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あるしんぶんよると、この4つきからしんにゅうしゃいんとしてはたらだしたわかものうちかなりにんずうが「そろそろいまかいしゃ」とかんがいるいうそのなかひとしゅちょうつぎようものだ。

だいがくだいせんもんごとつくつもりいまかいしゃえらあたらじゅつけんきゅうかんごとぼうしていたところが実際じっさいあたのは、しゅうようひんかんするごとだった。ひつようひんしゅるいりょうかくにんし、パソコンりょうつくこうじょうれんらくするといったことしているおなことくりかえだけつまらないもっとぶんかいしゃうつ

かれが「やりたいのにやらせてもらえないというごとは、ほんとうかれまんぞくできるごとなのだろうか。ごとおもしろいどうかは、実際じっさいやってみなければわからない実際じっさいそのごとついたとしても、「②こんなはずじゃなかっ」とおものうせいある

かいしゃというしきでは、ぼうするしないかにかかさまざまごとけいけんできおおごとごとどうだいで、はたらまえそうぞうしたやりたいことじょうおもしろいごとかもしれない

ごととは、けいけんかさなかで「こういうごとではこういうふうできる」とみずか発見はっけんしていくものだ。ごとおもしろさは、かさあってこそわかるものだといえるだろう。

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  1. 1とは、どのような人か。
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Vocabulary6 words
  • つく
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 部品ぶひん
    • ·parts; accessories; components
    N2
  • 資料しりょう
    • ·material; materials; data; information; documents
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: ついた
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 重ねるかさねる
    • ·to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another
    • ·to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
    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
Other levels77 words
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働き
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 一人ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    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
  • 大学だいがく
    • ·university; college
    • ·former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
    • ·the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    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
    • ·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
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作り
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    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
  • くるAs it appears here: くり
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    N5
  • 返すかえす
    • ·to return (something); to restore; to put back
    • ·to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
    • ·to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
    • ·to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
    • ·to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
    • ·to do again; to do repeatedly
    N5
  • つまらない
    • ·dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
    • ·insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
    • ·absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
    • ·useless; pointless; disappointing
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • おもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからない
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: しない
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·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
  • 働くはたらく
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • わかる
    • ·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
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    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
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • つもり
    • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
    • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選び
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • よう
    • ·business; task; errand; engagement
    • ·use; purpose
    • ·for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
    • ·call of nature; excretion
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 工場こうじょう
    • ·factory; plant; mill; workshop
    N4
  • 連絡れんらく
    • ·contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
    • ·connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
    • ·connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
    N4
  • 移るうつるAs it appears here: 移りたい
    • ·to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred
    • ·to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious
    • ·to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
    • ·to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    N4
  • かれ
    • ·he; him
    • ·boyfriend
    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
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 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
  • 見つけるみつけるAs it appears here: 見つけられる
    • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
    • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
    N4
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 辞めるやめるAs it appears here: 辞めよう
    • ·to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
    N3
  • 主張しゅちょう
    • ·claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 希望きぼう
    • ·hope; wish; aspiration
    • ·(bright) prospects; expectation
    N3
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられた
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    N3
  • 修理しゅうり
    • ·repair; mending; fixing; servicing
    N3
  • 管理かんり
    • ·control; management (e.g. of a business)
    N3
  • 種類しゅるい
    • ·variety; kind; type; category
    • ·counter for kinds, species, etc.
    N3
  • りょう
    • ·quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
    • ·generosity; magnanimity; tolerance
    • ·pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
    N3
  • 確認かくにん
    • ·confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
    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
  • 満足まんぞく
    • ·satisfaction; contentment; gratification
    • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent
    • ·satisfying (an equation)
    N3
  • 組織そしき
    • ·organization; organisation; formation
    • ·structure; construction; setup; constitution
    • ·system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
    • ·tissue
    • ·texture (of a rock)
    • ·weave (of a fabric)
    N3
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • 出会えるであえる
    • ·meeting; rendezvous; encounter
    • ·meeting for the first time; coming across
    • ·confluence
    N3
  • 次第しだい
    • ·depending on
    • ·as soon as; immediately after; upon
    • ·as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
    • ·order; program; programme; precedence
    • ·circumstances; course of events; state of things
    • ·reason
    N3
  • 想像そうぞう
    • ·imagination; supposition; guess
    N3
  • 発見はっけん
    • ·discovery; detection; finding
    N3
  • 生かすいかすAs it appears here: 生かした
    • ·to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
    • ·to let live; to keep alive
    • ·to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
    • ·to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やりたい
    • ·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
  • やるAs it appears here: やらせて
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 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
  • 取り組むとりくむ
    • ·to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
    • ·to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
    N1
Grammar6 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    必要な部品の種類や量を確認し、パソコンで資料を作り、工場に連絡するといったことをしている。

