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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #533
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わたしアイディアもとは、ぶんきたみちなかすべているのだ、というふうおもいますいままできたなかで、かんどうしたことげんだいかえくるなかかんどうしたことコピーしてそれデザインしているですアイディアいつもひとからだいからもらうぶんかんがことすくです

わたしは、かんどうしたときシーンよくおぼいますいろにおかたちひかりせつも、そのとき景色けしきも、そのときそのだれいたかも、なにかも、おもなかせんめいきざいますかんどうすると、それくらいおくそうどうてきはたらすべてうついるです

ちゅうりゃく

ちゅうがくころことこうこうあのときしゃかいじんなったときことつまたびしたときじょうけいなどいろいろシーンおもそれさかのぼいくわけです

けれどもそれが、もやーっとした(注1)ものだとなぜ、もやーっとするかとこころそこからかんどうしていないからですしっかりかんどうしていないと、かえです

かんどうは、ぶんちからだけなくおやちからだったりともちからだったりほかひとちからによってつくられていますときからだいそだとかぶんつつくれるまちきちっと大人おとなたちによってうつくたもいたとかそういうしゅうちからつくられているあいあるわけです

そうしたかんどうおもたいせつかえきていまあるものコラボレーションする(注2)と、しんしょうひんそういうでは、まるっきり(注3)しんしょうひんなんてありアイディアいつもそんなの「かんどうもり」のなかからさがくるものなのです

いいおもたくさんあるどうか、いいひとどうか、美味おいものどうか。そういうヒトコトモノとのよきおもどれだけいるによってアイディア(注4)りょうです

水戸みとおかえいあと1%だけやってみようわたしごとてつがくによる

ちゅう1)もやーっとしたはっきりしない

ちゅう2)コラボレーションするここでは、

ちゅう3)まるっきりの:まった

ちゅう4)ここでは、くる

Questions

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  1. 1感動したことを現代に持ち帰ってくるとは、どのようなことか。
  2. 2感動について、筆者の考えに合うのはどれか。
  3. 3アイディアについて、筆者はどのように考えているか。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 詰まるつまるAs it appears here: 詰まって
    • ·to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
    • ·to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
    • ·to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow
    • ·to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)
    • ·to come to the end; to be settled
    • ·to become a geminate consonant
    • ·to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
    N2
  • 映すうつすAs it appears here: 映し
    • ·to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
    N2
  • 遡るさかのぼるAs it appears here: 遡って
    • ·to go upstream; to go up (a river)
    • ·to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)
    N2
Other levels93 words
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • 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: 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    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
  • 少ないすくない
    • ·few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
    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
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えて
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • いろ
    • ·colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
    • ·complexion; skin colour; skin color
    • ·look (on one's face); expression
    • ·appearance; air; feeling
    • ·personality; character
    • ·tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
    • ·love; lust; sensuality; love affair
    • ·lover; paramour
    • ·beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
    • ·kind; type; variety
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いた
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べた
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    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
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働いて
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • あの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言えば
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • つくるAs it appears here: つくられて
    • ·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
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    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
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれます
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·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
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 美味しいおいしい
    • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
    • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
    N5
  • ヒトひと
    • ·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
  • モノもの
    • ·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
  • よいAs it appears here: よき
    • ·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
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    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
  • あと
    • ·behind; rear
    • ·after; later
    • ·remainder; the rest
    • ·more (e.g. five more minutes); left
    • ·also; in addition
    • ·descendant; successor; heir
    • ·after one's death
    • ·past; previous
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    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
  • 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
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれて
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • ひかり
    • ·light
    • ·illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
    • ·happiness; hope
    • ·influence; power
    • ·vision; eyesight
    • ·optical fiber; optical fibre
    N4
  • 季節きせつ
    • ·season; time of year
    N4
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • 高校こうこう
    • ·senior high school; high school
    N4
  • つま
    • ·wife
    • ·garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
    • ·accompaniment; side (remark)
    N4
  • 思い出すおもいだすAs it appears here: 思い出されて
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    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
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    N4
  • 育てるそだてるAs it appears here: 育てられた
    • ·to raise; to rear; to bring up
    • ·to train; to teach; to educate
    • ·to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop
    N4
  • 包むつつむAs it appears here: 包んで
    • ·to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up
    • ·to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf
    • ·to conceal (a feeling); to hide
    • ·to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
    N4
  • 美しいうつくしいAs it appears here: 美しく
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • もり
    • ·forest
    • ·shrine grove
    N4
  • 引き出しひきだし
    • ·drawer
    • ·withdrawal (of money from an account)
    • ·variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
    N4
  • 変わるかわる
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 感動かんどう
    • ·being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
    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
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • もらう
    • ·to receive; to take; to accept
    • ·to get someone to do something
    • ·to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
    • ·to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 匂いにおい
    • ·smell; scent; odour; odor; stench
    • ·aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood
    • ·faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
    N3
    • ·place; spot; space
    • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
    • ·occasion; situation
    • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
    • ·session
    • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
    • ·round (east, south, etc.)
    • ·field
    • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
    N3
  • 思い出おもいで
    • ·memories; recollections; reminiscence
    N3
  • 中学ちゅうがく
    • ·junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
    N3
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • たび
    • ·travel; trip; journey
    N3
  • まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    N3
  • 周囲しゅうい
    • ·surroundings; environs
    • ·circumference
    N3
  • コトこと
    • ·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
  • りょう
    • ·quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
    • ·generosity; magnanimity; tolerance
    • ·pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
    N3
  • 哲学てつがく
    • ·philosophy
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 全くまったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • ふう
    • ·seal
    N1
  • 保つたもつAs it appears here: 保たれて
    • ·to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain
    • ·to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
    N1
  • まるっきり
    • ·completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·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
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ふうにN2

