〜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...'.
実際に買って自分のものにしてこそ、本当にわかってくるものだ。
Only by actually buying a work and making it one’s own does one truly begin to understand it.
からこそN2
Emphasizes a reason as the very cause — 'precisely because,' 'it is exactly because.'
自分がお金を出して手に入れたものだからこそ、愛着も出てくるだろうし、身近において毎日見ていることで、いろんな刺激を受けていくはずだ。
Precisely because it is something you paid your own money to acquire, you will develop an attachment to it, and by keeping it close and looking at it every day, you are sure to receive all kinds of stimulation from it.
にしろ〜にしろN22 times in this passage
Lists alternatives to assert the main point holds in every case — 'whether … or …', 'no matter (which)'.
数万円にしろ、数百万円にしろ、いくらかのお金を出して買うのだから、それに見合うだけのものかどうかをしっかり吟味すること。
Whether the price is tens of thousands of yen or several million, if you are going to spend money on it, you should carefully examine whether the work is truly worth what you are paying.
さらにN2
Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.
ギャラリーで作品と対峙たいじして、これ、おもしろいな、とか、好きだなと心を動かされる作品に出会えたら、さらに、どうして自分はこれが好きなのか、一歩踏み込んでその理由を考えてみることだ。
When you stand face-to-face with a work in a gallery and encounter something that moves you—something that makes you think, “This is interesting,” or “I like this”—take one step further and consider why you like it.
にとってN33 times in this passage
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
だけでなくN3
Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.
もちろんここで言う価値とは単純な市場価値だけではなく、求めた人にとって、飽きずに長い間付き合い続けられる魅力のことを指しています。
Of course, the value I mean here is not simply market value, but the appeal that allows the person who bought the work to live with it for a long time without growing tired of it.
ずにN32 times in this passage
Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.
もちろんここで言う価値とは単純な市場価値だけではなく、求めた人にとって、飽きずに長い間付き合い続けられる魅力のことを指しています。
Of course, the value I mean here is not simply market value, but the appeal that allows the person who bought the work to live with it for a long time without growing tired of it.
なかなかN3
An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".
この自己満足の部分が大きくないと、なかなか次の一点に手が伸びにくいのではないでしょうか。
Unless this element of personal satisfaction is substantial, it may be difficult to reach for the next piece.
ほど～ないN3
Compares two things to say one is not to the same degree as the other — 'not as ... as ~'.
アートは大好きだけれど作品を買うほどではないと最初は思っていても、一度購入して見れば、後は堰せきを切ったように買い続けてしまったコレクターの方達を身近に何人も見ています。
I have personally seen many collectors who initially thought that although they loved art, they did not love it enough to buy works, yet once they made their first purchase, they went on buying one piece after another as though a dam had burst.
によって/によるN32 times in this passage
Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.
ためにN3
marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').
真にアートの価値がわかるようになるためには、やはり、買うというステップに至らないといけないと思う。
I think that in order to truly understand the value of art, one ultimately has to take the step of actually buying it.
というN3
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
真にアートの価値がわかるようになるためには、やはり、買うというステップに至らないといけないと思う。
I think that in order to truly understand the value of art, one ultimately has to take the step of actually buying it.
〜ないと（いけない）N3
Obligation construction (short for ないといけない/ないとだめ) meaning one is required to do something; "have to / must".
真にアートの価値がわかるようになるためには、やはり、買うというステップに至らないといけないと思う。
I think that in order to truly understand the value of art, one ultimately has to take the step of actually buying it.
たものだN3
recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.
自分がお金を出して手に入れたものだからこそ、愛着も出てくるだろうし、身近において毎日見ていることで、いろんな刺激を受けていくはずだ。
Precisely because it is something you paid your own money to acquire, you will develop an attachment to it, and by keeping it close and looking at it every day, you are sure to receive all kinds of stimulation from it.
において/におけるN3
Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.
自分がお金を出して手に入れたものだからこそ、愛着も出てくるだろうし、身近において毎日見ていることで、いろんな刺激を受けていくはずだ。
Precisely because it is something you paid your own money to acquire, you will develop an attachment to it, and by keeping it close and looking at it every day, you are sure to receive all kinds of stimulation from it.
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…'.
大切なのは、自分にとって、これは充分な価値のあるものだと思えるような、自分自身の基準を持つということである。
What matters is having your own standard, one that lets you feel that a work has sufficient value for you personally.
続ける（つづける）N43 times in this passage
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
その後もコレクションし続けるか、止めてしまうのか。
Whether to continue collecting afterward or to stop.
〜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.
その後もコレクションし続けるか、止めてしまうのか。
Whether to continue collecting afterward or to stop.
かどうかN43 times in this passage
Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
〜てくるN43 times in this passage
Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
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'.
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
にくいN4
Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'
この自己満足の部分が大きくないと、なかなか次の一点に手が伸びにくいのではないでしょうか。
Unless this element of personal satisfaction is substantial, it may be difficult to reach for the next piece.
