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N1 · AdvancedThematic comprehensionPassage #493
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たと、3ねんかんずっとノーミスやってきたろんでんくんが、はじめてミス

3ねんまえからずっとそのごときたじょうと、どうしていきなりろんでんくんミスじょうと、ろんでんくんへのいんしょうおなだろうか?

りょうしゃミスの「じょうほうせんゆうりつ」がちがうつまり、3ねんかんつきあいなかで、ミスわりあいと、たった1かいはじろんでんくんせっなかで、ミスわりあいだ。

あいは、あなたからずっときたすべてじょうほうで、あなたはんだんするのではない結局けっきょくは、そのときあいいるじょうほうだけはんだんされるそのなかで、いいじょうほうわりあいおおいいひとだ」となる

あなたが「やさひと」で10ねんかんおこことなかったとしても、10ねんおこときたまたまでくわしたしょたいめんあいにとっては、それ100%だ。あなたを「こわひと」だとおも

ぶんふさわしいメディアりょく」をあいなかきざために、ちょっとじょうほうせんゆうりつ」をしきしてみるいい

コミュニケーションでは、からはじまってあいからあなたの「メディアりょく」がまでかんじんだ。つまりはじほうしんちょうさがいるここで、かっこつけるのでもなくでもあなたにもならず、とうしんだい(注1)あなたつたのがそうだ。

いつもしつたかごとしているならはじめてごとさきたいけっいつもしついけないふだんしずひとならしょたいめんあいにも、てらったり(注2)せず、だんしずしていればいいぶんうそないふるまいするということは、しょたいめんあいこそたいせつだ。

さてここもんだいなのは、ふだんとてもおだあなたが、そのたまたまいやことかさこうげきてきなっているというあいだ。ぶんうそないということで、あいきついことしまったらどうだろう。あなたにとっては、としに1かいの、「たまたまげん」でも、あいにとっては、あなたかんじょうほう100%になる

しょたいめんあいまだあさあいには、すこししんちょうなってかんがほしい

なにが、ぶんうそないふるまいか?ぶんしょうじき姿すがたつたとはどういうことか?

99%おだあなたなら、1%のじょうよりも、いつもおださをつたほうが、結局けっきょくは、しょうじき姿すがたつたいるあいなかに、あなたじつぞうちかメディアりょく」がけいせいされるからだ。しょたいめんあいこそへいじょうしんあることだんやることたいせつだ。

やまズーニーあなたはなしなぜつう」のか』による

ちゅう1)とうしんだいの:ちょうない

ちゅう2)ことしてにんひこうする

Questions

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  1. 1筆者によれば、上司にとって論田くんのミスの「情報占有率」が上がるのはどのような場合か。
  2. 2自分にうそのないふるまいとはどのようなものか。
  3. 3筆者は、なぜ初対面の相手に慎重になったほうがいいと述べているのか。
  4. 4自分に「メディア力」について、筆者はどのようにするのがよいと述べているか。