    Attaches to a demonstrative or quotation to describe the manner or style of an action — "in this/that kind of way".

    私のアイディアのもとは、自分の生きてきた道の中にすべて詰まっているのだ、というふうに思っています。

    I believe that the sources of all my ideas are packed into the path I have taken through life.

Other levels25 patterns
  • まるっきりN12 times in this passage

    Emphatic adverb, usually paired with a negative, stressing total degree: 'completely, not ~ in the least.'

    そういう意味では、まるっきりの新商品なんてあり得ません。

    In that sense, there can be no such thing as a completely new product created from nothing.

  • 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").

    アイディアはいつも、そんな過去の「感動の森」の中から探し出してくるものなのです。

    Ideas are always things we discover in that “forest of moving experiences” from the past.

  • 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'.

    中学の頃のこと、高校のあのとき、社会人になったときのこと、妻と旅をしたときの情景などいろいろなシーンが思い出されて、それを遡って切り取りにいくわけです

    Various scenes come back to me—things from junior high school, moments from high school, when I entered the working world, scenes from trips with my wife—and I go back through my memories to cut those scenes out.

  • たものだN3

    recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

    けれどもそれが、もやーっとしたものだと切り取れない。

    But if a memory is vague, I cannot cut it out.

  • と言えば(といえば)N3

    Raises a topic prompted by what was just mentioned — "speaking of", "when it comes to".

    なぜ、もやーっとするかと言えば、心の底から感動していないからです。

    The reason it becomes vague is that I was not truly moved from the bottom of my heart.

  • だけでなくN3

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

    感動は、自分の力だけでなく、親の力だったり、友だちの力だったり、ほかの人の力によってもつくられています。

    Such emotional experiences are created not only by one's own power, but also by the influence of parents, friends, and other people.

  • によって/によるN34 times in this passage

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

    感動は、自分の力だけでなく、親の力だったり、友だちの力だったり、ほかの人の力によってもつくられています。

    Such emotional experiences are created not only by one's own power, but also by the influence of parents, friends, and other people.

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    そういう意味では、まるっきりの新商品なんてあり得ません。

    In that sense, there can be no such thing as a completely new product created from nothing.

