• 消すけすAs it appears here: 消して
  • ·to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
  • ·to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
  • ·to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
  • ·to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
  • ·to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
  • ·to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out
  N5
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
  • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • ·to use (language); to speak
  N5
• 無くすなくすAs it appears here: 無くして
  • ·to lose (something)
  • ·to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish
  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
• 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
• 一つひとつ
  • ·one
  • ·for one thing
  • ·only
  • ·(not) even
  • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
  • ·some kind of; one type of
  N5
• 私わたし
  • ·I; me
  N5
• 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれて
  • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
  • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  • ·to invite
  • ·to designate; to name; to brand
  • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
  • ·to take as one's wife
  N5
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言えば
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  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
• 使うつかう
  • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • ·to use (language); to speak
  N5
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使います
  • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • ·to use (language); to speak
  N5
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  N5
• 呼ぶよぶ
  • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
  • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  • ·to invite
  • ·to designate; to name; to brand
  • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
  • ·to take as one's wife
  N5
• 言ういう
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• 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
• 食べ物たべもの
  • ·food
  N5
• 食べるたべる
  • ·to eat
  • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
  N5
• 自分じぶん
  • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  • ·I; me
  • ·you
  N5
• 消えるきえるAs it appears here: 消えて
  • ·to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost
  • ·to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
  • ·to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
  • ·to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
  • ·to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
  • ·to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  N5
• どう
  • ·how; in what way; how about
  N5
• するAs it appears here: させる
  • ·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
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• 次つぎ
  • ·next; following; subsequent
  • ·stage; station
  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
• 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
• 経済けいざい
  • ·economy; economics
  • ·finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
  • ·being economical; economy; thrift
  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
• ひどいAs it appears here: ひどく
  • ·cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
  • ·violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
  • ·very bad; terrible; awful
  • ·excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
  N4
• 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
  • ·to live; to exist
  • ·to make a living; to subsist
  • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
  • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
  • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
  N4
• 必要ひつよう
  • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  • ·necessity; need; requirement
  N4
• 正しいただしい
  • ·right; correct
  • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
  N4
• 正しいただしいAs it appears here: 正し
  • ·right; correct
  • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
  N4
• 生産せいさん
  • ·production; manufacture
  N4
• 形かたち
  • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
  • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
  • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
  • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
  • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
  • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
  N4
• 生活せいかつ
  • ·life; living
  • ·livelihood; (one's) living
  N4
• すぎるAs it appears here: すぎません
  • ·to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to have expired; to have ended; to be over
  • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be above
  • ·to be no more than ...
  • ·to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
  N4
• 消費しょうひ
  • ·consumption; expenditure; spending
  N3
• もっとも
  • ·most; extremely
  N3
• こと
  • ·thing; matter
  • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  • ·work; business; affair
  • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  • ·nominalizing suffix
  • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  • ·necessity; need
  • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
  N3
• さまざま
  • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
  N3
• なぜなら
  • ·because; the reason is; if you want to know why
  N3
• 身体しんたい
  • ·body; physical system; (the) person
  N3
• 生命せいめい
  • ·life; existence
  • ·(one's) working life; career
  • ·life force; lifeblood; soul; essence
  N3
• 衣服いふく
  • ·clothes
  N3
• 体温たいおん
  • ·body temperature
  N3
• 維持いじ
  • ·maintenance; preservation; improvement
  N3
• 命いのち
  • ·life; life force
  • ·lifetime; lifespan
  • ·most important thing; foundation; core
  • ·paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
  • ·fate; destiny; karma
  N3
• 他人たにん
  • ·another person; other people; others
  • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
  • ·outsider; stranger
  N3
• 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
• 印象いんしょう
  • ·impression
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• 消極的しょうきょくてき
  • ·negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
  N2
• 用語ようご
  • ·term; terminology
  • ·wording; choice of words; phraseology
  N2
• 中身なかみ
  • ·contents; interior; filling
  • ·substance; content
  • ·(sword) blade
  N2
• 衣食住いしょくじゅう
  • ·food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
  N2
• よみがえるAs it appears here: よみがえって
  • ·to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored
  • ·to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• それなのにN2

  Concessive conjunction marking an unexpected contrary result — 'and yet, even so, despite that'.

