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自じ動どう車しゃで旅たびして歩あるくことを、鉄てつ道どうの旅たびよりも良よいと感かんじる所以ゆえん（注1）は、いつ出発しゅっぱつしてもいいし、どこでどれだけ立たち止どまってもいいということである。

鉄てつ道どうの車しゃ窓そうから、「あ、良よい風ふう景けい!」と感かん心しん（注2）したとて、それは一瞬いっしゅんのうちに後こう方ほうに流ながれ去さって実際じっさいにその場ば所しょに立たってそれを味あじわうことは事じ実じつ上じょう不ふ可か能のうである。だから鉄てつ道どうの車しゃ窓そうの風ふう景けいは一種いっしゅの「幻まぼろし（注3）」だと言いってもよい。

しかし、名なも無なき道みちを、ゆっくりとドライブして、その行ゆく先さき々ざきに発見はっけんする風ふう景けいは、自じ在ざい（注4）に立たち止どまり、そして一いち日にちでも眺ながめていることができる。

（注ちゅう1）所以ゆえん：理り由ゆう

（注ちゅう2）感かん心しんしたとて：感かん心しんしたとしても

（注ちゅう3）幻まぼろし：あるように見みえて、実際じっさいには存そん在ざいしないもの

（注ちゅう4）自じ在ざいに：自じ由ゆうに

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  1. 1筆者は自動車の旅のどのような点がいいと思っているか。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 立ち止まるたちどまるAs it appears here: 立ち止まって
    • ·to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
    N2
  • 味わうあじわう
    • ·to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
    • ·to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
    • ·to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
    N2
  • 立ち止まるたちどまるAs it appears here: 立ち止まり
    • ·to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
    N2
Other levels41 words
  • 自動車じどうしゃ
    • ·car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
    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
  • 歩くあるく
    • ·to walk
    N5
  • 良いよい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: い
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 立つたつAs it appears here: 立って
    • ·to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up
    • ·to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on)
    • ·to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself
    • ·to leave (to do something)
    • ·to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
    • ·to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce
    • ·to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known
    • ·to stand (for election); to run
    • ·to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
    • ·to have an erection; to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
    • ·to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed
    • ·to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable
    • ·to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved
    • ·to start (of a season); to begin
    • ·to be held (of a market)
    • ·to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed
    • ·to be (the result of a division)
    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
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 道みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 一日いちにち
    • ·one day
    • ·all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
    • ·first day of the month
    N5
  • できる
    • ·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: しない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 旅たび
    • ·travel; trip; journey
    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
  • 鉄道てつどう
    • ·railroad; railway; rail transport
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 出発しゅっぱつ
    • ·departure; leaving; setting off
    N3
  • 風景ふうけい
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight
    • ·scene (e.g. of a crime)
    N3
  • 感心かんしん
    • ·admiration; being impressed
    • ·admirable; praiseworthy
    • ·astonishment; being appalled
    N3
  • 一瞬いっしゅん
    • ·instant; moment; for an instant
    N3
  • 流れるながれるAs it appears here: 流れ
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • 去るさるAs it appears here: 去って
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to pass; to elapse
    • ·to be distant
    • ·to send away; to drive off; to divorce
    • ·to (do) completely
    • ·last ... (e.g. "last April")
    N3
  • 一種いっしゅ
    • ·a kind; a sort; a variety; a species
    • ·of sorts; something of a; a sort of
    • ·sort of; somewhat
    N3
  • 発見はっけん
    • ·discovery; detection; finding
    N3
  • 眺めるながめるAs it appears here: 眺めて
    • ·to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
    • ·to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
    • ·to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 自在じざい
    • ·being able to do as one pleases; doing at will
    • ·pothook
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • としてもN2

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

    （注2）感心したとて：感心したとしても

    (Note 2) Kanshin shita tote: even if one is impressed.

Other levels11 patterns
  • とてN12 times in this passage

    even ~ is no exception; even if / even though ('even ...').

    鉄道の車窓から、「あ、良い風景!」と感心したとて、それは一瞬のうちに後方に流れ去って実際にその場所に立ってそれを味わうことは事実上不可能である。

    Even if you look out of a train window and exclaim, “What beautiful scenery!”, it flows away behind you in an instant, making it practically impossible to stand in that place yourself and savor it.

  • よりもN3

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

    自動車で旅して歩くことを、鉄道の旅よりも良いと感じる所以は、いつ出発してもいいし、どこでどれだけ立ち止まってもいいということである。

    The reason I find traveling by car better than traveling by train is that you can leave whenever you like and stop wherever you like for as long as you like.

  • 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…'.

    自動車で旅して歩くことを、鉄道の旅よりも良いと感じる所以は、いつ出発してもいいし、どこでどれだけ立ち止まってもいいということである。

    The reason I find traveling by car better than traveling by train is that you can leave whenever you like and stop wherever you like for as long as you like.

  • といってもN3

    Concedes that a preceding statement overstates the case — "although I say", "even though ~, (not really)".

    だから鉄道の車窓の風景は一種の「幻」だと言ってもよい。

    For that reason, the scenery seen from a train window could be called a kind of “illusion.”

  • ように見えるN3

    States that something looks or appears a certain way to the observer — 'looks like…', 'appears to be…'.

    （注3）幻：あるように見えて、実際には存在しないもの

    (Note 3) Maboroshi: something that appears to exist but does not actually exist.

  • てもN42 times in this passage

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

    自動車で旅して歩くことを、鉄道の旅よりも良いと感じる所以は、いつ出発してもいいし、どこでどれだけ立ち止まってもいいということである。

    The reason I find traveling by car better than traveling by train is that you can leave whenever you like and stop wherever you like for as long as you like.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    自動車で旅して歩くことを、鉄道の旅よりも良いと感じる所以は、いつ出発してもいいし、どこでどれだけ立ち止まってもいいということである。

    The reason I find traveling by car better than traveling by train is that you can leave whenever you like and stop wherever you like for as long as you like.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、名も無き道を、ゆっくりとドライブして、その行く先々に発見する風景は、自在に立ち止まり、そして一日でも眺めていることができる。

    But when you drive slowly along unnamed roads, you can freely stop at the scenery you discover along the way and even spend an entire day looking at it.

  • そしてN5

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

    しかし、名も無き道を、ゆっくりとドライブして、その行く先々に発見する風景は、自在に立ち止まり、そして一日でも眺めていることができる。

    But when you drive slowly along unnamed roads, you can freely stop at the scenery you discover along the way and even spend an entire day looking at it.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    しかし、名も無き道を、ゆっくりとドライブして、その行く先々に発見する風景は、自在に立ち止まり、そして一日でも眺めていることができる。

    But when you drive slowly along unnamed roads, you can freely stop at the scenery you discover along the way and even spend an entire day looking at it.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    しかし、名も無き道を、ゆっくりとドライブして、その行く先々に発見する風景は、自在に立ち止まり、そして一日でも眺めていることができる。

    But when you drive slowly along unnamed roads, you can freely stop at the scenery you discover along the way and even spend an entire day looking at it.

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