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しんがくむかしからこころについてけんきゅうしてきたわけですが、じつかんじんかんじょうじょうどうについてまだよくわかっていないですえっかんじょうこそしんがくとくするところではないですか、と①おもかもしれませんしかしげんだいしんがくとくしているのは、どちらかというと、わたしみみしゅうかいどのようとらえるというかんかくかくはたらありどのようものかんがといったにんはたらについてですそうしたはたらかんじょう一体化いったいかしたこころプロセスが、わたしの②ぜんたいてきな「なま」のたいけんなのかもしれません

さいきんではのうがくコンピュータせんもんきょうりょくながらかいじゅうせいえいたちこころメカニズムけんきゅういますそのせいこうがくなどおうようされているわけですにんげんおなあるはなするせいこうロボットたちつくいますしかしまだかんじょうのうもついたいないのはぞんですロボットうれしそうひょうじょうなどしてみせることできますいぬがたペット・ロボットならしっぽぐさしますしかしそれらひょうめんてきどういるだけで、かんじょうはたらそうさせているわけではありませんふくざつこころはたらなかとくかんじょうのうかいめいするのはむずかそれうまくさいげんできないからです

かんじょうわたしたいけんゆた(注1)うらしてなにかをえらしようしたりするこうどう(注2)どういんにもなりますたときらくつろん)でせつめいすることむずかはずですが、実際じっさいこうどうかんたんやれますボーイフレンドガールフレンドろんけいさんだけえらひといないはずですまあ(注3)けいさん結婚相手けっこんあいてするひといるでしょうが、そのうらにはべつうごそうですかんじょうわたしこうこうどうだいなっているかんがことできそうですそのためひどいときには、だんなにやれていたことできなくなることあるです

とうしずこころサポートによる

ちゅう1)うらしてだいとしてささ

ちゅう2)なにをせずにはいられないようさせる

ちゅう3)けいさんで:ぶんそんならないよういろいろかんが

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  1. 1不思議に思われるとあるが、人々は何を不思議に思うのか。
  2. 2筆者の言う②全体的な「生」の体験とは何か。
  3. 3この文章では、ロボットを取り上げて何を説明しているか。
  4. 4筆者の述べている感情の働きを以下のようにまとめる場合、(   )に入るものとして適切なのはどれか。
    「私たち人間は、感情の働きによって(   )。」

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Vocabulary11 words
  • 肝心かんじん
    • ·essential; important; crucial; vital; main
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • 取り組むとりくむAs it appears here: 取り組んで
    • ·to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
    • ·to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
  • 精巧せいこう
    • ·elaborate; delicate; exquisite
    N1
  • 再現さいげん
    • ·reappearance; reemergence; return; revival
    • ·reproduction; reenactment; recreation
    N1
  • 理屈りくつ
    • ·theory; reason; logic
    • ·(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
    N1
  • 論理ろんり
    • ·logic
    N1
  • 思考しこう
    • ·thought; consideration; thinking
    N1
  • 土台どだい
    • ·foundation; base; basis
    • ·from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
    N1
  • 何気ないなにげないAs it appears here: 何気なく
    • ·casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
    • ·ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
    N1
Other levels109 words
  • 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
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    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
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • どちら
    • ·which way; which direction; where
    • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    • ·who
    N5
  • 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
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    N5
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    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
  • 呼ぶよぶAs it appears here: 呼ばれる
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見たり
    • ·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
  • 歩くあるくAs it appears here: 歩いたり
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話したり
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作られて
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • もつ
    • ·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
  • できるAs it appears here: できます
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • いぬ
    • ·dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine
    • ·squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
    • ·loser; asshole
    • ·counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: させて
    • ·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
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·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
  • 難しいむずかしいAs it appears here: 難しく
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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: したり
    • ·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
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·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
  • 難しいむずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    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
  • 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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できなく
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いるAs it appears here: いられない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思われる
    • ·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
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 特にとくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選んだり
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 例えばたとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 説明せつめい
    • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決めよう
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • うら
    • ·opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
    • ·rear; back; behind
    • ·lining; inside
    • ·in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
    • ·more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
    • ·proof
    • ·opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
    • ·inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
    • ·bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
    N4
  • べつ
    • ·distinction; difference; discrimination
    • ·separate; different; another; extra
    • ·exception; exclusion
    • ·classified by; ranked by; according to
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 動くうごくAs it appears here: 動いて
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • ひどい
    • ·cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
    • ·violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
    • ·very bad; terrible; awful
    • ·excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    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
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 感情かんじょう
    • ·emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
    N3
  • 得意とくい
    • ·satisfaction; pride; triumph; elation
    • ·one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
    • ·regular customer; regular client; patron
    N3
  • 不思議ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 周囲しゅうい
    • ·surroundings; environs
    • ·circumference
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 感覚かんかく
    • ·sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
    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
  • 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
  • 協力きょうりょく
    • ·cooperation; collaboration; help; support
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 機能きのう
    • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
    N3
  • 至るいたるAs it appears here: 至って
    • ·to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
    • ·to lead to (a place); to get to
    • ·in the extreme case of
    • ·to come; to arrive; to result in
    N3
  • うれしいAs it appears here: うれし
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • 表情ひょうじょう
    • ·facial expression; countenance
    • ·look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
    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
  • がた
    • ·type; style; model; pattern
    • ·mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
    • ·kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
    • ·convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
    • ·(set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)
    • ·(taxonomical) form
    N3
  • 振るふる
    • ·to wave; to shake; to swing
    • ·to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
    • ·to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
    • ·to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
    • ·to abandon; to give up; to ruin
    • ·to add kana indicating a reading of a word
    • ·to slightly change headings; to change directions
    • ·to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
    • ·to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
    • ·to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
    • ·to replace; to substitute
    • ·to set up a joke for someone else
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • 豊かゆたか
    • ·abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off
    • ·open (mind); relaxed; easy
    • ·plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample
    • ·(well) over; (easily) in excess of
    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
  • 行動こうどう
    • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
    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
  • 計算けいさん
    • ·calculation; computation; reckoning; counting; adding up; working out; figures
    • ·consideration; calculation; estimation; expectation
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 普段ふだん
    • ·usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
    • ·usually; normally; generally; habitually; always
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 支えるささえるAs it appears here: 支えて
    • ·to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend
    • ·to hold at bay; to stem; to check
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • そん
    • ·loss; damage; harm; unprofitable
    • ·disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable
    N3
  • 応用おうよう
    • ·(practical) application; putting to practical use
    • ·applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
    N2
  • しっぽ
    • ·tail (of an animal)
    • ·tail end; tip
    N2
  • 動作どうさ
    • ·movement (of the body); action; motion; gesture
    • ·bearing; carriage; behaviour; behavior; demeanour; demeanor
    • ·operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running; working; functioning
    N2
  • 好き嫌いすききらい
    • ·likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
    N2
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 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").

