• 自分じぶん
  • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  • ·I; me
  • ·you
  N5
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
  • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  • ·to possess; to have; to own
  • ·to maintain; to keep
  • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
  • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
  • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
  N5
• これ
  • ·this; this one
  • ·this person
  • ·now; this point (in time)
  • ·here
  • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
  • ·I; me
  N5
• いうAs it appears here: いいます
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• 人ひと
  • ·person; someone; somebody
  • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  • ·human (Homo sapiens)
  • ·(other) people; others
  • ·character; personality; nature
  • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  • ·adult; grown-up
  • ·I; me; one
  N5
• 会うあうAs it appears here: 会った
  • ·to meet; to encounter; to see
  • ·to have an accident; to have a bad experience
  N5
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 持つもつAs it appears here: 持ちます
  • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  • ·to possess; to have; to own
  • ·to maintain; to keep
  • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
  • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
  • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
  N5
• するAs it appears here: 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
• 大きいおおきい
  • ·big; large; great
  • ·loud
  • ·extensive; spacious
  • ·important; decisive; valuable
  • ·older; grown-up
  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
• 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
• 生まれるうまれる
  • ·to be born
  N5
• するAs it appears here: され
  • ·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
• どうして
  • ·how; in what way; by what means
  • ·why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  • ·cannot possibly
  • ·no way
  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
• 外そと
  • ·outside; exterior
  • ·the open (air)
  • ·other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
  N5
• できるAs it appears here: できません
  • ·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: される
  • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
  • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • ·to decide on; to choose
  • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • ·to be worth; to cost
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • ·to feel A about B
  • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
  N5
• できるAs it appears here: できなかったり
  • ·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
  • ·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
• 出すだす
  • ·to take out; to get out
  • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
  • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  • ·to publish; to make public
  • ·to send (e.g. letter)
  • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
  • ·to serve (food)
  • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
  • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
  N5
• みんな
  • ·everyone; everybody; all
  • ·everything; all
  N4
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
  • ·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
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思われて
  • ·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
• 心こころ
  • ·mind; heart; spirit
  • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  N4
• 見えるみえる
  • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
  • ·to look; to seem; to appear
  • ·to come
  N4
• 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えない
  • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
  • ·to look; to seem; to appear
  • ·to come
  N4
• 移せるうつせるAs it appears here: 移せて
  • ·to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred
  • ·to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious
  • ·to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
  • ·to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  N4
• 反対はんたい
  • ·opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
  • ·reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary
  N4
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• 障害しょうがい
  • ·obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty
  • ·disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction
  • ·steeplechase
  • ·obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
  N3
• 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じます
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 他人たにん
  • ·another person; other people; others
  • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
  • ·outsider; stranger
  N3
• おしゃべり
  • ·chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
  • ·chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
  N3
• 誤解ごかい
  • ·misunderstanding
  N3
• 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じて
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  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
• 生じるしょうじる
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 方ほう
  • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
  • ·type; category
  • ·field (of study, etc.)
  • ·indicates one side of a comparison
  • ·way; method; manner; means
  • ·length (of each side of a square)
  N3
• 判断はんだん
  • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
  • ·divination
  • ·judgement
  N3
• 行動こうどう
  • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
  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
• 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
  • ·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
• そのまま
  • ·without change; as is
  • ·just like; extremely similar
  • ·immediately; just after; without a pause
  N3
• とき
  • ·time; hour; moment
  • ·occasion; case
  • ·chance; opportunity; season
  • ·the times; the age; the day
  • ·tense
  N3
• 一致いっち
  • ·agreement; accord; correspondence; consistency; coincidence; match
  • ·union; unity; cooperation
  N3
• 認めるみとめる
  • ·to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
  • ·to deem; to judge; to assess
  • ·to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
  • ·to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
  • ·to watch steadily; to observe carefully
  • ·to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れて
  • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
  • ·to leave; to go away
  • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
  • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
  N3
• 自己じこ
  • ·self; oneself
  N1
• 固定こてい
  • ·fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down
  • ·fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same
  • ·fixation (histology)
  • ·user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
  • ·user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)
  N1
• 無口むくち
  • ·taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
  N1
• やすい
  • ·easy
  • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
  • ·easy to ...
  N1
• 悩みなやみ
  • ·trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• というN3

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

  人間はみんな「自分はこのような人間だ」というイメージを持っています。

  Everyone has an image of themselves as “the kind of person I am.”

• といい／たらいいN32 times in this passage

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

  これを自己イメージといいます。

  This is called one’s self-image.

• 的（てき）N3

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

  継続的な人間関係があると、相手のイメージが固定してきます。

  When a relationship continues over time, one’s image of the other person gradually becomes fixed.

• に対してN32 times in this passage

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

  自己イメージと他者からの自分に対するイメージに乖離が大きいと、人間関係に障害が生じます。

  If there is a large gap between one’s self-image and the image others have of oneself, problems arise in interpersonal relationships.

