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大人おとななってからべんきょうで、なかなかかいすすことおおげんいんひとが、じつふくしゅうちゃんとしないことあるがくせいだいべんきょうは、いやでもふくしゅうカリキュラムなかいる(注1)のでしきていちゃくやすくなっているこれたい大人おとななってぶんべんきょうするときには、しきしてふくしゅうかいつくらないと、一回いっかいほんだけで「もうわかっただいじょう」とおもしまいがちなるのだ。

のうとくせい(注2)としてみみからはいじょうほういったんおいてそのなかからひつようないおもじょうほうどうてきのうおくそこしまいしまう。では、どこで、「ひつようじょうほう」と「ようじょうほう」をよりわけている(注3)のかというと、おなじょうほうかえはいくるどうということあるこのかんかくいっげつさいていかいかえあたまことで、「ひつようじょうほう」だとのうにんしき(注4)しきていちゃくしていくのであるぎゃくいちあたまおぼつもりでも、いっげつかえじょうほうはいこなければいずれは「ようじょうほうとしてのうのう」がどこかにかたしまうのだ。

この結果けっかいったんおぼはずしきは、しばらくするおくなかから(注5)しまったようなり実際じっさいけんしてみるまったくおもということそこで、「としとっておくりょくよわなったとか、「できていたはずのに」としまうけれど実際じっさいろうせいでもなんなくたんふくしゅうしていないだけということおおのだ。