    そうした働きと感情を一体化した心のプロセスが、私たちの②全体的な「生」の体験なのかもしれません。

    Perhaps the mental process that integrates those functions with emotion is our ②overall experience of “living.”

  • に至る / に至った(にいたる / にいたった)N1

    Marks reaching an extreme point or final stage after a process — "to reach the point of ~, to culminate in ~".

    しかし、まだ感情機能をもつに至っていないのはご存知のとおりです。

    However, as you know, they have still not reached the point of possessing emotional functions.

  • てみせるN1

    Expresses firm determination to accomplish something and prove it, 'I'll definitely do it (you'll see)'.

    ロボットもうれしそうな表情などをしてみせることはできます。

    Robots can also display expressions that look happy.

Other levels33 patterns
  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    しかし、現代の心理学が得意としているのは、どちらかというと、私たちが目や耳で周囲の世界をどのようにとらえるかという感覚や知覚の働きであり、どのようにものを考えるかといった認知と呼ばれる働きについてです。

    However, modern psychology is better at studying the functions of sensation and perception—how we grasp the world around us through our eyes and ears—and the functions called cognition, such as how we think.

  • ないではいられないN2

    'can't help but ~ / can't stop oneself from ~' — expresses an urge or reaction one is unable to resist.

    (注2)駆り立てる:何かをせずにはいられないような気持ちにさせる

    (Note 2) Drive: to make someone feel compelled to do something

  • についてN33 times in this passage

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

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです。

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • わけだN32 times in this passage

    Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです。

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • こそN3

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

    えっ、感情こそ心理学が得意とするところではないのですか、と①不思議に思われるかもしれません。

    You may ①wonder, “What? Aren't emotions precisely what psychology specializes in?”

  • としてN32 times in this passage

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

    しかし、現代の心理学が得意としているのは、どちらかというと、私たちが目や耳で周囲の世界をどのようにとらえるかという感覚や知覚の働きであり、どのようにものを考えるかといった認知と呼ばれる働きについてです。

    However, modern psychology is better at studying the functions of sensation and perception—how we grasp the world around us through our eyes and ears—and the functions called cognition, such as how we think.

  • と言うと(というと)N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    しかし、現代の心理学が得意としているのは、どちらかというと、私たちが目や耳で周囲の世界をどのようにとらえるかという感覚や知覚の働きであり、どのようにものを考えるかといった認知と呼ばれる働きについてです。

    However, modern psychology is better at studying the functions of sensation and perception—how we grasp the world around us through our eyes and ears—and the functions called cognition, such as how we think.

  • というN3

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

    しかし、現代の心理学が得意としているのは、どちらかというと、私たちが目や耳で周囲の世界をどのようにとらえるかという感覚や知覚の働きであり、どのようにものを考えるかといった認知と呼ばれる働きについてです。

    However, modern psychology is better at studying the functions of sensation and perception—how we grasp the world around us through our eyes and ears—and the functions called cognition, such as how we think.

  • 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).