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Vocabulary11 words
  • 上司じょうし
    • ·(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
    N1
  • 異動いどう
    • ·(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
    N1
  • 出くわすでくわすAs it appears here: 出くわした
    • ·to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
    N1
  • でくわすAs it appears here: でくわした
    • ·to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
    N1
  • ふさわしい
    • ·appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
    N1
  • 決まるきまる
    • ·to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
    • ·to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
    • ·to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge
    • ·to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
    • ·to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
    • ·to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
    • ·to get high (on drugs)
    N1
  • 肝心かんじん
    • ·essential; important; crucial; vital; main
    N1
  • 落とすおとすAs it appears here: 落として
    • ·to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
    • ·to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
    • ·to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
    • ·to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
    • ·to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
    • ·to download; to copy from a computer to another medium
    • ·to make someone swoon (judo)
    • ·to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
    • ·to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
    • ·to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)
    N1
  • 形成けいせい
    • ·formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to
    • ·repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
    N1
  • やる
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • 誇張こちょう
    • ·exaggeration
    N1
Other levels102 words
  • 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
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出した
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 観るみるAs it appears here: 観て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • ちがう
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • あなた
    • ·you
    • ·dear; honey
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多ければ
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • ちょっと
    • ·a little; a bit; slightly
    • ·just a minute; for a moment; briefly
    • ·somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
    • ·(not) easily; (not) readily
    • ·hey!; come on; excuse me
    • ·thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
    • ·a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than
    N5
  • はじまるAs it appears here: はじまって
    • ·to begin; to start; to commence
    • ·to happen (again); to begin (anew)
    • ·to date (from); to originate (in)
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 初めはじめ
    • ·beginning; start; outset; opening
    • ·first (in line, etc.)
    • ·origin
    • ·such as ...; not to mention ...
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • つける
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なら
    • ·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
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 静かしずか
    • ·quiet; silent
    • ·slow; unhurried
    • ·calm; peaceful
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    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
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • すこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • ふるいAs it appears here: ふる
    • ·old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
    • ·long; since long ago; time-honored
    • ·of the distant past; long-ago
    • ·stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
    • ·old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
    N5
  • 近いちかい
    • ·near; close; short (distance)
    • ·close (in time); soon
    • ·close (relationship); friendly; intimate
    • ·closely related
    • ·similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
    N5
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 割合わりあい
    • ·rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
    • ·comparatively
    • ·contrary to expectations
    N4
  • 優しいやさしい
    • ·tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
    N4
  • 怒るおこるAs it appears here: 怒った
    • ·to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper
    • ·to scold; to tell (someone) off
    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
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    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
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
    • ·day; days
    • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
    • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
    • ·date; deadline
    • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
    • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 浅いあさい
    • ·shallow; superficial
    • ·slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
    • ·short (time); early; young
    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
  • 伝えるつたえる
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえるAs it appears here: 伝えて
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わった
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
    • ·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
  • 年間ねんかん
    • ·(period of) a year
    • ·during the era (of)
    N3
  • 印象いんしょう
    • ·impression
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    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
  • つきあい
    • ·association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
    N3
  • 占めるしめる
    • ·to account for; to make up; to take up
    • ·to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.)
    • ·to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind); to grip (e.g. one's heart)
    • ·to gain; to secure; to obtain; to win
    N3
  • かい
    • ·counter for occurrences
    • ·a time; an instance
    • ·inning (baseball); round; game
    • ·episode; chapter; instalment
    • ·Hui (people)
    • ·Islam
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • 結局けっきょく
    • ·after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
    • ·conclusion; end
    • ·end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • たまたま
    • ·by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually
    • ·occasionally; once in a while; now and then
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 出会いであい
    • ·meeting; rendezvous; encounter
    • ·meeting for the first time; coming across
    • ·confluence
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 慎重しんちょう
    • ·careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
    N3
  • 理想りそう
    • ·ideal; ideals
    N3
  • しつ
    • ·quality; value
    • ·nature; inherent quality; character
    • ·logical quality
    N3
  • ふだん
    • ·usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
    • ·usually; normally; generally; habitually; always
    N3
  • さて
    • ·well; now; then
    N3
  • 穏やかおだやか
    • ·calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
    • ·moderate; reasonable; amicable
    N3
  • 付き合いつきあい
    • ·association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
    N3
  • 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
  • 正直しょうじき
    • ·honest; frank; candid; straightforward
    • ·honestly; frankly
    N3
  • 姿すがた
    • ·figure; form; shape
    • ·appearance; dress; guise
    • ·state; condition; picture; image
    • ·form (of a waka)
    • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
    N3
  • 異常いじょう
    • ·abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 通じるつうじるAs it appears here: 通じない
    • ·to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to connect (to); to run (from, between; e.g. bus service); to extend (up to); to go (to); to reach
    • ·to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to get through (e.g. of a signal); to connect (e.g. of a call); to work (of a phone line)
    • ·to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be comprehended; to get across (e.g. of an idea)
    • ·to be well versed (in); to be proficient (in); to know a lot (about); to be familiar (with)
    • ·to be widespread; to be commonly known; to be prevalent
    • ·to have an effect; to work; to be on par (with)
    • ·to communicate secretly (with the enemy); to conspire (with); to betray
    • ·to have an affair (with); to have an illicit relationship; to be intimate (with)
    • ·to be relevant (to); to concern
    • ·to have bowel movement; to (be able to) defacate
    • ·to convey (an intention, feeling, etc.); to get (something) across; to communicate; to make (someone) understand
    • ·to give out (e.g. a business card); to hand out (a name card)
    • ·to do via (something); to go through (someone); to do by using
    • ·to span the entirety (of); to concern (all of); to extend (all across)
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 他人たにん
    • ·another person; other people; others
    • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
    • ·outsider; stranger
    N3
  • ひくAs it appears here: ひこう
    • ·to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
    N3
  • いきなり
    • ·abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
    N2
  • 刻むきざむ
    • ·to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
    • ·to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
    • ·to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
    • ·to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
    • ·to have tattooed
    • ·to torment
    N2
  • かっこ
    • ·brackets; parentheses
    N2
  • 伝わるつたわる
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known
    • ·to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
    • ·to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
    • ·to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
    • ·to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
    • ·to go along; to move along
    N2
  • ふるまうAs it appears here: ふるまい
    • ·to behave; to conduct oneself; to act
    • ·to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
    N2
  • 重なるかさなるAs it appears here: 重なり
    • ·to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
    • ·to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
    • ·to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ぶり / っぷりN1

