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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #54
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わたしものについてきらおおが、けんきゅうテーマ人間関係にんげんかんけいについてあまりきらないところがいろいろひとはなししていると、がいきらあるというひとおおこのけんきゅうきらとかこのひとじゃないとかよくみみしかしどんなけんきゅうにもてんまなところかならあるし、にんげんどうようわるめんあればいいめんあるやってそんするというけんきゅうじょうまれあるし、つきあってそんするというにんげんじょうすく

がくしゃじゅつしゃあるなら発見はっけんつながるあらゆるのうせいアンテナべきで、そのためには、きらあっていけないようおもけんきゅうはばや、発見はっけんつながるのうせいおお(注1)せばしまう

ところで(注2)そもそもきらとはなにだろうか?

ぶんけんきゅうぶんは、けいあることにはちがしかしぶんも、ゆうあってけいみちえらとはおもたんぐうぜんかさ結果けっかなのだ。

ぶんこの(注3)えら」とあとからのは、そのぐうぜんせんたくなんゆうあたと、あとことなるからだとおもたとえばけいみちえらおもようせいとき、「なぜぶんけいみちえらのか」とおもようこうかいあるとおさかのぼっていちいちこうかいしていては、そのてんまえもんだいちからそそず、まえいくことできない

そうかんがと、きらかんじょうというものは、ぐうぜんかさすすいくじんせいぶんなっとくするためあるようもののではないか。きらかんじょうは、しきうちに、ぶんまもために、ぶんなっとくさせるために、ごうよくものなのだろう。

かんじょうきら(注4)がんらいにんげんそないるもめであるというのはちがが、にんげんは、じゅうぶんゆうないままおこなみずかこうどうを、なっとくし、(注5)せいとうするためにも、かんじょうきらもちにんげんは、どうぶつにはないそんなかんじょうきらようほうほうつけているかもしれない

