• 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
• するAs it appears here: させます
  • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
  • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • ·to decide on; to choose
  • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • ·to be worth; to cost
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • ·to feel A about B
  • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
  N5
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• するAs it appears here: しょう
  • ·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
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• 問題もんだい
  • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
  • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
  • ·question (i.e. doubt)
  • ·public discussion; controversy
  • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
  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
• 遊ぶあそぶ
  • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
  • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
  • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
  • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
  • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
  • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
  • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
  N5
• 時間じかん
  • ·time
  • ·hour
  • ·period; class; lesson
  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
• するAs it appears here: しましょう
  • ·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
• 中なか
  • ·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
• 遊ぶあそぶAs it appears here: 遊びましょう
  • ·to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
  • ·to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  • ·to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
  • ·to meet up (with friends); to hang out
  • ·to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
  • ·to go to (for pleasure or for study)
  • ·to tease (someone); to play (with)
  • ·to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
  N5
• 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かれます
  • ·to hear
  • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
  • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
  • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
  N5
• お母さんおかあさん
  • ·mother; mom; mum; ma
  • ·wife
  • ·you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
  N5
• 見せるみせるAs it appears here: 見せて
  • ·to show; to display
  • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
  • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
  • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
  • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
  • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
  • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
  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
• いるAs it appears here: いない
  • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • ·to stay
  • ·to be ...-ing
  • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
  N5
• 良いよいAs it appears here: 良くない
  • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
  • ·easy to ...
  N5
• するAs it appears here: して
  • ·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
• 見せるみせる
  • ·to show; to display
  • ·to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
  • ·to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
  • ·to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
  • ·to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
  • ·to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others
  • ·to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
  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
• 一日いちにち
  • ·one day
  • ·all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
  • ·first day of the month
  N5
• 六ろく
  • ·six; 6
  N5
• 七なな
  • ·seven
  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
• 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
• 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
• 遊びあそび
  • ·play; playing; game
  • ·pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
  • ·play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
  • ·flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
  • ·flyleaf
  N4
• 心こころ
  • ·mind; heart; spirit
  • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  N4
• 生活せいかつ
  • ·life; living
  • ·livelihood; (one's) living
  N4
• 機会きかい
  • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
  N4
• 特にとくに
  • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
  N4
• 以下いか
  • ·not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer
  • ·below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than
  • ·the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...
  • ·including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
  N4
• やめるAs it appears here: やめて
  • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
  • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
  N4
• 意見いけん
  • ·opinion; view; comment
  • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
  N4
• 進むすすむAs it appears here: 進んで
  • ·to advance; to go forward
  • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
  • ·to make progress; to improve
  • ·to deepen; to heighten
  • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  • ·to do of one's own free will
  N4
• 昔むかし
  • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  • ·the past ten years; the past decade
  N4
• 比べるくらべるAs it appears here: 比べて
  • ·to compare; to make a comparison (between)
  • ·to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
  N4
• なくなるAs it appears here: なくなった
  • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
  • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
  • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
  N4
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
  • ·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
• 親おや
  • ·parent; parents; mother and father
  • ·dealer; banker
  • ·founder; inventor
  • ·(pet) owner
  • ·key; parent (organization); main
  • ·ancestor; forefather
  N4
• 気き
  • ·spirit; mind; heart
  • ·nature; disposition
  • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
  • ·mood; feelings
  • ·consciousness
  • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
  • ·interest
  • ·(the) air; atmosphere
  • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
  • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
  • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
  N4
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えなければ
  • ·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
• 必要ひつよう
  • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  • ·necessity; need; requirement
  N4
• 教育きょういく
  • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
  • ·culture; cultivation; education
  N4
• 例えばたとえば
  • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
  N4
• 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
• 身体しんたい
  • ·body; physical system; (the) person
  N3
• 成長せいちょう
  • ·growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
  • ·growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
  N3
• ところが
  • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
  N3
• 奪ううばうAs it appears here: 奪い
  • ·to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp
  • ·to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
  N3
• 不足ふそく
  • ·insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit
  • ·dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
  N3
• 招くまねくAs it appears here: 招きます
  • ·to invite; to ask
  • ·to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
  • ·to call in; to send for; to summon
  • ·to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
  N3
• 実際じっさい
  • ·reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
  • ·practice (as opposed to theory)
  • ·truly; really; indeed; actually
  • ·bhutakoti (limit of reality)
  N3
• 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じさせ
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 結果けっか
  • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
  • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
  • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
  N3
• 発達はったつ
  • ·development; growth
  • ·progress; development; advancement
  • ·expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.)
  • ·developmental disability; person with a developmental disability
  N3
• 生なま
  • ·raw; uncooked; fresh
  • ·natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
  • ·unprotected (sex); raw; bareback
  • ·live (i.e. not recorded)
  • ·inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
  • ·impudence; sauciness
  • ·unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
  • ·blank (e.g. disk); unused
  • ·just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-
  • ·insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory
  • ·cash
  • ·tipsiness
  N3
• しょうじるAs it appears here: しょうじた
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 場ば
  • ·place; spot; space
  • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
  • ·occasion; situation
  • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
  • ·session
  • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
  • ·round (east, south, etc.)
  • ·field
  • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
  N3
• 報告ほうこく
  • ·report; information
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 影響えいきょう
  • ·influence; effect; impact
  N3
• 及ぼすおよぼす
  • ·to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend; to have an effect (on)
  N3
• 機能きのう
  • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
  N3
• あわせるAs it appears here: あわせ
  • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
  • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
  • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
  • ·to compare; to check with
  • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
  • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
  • ·to mix; to combine
  • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
  N3
• 積極的せっきょくてき
  • ·positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
  N3
• 自然しぜん
  • ·nature
  • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
  • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
  N3
• 地域ちいき
  • ·area; region; district; locality
  N3
• 内容ないよう
  • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
  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
• 解決かいけつ
  • ·settlement; solution; resolution
  N3
• したがって
  • ·therefore; consequently; accordingly
  N3
• 進めるすすめる
  • ·to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward
  • ·to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up
  • ·to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 診察しんさつ
  • ·medical examination; checkup; consultation
  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
• 表すあらわす
  • ·to represent; to signify; to stand for
  • ·to reveal; to show; to display
  • ·to express
  • ·to make widely known
  N3
• 働きはたらき
  • ·work; labor; labour
  • ·achievement; performance; ability; talent
  • ·salary; income; earnings
  • ·action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion
  • ·conjugation; inflection
  N3
• 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
• 低下ていか
  • ·fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
  N2
• 心身しんしん
  • ·mind and body
  N2