    Suffix on a verb-stem or noun describing the manner or style of an action ("the way one does ~"); attached to a time span it means "for the first time in ~."

    3年前からずっとその仕事ぶりを観てきた上司と、異動していきなり論田くんのミスに出くわした上司と、論田くんへの印象は同じだろうか?

    Will the impression of Ronda-kun be the same for a superior who has watched him work for three years and for one who has just transferred in and run straight into his mistake?

  • だの~だのN1

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

    さて、ここで問題なのは、ふだんとても穏やかなあなたが、その日はたまたま嫌なことが重なり、攻撃的になっているという場合だ。

    The problem, though, is when you, normally very calm, happen that day to have had one unpleasant thing after another and have turned aggressive.

Other levels45 patterns
  • いきなりN2

    An adverb for something happening abruptly with no lead-up — 'suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning'.

    3年前からずっとその仕事ぶりを観てきた上司と、異動していきなり論田くんのミスに出くわした上司と、論田くんへの印象は同じだろうか?

    Will the impression of Ronda-kun be the same for a superior who has watched him work for three years and for one who has just transferred in and run straight into his mistake?

  • としてもN2

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

    あなたが「優しい人」で10年間怒ったことがなかったとしても、10年ぶりに怒ったとき、たまたまでくわした初対面の相手にとっては、それが100%だ。

    Even if you are "a gentle person" who has not lost their temper in ten years, when you do lose it after ten years, for the stranger who happens to witness it that is one hundred per cent.

  • 〜ぶりにN2

    Attached to a time span, marks the first recurrence after that gap — 'for the first time in / after (an interval of)'.

    あなたが「優しい人」で10年間怒ったことがなかったとしても、10年ぶりに怒ったとき、たまたまでくわした初対面の相手にとっては、それが100%だ。

    Even if you are "a gentle person" who has not lost their temper in ten years, when you do lose it after ten years, for the stranger who happens to witness it that is one hundred per cent.

  • 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…".

    自分にうそのないふるまいをする、ということは、初対面の相手にこそ大切だ。

    Behaving without lying to yourself matters most precisely with someone you are meeting for the first time.

  • まいN2

    Negative volitional/conjecture auxiliary: 'will not / refuse to (do)' or 'surely won't, probably not.'

    何が、自分にうそのないふるまいか

    What counts as behaving without lying to yourself?

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

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

    例えば、3年間ずっとノーミスでやってきた論田くんが、はじめてミスを出した。

    Suppose, for example, that Ronda-kun, who has gone three whole years without a mistake, makes one for the first time.

  • つまりN32 times in this passage

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

    つまり、3年間のつきあいの中で、ミスが占める割合と、たった1回初めて論田くんと接した中で、ミスが占める割合だ。

    That is, the proportion the mistake occupies within three years of association, versus the proportion it occupies within a single first encounter with him.

  • 結局(けっきょく)N32 times in this passage

    Sums up the eventual outcome after a process or deliberation, 'in the end / after all'.

    結局は、そのとき相手が持っている情報だけで判断される。

    In the end you are judged only by the information they happen to hold at that moment.

