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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #539
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たいへんゆうこうひとほうほうは、ほんときおなかたつまりず、だけものがたりいくというかたで、ほんいくことですわたしも、あたらほんしたときは、かならずこのかたことしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます

たよらだけことは、わたしたちこころを、ひつぜんてき(注1)たんじゅんたいてきかんがかたレベルとどめて(注2)くれますし、とうぜんながらなかさぐろうするこころはたらつよくれますそうしていくと、それたいなにかたくれるあいと、ぶんからなけれもたないいわばそうしょくてき(注3)はたらしかしていないあいとが、じつはっきりしてきますなにかたくれないものは、ほんとうではほんとはいえないのでこうしていくと、ていさい(注4)ほんでも、①ほんとはものすくことわかってきます。(ちゅうりゃく)

まただけたんねん(注5)いると、もつふん調ちょうも、ぶんときよりよくわかるしますそしてそれつかんだあとぶんと、ぶんかんけいしっくりいっている(注6)どうかが、はっきりわかりますとうじょうじんぶつふくそうとかはいけい(注7)とかたいてきじつが、ぶんちがいることいけないのはもちろんですが、ぜんたい調ちょうムードが、ものがたりそれのは、ほんとしては、②おお欠点けってんです

まつおかきょうとうきょうしょかん『えほんのせかこどものせかいによる

ちゅう1)ひつぜんてきに:ここでは、かなら

ちゅう2)~とどめる:~のままする

ちゅう3)そうしょくてきな:かざよう

ちゅう4)ていさいけいしき

ちゅう5)たんねんに:こまちゅうながら

ちゅう6)しっくりいくよく

ちゅう7)はいけいここでは、うし景色けしき

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  1. 1筆者によると、字を読まないで絵だけで絵本を見るとどうなるか。
  2. 2絵本とは呼べないものとはどのようなものか。
  3. 3大きな欠点とは何か。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • さぐるAs it appears here: さぐろう
    • ·to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
    • ·to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
    • ·to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
    N2
  • こうして
    • ·thus; in this way
    N2
  • 飾りかざり
    • ·decoration; ornament; trimmings
    N2
  • 形式けいしき
    • ·form (as opposed to substance)
    • ·format; form; style; manner
    • ·formality; form
    • ·mode; form
    • ·form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
    N2
Other levels87 words
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読ま
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
    • ·hand; arm
    • ·forepaw; foreleg
    • ·handle
    • ·hand; worker; help
    • ·trouble; care; effort
    • ·means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
    • ·hand; handwriting
    • ·kind; type; sort
    • ·one's hands; one's possession
    • ·ability to cope
    • ·hand (of cards)
    • ·direction
    • ·move (in go, shogi, etc.)
    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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    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
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • そうして
    • ·and; like that
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んで
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • 何のどの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • もつAs it appears here: もたない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • ほんとう
    • ·truth; reality; actuality; fact
    • ·proper; right; correct; official
    • ·genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
    N5
  • 呼べるよべるAs it appears here: 呼べない
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    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
  • もつ
    • ·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
  • わかる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 読むよむ
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • いくAs it appears here: いって
    • ·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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかります
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 違うちがうAs it appears here: 違って
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • こども
    • ·child; children
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 後ろうしろ
    • ·back; behind; rear
    N5
    • ·character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
    • ·handwriting; penmanship
    • ·the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
    N4
  • かならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
    • ·spirit; mind; heart
    • ·nature; disposition
    • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
    • ·mood; feelings
    • ·consciousness
    • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
    • ·interest
    • ·(the) air; atmosphere
    • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
    • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
    • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
    N4
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • 合うあうAs it appears here: 合わない
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • 細かいこまかいAs it appears here: 細かく
    • ·small
    • ·fine; minute
    • ·minor; trivial
    • ·sensitive; attentive
    • ·careful; frugal; stingy
    N4
  • 注意ちゅうい
    • ·attention; notice; heed
    • ·care; caution; precaution; looking out (for); watching out (for)
    • ·advice; warning; caution; reminder
    • ·admonishment; reprimand; telling-off
    N4
  • 合うあう
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    N4
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • 有効ゆうこう
    • ·valid; effective
    • ·yuko (judo)
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • 物語ものがたり
    • ·story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
    N3
  • 追うおうAs it appears here: 追って
    • ·to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
    • ·to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
    • ·to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
    • ·to drive (e.g. a herd)
    • ·to be pressed (e.g. for time)
    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
  • たよるAs it appears here: たよら
    • ·to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
    N3
  • 単純たんじゅん
    • ·simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
    N3
  • 働きはたらき
    • ·work; labor; labour
    • ·achievement; performance; ability; talent
    • ·salary; income; earnings
    • ·action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion
    • ·conjugation; inflection
    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
  • ぶん
    • ·sentence
    • ·composition; text; writings
    • ·the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
    • ·statement
    N3
  • いわば
    • ·so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
    N3
  • 実にじつに
    • ·really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
    N3
  • 雰囲気ふんいき
    • ·atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
    • ·a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
    • ·(Earth's) atmosphere
    N3
  • 調子ちょうし
    • ·tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm
    • ·vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack
    • ·condition; state of health; shape
    • ·impetus; spur of the moment; strain
    • ·trend
    N3
  • 合わせるあわせるAs it appears here: 合わせ
    • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
    • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
    • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
    • ·to compare; to check with
    • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
    • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
    • ·to mix; to combine
    • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
    N3
  • つかむAs it appears here: つかんだ
    • ·to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
    • ·to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
    • ·to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
    N3
  • 服装ふくそう
    • ·attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
    N3
  • 事実じじつ
    • ·fact; truth; reality
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 全体ぜんたい
    • ·whole; entirety
    • ·to begin with; in the first place
    • ·... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
    N3
  • 欠点けってん
    • ·fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback
    • ·failure (in an examination); failing grade
    N3
  • のせるAs it appears here: のせ
    • ·to place on (something)
    • ·to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board
    • ·to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board
    • ·to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
    • ·to deceive; to take for a ride
    • ·to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
    • ·to let (someone) take part
    • ·to excite (someone)
    • ·to publish (an article); to run (an ad)
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • とどめるAs it appears here: とどめて
    • ·to stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease
    • ·to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
    • ·to fasten; to pin; to clip; to hold in place
    • ·to keep in place; to limit; to retain
    • ·to record (e.g. a fact); to commit to memory
    N1
  • 強めるつよめるAs it appears here: 強めて
    • ·to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
    N1
  • 体裁ていさい
    • ·(outward) appearance
    • ·(proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style
    • ·appearances; decency; show; display
    • ·lip-service; insincere words; glib talk
    N1
  • 背景はいけい
    • ·background; scenery; backdrop; setting
    • ·background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
    • ·backing; support (from behind the scenes)
    N1
  • ほんの
    • ·mere; only; just; slight
    N1
  • とどめる
    • ·to stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease
    • ·to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
    • ·to fasten; to pin; to clip; to hold in place
    • ·to keep in place; to limit; to retain
    • ·to record (e.g. a fact); to commit to memory
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • そうするとN2