てもN4
Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.
アートは大好きだけれど作品を買うほどではないと最初は思っていても、一度購入して見れば、後は堰せきを切ったように買い続けてしまったコレクターの方達を身近に何人も見ています。
I have personally seen many collectors who initially thought that although they loved art, they did not love it enough to buy works, yet once they made their first purchase, they went on buying one piece after another as though a dam had burst.
ようになるN4
Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".
真にアートの価値がわかるようになるためには、やはり、買うというステップに至らないといけないと思う。
I think that in order to truly understand the value of art, one ultimately has to take the step of actually buying it.
〜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'.
自分がお金を出して手に入れたものだからこそ、愛着も出てくるだろうし、身近において毎日見ていることで、いろんな刺激を受けていくはずだ。
Precisely because it is something you paid your own money to acquire, you will develop an attachment to it, and by keeping it close and looking at it every day, you are sure to receive all kinds of stimulation from it.
はずだN4
Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.
自分がお金を出して手に入れたものだからこそ、愛着も出てくるだろうし、身近において毎日見ていることで、いろんな刺激を受けていくはずだ。
Precisely because it is something you paid your own money to acquire, you will develop an attachment to it, and by keeping it close and looking at it every day, you are sure to receive all kinds of stimulation from it.
とか～とかN4
Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.
ギャラリーで作品と対峙たいじして、これ、おもしろいな、とか、好きだなと心を動かされる作品に出会えたら、さらに、どうして自分はこれが好きなのか、一歩踏み込んでその理由を考えてみることだ。
When you stand face-to-face with a work in a gallery and encounter something that moves you—something that makes you think, “This is interesting,” or “I like this”—take one step further and consider why you like it.
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').
ギャラリーで作品と対峙たいじして、これ、おもしろいな、とか、好きだなと心を動かされる作品に出会えたら、さらに、どうして自分はこれが好きなのか、一歩踏み込んでその理由を考えてみることだ。
When you stand face-to-face with a work in a gallery and encounter something that moves you—something that makes you think, “This is interesting,” or “I like this”—take one step further and consider why you like it.
〜てみるN4
Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.
ギャラリーで作品と対峙たいじして、これ、おもしろいな、とか、好きだなと心を動かされる作品に出会えたら、さらに、どうして自分はこれが好きなのか、一歩踏み込んでその理由を考えてみることだ。
When you stand face-to-face with a work in a gallery and encounter something that moves you—something that makes you think, “This is interesting,” or “I like this”—take one step further and consider why you like it.
ようだN4
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
大切なのは、自分にとって、これは充分な価値のあるものだと思えるような、自分自身の基準を持つということである。
What matters is having your own standard, one that lets you feel that a work has sufficient value for you personally.
そしてN5
Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
までN5
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
いずれも最初の一点を上手うまく買えるかどうか、そしてその最初の作品が、自分にとって後々までも価値あるものかどうかで決まってくると思います。
I think both depend on whether you succeed in choosing and buying that very first piece, and whether that first work continues to hold value for you in the years that follow.
〜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”.
もちろんここで言う価値とは単純な市場価値だけではなく、求めた人にとって、飽きずに長い間付き合い続けられる魅力のことを指しています。
Of course, the value I mean here is not simply market value, but the appeal that allows the person who bought the work to live with it for a long time without growing tired of it.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
この自己満足の部分が大きくないと、なかなか次の一点に手が伸びにくいのではないでしょうか。
Unless this element of personal satisfaction is substantial, it may be difficult to reach for the next piece.
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.
この自己満足の部分が大きくないと、なかなか次の一点に手が伸びにくいのではないでしょうか。
Unless this element of personal satisfaction is substantial, it may be difficult to reach for the next piece.
けれどもN5
More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."
アートは大好きだけれど作品を買うほどではないと最初は思っていても、一度購入して見れば、後は堰せきを切ったように買い続けてしまったコレクターの方達を身近に何人も見ています。
I have personally seen many collectors who initially thought that although they loved art, they did not love it enough to buy works, yet once they made their first purchase, they went on buying one piece after another as though a dam had burst.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
実際に買って自分のものにしてこそ、本当にわかってくるものだ。
Only by actually buying a work and making it one’s own does one truly begin to understand it.
だけN5
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
数万円にしろ、数百万円にしろ、いくらかのお金を出して買うのだから、それに見合うだけのものかどうかをしっかり吟味すること。
Whether the price is tens of thousands of yen or several million, if you are going to spend money on it, you should carefully examine whether the work is truly worth what you are paying.
どうしてN5
Asks the reason for something, "why / how come".
ギャラリーで作品と対峙たいじして、これ、おもしろいな、とか、好きだなと心を動かされる作品に出会えたら、さらに、どうして自分はこれが好きなのか、一歩踏み込んでその理由を考えてみることだ。
When you stand face-to-face with a work in a gallery and encounter something that moves you—something that makes you think, “This is interesting,” or “I like this”—take one step further and consider why you like it.
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