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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #514
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美味おいものうつく景色けしきかねけんこうあいそういったものではぞくてきしあわ――。それためひつようじょうけんは、「こんなんですこんなんないところに、ぞくてきしあわないです

こんなんというものまったくなかったらどうなるか、ちょっとそうぞうしてみてくだものなんはいしたいことなんできるすべて欲求よっきゅういやこと一切いっさい(注1)しなくていいすべておもどおそしてあらゆることじゅん調ちょういくだから、「こまな、どうしたらいいだろ?」おもことなどかいつまりもんだいまったく......「わ、いいな。そうなりたい」とおもひといるかもしれませんたしたんかんならこういうきょうぐう(注2)わるくないかもしれませんしかし(注3)そうだったとしたらまちがいなく退たいくつするようなるでしょう。そしてやがてなるはずです

なぜならそこにはぶんのうりょく発揮はっきするかいまったくないからですぶんのうりょく発揮はっきべきことが、なにですこれほどつまらないことないそれまいにちつづまちがいなく退たいくつし、なるでしょう。

そうわたしのうりょく発揮はっきできるのは、こんなんもんだい)にときですそのときはじめてのうりょく発揮はっきするかいあた

そしてぶんのうりょくこんなんことできたときおもしろよろこびかんですそれは、なにからただじゅどうてき(注4)おもしろよろこびとはことぶんちからかくとくするおもしろよろこびですまたそれは、「やったいちという達成感たっせいかんと、さらに、「ぶんはやればできるちからあるんだ」というかんかく――「こうりょくかん――ともなったおもしろよろこびです

これかさなまじゅうじつかんぞくてきしあわもたらされる(注5)

ぞくてきしあわは、こんなんぶつかりながらぶんのうりょくなんそれりょくながらいくことによってものなのですつまりぞくてきしあわどうかは、かたもんだいなのです

ちゅう1)一切いっさいまったく

ちゅう2)きょうぐうじょうきょう

ちゅう3)も:ここでは、このさきずっと

ちゅう4)じゅどうてきに:ここでは、ぶんなにしないで

ちゅう5)もたらされる

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  1. 1困難がまったくない状態について、筆者はどう述べているか。
  2. 2筆者は困難をどのようにとらえているか。
  3. 3筆者によると、持続的幸せを得るにはどうすればいいか。

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 発揮はっき
    • ·show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
    N2
  • はやるAs it appears here: はやれば
    • ·to be popular; to come into fashion
    • ·to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
    • ·to flourish; to thrive
    N2
Other levels96 words
  • 美味しいおいしい
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    N5
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 欲しいほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したい
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 何のどの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • いや
    • ·disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
    • ·unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
    • ·no!; quit it!; stop!
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しなくて
    • ·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
  • いく
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 困るこまるAs it appears here: 困った
    • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
    • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
    • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したら
    • ·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
  • 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
  • なるAs it appears here: なりたい
    • ·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
  • 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
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • わるいAs it appears here: わるくない
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • つまらない
    • ·dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
    • ·insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
    • ·absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
    • ·useless; pointless; disappointing
    N5
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    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
  • 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
  • できるAs it appears here: できた
    • ·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
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • いち
    • ·one; 1
    • ·best
    • ·first; foremost
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·a (single); one (of many)
    • ·ace
    • ·bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
    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
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • さき
    • ·point; tip; end; nozzle
    • ·head (of a line); front
    • ·first; before; ahead (of)
    • ·(the way) ahead; beyond
    • ·future
    • ·previous; prior; former; recent; last
    • ·destination; address; place where you do something
    • ·rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
    • ·the other party
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しないで
    • ·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
  • 美しいうつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    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
  • 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
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • 続くつづくAs it appears here: 続いたら
    • ·to continue; to last; to go on
    • ·to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
    • ·to occur again and again
    • ·to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
    • ·to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
    • ·to hold out; to keep; to last
    N4
  • よろこぶAs it appears here: よろこび
    • ·to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
    • ·to congratulate
    • ·to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to
    • ·to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    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
  • 健康けんこう
    • ·health
    • ·healthy; sound; fit; wholesome
    N3
  • あい
    • ·love; affection; care
    • ·attachment; craving; desire
    • ·agape
    • ·Ireland
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得られない
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • 幸せしあわせ
    • ·happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
    N3
  • 得るえる
    • ·to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win
    • ·to understand; to comprehend
    • ·to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
    • ·to be able to ..., can ...
    N3
  • 困難こんなん
    • ·difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
    • ·infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • 想像そうぞう
    • ·imagination; supposition; guess
    N3
  • 何でもなんでも
    • ·any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all
    • ·I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
    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
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 順調じゅんちょう
    • ·favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
    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
  • 起こるおこるAs it appears here: 起こらない
    • ·to occur; to happen
    N3
  • まちがい
    • ·mistake; error; blunder
    • ·accident; mishap; trouble
    • ·improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
    N3
  • 退屈たいくつ
    • ·tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous
    • ·to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • やがて
    • ·before long; soon; shortly
    • ·almost; nearly
    • ·finally; in the end; eventually
    N3
  • なぜなら
    • ·because; the reason is; if you want to know why
    N3
  • 能力のうりょく
    • ·ability; faculty
    N3
  • 何もなにも
    • ·(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
    • ·and everything else; and all
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
    N3
  • 出会うであうAs it appears here: 出会った
    • ·to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
    • ·to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
    • ·to emerge and engage (an enemy)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得られる
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • 異なることなるAs it appears here: 異なり
    • ·to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 感覚かんかく
    • ·sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
    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
  • 何とかなんとか
    • ·something; something or other; so-and-so
    • ·somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
    N3
  • 努力どりょく
    • ·effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 満たすみたすAs it appears here: 満たされる
    • ·to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
    • ·to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
    N1
  • 一切いっさい
    • ·all; everything; entirety; the whole
    • ·absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception
    N1
  • 境遇きょうぐう
    • ·one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
    N1
  • 耐えるたえるAs it appears here: 耐えられなく
    • ·to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
    • ·to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
    • ·to be fit for; to be equal to
    N1
  • 獲得かくとく
    • ·acquisition; possession
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やった
    • ·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
  • ともなうAs it appears here: ともなった
    • ·to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon
    • ·to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    確かに、短期間ならこういう境遇もわるくないかもしれません。

