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人ひとに強つよい影えい響きょうを与あたえるのは大たい部ぶからなる作さく品ひんとは限かぎりません。何なに気げなく読よんだ、たった一ひと言ことに心こころ打うたれることもあります。そして、書しょ物もつを越こえて、私わたしたちは世よの中なかのあらゆるできごとについても同おなじように、そのときどきに応おうじた深しん度どで読よんでいるのです。つまり、読よみとろうと思おもえばどんなできごとからでも「自じ分ぶんにとって意い昧あること」を読よみとれるということではないでしょうか。学まなぼうとする姿し勢せいがあれぱ何なにからでも価か値ちあることが学まなびとれるのだとつくづく私わたしは思おもうのです。

  • （注ちゅう1）大おお部ぶ：書しょ物もつの冊さっ数すうやページ数すうが多おおいこと
  • （注ちゅう2）何なに気げなく：はっきりとした日にち的てきや理り由ゆうを持もたないで

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  1. 1人に強い影響を与えるのは大部からなる作品とは限りませんとあるが、なぜか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
Other levels39 words
  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んだ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • ときどき
    • ·sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
    • ·seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んで
    • ·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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • あれ
    • ·that; that thing
    • ·that person
    • ·then; that time
    • ·that place (over there)
    • ·down there (i.e. one's genitals)
    • ·period; menses
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持たないで
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思えば
    • ·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
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • 与えるあたえる
    • ·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
  • 作品さくひん
    • ·work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限りません
    • ·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
  • 一言ひとこと
    • ·single word; a few words; brief comment
    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
  • 書物しょもつ
    • ·book; volume
    N3
  • 越えるこえるAs it appears here: 越えて
    • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
    N3
  • 世の中よのなか
    • ·society; the world; the times
    N3
  • 応じるおうじるAs it appears here: 応じた
    • ·to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • とれる
    • ·to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
    • ·to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
    • ·to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
    • ·to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
    • ·to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
    • ·to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶAs it appears here: 学ぼう
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • 何なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 大部たいぶ
    • ·lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous
    • ·most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much
    N1
  • 何気ないなにげないAs it appears here: 何気なく
    • ·casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
    • ·ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
    N1
  • ごと
    • ·each; every
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • に応じてN2

    Expresses that something varies or is adjusted in accordance with the preceding condition; 'depending on / in response to'.

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we likewise “read” all the events in the world at different depths according to each particular moment and situation.

Other levels11 patterns
  • とは限らない（とはかぎらない）N3

    Negates a sweeping assumption — "it isn't necessarily the case that / not always".

    人に強い影響を与えるのは大部からなる作品とは限りません。

    A work that has a powerful influence on someone does not necessarily have to be a large, multi-volume work.

  • についてN3

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

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we likewise “read” all the events in the world at different depths according to each particular moment and situation.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

  • 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…'.

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

  • ないでN4

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    （注2）何気なく：はっきりとした日的や理由を持たないで

    (Note 2) 何気なく: without any clear purpose or reason.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we likewise “read” all the events in the world at different depths according to each particular moment and situation.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we likewise “read” all the events in the world at different depths according to each particular moment and situation.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

  • だろうN5

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意昧あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning into things, isn’t it possible to draw “something meaningful to ourselves” from any event at all?

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