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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #471
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ぶんしょうすると、わたしこころやみひとことひかそのことおぼろげな(注)ないようしょうちょうしていてそこからつぎことはいかんかみうえそのことみるそのことによってはじめてぶんなにしているかが、わかりはじめるのだ。“①こんとんからことばへ”とはこのめんいるにんげんことほんとういるのはここある

わたしは、ペンゆくにつれてかんが。「かんが」とは、おんせいならないことひとりごとようくちなかことだ。そのことペンことさらにつぎこうこれぶんしょうひょうげんの「げん」だ。

ぶんしょうけいけんふりかえればだれでもおもことだが、ぶんしょうかならぶんはじめばくぜんかんしていたないようとはちがものなっているこころやみひとふたあやつらひかいたことばくぜんしょうちょうしていたないようと、ふくざつこうことちつじょによってしきされにんにもかいされるようなったぶんしょうとのちがが、そうかんのだ。

わたしぶんかんがことぶんしょうひょうげんしようすることによって実際じっさいは、かんがいたじょうことそのひょうげんされたぶんしょううち発見はっけんするこれぶんしょうひょうげんにおける発見はっけんあるないようかいについて発見はっけんと、それぶんなかからきたというおどろぶんしょうということは、ことによってかいぶんというふたおどろどうけいけんすることでもある

うめたく清水しみずしのり服部はっとりゆういちまつかわよしひろへんこうこうせいためぶんしょうどくほんによる

ちゅうおぼろげな:はっきりしない

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  1. 1ここでの①混沌とはどのような状態か。
  2. 2書き上げた文章が②予感していた内容とは違ったものになっているのはなぜか。
  3. 3文章を書くことについて筆者はどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary9 words
  • 象徴しょうちょう
    • ·symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
    N1
  • ごと
    • ·each; every
    N1
  • 思考しこう
    • ·thought; consideration; thinking
    N1
  • 予感よかん
    • ·presentiment; premonition; hunch
    • ·to have a premonition; to have a hunch
    N1
  • 連なるつらなるAs it appears here: 連なって
    • ·to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
    • ·to attend; to participate in
    • ·to enrol; to enroll; to join
    • ·to have a connection; to be related; to be linked
    N1
  • 経るへるAs it appears here: 経て
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to go by
    • ·to pass through; to go through
    • ·to experience; to go through; to undergo
    N1
  • 秩序ちつじょ
    • ·order; discipline; regularity; system; method
    N1
  • 驚きおどろき
    • ·surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
    N1
  • へん
    • ·compilation (of a text); editing
    • ·volume (of a text)
    • ·completed literary work
    N1
Other levels81 words
  • 文章ぶんしょう
    • ·writing; composition; essay; article; passage; prose; (writing) style
    • ·sentence
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書こう
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    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
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • つぎ
    • ·next; following; subsequent
    • ·stage; station
    N5
  • 生まれるうまれる
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • かみ
    • ·paper
    N5
  • うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    N5
  • はじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: ならない
    • ·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
  • ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • くち
    • ·mouth
    • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
    • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
    • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
    • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
    • ·taste; palate
    • ·mouth (to feed)
    • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
    • ·invitation; summons
    • ·kind; sort; type
    • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
    • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
    • ·counter for swords, blades, 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
  • 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
  • 呼ぶよぶ
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いた
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • はじめ
    • ·beginning; start; outset; opening
    • ·first (in line, etc.)
    • ·origin
    • ·such as ...; not to mention ...
    N5
  • 違うちがうAs it appears here: 違った
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: され
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書かれた
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 書くかく
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知り
    • ·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
  • 知るしる
    • ·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
  • 二つふたつ
    • ·two
    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
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    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
  • 光るひかる
    • ·to shine; to glitter; to be bright
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 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
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • 光るひかるAs it appears here: 光って
    • ·to shine; to glitter; to be bright
    N4
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えた
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 高校生こうこうせい
    • ·senior high school student
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じられる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 場面ばめん
    • ·scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
    • ·scene (in a movie, play); shot
    • ·state of the market
    N3
  • 指すさすAs it appears here: 指して
    • ·to point
    • ·to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person
    • ·to identify; to indicate; to point out
    • ·to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece)
    • ·to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    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
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 表現ひょうげん
    • ·expression; representation; description
    • ·representation (of a group)
    N3
  • 現場げんば
    • ·actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
    • ·(on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site
    • ·filming location; (movie) set
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    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
  • 他人たにん
    • ·another person; other people; others
    • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
    • ·outsider; stranger
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • 違いちがい
    • ·difference; distinction; discrepancy
    • ·mistake; error
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じさせる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 発見はっけん
    • ·discovery; detection; finding
    N3
  • 左右さゆう
    • ·left and right; right and left
    • ·(asserting) control; influence; domination
    • ·one's attendants; people accompanying one
    • ·(serving at someone's) side
    • ·equivocation
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 気配けはい
    • ·indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
    • ·tone (of the market)
    N2
  • 危ういあやういAs it appears here: 危うく
    • ·dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger
    • ·precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • を経てN1

    After passing through a process, stage, or period of time — 'after going through', 'via'.

