• 手紙てがみ
  • ·letter; note
  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
• 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
  • ·to write; to compose; to pen
  • ·to draw; to paint
  N5
• いうAs it appears here: いって
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• 出るでる
  • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
  • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
  • ·to move forward
  • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
  • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
  • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
  • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
  • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
  • ·to sell
  • ·to exceed; to go over
  • ·to stick out; to protrude
  • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
  • ·to be produced
  • ·to come from; to be derived from
  • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
  • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
  • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
  • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
  • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
  • ·to graduate
  • ·to ejaculate; to cum
  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
• 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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 開くひらくAs it appears here: 開いた
  • ·to open (e.g. doors)
  • ·to open (e.g. business, etc.)
  • ·to be empty
  • ·to be vacant; to be available; to be free
  • ·to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
  • ·to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
  • ·to come to an end
  • ·to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
  • ·to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  N5
• 一番いちばん
  • ·number one; first; first place
  • ·best; most
  • ·game; round; bout
  • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
  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
• 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
• 封筒ふうとう
  • ·envelope
  N5
• 気持ちきもち
  • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
  • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
  • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
  • ·slightly; a bit; a little
  N4
• 必ずかならず
  • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
  N4
• 浅いあさいAs it appears here: 浅
  • ·shallow; superficial
  • ·slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
  • ·short (time); early; young
  N4
• 心こころ
  • ·mind; heart; spirit
  • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  N4
• 鏡かがみ
  • ·mirror; looking-glass
  • ·barrel head
  • ·page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
  • ·mirror-shaped mochi
  N4
• 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思わせる
  • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
  • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  • ·to expect; to look forward to
  • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
  • ·to recall; to remember
  N4
• 不思議ふしぎ
  • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
  • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• 心配しんぱい
  • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
  • ·care; help; aid; assistance
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 瞬間しゅんかん
  • ·moment; instant; second
  N3
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• 届くとどくAs it appears here: 届いて
  • ·to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
  • ·to be delivered; to arrive
  • ·to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough
  • ·to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
  N3
• 恐ろしいおそろしい
  • ·terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
  • ·surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
  N3
• 届くとどく
  • ·to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
  • ·to be delivered; to arrive
  • ·to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough
  • ·to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
  N3
• 愛あい
  • ·love; affection; care
  • ·attachment; craving; desire
  • ·agape
  • ·Ireland
  N3
• 性格せいかく
  • ·character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature
  • ·characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
  N3
• 存在そんざい
  • ·existence; being; presence
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• 封ふう
  • ·seal
  N1

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• というものN12 times in this passage

  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...".

  手紙というものは、不思議な伝達手段である。

  Letters are a mysterious means of communication.

• というN3

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

  書いている人間の気持ちは必ずといっていいほど文面に出る。

  The feelings of the person writing are almost certain to show through in the words of the letter.

• 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'.

  （辻仁成『代筆屋』による）

  (Based on Tsuji Hitonari, “The Letter Writer”)

• 〜のにN4

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

  心配もしていないのに、心配を押し売りするような手紙を書いてはいけない。

  One should not write a letter that tries to make the recipient think one is worried when one is not worried at all.

• ようだN42 times in this passage

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

  心配もしていないのに、心配を押し売りするような手紙を書いてはいけない。

  One should not write a letter that tries to make the recipient think one is worried when one is not worried at all.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

  Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

  そのような気持ちは封を開いた瞬間に、真っ先に相手に届いてしまう。

  Such feelings will reach the recipient first, the very moment the envelope is opened.

• かもしれないN4

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

  愛している気持ちは届くかもしれないが、同時にその幼稚さや、愛の浅さや、性格の悪さまでもが相手に届いてしまう。

  Feelings of love may reach the recipient, but at the same time, so will the writer's immaturity, the shallowness of that love, and even the unpleasant sides of their character.

• ように / ようなN4

  Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

  手紙というものは、人間の心を映す鏡のような存在でもある。

  A letter is also like a mirror that reflects the human heart.

• と思う（とおもう）N4

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

  （注1）心配を押し売りする：ここでは、心配していると思わせる

  (Note 1) 心配を押し売りする: here, to make someone think that one is worried

• 〜ているN54 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”.

  書いている人間の気持ちは必ずといっていいほど文面に出る。

  The feelings of the person writing are almost certain to show through in the words of the letter.

• 〜てはいけないN5

  States that an action is prohibited — “must not do”.

  心配もしていないのに、心配を押し売りするような手紙を書いてはいけない。

  One should not write a letter that tries to make the recipient think one is worried when one is not worried at all.

• 一番（いちばん）N5

  Marks the superlative, singling out the top item in a group — "the most / the best / number one".

  それが手紙の一番に恐ろしいところと言えよう。

  That may well be the most frightening thing about letters.

• までN5

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

  愛している気持ちは届くかもしれないが、同時にその幼稚さや、愛の浅さや、性格の悪さまでもが相手に届いてしまう。

  Feelings of love may reach the recipient, but at the same time, so will the writer's immaturity, the shallowness of that love, and even the unpleasant sides of their character.