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  1. 1好き嫌いがあってはいけないと筆者が考えているのはなぜか。
  2. 2筆者は,どうして理系に進んだのか。
  3. 3筆者は、好き嫌いとは人間にとってどのようなものだと考えているか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 好き嫌いすききらい
    • ·likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
    N2
  • まれ
    • ·rare; seldom
    N2
  • つながる
    • ·to be connected (to); to be joined together; to be linked; to be tied together; to lead (to)
    • ·to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through
    • ·to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result)
    • ·to be lined up (e.g. of cars); to extend; to stretch out
    • ·to be related (e.g. to a matter); to be connected (to); to have something to do (with)
    • ·to be related (by blood)
    N2
  • 悔やむくやむ
    • ·to mourn; to lament
    • ·to be sorry; to regret; to repent
    N2
  • さかのぼるAs it appears here: さかのぼって
    • ·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
  • いちいち
    • ·one-by-one; separately
    • ·every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail
    N2
  • 注げるそそげるAs it appears here: 注げ
    • ·to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks)
    • ·to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye
    N2
Other levels94 words
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 食べ物たべもの
    • ·food
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • あまり
    • ·remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
    • ·(not) very; (not) much
    • ·too much; excessively; overly
    • ·extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
    • ·not very good; so-so; mediocre
    • ·more than; over
    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
  • 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
  • はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    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
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 嫌いきらい
    • ·disliked; hated; disagreeable
    • ·tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
    • ·distinction; discrimination
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 悪いわるい
    • ·bad; poor; undesirable
    • ·poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
    • ·evil; sinful
    • ·ugly; not beautiful
    • ·at fault; to blame; in the wrong
    • ·bad (at doing something)
    • ·unprofitable; unbeneficial
    • ·sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あれば
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 少ないすくない
    • ·few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    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
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 上げるあげるAs it appears here: 上げられなかった
    • ·to raise; to elevate
    • ·to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
    • ·to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
    • ·to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
    • ·to give
    • ·to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
    • ·to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
    • ·to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
    • ·to promote (someone)
    • ·to complete; to finish
    • ·to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
    • ·to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
    • ·to do up (one's hair)
    • ·to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
    • ·to praise; to commend; to flatter
    • ·to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
    • ·to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
    • ·to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
    • ·to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood
    • ·(of the tide) to come in; to rise
    • ·to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to do for (the sake of someone else)
    • ·to complete ...
    • ·to humbly do ...
    N5
  • なぜ
    • ·why; how; for what reason
    N5
  • 遠いとおい
    • ·far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
    • ·distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
    • ·distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
    • ·far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
    • ·hard (of hearing)
    • ·nearsighted
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·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
  • 持つもつ
    • ·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
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • 動物どうぶつ
    • ·animal
    N5
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけて
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えれば
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • 非常にひじょうに
    • ·very; extremely; exceedingly
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選んだ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選んで
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思った
    • ·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
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選ばなかった
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 進むすすむAs it appears here: 進んで
    • ·to advance; to go forward
    • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
    • ·to make progress; to improve
    • ·to deepen; to heighten
    • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
    • ·to do of one's own free will
    N4
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 都合つごう
    • ·circumstances; condition; convenience
    • ·arranging; managing
    • ·lending money; raising money
    • ·in all; in total; all told
    N4
  • 十分じゅうぶん
    • ·enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
    • ·sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
    • ·division into ten
    N4
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行った
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 意外いがい
    • ·unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶ
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • めん
    • ·face
    • ·mask; face guard
    • ·striking the head (in kendo)
    • ·surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
    • ·page
    • ·aspect; facet; side
    • ·chamfer
    • ·counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
    N3
  • そん
    • ·loss; damage; harm; unprofitable
    • ·disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable
    N3
  • 発見はっけん
    • ·discovery; detection; finding
    N3
  • 伸ばすのばす
    • ·to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
    • ·to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
    • ·to reach out; to hold out
    • ·to straighten; to smooth out
    • ·to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
    • ·to dilute; to thin out
    • ·to postpone
    • ·to prolong
    • ·to strengthen; to develop; to expand
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • はば
    • ·width; breadth
    • ·freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
    • ·gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
    N3
  • ところで
    • ·by the way; incidentally; well; now
    • ·even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
    N3
  • なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    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
  • 単なるたんなる
    • ·mere; simple; sheer
    N3
  • 偶然ぐうぜん
    • ·coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity
    • ·by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
    • ·contingency
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 好みこのみ
    • ·liking; taste; fancy; fondness
    • ·wish; desire; choice; preference
    N3
  • 選択せんたく
    • ·choice; selection; option
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えない
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • 感情かんじょう
    • ·emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 納得なっとく
    • ·consent; agreement; acceptance
    • ·understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
    N3
  • 守るまもる
    • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
    • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
    N3
  • 行動こうどう
    • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
    N3
  • 用いるもちいる
    • ·to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
    N3
    • ·one's body; one's person
    • ·oneself; one's appearance
    • ·one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
    • ·main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
    N3
  • 視点してん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    • ·visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
    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
  • つきあうAs it appears here: つきあって
    • ·to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
    • ·to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
  • 後悔こうかい
    • ·regret; repentance; remorse
    N1
  • 元来がんらい
    • ·originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
    • ·in the first place; to begin with
    N1
  • 備わるそなわるAs it appears here: 備わって
    • ·to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with
    • ·to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with
    • ·to be among; to be one of
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ていてはN2

    'If one keeps (doing) X, ...' — continuing X will lead to an undesirable result.

    遠い過去にさかのぼっていちいち後悔していては、その時点の目の前の問題に力を注げず、前向きに生きていくことはできない。

    If we keep going back into the distant past and regretting every choice one by one, we will be unable to devote ourselves to the problems directly before us or to live positively toward the future.