    I do things such as checking the types and quantities of parts needed, preparing documents on a computer, and contacting the factory.

  • としてもN2

    Concessive hypothetical attached to a plain form; 'even if / even supposing (that)'.

    実際にその仕事についたとしても、「②こんなはずじゃなかった」と思う可能性もある。

    Even if he actually got that job, he might still end up thinking, “② This isn’t what I expected.”

  • に関わらずN2

    Marks that the result holds no matter the value of the preceding factor — 'regardless of', 'irrespective of'.

    会社という組織では、希望するかしないかに関わらずさまざまな仕事が経験でき、多くの仕事と出会える。

    Within an organization such as a company, you can experience many kinds of work and encounter a wide range of jobs, whether you originally wanted to do them or not.

  • 次第でN2

    Marks that the outcome varies according to X — 'depending on'.

    仕事にどう取り組むか次第で、働く前に想像した「やりたいこと」以上におもしろい仕事が見つけられるかもしれない。

    Depending on how you approach your work, you may discover a job that is even more interesting than the “thing you wanted to do” as you imagined it before you started working.

  • 以上に(いじょうに)N2

    Marks that something exceeds a stated or expected degree — 'more than ~; even more than'.

    仕事にどう取り組むか次第で、働く前に想像した「やりたいこと」以上におもしろい仕事が見つけられるかもしれない。

    Depending on how you approach your work, you may discover a job that is even more interesting than the “thing you wanted to do” as you imagined it before you started working.

  • 〜てこそN2

    Emphasizes that only by actually doing X does the result become true — 'it is only by/precisely by doing X that...'.

    仕事のおもしろさは、積み重ねがあってこそわかるものだといえるだろう。

    It could be said that the appeal of work becomes clear only after such experience has accumulated.

Other levels23 patterns
  • だの~だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    ①彼が「やりたいのにやらせてもらえない」という仕事は、本当に彼が満足できる仕事なのだろうか。

    ① Would the job he says he “wants to do but is not allowed to do” really be a job that would satisfy him?

  • によると/によればN3

    Cites the source of reported/hearsay information, typically paired with a hearsay ending; 'according to'.

    ある新聞記事によると、この4月から新入社員として働きだした若者のうち、かなりの人数が「そろそろ今の会社を辞めよう」と考えているという。

    According to a newspaper article, a considerable number of young people who started working as new employees this April are already thinking, “Maybe it’s about time I quit my current company.”

  • としてN3

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

    ある新聞記事によると、この4月から新入社員として働きだした若者のうち、かなりの人数が「そろそろ今の会社を辞めよう」と考えているという。

    According to a newspaper article, a considerable number of young people who started working as new employees this April are already thinking, “Maybe it’s about time I quit my current company.”

  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    ある新聞記事によると、この4月から新入社員として働きだした若者のうち、かなりの人数が「そろそろ今の会社を辞めよう」と考えているという

    According to a newspaper article, a considerable number of young people who started working as new employees this April are already thinking, “Maybe it’s about time I quit my current company.”