  • にとってN33 times in this passage

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

    あなたが「優しい人」で10年間怒ったことがなかったとしても、10年ぶりに怒ったとき、たまたまでくわした初対面の相手にとっては、それが100%だ。

    Even if you are "a gentle person" who has not lost their temper in ten years, when you do lose it after ten years, for the stranger who happens to witness it that is one hundred per cent.

  • ためにN3

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

    自分にふさわしい「メディア力」を相手の中に刻むために、ちょっと「情報占有率」を意識してみるといい。

    To imprint on others a "media power" that fits who you are, it is worth being a little conscious of "information share."

  • といい/たらいいN3

    Expresses a hope or gentle suggestion — "it'd be good if", "you should", "I hope ~".

    自分にふさわしい「メディア力」を相手の中に刻むために、ちょっと「情報占有率」を意識してみるといい

    To imprint on others a "media power" that fits who you are, it is worth being a little conscious of "information share."

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    いつも質の高い仕事をしているなら、はじめての仕事先に対して、決していつもの質を落としてはいけない。

    If you always do high-quality work, never lower your usual standard for a first-time client.

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    いつも質の高い仕事をしているなら、はじめての仕事先に対して、決していつもの質を落としてはいけない。

    If you always do high-quality work, never lower your usual standard for a first-time client.

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    ふだん静かな人なら、初対面の相手にも、奇をてらったりせず、普段どおり静かにしていればいい

    If you are normally a quiet person, do not do anything eccentric to catch a first-time acquaintance's eye; just be as quiet as usual.

  • こそN32 times in this passage

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    自分にうそのないふるまいをする、ということは、初対面の相手にこそ大切だ。

    Behaving without lying to yourself matters most precisely with someone you are meeting for the first time.

  • さてN3

    Shifts to a new topic or the next action — 'well then', 'now then'.

    さて、ここで問題なのは、ふだんとても穏やかなあなたが、その日はたまたま嫌なことが重なり、攻撃的になっているという場合だ。

    The problem, though, is when you, normally very calm, happen that day to have had one unpleasant thing after another and have turned aggressive.

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    さて、ここで問題なのは、ふだんとても穏やかなあなたが、その日はたまたま嫌なことが重なり、攻撃的になっているという場合だ。

    The problem, though, is when you, normally very calm, happen that day to have had one unpleasant thing after another and have turned aggressive.

  • というN3

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

    さて、ここで問題なのは、ふだんとても穏やかなあなたが、その日はたまたま嫌なことが重なり、攻撃的になっているという場合だ。

    The problem, though, is when you, normally very calm, happen that day to have had one unpleasant thing after another and have turned aggressive.

  • 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…'.

    自分にうそのないということで、相手にきついことを言ってしまったらどうだろう。

    What if, in the name of not lying to yourself, you say something harsh to them?

  • に関する/に関してN3

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

    あなたにとっては、年に1回の、「たまたま不機嫌な日」でも、相手にとっては、あなたに関する情報の100%になる。

    For you it is a once-a-year "off day," but for the other person it is one hundred per cent of the information about you.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    日ごろ99%穏やかなあなたなら、1%の異常よりも、いつもの穏やかさを伝えるほうが、結局は、正直な姿を伝えている。

    If you are calm ninety-nine per cent of the time, conveying that usual calm rather than the one per cent aberration is, in the end, conveying your honest self.

  • とおりにN3

    States that something is done exactly as described, instructed, or expected — "just as ~; in accordance with ~".

    初対面の相手にこそ、平常心であること、普段どおりにやることが大切だ。

    It is precisely with those you meet for the first time that keeping an even mind and doing as you always do matters.

  • によって/によるN3

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

    (山田ズーニー『あなたの話はなぜ「通じない」のか』による

    (From Yamada Zuunie, "Why Doesn't What You Say Get Through?")

  • 〜てくるN42 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'.

    3年前からずっとその仕事ぶりを観てきた上司と、異動していきなり論田くんのミスに出くわした上司と、論田くんへの印象は同じだろうか?

    Will the impression of Ronda-kun be the same for a superior who has watched him work for three years and for one who has just transferred in and run straight into his mistake?