  • 〜てくるN46 times in this passage

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

    私のアイディアのもとは、自分の生きてきた道の中にすべて詰まっているのだ、というふうに思っています。

    I believe that the sources of all my ideas are packed into the path I have taken through life.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    過去の中で感動したことをコピーして、それをデザインしているのです。

    I copy what moved me in the past and then turn it into design.

  • ときN47 times in this passage

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

    私は、感動したときのシーンはよく覚えています。

    I remember very well the scenes from moments when I was deeply moved.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    中学ののこと、高校のあのとき、社会人になったときのこと、妻と旅をしたときの情景などいろいろなシーンが思い出されて、それを遡って切り取りにいくわけです。

    Various scenes come back to me—things from junior high school, moments from high school, when I entered the working world, scenes from trips with my wife—and I go back through my memories to cut those scenes out.

  • などN4

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

    中学の頃のこと、高校のあのとき、社会人になったときのこと、妻と旅をしたときの情景などいろいろなシーンが思い出されて、それを遡って切り取りにいくわけです。

    Various scenes come back to me—things from junior high school, moments from high school, when I entered the working world, scenes from trips with my wife—and I go back through my memories to cut those scenes out.

  • とか~とかN42 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    子どものときから大事に育てられたとか、自分を包んでくれる街がきちっと大人たちによって美しく保たれていたとか、そういう周囲の力でつくられている場合もあるわけです。

    Sometimes they are created by the power of one's surroundings—for example, having been lovingly raised since childhood, or having lived in a town that adults carefully kept beautiful and well maintained.

  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    子どものときから大事に育てられたとか、自分を包んでくれる街がきちっと大人たちによって美しく保たれていたとか、そういう周囲の力でつくられている場合もあるわけです。

    Sometimes they are created by the power of one's surroundings—for example, having been lovingly raised since childhood, or having lived in a town that adults carefully kept beautiful and well maintained.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    子どものときから大事に育てられたとか、自分を包んでくれる街がきちっと大人たちによって美しく保たれていたとか、そういう周囲の力でつくられている場合もあるわけです。

    Sometimes they are created by the power of one's surroundings—for example, having been lovingly raised since childhood, or having lived in a town that adults carefully kept beautiful and well maintained.

  • かどうかN43 times in this passage

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

    いい思い出がたくさんあるかどうか、いい人に会ったかどうか、美味しいものを食べたかどうか。

    Whether you have many good memories, whether you have met good people, whether you have eaten delicious food.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    (水戸岡鋭治『あと1%だけ、やってみようー私の仕事哲学』による)

    (From 水戸岡鋭治, “Try Just 1% More—My Philosophy of Work”)

  • 〜ているN510 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”.

    私のアイディアのもとは、自分の生きてきた道の中にすべて詰まっているのだ、というふうに思っています。

    I believe that the sources of all my ideas are packed into the path I have taken through life.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    いままで生きてきた中で、感動したことを現代に持ち帰ってくる。

    I bring the things that moved me throughout my life back into the present.

  • だ / ですN57 times in this passage

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

    過去の中で感動したことをコピーして、それをデザインしているのです

    I copy what moved me in the past and then turn it into design.

  • いつもN52 times in this passage

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    アイディアはいつも人から、時代からもらう。

    Ideas always come to me from people and from the times in which I live.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    けれどもそれが、もやーっとしたものだと切り取れない。

    But if a memory is vague, I cannot cut it out.

  • 〜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'.

    感動は、自分の力だけでなく、親の力だったり、友だちの力だったり、ほかの人の力によってもつくられています。

    Such emotional experiences are created not only by one's own power, but also by the influence of parents, friends, and other people.

  • だけN52 times in this passage

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

    そういうヒト・コト・モノとのよき思い出の引き出しをどれだけ持っているかによって、アイディアの湧き出る量は変わるのです。

    The number of ideas that spring forth depends on how many drawers of good memories you have involving such people, experiences, and things.

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