    心の闇に一つ二つで危うく連なって光っていた言葉が漠然と象徴していた内容と、複雑な思考を経て言葉の秩序によって組織され他人にも理解されるようになった文章との違いが、そう感じさせるのだ。

    What makes us feel this way is the difference between the vague content once symbolized by one or two precariously connected words glowing in the darkness of the mind, and the finished text that, after a complex process of thought, has been organized by the order of language so that others can understand it as well.

Other levels18 patterns
  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    書きとめた言葉がさらに次の思考を呼ぶ。

    The words that have been written down then call forth further thoughts.

  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    書かれた内容(世界)についての発見と、それが自分の中から出てきたという驚き。文章を書くということは、言葉によって、世界を知り自分を知るという二つの驚きを同時に経験することでもある。

    It is both a discovery about the content—the world—that has been written, and the surprise of realizing that it emerged from within oneself. To write is also to experience two forms of wonder at once: coming to know the world and coming to know oneself through language.

  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    文章を書こうとすると、私たちの心の闇に一つの言葉が光る。

    When we set out to write, a single word shines in the darkness of our minds.

  • によって/によるN35 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    その言葉によってはじめて自分が何を書こうとしているかが、わかりはじめるのだ。

    Only through that word do we begin to understand what we are trying to write.

  • ようとするN3

    Describes attempting to do something or being on the verge of doing it — 'try to…', 'be about to…'.

    その言葉によってはじめて自分が何を書こうとしているかが、わかりはじめるのだ。

    Only through that word do we begin to understand what we are trying to write.

  • につれてN3

    Expresses that as one thing changes, another changes proportionally alongside it; 'as', 'in proportion to'.

    私たちは、ペンが書いてゆくにつれて考える。

    We think as the pen continues to write.

  • において/におけるN3

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

    これが文章表現における発見である。

    This is the discovery that occurs through written expression.

  • についてN3

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

    書かれた内容(世界)についての発見と、それが自分の中から出てきたという驚き。文章を書くということは、言葉によって、世界を知り自分を知るという二つの驚きを同時に経験することでもある。

    It is both a discovery about the content—the world—that has been written, and the surprise of realizing that it emerged from within oneself. To write is also to experience two forms of wonder at once: coming to know the world and coming to know oneself through language.

  • 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'.

    書かれた内容(世界)についての発見と、それが自分の中から出てきたという驚き。文章を書くということは、言葉によって、世界を知り自分を知るという二つの驚きを同時に経験することでもある。

    It is both a discovery about the content—the world—that has been written, and the surprise of realizing that it emerged from within oneself. To write is also to experience two forms of wonder at once: coming to know the world and coming to know oneself through language.

  • ためにN3

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

    (梅田卓夫・清水良典・服部左右一・松川由博編『高校生のための文章読本』による)

    (From “A Reader on Writing for High School Students,” edited by 梅田卓夫, 清水良典, 服部左右一, and 松川由博)

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    紙の上にその言葉を書きとめてみる

    We try writing that word down on paper.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    「考える」とは、音声にならない言葉をひとりごとのように口の中で言うことだ。

    To “think” is to utter soundless words inwardly, as though talking to oneself.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    「考える」とは、音声にならない言葉をひとりごとのように口の中で言うことだ。

    To “think” is to utter soundless words inwardly, as though talking to oneself.

  • 〜ていたN44 times in this passage

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

    文章を書いた経験をふりかえれば、だれでも思いあたることだが、書き上げた文章は必ず、自分がはじめに漠然と②予感していた内容とは違ったものになっている。

    Looking back on the experience of writing, anyone will recognize that the completed text invariably becomes something different from the content one only vaguely ② anticipated at the beginning.

  • ようになるN4

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

    心の闇に一つ二つで危うく連なって光っていた言葉が漠然と象徴していた内容と、複雑な思考を経て言葉の秩序によって組織され他人にも理解されるようになった文章との違いが、そう感じさせるのだ。

    What makes us feel this way is the difference between the vague content once symbolized by one or two precariously connected words glowing in the darkness of the mind, and the finished text that, after a complex process of thought, has been organized by the order of language so that others can understand it as well.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    心の闇に一つ二つで危うく連なって光っていた言葉が漠然と象徴していた内容と、複雑な思考を経て言葉の秩序によって組織され他人にも理解されるようになった文章との違いが、そう感じさせるのだ。

    What makes us feel this way is the difference between the vague content once symbolized by one or two precariously connected words glowing in the darkness of the mind, and the finished text that, after a complex process of thought, has been organized by the order of language so that others can understand it as well.

  • 〜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'.

    書かれた内容(世界)についての発見と、それが自分の中から出てきたという驚き。文章を書くということは、言葉によって、世界を知り自分を知るという二つの驚きを同時に経験することでもある。

    It is both a discovery about the content—the world—that has been written, and the surprise of realizing that it emerged from within oneself. To write is also to experience two forms of wonder at once: coming to know the world and coming to know oneself through language.

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    その言葉がおぼろげな内容を象徴していて、そこから次の言葉が生まれる気配が感じられる。

    That word symbolizes some vague content, and we sense that the next word is about to emerge from it.

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