• 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.

  誤解はどうして生じるかというと、自分の方は自分の心の持ち方で判断しているのに対して、他者はその人の行動から判断しているからです。

  Misunderstandings arise because we judge ourselves based on our inner state of mind, whereas other people judge us from our actions.

• によって/によるN32 times in this passage

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

  （中略）他人のことは、外から見えることでしか判断できませんが、自分のことは、見えること（行動）と見えないこと（心の内）とによって、判断しているのです。

  (Omitted) We can judge other people only from what is externally visible, but we judge ourselves using both what can be seen—our actions—and what cannot be seen—our inner thoughts and feelings.

• ままN3

  Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

  思いをそのまま行動に移せていないのです。

  They are not able to translate their thoughts directly into action.

• だけでなくN3

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

  思いが行動に移せていないときは、誤解されるだけでなく、ストレスが溜まります。

  When thoughts cannot be translated into action, we are not only misunderstood but also accumulate stress.

• ようだN4

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

  人間はみんな「自分はこのような人間だ」というイメージを持っています。

  Everyone has an image of themselves as “the kind of person I am.”

• 〜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'.

  継続的な人間関係があると、相手のイメージが固定してきます。

  When a relationship continues over time, one’s image of the other person gradually becomes fixed.

• 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'.

  自分は無口だと思っているのに、他人からはおしゃべりだと思われていたら、そこには誤解が生じているので、誤解した人間関係が生まれるのです。

  If you think of yourself as quiet while others think you are talkative, there is a misunderstanding between the two views, and a relationship based on that misunderstanding is created.

• 〜のにN4

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

  自分は無口だと思っているのに、他人からはおしゃべりだと思われていたら、そこには誤解が生じているので、誤解した人間関係が生まれるのです。

  If you think of yourself as quiet while others think you are talkative, there is a misunderstanding between the two views, and a relationship based on that misunderstanding is created.

• 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').

  自分は無口だと思っているのに、他人からはおしゃべりだと思われていたら、そこには誤解が生じているので、誤解した人間関係が生まれるのです。

  If you think of yourself as quiet while others think you are talkative, there is a misunderstanding between the two views, and a relationship based on that misunderstanding is created.

• やすいN42 times in this passage

  Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

  「自分は他人から誤解されやすい人間だ」と感じる人は、自己イメージと他者からのイメージに乖離があるのです。

  A person who feels, “I am easily misunderstood by others,” has a gap between their self-image and the image others have of them.

• とみえる/とみえてN4

  'It seems / apparently…' — draws an inference about something from observable evidence.

  （中略）他人のことは、外から見えることでしか判断できませんが、自分のことは、見えること（行動）と見えないこと（心の内）とによって、判断しているのです。

  (Omitted) We can judge other people only from what is externally visible, but we judge ourselves using both what can be seen—our actions—and what cannot be seen—our inner thoughts and feelings.

• ときN43 times in this passage

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

  ときには、思いと反対の行動をしていることさえあるのです。

  At times, they even act in ways opposite to what they actually think or feel.

• 〜ているN513 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”.

  人間はみんな「自分はこのような人間だ」というイメージを持っています。

  Everyone has an image of themselves as “the kind of person I am.”

• がありますN53 times in this passage

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

  継続的な人間関係があると、相手のイメージが固定してきます。

  When a relationship continues over time, one’s image of the other person gradually becomes fixed.

• のでN5

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

  自分は無口だと思っているのに、他人からはおしゃべりだと思われていたら、そこには誤解が生じているので、誤解した人間関係が生まれるのです。

  If you think of yourself as quiet while others think you are talkative, there is a misunderstanding between the two views, and a relationship based on that misunderstanding is created.

• だ / ですN59 times in this passage

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

  自分は無口だと思っているのに、他人からはおしゃべりだと思われていたら、そこには誤解が生じているので、誤解した人間関係が生まれるのです。

  If you think of yourself as quiet while others think you are talkative, there is a misunderstanding between the two views, and a relationship based on that misunderstanding is created.

• どうしてN5

  Asks the reason for something, "why / how come".

  誤解はどうして生じるかというと、自分の方は自分の心の持ち方で判断しているのに対して、他者はその人の行動から判断しているからです。

  Misunderstandings arise because we judge ourselves based on our inner state of mind, whereas other people judge us from our actions.

• 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

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

  ストレスは思いが伝わらなかったり、発散できなかったりするときに生じるのです。

  Stress arises when our thoughts and feelings fail to get across or cannot be released.

• 〜たいN5

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

  自己イメージと他者からのイメージの乖離を解消するには、自分の心に一致した行動を取るか、行動の方を自分がしたいからそうしているのだと認めることです。

  To eliminate the gap between one’s self-image and the image others have of oneself, one must either act in accordance with one’s true feelings or acknowledge that one behaves that way because one genuinely wants to.