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• 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'.

  乳幼児期の子どもは、身近な人とのかかわりあい、そして遊びなどの実体験を重ねることによって、人間関係を築き、心と身体を成長させます。

  Infants and young children build human relationships and develop both mind and body by accumulating real-life experiences such as interacting with people close to them and playing.

• ところがN3

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

  ところが乳幼児期からのメディア漬けの生活では、外遊びの機会を奪い、人とのかかわり体験の不足を招きます。

  However, a media-saturated lifestyle beginning in infancy deprives children of opportunities to play outdoors and leads to a lack of experience interacting with other people.

• としてN3

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

  このようなメディアの弊害は、ごく一部の影響を受けやすい個々の子どもの問題としてではなく、メディアが子ども全体に及ぼす影響の甚大さの警鐘と私たちはとらえています。

  We regard these harmful effects of media not as a problem affecting only a small number of particularly susceptible children, but as a warning of the enormous impact that media can have on children as a whole.

• 的（てき）N32 times in this passage

  A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• 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'.

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• だけでなくN3

  Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

  生活の中からテレビを排除するだけではなく、一日に六時間も七時間も子どもにテレビを見せる親の背景に何があるのかを考えなければ、問題の根本的な解決にならないのです。

  Simply eliminating television from daily life will not solve the problem at its root unless we consider what lies behind the circumstances of parents who let their children watch television for six or seven hours a day.

• にとってN3

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

  したがって、私たちの生活スタイルと、子どもにとって望ましいテレビ視聴のあり方のバランスをとりながら、これらの検証を進める必要があるのではないでしょうか。

  Therefore, should we not continue examining these issues while striking a balance between our own lifestyles and an appropriate way for children to watch television?

• 例えば（たとえば）N3

  Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

  （注3）象徴機能：ここでは、身の回りのものを、例えば言葉などで表す働き

  (Note 3) Symbolic function: here, the function of representing things around oneself, for example through words

• などN43 times in this passage

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

  乳幼児期の子どもは、身近な人とのかかわりあい、そして遊びなどの実体験を重ねることによって、人間関係を築き、心と身体を成長させます。

  Infants and young children build human relationships and develop both mind and body by accumulating real-life experiences such as interacting with people close to them and playing.

• させるN4

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

  実際、運動不足、睡眠不足そしてコミュニケーション能力の低下などを生じさせ、その結果、心身の発達の遅れや歪ゆがみが生しょうじた事例じれいが臨床りんしょうの場から報告されています。

  In fact, clinical settings have reported cases involving lack of exercise, insufficient sleep, reduced communication ability, and similar problems, resulting in delayed or distorted mental and physical development.