    Presents the natural consequence of what was just said or done — 'if that's the case', 'then'.

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

Other levels29 patterns
  • とはいえN1

    concedes the preceding point while immediately qualifying it ('although / having said that / even so').

    絵が何かを語りかけてくれないものは、ほんとうの意味では絵本とはいえないので、こうして見ていくと、体裁は絵本でも、①絵本とは呼べないものが少なくないことがわかってきます。

    A book whose pictures do not communicate anything cannot truly be called a picture book, so when we look at books this way, we realize that quite a few of them, although they have the form of picture books, ① cannot actually be called picture books.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • というN3

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

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • 的(てき)N36 times in this passage

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

    字にたよらず絵だけ見ることは、わたしたちの心を、必然的に、単純で具体的な考え方のレベルにとどめてくれますし、当然のことながら、絵の中に意味をさぐろうとする心の働きを強めてくれます。

    Looking only at the pictures without relying on the words necessarily keeps our thinking at a simple, concrete level and, naturally, strengthens the mind's tendency to search for meaning in the pictures.

  • はもちろんN3

    Names one obvious case and adds another — 'not only X (which goes without saying) but also Y'.

    登場人物の服装とか、背景とかの具体的な事実が、文と絵で違っていることがいけないのはもちろんですが、絵全体の調子やムードが、物語のそれと合わないのは、絵本としては、②大きな欠点です。

    Of course, it is unacceptable for specific details such as the characters' clothing or the background to differ between the text and the pictures, but if the overall tone and mood of the pictures do not match those of the story, that is ② a major flaw in a picture book.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    登場人物の服装とか、背景とかの具体的な事実が、文と絵で違っていることがいけないのはもちろんですが、絵全体の調子やムードが、物語のそれと合わないのは、絵本としては、②大きな欠点です。

    Of course, it is unacceptable for specific details such as the characters' clothing or the background to differ between the text and the pictures, but if the overall tone and mood of the pictures do not match those of the story, that is ② a major flaw in a picture book.

  • 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'.

    (松岡享子・東京子ども図書館『えほんのせかいこどものせかい』による

    (Based on Matsuoka Kyoko・Tokyo Children's Library, The World of Picture Books, the World of Children)

  • 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).'