    Certainly, for a short period, such circumstances might not be so bad.

  • やがてN2

    Adverb signalling that something will come to pass after some time — "before long," "eventually," "in time."

    そして、やがて耐えられなくなるはずです。

    And eventually, you would surely become unable to stand it.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    また、それは、「やった一」という達成感と、さらに、「自分にはやればできる力があるんだ」という感覚――「自己効力感」――をともなった面白さ・よろこびです。

    Moreover, it is enjoyment and joy accompanied by the sense of accomplishment, “I did it!” and, beyond that, the feeling, “I have the ability to succeed if I try”――a sense of “self-efficacy.”

Other levels32 patterns
  • というものN1

    Emphasizes the entire stretch of a stated time period, or foregrounds the essential nature of a thing — "for the whole (time)...", "the very idea of...".

    困難というものがまったくなかったらどうなるか、ちょっと想像してみて下さい。

    Just imagine for a moment what would happen if there were no difficulties at all.

  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

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

    持続的幸せは、困難にぶつかりながら、自分の能力で何とかそれを乗り越えようと努力しながら生きていくことによって得られるものなのです。

    Lasting happiness is something we gain by living while confronting difficulties and striving to overcome them somehow through our own abilities.

  • ためにN3

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

    そういったものでは得られない持続的幸せ――。それを得るための必要条件は、「困難」です。

    Lasting happiness that cannot be obtained from such things――. A necessary condition for obtaining it is “difficulty.”

  • といい/たらいいN3

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

    だから、「困ったな、どうしたらいいだろう?」と思うことなど、皆無。

    So there is never any occasion to think, “This is a problem. What should I do?”

  • 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、問題はまったく起こらない......「わ、いいな。

    In other words, no problems ever arise...... “Wow, that sounds great.

  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    しかし、来る日も来る日もそうだったとしたら

    But what if every day were like that, day after day?

  • 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、そこには自分の能力を発揮する機会がまったくないからです。

    That is because there would be no opportunity at all to exercise your abilities.

  • ことはないN3

    Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'

    これほどつまらないことはない

    Nothing could be more boring.

  • 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).

    それは、何かからただ受動的に得られる面白さ・よろこびとは異なり、自分の力で獲得する面白さ・よろこびです。

    Unlike enjoyment or joy that is merely received passively from something else, this is enjoyment and joy acquired through one’s own efforts.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    また、それは、「やった一」という達成感と、さらに、「自分にはやればできる力があるんだ」という感覚――「自己効力感」――をともなった面白さ・よろこびです。

    Moreover, it is enjoyment and joy accompanied by the sense of accomplishment, “I did it!” and, beyond that, the feeling, “I have the ability to succeed if I try”――a sense of “self-efficacy.”