• ようだN4

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

  このようなメディアの弊害は、ごく一部の影響を受けやすい個々の子どもの問題としてではなく、メディアが子ども全体に及ぼす影響の甚大さの警鐘と私たちはとらえています。

  We regard these harmful effects of media not as a problem affecting only a small number of particularly susceptible children, but as a warning of the enormous impact that media can have on children as a whole.

• やすいN4

  Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

  このようなメディアの弊害は、ごく一部の影響を受けやすい個々の子どもの問題としてではなく、メディアが子ども全体に及ぼす影響の甚大さの警鐘と私たちはとらえています。

  We regard these harmful effects of media not as a problem affecting only a small number of particularly susceptible children, but as a warning of the enormous impact that media can have on children as a whole.

• 〜の中でN4

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

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• てもN4

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

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• と思う（とおもう）N4

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

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• ながらN4

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

  したがって、私たちの生活スタイルと、子どもにとって望ましいテレビ視聴のあり方のバランスをとりながら、これらの検証を進める必要があるのではないでしょうか。

  Therefore, should we not continue examining these issues while striking a balance between our own lifestyles and an appropriate way for children to watch television?

• 必要がある（ひつようがある）N4

  States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

  したがって、私たちの生活スタイルと、子どもにとって望ましいテレビ視聴のあり方のバランスをとりながら、これらの検証を進める必要があるのではないでしょうか。

  Therefore, should we not continue examining these issues while striking a balance between our own lifestyles and an appropriate way for children to watch television?

• そしてN52 times in this passage

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

  乳幼児期の子どもは、身近な人とのかかわりあい、そして遊びなどの実体験を重ねることによって、人間関係を築き、心と身体を成長させます。

  Infants and young children build human relationships and develop both mind and body by accumulating real-life experiences such as interacting with people close to them and playing.

• 〜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”.

  実際、運動不足、睡眠不足そしてコミュニケーション能力の低下などを生じさせ、その結果、心身の発達の遅れや歪ゆがみが生しょうじた事例じれいが臨床りんしょうの場から報告されています。

  In fact, clinical settings have reported cases involving lack of exercise, insufficient sleep, reduced communication ability, and similar problems, resulting in delayed or distorted mental and physical development.

• 一緒に（いっしょに）N5

  Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

  特に象徴機能が未熟な2歳以下の子どもや、発達に問題のある子どものテレビ画面ヘの早期接触や長時間化は、親子が顔をあわせ一緒に遊ぶ時間を奪い、言葉や心の発達を防げます。

  In particular, early or prolonged exposure to television screens among children under two, whose symbolic function is still immature, and among children with developmental problems takes away the time parents and children spend face-to-face and playing together, and hinders the development of language and emotional life.

• 〜ましょうN52 times in this passage

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

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• のでN5

  Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

  専門家からは「テレビをやめて積極的に外遊びをしましょう」「自然の中で遊びましょう」という意見が聞かれますが、お母さんたちは進んでテレビを見せているのではなく、地域に出ても同世代の子どもがいない、昔と比べて自然がなくなった、という問題もあるのだと思います。

  Experts often say, “Turn off the television and actively encourage outdoor play,” or “Let children play in nature,” but I think there are also problems such as mothers not actually wanting to show their children television, yet finding no children of the same age when they go out into the community and far less nature than there used to be.

• がありますN5

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

  生活の中からテレビを排除するだけではなく、一日に六時間も七時間も子どもにテレビを見せる親の背景に何があるのかを考えなければ、問題の根本的な解決にならないのです。

  Simply eliminating television from daily life will not solve the problem at its root unless we consider what lies behind the circumstances of parents who let their children watch television for six or seven hours a day.

• だ / ですN5

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

  生活の中からテレビを排除するだけではなく、一日に六時間も七時間も子どもにテレビを見せる親の背景に何があるのかを考えなければ、問題の根本的な解決にならないのです。

  Simply eliminating television from daily life will not solve the problem at its root unless we consider what lies behind the circumstances of parents who let their children watch television for six or seven hours a day.

• じゃない・ではないN5

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

  したがって、私たちの生活スタイルと、子どもにとって望ましいテレビ視聴のあり方のバランスをとりながら、これらの検証を進める必要があるのではないでしょうか。

  Therefore, should we not continue examining these issues while striking a balance between our own lifestyles and an appropriate way for children to watch television?

• だろうN5

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

  したがって、私たちの生活スタイルと、子どもにとって望ましいテレビ視聴のあり方のバランスをとりながら、これらの検証を進める必要があるのではないでしょうか。

  Therefore, should we not continue examining these issues while striking a balance between our own lifestyles and an appropriate way for children to watch television?