)
    • ·to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • する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
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかり
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • よいAs it appears here: よく
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 家庭かてい
    • ·home; household; family; hearth
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • 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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • 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
  • どちら
    • ·which way; which direction; where
    • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    • ·who
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したり
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • いくら
    • ·how much
    • ·something over; and something; -odd
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話し
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·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
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれます
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • 悪いわるい
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • 疲れるつかれるAs it appears here: 疲れて
    • ·to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
    • ·to become worn out (of a well-used object)
    • ·to starve
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できません
    • ·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
  • した
    • ·below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
    • ·bottom
    • ·beneath; underneath
    • ·just after; right after
    • ·inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
    • ·trade-in
    • ·preliminary; preparatory
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 良いよいAs it appears here: 良くない
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • 上げるあげるAs it appears here: 上げて
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話しましょう
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 生まれるうまれる
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • あたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    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
  • むすめ
    • ·daughter
    • ·girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
    N4
  • つもり
    • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
    • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    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
  • 以上いじょう
    • ·not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
    • ·beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
    • ·the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
    • ·since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
    • ·that's all; that is the end; the end
    N4
  • 意見いけん
    • ·opinion; view; comment
    • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
    N4
  • 珍しいめずらしいAs it appears here: 珍しく
    • ·rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    • ·new; novel
    • ·fine; nice; splendid; precious
    N4
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思った
    • ·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
  • 思い出すおもいだすAs it appears here: 思い出しました
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • 合うあうAs it appears here: 合わ
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    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
  • べつ
    • ·distinction; difference; discrimination
    • ·separate; different; another; extra
    • ·exception; exclusion
    • ·classified by; ranked by; according to
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 向かうむかうAs it appears here: 向かわない
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • やめるAs it appears here: やめましょう
    • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
    • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
    N4
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • まるで
    • ·as if; as though; just like; much as; exactly like; as it were
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bit
    • ·really; completely; entirely; wholly; truly; quite
    N3
  • だめ
    • ·no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
    • ·hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
    • ·cannot; must not; not allowed
    • ·neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
    • ·no!; stop!
    N3
  • 別にべつに
    • ·(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
    • ·separately; apart; additionally; extra
    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
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえすAs it appears here: 繰り返して
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 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
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
    • ·place; spot; space
    • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
    • ·occasion; situation
    • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
    • ·session
    • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
    • ·round (east, south, etc.)
    • ·field
    • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
    N3
  • 有効ゆうこう
    • ·valid; effective
    • ·yuko (judo)
    N3
  • 環境かんきょう
    • ·environment; surroundings; circumstances
    N3
  • 集まりあつまり
    • ·gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
    N3
  • 誤解ごかい
    • ·misunderstanding
    N3
  • 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じて
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N3
  • 話し合うはなしあうAs it appears here: 話し合えば
    • ·to discuss; to talk together
    N3
  • お互いおたがい
    • ·each other; one another
    N3
  • 合わせるあわせるAs it appears here: 合わせて
    • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
    • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
    • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
    • ·to compare; to check with
    • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
    • ·to mix; to combine
    • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • 現実げんじつ
    • ·reality; actuality; hard fact
    N3
  • 無駄むだ
    • ·futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
    N3
  • あきらめるAs it appears here: あきらめて
    • ·to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
    N3
  • 事態じたい
    • ·situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
    N3
  • それでも
    • ·but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
    N3
  • あきらめるAs it appears here: あきらめ
    • ·to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 議論ぎろん
    • ·argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
    N3
  • 不思議ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • 尊敬そんけい
    • ·respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
    N3
  • 抱くいだく
    • ·to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
    • ·to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
    N3
  • 認めるみとめるAs it appears here: 認められなくて
    • ·to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
    • ·to deem; to judge; to assess
    • ·to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
    • ·to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
    • ·to watch steadily; to observe carefully
    • ·to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
    N3
  • 認めるみとめるAs it appears here: 認められる
    • ·to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
    • ·to deem; to judge; to assess
    • ·to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
    • ·to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
    • ·to watch steadily; to observe carefully
    • ·to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 方向ほうこう
    • ·direction; orientation; bearing; way
    • ·course (e.g. of action)
    N3
  • 試すためすAs it appears here: 試した
    • ·to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
    N3
  • 向くむくAs it appears here: 向いて
    • ·to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
    • ·to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on)
    • ·to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
    • ·to be suited to; to be fit for
    • ·to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); to be inclined (to do)
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 暮らしくらし
    • ·(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
    N3
  • 発見はっけん
    • ·discovery; detection; finding
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 結局けっきょく
    • ·after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
    • ·conclusion; end
    • ·end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
    N3
  • ごちそうさま
    • ·thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
    • ·thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
    N2
  • たちまち
    • ·in an instant; in a moment; immediately; right away; at once
    • ·suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
    N2
  • 曲げるまげるAs it appears here: 曲げたり
    • ·to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
    • ·to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
    • ·to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
    • ·to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
    • ·to pawn
    N2
  • ほうるAs it appears here: ほうって
    • ·to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss
    • ·to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished
    N2
  • 湧くわくAs it appears here: 湧いて
    • ·to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
    • ·to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
    • ·to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
    • ·to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
    N2
  • へこむAs it appears here: へこんで
    • ·to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in
    • ·to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up
    • ·to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed
    • ·to suffer a loss; to lose
    N2
  • あたりまえ
    • ·natural; reasonable; obvious
    • ·usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
    N2
  • 工夫くふう
    • ·devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
    • ·device; design; idea; plan; invention
    • ·dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • すら / ですらN1