  • ではないかN2

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    そう考えると、好き嫌いや感情というものは、偶然の積み重なりで進んでいく人生を自分なりに納得するためにあるようなものと言えるのではないか

    Seen this way, perhaps likes, dislikes, and emotions exist to help us make sense, in our own way, of a life that proceeds through an accumulation of coincidences.

Other levels29 patterns
  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

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

    単なる偶然の積み重なりの結果なのだ。

    It was simply the result of one coincidence piling upon another.

  • というものN1

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

    そう考えると、好き嫌いや感情というものは、偶然の積み重なりで進んでいく人生を自分なりに納得するためにあるようなものと言えるのではないか。

    Seen this way, perhaps likes, dislikes, and emotions exist to help us make sense, in our own way, of a life that proceeds through an accumulation of coincidences.

  • なりに / なりのN1

    Marks that something is done or exists in a way appropriate to and within the limits of the stated subject — 'in one's own way', 'as befits ~'.

    そう考えると、好き嫌いや感情というものは、偶然の積み重なりで進んでいく人生を自分なりに納得するためにあるようなものと言えるのではないか。

    Seen this way, perhaps likes, dislikes, and emotions exist to help us make sense, in our own way, of a life that proceeds through an accumulation of coincidences.

  • についてN32 times in this passage

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    私は食べ物については好き嫌いが多いが、研究テーマや人間関係についてはあまり好き嫌いがない。

    I have many likes and dislikes when it comes to food, but very few when it comes to research topics or human relationships.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    私は食べ物については好き嫌いが多いが、研究テーマや人間関係についてはあまり好き嫌いがない。

    I have many likes and dislikes when it comes to food, but very few when it comes to research topics or human relationships.

  • ところがN3

    Sentence-initial conjunction introducing a result that runs contrary to what was expected — "however; but (unexpectedly)".

    ところが、いろいろな人と話をしていると、意外に好き嫌いがあるという人が多い。

    However, when I talk with various people, I am surprised by how many of them have strong likes and dislikes.

  • というN33 times in this passage

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

    ところが、いろいろな人と話をしていると、意外に好き嫌いがあるという人が多い。

    However, when I talk with various people, I am surprised by how many of them have strong likes and dislikes.

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    しかし、どんな研究にも視点を変えれば学ぶところは必ずあるし、人間も同様に、悪い面もあればいい面もある。

    Yet every kind of research has something to teach us if we change our perspective, and the same is true of people: everyone has both bad and good sides.

  • そのためにN3

    Connective linking a preceding cause or purpose to what follows, 'for that reason / in order to do that'.

    科学者や技術者であるなら、発見につながるあらゆる可能性にアンテナを伸ばすべきで、そのためには、好き嫌いがあってはいけないように思う。

    Scientists and engineers should extend their “antennae” toward every possibility that could lead to a discovery, and for that reason I believe they should not be governed by personal likes and dislikes.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    たとえば、理系の道を選んで思ったような成果を上げられなかったとき、「なぜ文系の道を選ばなかったのか」と思うような後悔である。

    For example, if someone chooses the sciences but fails to achieve the results they hoped for, they may regret it and wonder, “Why didn’t I choose the humanities?”

  • ためにN34 times in this passage

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

    そう考えると、好き嫌いや感情というものは、偶然の積み重なりで進んでいく人生を自分なりに納得するためにあるようなものと言えるのではないか。

    Seen this way, perhaps likes, dislikes, and emotions exist to help us make sense, in our own way, of a life that proceeds through an accumulation of coincidences.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    感情や好き嫌いは元来人間に備わっているもめであるというのは間違いないが、人間は、十分な理由がないまま行った自らの行動を、納得し、正当化するためにも、感情や好き嫌いを用いる。

    There is no doubt that emotions and likes and dislikes are naturally inherent in human beings, but people also use them to accept and justify actions they have taken without sufficient reason.

  • 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'.

    この研究は嫌いとか、この人は好きじゃないとかよく耳にする。

    I often hear people say things like, “I dislike this kind of research,” or “I don’t like this person.”

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    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.