    そうした働きと感情を一体化した心のプロセスが、私たちの②全体的な「生」の体験なのかもしれません。

    Perhaps the mental process that integrates those functions with emotion is our ②overall experience of “living.”

  • わけではないN3

    Partially denies an assumed conclusion — 'it's not (necessarily) that ~', 'doesn't necessarily mean ~'.

    しかし、それらは表面的な動作を真似しているだけで、感情の働きがそうさせているわけではありません

    But those are merely imitations of outward movements; they are not actions produced by emotional processes.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

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

    例えば、好き嫌いを理屈(論理)で説明することは難しいはずですが、実際の行動は簡単にやれます。

    For example, it is probably difficult to explain likes and dislikes through reason or logic, yet acting on them is quite easy.

  • ためにN3

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

    そのため、気持ちの落ち込みがひどいときには、普段何気なくやれていたことができなくなることがあるのです。

    For that reason, when one's mood is severely depressed, one may become unable to do things that normally come naturally.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    そのため、気持ちの落ち込みがひどいときには、普段何気なくやれていたことができなくなることがあるのです。

    For that reason, when one's mood is severely depressed, one may become unable to do things that normally come naturally.

  • 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'.

    (佐藤静『こころサポート』による

    (Based on Satou Shizuka, “Mind Support”)

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです。

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • かもしれないN42 times in this passage

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    えっ、感情こそ心理学が得意とするところではないのですか、と①不思議に思われるかもしれません

    You may ①wonder, “What? Aren't emotions precisely what psychology specializes in?”

  • ながらN4

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

    最近では脳科学やコンピュータの専門家と協力しながら、世界中の精鋭たちが心のメカニズムの研究に取り組んでいます。

    Recently, leading researchers around the world have been working to understand the mechanisms of the mind in cooperation with experts in neuroscience and computers.

  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    その成果がロボット工学などに応用されているわけです。

    The results of that research are being applied to fields such as robotics.

  • だけでN42 times in this passage

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

    しかし、それらは表面的な動作を真似しているだけで、感情の働きがそうさせているわけではありません。

    But those are merely imitations of outward movements; they are not actions produced by emotional processes.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    複雑な心の働きの中でも特に感情機能を解明するのは難しく、それをうまく再現できないからです。

    Among the complex functions of the mind, emotional functions are particularly difficult to elucidate, which is why they cannot yet be reproduced successfully.

  • はずだN42 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    例えば、好き嫌いを理屈(論理)で説明することは難しいはずですが、実際の行動は簡単にやれます。

    For example, it is probably difficult to explain likes and dislikes through reason or logic, yet acting on them is quite easy.

  • ときN4

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

    そのため、気持ちの落ち込みがひどいときには、普段何気なくやれていたことができなくなることがあるのです。

    For that reason, when one's mood is severely depressed, one may become unable to do things that normally come naturally.

  • 〜ていたN4

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    そのため、気持ちの落ち込みがひどいときには、普段何気なくやれていたことができなくなることがあるのです。

    For that reason, when one's mood is severely depressed, one may become unable to do things that normally come naturally.

  • ようだN4

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

    (注2)駆り立てる:何かをせずにはいられないような気持ちにさせる

    (Note 2) Drive: to make someone feel compelled to do something

  • まだN52 times in this passage

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

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです。

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • 〜ているN58 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”.

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです。

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • だ / ですN58 times in this passage

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

    心理学は昔から心について研究してきたわけですが、実は肝心の感情(情動)についてはまだよくわかっていないのです

    Psychology has long studied the mind, but in fact we still do not understand very well the crucial matter of emotions.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    えっ、感情こそ心理学が得意とするところではないのですか、と①不思議に思われるかもしれません。

    You may ①wonder, “What? Aren't emotions precisely what psychology specializes in?”

  • しかしN53 times in this passage

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

    しかし、現代の心理学が得意としているのは、どちらかというと、私たちが目や耳で周囲の世界をどのようにとらえるかという感覚や知覚の働きであり、どのようにものを考えるかといった認知と呼ばれる働きについてです。

    However, modern psychology is better at studying the functions of sensation and perception—how we grasp the world around us through our eyes and ears—and the functions called cognition, such as how we think.

  • 〜たり〜たりN56 times in this passage

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

    人間と同じように見たり、聴いたり、歩いたり、話したりする精巧なロボットたちが作られています。

    Sophisticated robots are being created that can see, hear, walk, and speak just like human beings.

  • だろうN5

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

    まあ、計算づくで結婚相手を決めようとする人もいるでしょうが、その裏には別の気持ちが動いていそうです。

    Of course, some people may try to choose a marriage partner through careful calculation, but even then some other feeling seems to be operating underneath.

  • 〜ことができるN52 times in this passage

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    感情は私たちの思考や行動の土台になっていると考えることができそうです。

    It seems reasonable to regard emotions as the foundation of our thoughts and actions.

  • にするN5

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

    (注2)駆り立てる:何かをせずにはいられないような気持ちにさせる

    (Note 2) Drive: to make someone feel compelled to do something

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