    Emphatic particle presenting an extreme example to imply all lesser cases hold — "even".

    言い合っても目と目を見つめ合っていれば、不思議な一体感すら生まれます。

    Even while arguing, if you keep looking into each other's eyes, a strange sense of unity can emerge.

Other levels46 patterns
  • に限るN2

    Expresses that X is the best choice or the thing to do, "nothing beats X / the best is X".

    これはこどもに限ったことではありません。

    This is not limited to children.

  • あげくN22 times in this passage

    Marks a drawn-out effort or process that ends in an (often unwelcome) result — 'after all the …, in the end'.

    あげくの果てに「話しても無駄だし、また同じことの繰り返しか」とうんざりし、コミュニケーションをあきらめてしまう――ほうっておくとこんな事態に陥ることも、珍しくはありません。

    Eventually people may become fed up, thinking, “Talking is pointless; it will just be the same thing all over again,” and give up on communication; if things are left alone, ending up in such a situation is not uncommon.

  • だけはN2

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

    これだけは、何度も試した僕の保証つきです。

    This much I can guarantee from having tried it many times myself.

  • どんなに~てもN32 times in this passage

    Concessive "no matter how (much) ..., still ..." — the result holds regardless of degree.

    どんなに声に威厳を込めたつもりでも、新聞を読みながらだと、まるでだめ。

    No matter how much authority I thought I had put into my voice, if I spoke while reading the newspaper, it was completely ineffective.

  • つもりでN3

    Acts while treating something as if it were the case — 'with the intention of / assuming that'.

    どんなに声に威厳を込めたつもりでも、新聞を読みながらだと、まるでだめ。

    No matter how much authority I thought I had put into my voice, if I spoke while reading the newspaper, it was completely ineffective.

  • まるでN32 times in this passage

    Signals a vivid simile or comparison, usually closed by ようだ/みたい (or, with a negative, 'not at all'), 'just like / as if'.

    どんなに声に威厳を込めたつもりでも、新聞を読みながらだと、まるでだめ。

    No matter how much authority I thought I had put into my voice, if I spoke while reading the newspaper, it was completely ineffective.

  • において/におけるN3

    Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

    仕事でも家庭でも、すべての場において有効です。

    It works in every setting, both at work and at home.

  • というのはN3

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

    「じっくり話し合えば、ちゃんとわかり合える」というのは、僕の見たところ、残念ながら理想論。

    From what I have seen, the idea that “if we just talk things through carefully, we will come to understand each other” is, unfortunately, an idealistic one.

  • たとえ〜てもN3

    Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.

    たとえ「この人の言っていることは、間違っている!」と思っていても、相手の目を見て聞いていれば、「その人の人間性」に対しては、別の気持ちを抱くようになります。

    Even if I think, “What this person is saying is wrong!”, if I listen while looking them in the eyes, I begin to feel differently about “the person they are.”

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    たとえ「この人の言っていることは、間違っている!」と思っていても、相手の目を見て聞いていれば、「その人の人間性」に対しては、別の気持ちを抱くようになります。

    Even if I think, “What this person is saying is wrong!”, if I listen while looking them in the eyes, I begin to feel differently about “the person they are.”