  それなのにそれを消費者と呼ぶのは、物の生産者の側から見た言い方にすぎません。

  And yet calling us “consumers” is merely a way of describing us from the perspective of those who produce goods.

• というN33 times in this passage

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

  消して費やしてしまう、使って無くしてしまう――どうも消費という言葉のイメージは前向きではないですね。

  To spend something until it is gone, to use it up until nothing remains—the image conveyed by the word “consumption” is not very positive.

• から言うとN3

  Introduces the basis or viewpoint a judgment is made from — 'judging from,' 'from the standpoint of.'

  消費と呼ばれている行為は、その中身から言えば、生きていくのに必要なものを使うことですね。

  In terms of what it actually involves, the activity called “consumption” is the use of things necessary for living.

• べきだN3

  States what one ought to do as the right or expected course of action — 'should / ought to'.

  正しいくないと、言うべきです。

  We should say that it is not.

• なぜならN3

  A sentence-initial conjunction that introduces the reason for what was just said — "because / the reason is that".

  なぜなら、人は食べ物を食べることによって、自分の身体を生産しているのです。

  This is because, by eating food, people are producing their own bodies.

• によって/によるN33 times in this passage

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

  なぜなら、人は食べ物を食べることによって、自分の身体を生産しているのです。

  This is because, by eating food, people are producing their own bodies.

• としてN3

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

  しかし、それは私たちの生命としてよみがえっているのです。

  Yet it is revived as our very life.

• だけでなくN3

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

  それは体温を維持させることによって命をつくり出すだけでなく、他人にあたえる私たちの印象を生産しています。

  It not only sustains life by maintaining body temperature but also produces the impression we make on other people.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 times in this passage

  Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

  消して費やしてしまう、使って無くしてしまう――どうも消費という言葉のイメージは前向きではないですね。

  To spend something until it is gone, to use it up until nothing remains—the image conveyed by the word “consumption” is not very positive.

• 〜ていくN4

  Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

  消費と呼ばれている行為は、その中身から言えば、生きていくのに必要なものを使うことですね。

  In terms of what it actually involves, the activity called “consumption” is the use of things necessary for living.

• 〜のにN4

  Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

  消費と呼ばれている行為は、その中身から言えば、生きていくのに必要なものを使うことですね。

  In terms of what it actually involves, the activity called “consumption” is the use of things necessary for living.

• させるN4

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

  それは体温を維持させることによって命をつくり出すだけでなく、他人にあたえる私たちの印象を生産しています。

  It not only sustains life by maintaining body temperature but also produces the impression we make on other people.

• じゃない・ではないN5

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

  消して費やしてしまう、使って無くしてしまう――どうも消費という言葉のイメージは前向きではないですね。

  To spend something until it is gone, to use it up until nothing remains—the image conveyed by the word “consumption” is not very positive.

• だ / ですN55 times in this passage

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

  消して費やしてしまう、使って無くしてしまう――どうも消費という言葉のイメージは前向きではないですね。

  To spend something until it is gone, to use it up until nothing remains—the image conveyed by the word “consumption” is not very positive.

• 〜ているN56 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”.

  行為の中身からひどくズレています。

  It is badly out of line with what the act actually consists of.

• しかしN52 times in this passage

  Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

  しかし、そのことを「消費」と呼ぶのは正しいか。

  But is it correct to call that “consumption”?

• そしてN5

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

  このように、消費と呼ばれている行為は、私たちの命と生活を、そして次の世代の人間を生産する行為です。

  Thus, the activity called “consumption” is actually an activity that produces our lives and way of living, as well as the people of the next generation.

• すぎるN5

  Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to mean the action or quality is excessive, 'too much / overly ~'.

  それなのにそれを消費者と呼ぶのは、物の生産者の側から見た言い方にすぎません。

  And yet calling us “consumers” is merely a way of describing us from the perspective of those who produce goods.