  • 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'.

    持続的幸せは、困難にぶつかりながら、自分の能力で何とかそれを乗り越えようと努力しながら生きていくことによって得られるものなのです。

    Lasting happiness is something we gain by living while confronting difficulties and striving to overcome them somehow through our own abilities.

  • 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 ~?').

    困難というものがまったくなかったらどうなるか、ちょっと想像してみて下さい。

    Just imagine for a moment what would happen if there were no difficulties at all.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    困難というものがまったくなかったらどうなるか、ちょっと想像してみて下さい。

    Just imagine for a moment what would happen if there were no difficulties at all.

  • と思う(とおもう)N42 times in this passage

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

    だから、「困ったな、どうしたらいいだろう?」と思うことなど、皆無。

    So there is never any occasion to think, “This is a problem. What should I do?”

  • などN4

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

    だから、「困ったな、どうしたらいいだろう?」と思うことなど、皆無。

    So there is never any occasion to think, “This is a problem. What should I do?”

  • かもしれないN42 times in this passage

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

    そうなりたい」と思う人もいるかもしれません

    I wish I could live like that,” some people may think.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    まちがいなく、退屈するようになるでしょう。

    You would certainly begin to get bored.

  • はずだN4

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

    そして、やがて耐えられなくなるはずです

    And eventually, you would surely become unable to stand it.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    それが毎日続いたら、まちがいなく退屈し、耐えられなくなるでしょう。

    If that continued every day, you would certainly become bored and unable to bear it.

  • ときN43 times in this passage

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

    そう、私たちが能力を発揮できるのは、困難(問題)に出会ったときです。

    Yes, it is when we encounter difficulties or problems that we are able to exercise our abilities.

  • ながらN42 times in this passage

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

    持続的幸せは、困難にぶつかりながら、自分の能力で何とかそれを乗り越えようと努力しながら生きていくことによって得られるものなのです。

    Lasting happiness is something we gain by living while confronting difficulties and striving to overcome them somehow through our own abilities.

  • 〜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'.

    持続的幸せは、困難にぶつかりながら、自分の能力で何とかそれを乗り越えようと努力しながら生きていくことによって得られるものなのです。

    Lasting happiness is something we gain by living while confronting difficulties and striving to overcome them somehow through our own abilities.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    つまり、持続的幸せが得られるかどうかは、生き方の問題なのです。

    In other words, whether we can achieve lasting happiness is a matter of how we live.

  • ないでN4

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    (注4)受動的に:ここでは、自分から何もしないで

    (Note 4) 受動的に: here, without doing anything oneself

  • だ / ですN510 times in this passage

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

    そういったものでは得られない持続的幸せ――。それを得るための必要条件は、「困難」です

    Lasting happiness that cannot be obtained from such things――. A necessary condition for obtaining it is “difficulty.”

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    たいことは何でもできる。

    You can do anything you want.

  • そしてN53 times in this passage

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

    そして、あらゆることが順調にいく。

    And everything goes smoothly.

  • だろうN53 times in this passage

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

    だから、「困ったな、どうしたらいいだろう?」と思うことなど、皆無。

    So there is never any occasion to think, “This is a problem. What should I do?”

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、来る日も来る日もそうだったとしたら?

    But what if every day were like that, day after day?

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    そして、自分の能力で困難を乗り越えることができたとき、面白さやよろこびを感じるのです。

    And when we are able to overcome difficulties through our own abilities, we feel enjoyment and joy.

  • がありますN5

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

    また、それは、「やった一」という達成感と、さらに、「自分にはやればできる力があるんだ」という感覚――「自己効力感」――をともなった面白さ・よろこびです。

    Moreover, it is enjoyment and joy accompanied by the sense of accomplishment, “I did it!” and, beyond that, the feeling, “I have the ability to succeed if I try”――a sense of “self-efficacy.”

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    また、それは、「やった一」という達成感と、さらに、「自分にはやればできる力があるんだ」という感覚――「自己効力感」――をともなった面白さ・よろこびです。

    Moreover, it is enjoyment and joy accompanied by the sense of accomplishment, “I did it!” and, beyond that, the feeling, “I have the ability to succeed if I try”――a sense of “self-efficacy.”

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