  • 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.)".

    意見は認められなくても、人としては認められるということです。

    In other words, even if you cannot accept someone's opinion, you can still accept them as a person.

  • 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…'.

    意見は認められなくても、人としては認められるということです

    In other words, even if you cannot accept someone's opinion, you can still accept them as a person.

  • 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'.

    一暮らしのなかの工夫と発見ノート2』による

    — Notes 2 on Ingenuity and Discoveries in Everyday Life)

  • 結局(けっきょく)N3

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

    (注)あげくの果てに:結局

    (Note) あげくの果てに: in the end

  • 〜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'.

    この秘訣を教えてくれたのは、まだ小さかった頃の娘でした。

    It was my daughter, when she was still little, who taught me this secret.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    この秘訣を教えてくれたのは、まだ小さかったの娘でした。

    It was my daughter, when she was still little, who taught me this secret.

  • 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').

    「外から帰ったら、手を洗いなさい」

    “Wash your hands when you come home.”

  • なさいN42 times in this passage

    Attaches to a verb stem to give a firm but gentle command, 'do ~ / please do ~' (typically from a superior to an inferior, e.g. parent to child).

    「外から帰ったら、手を洗いなさい

    “Wash your hands when you come home.”

  • ながらN44 times in this passage

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

    どんなに声に威厳を込めたつもりでも、新聞を読みながらだと、まるでだめ。

    No matter how much authority I thought I had put into my voice, if I spoke while reading the newspaper, it was completely ineffective.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    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.

    きちんと目を見ていないと、子どもはたちまちそう判断してしまいます。

    If you do not properly look a child in the eyes, the child will immediately come to that conclusion.

  • てもN48 times in this passage

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

    よそ見をしながら口やかましく繰り返しても、①「ごちそうさま」を言うようにはならないのです。

    No matter how insistently you repeat yourself while looking elsewhere, the child will not learn to say “thank you for the meal.”

  • ところN4

    Marks the temporal stage of an action — 'about to,' 'in the middle of,' or 'just did' — depending on the preceding verb form.

    「じっくり話し合えば、ちゃんとわかり合える」というのは、僕の見たところ、残念ながら理想論。

    From what I have seen, the idea that “if we just talk things through carefully, we will come to understand each other” is, unfortunately, an idealistic one.

  • だけでN4

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

    どちらかが妥協したり、お互いがちょっと意見を曲げたりして合わせているだけで、100パーセントの解決などありえないのが現実です。

    The reality is that there is no such thing as a 100-percent resolution; usually one side compromises, or both sides bend their opinions a little to accommodate each other.

  • などN4

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

    どちらかが妥協したり、お互いがちょっと意見を曲げたりして合わせているだけで、100パーセントの解決などありえないのが現実です。

    The reality is that there is no such thing as a 100-percent resolution; usually one side compromises, or both sides bend their opinions a little to accommodate each other.

  • 〜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'.

    あげくの果てに「話しても無駄だし、また同じことの繰り返しか」とうんざりし、コミュニケーションをあきらめてしまう――ほうっておくとこんな事態に陥ることも、珍しくはありません。

    Eventually people may become fed up, thinking, “Talking is pointless; it will just be the same thing all over again,” and give up on communication; if things are left alone, ending up in such a situation is not uncommon.

  • それでもN4

    Concessive conjunction — 'even so, nevertheless, still.'

    それでもコミュニケーションをあきらめたくないと思ったとき、僕はこの秘訣を思い出しました。

    Even so, whenever I feel that I do not want to give up on communication, I remember this secret.

  • 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'.

    それでもコミュニケーションをあきらめたくないと思ったとき、僕はこの秘訣を思い出しました。

    Even so, whenever I feel that I do not want to give up on communication, I remember this secret.

  • ときN4

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

    それでもコミュニケーションをあきらめたくないと思ったとき、僕はこの秘訣を思い出しました。

    Even so, whenever I feel that I do not want to give up on communication, I remember this secret.

  • ということN4

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

    いくら意見が食い違っても、どんなにトラブルが燃え上がっても、必ず相手の目を見て話をするということを。

    No matter how much our opinions differ or how fiercely a conflict flares up, I make sure to look the other person in the eyes when I speak.