    (注2)~にとどめる:~のままにする

    (Note 2) To keep at ~: to leave something in the state of ~

  • ときN43 times in this passage

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

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • 方(かた)N43 times in this passage

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • 〜ていくN44 times in this passage

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです。

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • ことにするN4

    Expresses a decision the speaker makes by their own volition; 'decide to (do).'

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

  • 〜てくるN43 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'.

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

  • 〜てくれるN44 times in this passage

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

    字にたよらず絵だけ見ることは、わたしたちの心を、必然的に、単純で具体的な考え方のレベルにとどめてくれますし、当然のことながら、絵の中に意味をさぐろうとする心の働きを強めてくれます。

    Looking only at the pictures without relying on the words necessarily keeps our thinking at a simple, concrete level and, naturally, strengthens the mind's tendency to search for meaning in the pictures.

  • 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'.

    字にたよらず絵だけ見ることは、わたしたちの心を、必然的に、単純で具体的な考え方のレベルにとどめてくれますし、当然のことながら、絵の中に意味をさぐろうとする心の働きを強めてくれます。

    Looking only at the pictures without relying on the words necessarily keeps our thinking at a simple, concrete level and, naturally, strengthens the mind's tendency to search for meaning in the pictures.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    また絵だけを丹念に見ていると、絵のもつ雰囲気も調子も、文と合わせ見るときより、よくわかる気がします。

    Also, when we examine the pictures alone with close attention, I feel that we can grasp their atmosphere and tone better than when we look at them together with the text.

  • がするN4

    With a perception noun (sound, smell, taste, feeling), expresses that such a sensation occurs — 'there is a smell/sound', 'I sense that'.

    また絵だけを丹念に見ていると、絵のもつ雰囲気も調子も、文と合わせ見るときより、よくわかる気がします。

    Also, when we examine the pictures alone with close attention, I feel that we can grasp their atmosphere and tone better than when we look at them together with the text.

  • かどうかN4

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

    そして、それをつかんだあとで文を読むと、絵と文の関係がしっくりいっているかどうかが、はっきりわかります。

    Once we have grasped those qualities and then read the text, it becomes clear whether the pictures and the words fit together well.

  • 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'.

    登場人物の服装とか、背景とかの具体的な事実が、文と絵で違っていることがいけないのはもちろんですが、絵全体の調子やムードが、物語のそれと合わないのは、絵本としては、②大きな欠点です。

    Of course, it is unacceptable for specific details such as the characters' clothing or the background to differ between the text and the pictures, but if the overall tone and mood of the pictures do not match those of the story, that is ② a major flaw in a picture book.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    (注3)装飾的な:飾りのような

    (Note 3) Decorative: like an ornament

  • だ / ですN53 times in this passage

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

    たいへん有効な一つの方法は、絵本を見るとき、子どもと同じやり方、つまり、字は読まず、絵だけで物語を追っていくというやり方で、絵本を見ていくことです

    One very effective method is to look at a picture book the same way a child does—that is, without reading the words and following the story through the pictures alone.

  • にするN52 times in this passage

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

  • 〜ているN55 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”.

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    わたしも、新しい本を手にしたときは、かならずこのやり方で見ることにしていますが、そうすると、いろんなことが、とてもよくわかってきます。

    Whenever I pick up a new book, I too make a point of looking at it this way, and doing so allows me to understand many things very clearly.

  • だけN52 times in this passage

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

    字にたよらず絵だけ見ることは、わたしたちの心を、必然的に、単純で具体的な考え方のレベルにとどめてくれますし、当然のことながら、絵の中に意味をさぐろうとする心の働きを強めてくれます。

    Looking only at the pictures without relying on the words necessarily keeps our thinking at a simple, concrete level and, naturally, strengthens the mind's tendency to search for meaning in the pictures.

  • しかしN5

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

    いわば装飾的な働きしかしていない場合とが、実にはっきりしてきます。

    In other words, it becomes very clear when the pictures are serving no more than a decorative function.

  • のでN5

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

    絵が何かを語りかけてくれないものは、ほんとうの意味では絵本とはいえないので、こうして見ていくと、体裁は絵本でも、①絵本とは呼べないものが少なくないことがわかってきます。

    A book whose pictures do not communicate anything cannot truly be called a picture book, so when we look at books this way, we realize that quite a few of them, although they have the form of picture books, ① cannot actually be called picture books.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、それをつかんだあとで文を読むと、絵と文の関係がしっくりいっているかどうかが、はっきりわかります。

    Once we have grasped those qualities and then read the text, it becomes clear whether the pictures and the words fit together well.

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