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    つまり、3年間のつきあいの中で、ミスが占める割合と、たった1回初めて論田くんと接した中で、ミスが占める割合だ。

    That is, the proportion the mistake occupies within three years of association, versus the proportion it occupies within a single first encounter with him.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    結局は、そのとき相手が持っている情報だけで判断される。

    In the end you are judged only by the information they happen to hold at that moment.

  • だけでN4

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

    結局は、そのとき相手が持っている情報だけで判断される。

    In the end you are judged only by the information they happen to hold at that moment.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    あなたを「恐い人」だと思う

    They will think you a "frightening person."

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    自分にふさわしい「メディア力」を相手の中に刻むために、ちょっと「情報占有率」を意識してみるといい。

    To imprint on others a "media power" that fits who you are, it is worth being a little conscious of "information share."

  • 間(あいだ)N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    コミュニケーションでは、出会いからはじまって、相手から見たあなたの「メディア力」が決まるまでの間が肝心だ。

    In communication, the crucial span is from the first meeting until the other person's sense of your "media power" is fixed.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    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.

    自分にうそのないということで、相手にきついことを言ってしまったらどうだろう。

    What if, in the name of not lying to yourself, you say something harsh to them?

  • たらどう(ですか)N4

    Suggestion built on the たら conditional plus どう, softly recommending the listener try something ('why don't you ~? / how about ~?').

    自分にうそのないということで、相手にきついことを言ってしまったらどうだろう。

    What if, in the name of not lying to yourself, you say something harsh to them?

  • 〜てほしいN4

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    初対面の相手、まだ付き合いの浅い相手には、すこし慎重になって考えてほしい

    With people you are meeting for the first time, or know only slightly, I would like you to think a little more carefully.

  • 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.

    3年前からずっとその仕事ぶりを観てきた上司と、異動していきなり論田くんのミスに出くわした上司と、論田くんへの印象は同じだろうか?

    Will the impression of Ronda-kun be the same for a superior who has watched him work for three years and for one who has just transferred in and run straight into his mistake?

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    相手は、あなたが過去からずっと積み上げてきたすべての情報で、あなたを判断するのではない

    The other person does not judge you by all the information you have built up from the past until now.

  • 〜ているN55 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”.

    結局は、そのとき相手が持っている情報だけで判断される。

    In the end you are judged only by the information they happen to hold at that moment.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    コミュニケーションでは、出会いからはじまって、相手から見たあなたの「メディア力」が決まるまでの間が肝心だ。

    In communication, the crucial span is from the first meeting until the other person's sense of your "media power" is fixed.

  • より〜ほうがN5

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    つまり、初めの方が慎重さがいる。

    That is, the early stage calls for more care.

  • のでN5

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

    ここで、かっこつけるのでもなく、でも、あなた以下にもならず、等身大のあなたの良さが伝わるのが理想だ。

    Here, without putting on airs but also without falling short of yourself, the ideal is that your true, life-sized qualities come across.

  • いつもN53 times in this passage

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    いつも質の高い仕事をしているなら、はじめての仕事先に対して、決していつもの質を落としてはいけない。

    If you always do high-quality work, never lower your usual standard for a first-time client.

  • 〜てはいけないN5

    States that an action is prohibited — “must not do”.

    いつも質の高い仕事をしているなら、はじめての仕事先に対して、決していつもの質を落としてはいけない

    If you always do high-quality work, never lower your usual standard for a first-time client.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    ふだん静かな人なら、初対面の相手にも、奇をてらったりせず、普段どおり静かにしていればいい。

    If you are normally a quiet person, do not do anything eccentric to catch a first-time acquaintance's eye; just be as quiet as usual.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    ふだん静かな人なら、初対面の相手にも、奇をてらったりせず、普段どおり静かにしていればいい。

    If you are normally a quiet person, do not do anything eccentric to catch a first-time acquaintance's eye; just be as quiet as usual.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    さて、ここで問題なのは、ふだんとても穏やかなあなたが、その日はたまたま嫌なことが重なり、攻撃的になっているという場合だ。

    The problem, though, is when you, normally very calm, happen that day to have had one unpleasant thing after another and have turned aggressive.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    初対面の相手、まだ付き合いの浅い相手には、すこし慎重になって考えてほしい。

    With people you are meeting for the first time, or know only slightly, I would like you to think a little more carefully.

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