  • ようだN4

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

    考え方がまるで合わず、最後まで言い分は平行線をたどるような議論でも、相手の目を見て話し続ければ、不思議なことに相手に尊敬の念が湧いてきます。

    Even in an argument where our ways of thinking are completely incompatible and our positions remain irreconcilable to the very end, if I continue speaking while looking the other person in the eyes, strangely enough, a sense of respect for that person begins to arise.

  • 続ける(つづける)N4

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

    考え方がまるで合わず、最後まで言い分は平行線をたどるような議論でも、相手の目を見て話し続ければ、不思議なことに相手に尊敬の念が湧いてきます。

    Even in an argument where our ways of thinking are completely incompatible and our positions remain irreconcilable to the very end, if I continue speaking while looking the other person in the eyes, strangely enough, a sense of respect for that person begins to arise.

  • 〜てくるN4

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

    考え方がまるで合わず、最後まで言い分は平行線をたどるような議論でも、相手の目を見て話し続ければ、不思議なことに相手に尊敬の念が湧いてきます。

    Even in an argument where our ways of thinking are completely incompatible and our positions remain irreconcilable to the very end, if I continue speaking while looking the other person in the eyes, strangely enough, a sense of respect for that person begins to arise.

  • ようになるN4

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

    たとえ「この人の言っていることは、間違っている!」と思っていても、相手の目を見て聞いていれば、「その人の人間性」に対しては、別の気持ちを抱くようになります。

    Even if I think, “What this person is saying is wrong!”, if I listen while looking them in the eyes, I begin to feel differently about “the person they are.”

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    理解できない相手でも、受け入れられない相手でも、この秘訣を知っていれば、②何か別の関係が生まれるはずです

    Even with someone you cannot understand or accept, knowing this secret should allow some different kind of relationship to emerge.

  • まだN5

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

    この秘訣を教えてくれたのは、まだ小さかった頃の娘でした。

    It was my daughter, when she was still little, who taught me this secret.

  • だ / ですN55 times in this passage

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

    この秘訣を教えてくれたのは、まだ小さかった頃の娘でした

    It was my daughter, when she was still little, who taught me this secret.

  • 〜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”.

    「お父さんはこう言っているけど、手を洗うっていうのは、別に大事なことじゃないんだな」

    “Dad says that, but I guess washing your hands isn't really that important.”

  • けどN5

    Colloquial conjunctive particle joining two clauses in contrast — "but / though / although."

    「お父さんはこう言っているけど、手を洗うっていうのは、別に大事なことじゃないんだな」

    “Dad says that, but I guess washing your hands isn't really that important.”

  • じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage

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

    「お父さんはこう言っているけど、手を洗うっていうのは、別に大事なことじゃないんだな」

    “Dad says that, but I guess washing your hands isn't really that important.”

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    「お父さんはこう言っているけど、手を洗うっていうのは、別に大事なことじゃないんだな」

    “Dad says that, but I guess washing your hands isn't really that important.”

  • 〜たり〜たりN55 times in this passage

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

    環境も価値観も考え方も違う人たちの集まりである以上、意見が食い違ったり、誤解が生じてトラブルになることは珍しくありません。

    Since any group consists of people with different backgrounds, values, and ways of thinking, disagreements, misunderstandings, and the resulting trouble are hardly unusual.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    それでもコミュニケーションをあきらめたくないと思ったとき、僕はこの秘訣を思い出しました。

    Even so, whenever I feel that I do not want to give up on communication, I remember this secret.

  • までN5

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

    考え方がまるで合わず、最後まで言い分は平行線をたどるような議論でも、相手の目を見て話し続ければ、不思議なことに相手に尊敬の念が湧いてきます。

    Even in an argument where our ways of thinking are completely incompatible and our positions remain irreconcilable to the very end, if I continue speaking while looking the other person in the eyes, strangely enough, a sense of respect for that person begins to arise.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    疲れていたり、へこんでいたりすると、人は目を見て話すことができません。

    When people are tired or feeling down, they cannot look others in the eyes when they speak.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    そして下を向いていればいるほど、良くない事態が悪化します。

    And the more you keep your head down, the worse an already bad situation becomes.

  • 〜ましょうN52 times in this passage

    A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.

    さあ、洗い物をしながら大事な話をするのはやめましょう

    So, stop having important conversations while doing the dishes.

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