  • つもりでN3

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

    大学時代の専門を生かした仕事につくつもりで今の会社を選び、新しい技術の研究に関する仕事を希望していた。

    I chose my current company intending to do work that would make use of what I specialized in at university, and I hoped to work in research on new technologies.

  • に関する/に関してN3

    Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."

    大学時代の専門を生かした仕事につくつもりで今の会社を選び、新しい技術の研究に関する仕事を希望していた。

    I chose my current company intending to do work that would make use of what I specialized in at university, and I hoped to work in research on new technologies.

  • ところがN3

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    ところが、実際に与えられたのは、修理用の部品を管理する仕事だった。

    However, the job I was actually assigned was managing parts used for repairs.

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    実際にその仕事についたとしても、「②こんなはずじゃなかった」と思う可能性もある。

    Even if he actually got that job, he might still end up thinking, “② This isn’t what I expected.”

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    その中の一人の主張は次のようなものだ。

    One of them explains his position as follows.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    大学時代の専門を生かした仕事につくつもりで今の会社を選び、新しい技術の研究に関する仕事を希望していた

    I chose my current company intending to do work that would make use of what I specialized in at university, and I hoped to work in research on new technologies.

  • だけでN4

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

    同じことをくり返すだけでつまらない。

    It is boring because I just keep repeating the same things.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    ①彼が「やりたいのにやらせてもらえない」という仕事は、本当に彼が満足できる仕事なのだろうか。

    ① Would the job he says he “wants to do but is not allowed to do” really be a job that would satisfy him?

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    仕事がおもしろいかどうかは、実際にやってみなければわからない。

    You cannot know whether a job is interesting until you actually try doing it.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    仕事がおもしろいかどうかは、実際にやってみなければわからない。

    You cannot know whether a job is interesting until you actually try doing it.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    実際にその仕事についたとしても、「②こんなはずじゃなかった」と思う可能性もある。

    Even if he actually got that job, he might still end up thinking, “② This isn’t what I expected.”

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    仕事にどう取り組むか次第で、働く前に想像した「やりたいこと」以上におもしろい仕事が見つけられるかもしれない

    Depending on how you approach your work, you may discover a job that is even more interesting than the “thing you wanted to do” as you imagined it before you started working.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    仕事とは、経験を重ねる中で「こういう仕事ではこういう工夫ができる」と自らが発見していくものだ。

    Work is something through which, as you accumulate experience, you discover for yourself things like, “With this kind of job, I can devise this sort of approach.”

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    ある新聞記事によると、この4月から新入社員として働きだした若者のうち、かなりの人数が「そろそろ今の会社を辞めよう」と考えているという。

    According to a newspaper article, a considerable number of young people who started working as new employees this April are already thinking, “Maybe it’s about time I quit my current company.”

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

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

    もっと自分が生かせる他の会社に移りたい

    I want to move to another company where I can make better use of my abilities.

  • 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.

    ①彼が「やりたいのにやらせてもらえない」という仕事は、本当に彼が満足できる仕事なのだろうか。

    ① Would the job he says he “wants to do but is not allowed to do” really be a job that would satisfy him?

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    実際にその仕事についたとしても、「②こんなはずじゃなかった」と思う可能性もある。

    Even if he actually got that job, he might still end up thinking, “② This isn’t what I expected.”

  • 前に(まえに)N5

    Marks that something happens before an action or in front of a place — "before (doing) / in front of."

    仕事にどう取り組むか次第で、働く前に想像した「やりたいこと」以上におもしろい仕事が見つけられるかもしれない。

    Depending on how you approach your work, you may discover a job that is even more interesting than the “thing you wanted to do” as you imagined it before you started working.

  • がありますN5

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

    仕事のおもしろさは、積み重ねがあってこそわかるものだといえるだろう。

    It could be said that the appeal of work becomes clear only after such experience has accumulated.

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