    研究の幅や、発見につながる可能性を大きく狭めてしまう

    Such preferences greatly narrow both the scope of one’s research and the possibilities that may lead to discoveries.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    「自分の好みや得手不得手で選んだ」とあとから言うのは、その偶然の選択に何らかの理由を与えないと、あとで悔やむことになるからだと思う。

    I think that when people later say, “I chose based on my preferences or on what I was good or bad at,” it is because without giving some reason to that accidental choice, they would later come to regret it.

  • 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'.

    「自分の好みや得手不得手で選んだ」とあとから言うのは、その偶然の選択に何らかの理由を与えないと、あとで悔やむことになるからだと思う

    I think that when people later say, “I chose based on my preferences or on what I was good or bad at,” it is because without giving some reason to that accidental choice, they would later come to regret it.

  • ようだN43 times in this passage

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

    たとえば、理系の道を選んで思ったような成果を上げられなかったとき、「なぜ文系の道を選ばなかったのか」と思うような後悔である。

    For example, if someone chooses the sciences but fails to achieve the results they hoped for, they may regret it and wonder, “Why didn’t I choose the humanities?”

  • ときN4

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

    たとえば、理系の道を選んで思ったような成果を上げられなかったとき、「なぜ文系の道を選ばなかったのか」と思うような後悔である。

    For example, if someone chooses the sciences but fails to achieve the results they hoped for, they may regret it and wonder, “Why didn’t I choose the humanities?”

  • 〜ていくN42 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'.

    遠い過去にさかのぼっていちいち後悔していては、その時点の目の前の問題に力を注げず、前向きに生きていくことはできない。

    If we keep going back into the distant past and regretting every choice one by one, we will be unable to devote ourselves to the problems directly before us or to live positively toward the future.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    好き嫌いや感情は、無意識のうちに、自分を守るために、自分を納得させるために、都合よく持つものなのだろう。

    Perhaps, unconsciously, we adopt likes, dislikes, and emotions in ways convenient to ourselves, in order to protect ourselves and make our choices feel acceptable.

  • かもしれないN4

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

    人間は、他の動物にはない、そんな感情や好き嫌いの利用方法を身につけているのかもしれない

    Humans may have acquired this way of using emotions and preferences, something other animals do not possess.

  • 〜ているN53 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”.

    ところが、いろいろな人と話をしていると、意外に好き嫌いがあるという人が多い。

    However, when I talk with various people, I am surprised by how many of them have strong likes and dislikes.

  • がありますN53 times in this passage

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

    ところが、いろいろな人と話をしていると、意外に好き嫌いがあるという人が多い。

    However, when I talk with various people, I am surprised by how many of them have strong likes and dislikes.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    この研究は嫌いとか、この人は好きじゃないとかよく耳にする。

    I often hear people say things like, “I dislike this kind of research,” or “I don’t like this person.”

  • にするN5

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

    この研究は嫌いとか、この人は好きじゃないとかよく耳にする

    I often hear people say things like, “I dislike this kind of research,” or “I don’t like this person.”

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、どんな研究にも視点を変えれば学ぶところは必ずあるし、人間も同様に、悪い面もあればいい面もある。

    Yet every kind of research has something to teach us if we change our perspective, and the same is true of people: everyone has both bad and good sides.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    しかし、どんな研究にも視点を変えれば学ぶところは必ずあるし、人間も同様に、悪い面もあればいい面もある。

    Yet every kind of research has something to teach us if we change our perspective, and the same is true of people: everyone has both bad and good sides.

  • 〜てはいけないN5

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

    科学者や技術者であるなら、発見につながるあらゆる可能性にアンテナを伸ばすべきで、そのためには、好き嫌いがあってはいけないように思う。

    Scientists and engineers should extend their “antennae” toward every possibility that could lead to a discovery, and for that reason I believe they should not be governed by personal likes and dislikes.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    ところで、そもそも好き嫌いとは何だろうか?

    But what, in the first place, are likes and dislikes?

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