ひで40だいからべんきょうほうしゅうちゅうりょくどうたかか』による

ちゅう1):ここでは、はいいる

ちゅう2)とくせい:ここでは、とくちょうてきはたら

ちゅう3)より:ここでは、ぶんるいする

ちゅう4)にんしきする:こここでは、はんだんする

ちゅう5):なくなる

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  1. 1筆者によると、学生時代のほうが知識が定着しやすいのはなぜか。
  2. 2筆者によると、一カ月以内にどうすれば知識が定着していくか。
  3. 3筆者の考えに合うのはどれか。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • 思い込むおもいこむAs it appears here: 思い込んで
    • ·to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that); to assume (that)
    • ·to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be determined (to do); to be bent on
    • ·to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
    N2
  • いったん
    • ·once
    • ·for a short time; briefly; temporarily
    • ·one morning
    N2
  • 溜めるためるAs it appears here: 溜めて
    • ·to amass; to accumulate; to store
    • ·to leave unpaid
    N2
  • 間隔かんかく
    • ·space; interval
    • ·space character; whitespace
    N2
  • 高めるたかめる
    • ·to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
    N2
  • 分類ぶんるい
    • ·classification; categorization; sorting
    N2
Other levels89 words
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 勉強べんきょう
    • ·study
    • ·diligence; working hard
    • ·experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future)
    • ·discount; price reduction
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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:
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·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
  • つくるAs it appears here: つくらない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んだ
    • ·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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかった
    • ·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
  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶ
    • ·safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
    • ·certainly; surely; undoubtedly
    • ·no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
    • ·great man; fine figure of a man
    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
    • ·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
  • みみ
    • ·ear
    • ·hearing
    • ·ear (for music, etc.)
    • ·edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
    • ·ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入った
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 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
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入って
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • あたま
    • ·head
    • ·hair (on one's head)
    • ·mind; brains; intellect
    • ·leader; chief; boss; captain
    • ·top; tip
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·head; person
    • ·down payment; deposit
    • ·top structural component of a kanji
    • ·pair
    N5
  • 入れるいれるAs it appears here: 入れて
    • ·to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
    • ·to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
    • ·to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
    • ·to include
    • ·to pay (one's rent, etc.)
    • ·to cast (a vote)
    • ·to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
    • ·to turn on (a switch, etc.)
    • ·to send (a fax); to call
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えた
    • ·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
  • 消えるきえるAs it appears here: 消えて
    • ·to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost
    • ·to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
    • ·to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
    • ·to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
    • ·to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
    • ·to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·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
  • とし
    • ·year
    • ·age; years
    • ·past one's prime; old age
    N5
  • 弱いよわいAs it appears here: 弱く
    • ·weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
    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
  • できるAs it appears here: できて
    • ·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
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 進むすすむAs it appears here: 進まない
    • ·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
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    N4
  • 復習ふくしゅう
    • ·review (of learned material); revision
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思われる
    • ·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
  • 一度いちど
    • ·once; one time; on one occasion
    • ·temporarily; for a moment
    • ·one degree; one tone; one musical interval
    N4
  • つもり
    • ·intention; plan; purpose; expectation
    • ·belief; assumption; thought; conviction
    • ·estimate; estimation; calculation
    N4
  • 片付けるかたづけるAs it appears here: 片付けて
    • ·to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
    • ·to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of
    • ·to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done
    • ·to marry off (one's daughter)
    • ·to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • しばらく
    • ·for a moment; for a minute
    • ·for a while; for some time
    • ·for the time being; for now
    • ·it's been a long time; long time no see
    N4
  • 試験しけん
    • ·examination; exam; test
    • ·trial; experiment; test
    N4
  • 思い出せるおもいだせるAs it appears here: 思い出せない
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • なくなる
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    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
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 知識ちしき
    • ·knowledge; information
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • しまうAs it appears here: しまい
    • ·to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
    • ·to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
    • ·to put away; to put back; to keep; to store
    • ·to do completely; to finish
    • ·to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえすAs it appears here: 繰り返し
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 最低さいてい
    • ·least; lowest; minimum
    • ·worst
    • ·awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting
    • ·at the very least
    N3
  • 繰り返すくりかえすAs it appears here: 繰り返して
    • ·to repeat; to do over again
    N3
  • いずれ
    • ·which; where; who
    • ·all; both
    • ·anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
    • ·sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 記憶きおく
    • ·memory; recollection; remembrance
    • ·memory; storage
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • 起こるおこる
    • ·to occur; to happen
    N3
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • せい
    • ·consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
    N3
  • 何でなんで
    • ·why?; what for?
    • ·how?; by what means?
    N3
  • 単にたんに
    • ·simply; merely; only; solely
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·law; act; principle
    • ·method
    • ·mood
    • ·dharma; law
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    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
  • 分けるわける
    • ·to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
    • ·to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
    • ·to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
    • ·to break up (a fight); to mediate
    • ·to call a draw; to tie
    • ·to push one's way through (a crowd)
    • ·to sell
    N3
  • こいAs it appears here:
    • ·deep (colour); dark
    • ·strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
    • ·thick (consistency); dense
    • ·strong (possibility, etc.)
    • ·thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"); close; deep (love, etc.)
    N3
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • やすいAs it appears here: やすく
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • がち
    • ·artistry; good taste; elegance; grace
    N1
  • のう
    • ·brain
    • ·brains; mind
    N1
  • 無用むよう
    • ·useless; futile
    • ·unnecessary; needless
    • ·not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
    • ·prohibited; banned; forbidden
    N1
  • 認識にんしき
    • ·recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance
    N1
  • 落ち込むおちこむAs it appears here: 落ち込んで
    • ·to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits
    • ·to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition
    • ·to fall into (e.g. a hole)
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 逆に(ぎゃくに)N2

    Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.

    逆に言えば、一度頭に入れて覚えたつもりでも、一カ月の間に繰り返し情報が入ってこなければ、いずれは「無用な情報」として脳「のう」がどこかに片付けてしまうのだ。

    Conversely, even if we take something in once and think we have memorized it, if the information is not repeated within a month, the brain will eventually put it away somewhere as “useless information.”

Other levels35 patterns
  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    大人になってからの勉強で、なかなか理解が進まないことの大きな原因の一つが、実は、復習をちゃんとしないことにある。

    One major reason why adults often have difficulty making progress in their studies is, in fact, that they do not review properly.

  • に対してN3

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

    これに対して、大人になって自分で勉強するときには、意識して復習の機会をつくらないと、一回本を読んだだけで「もうわかった。

    By contrast, when adults study on their own, unless they deliberately create opportunities to review, they tend to read a book just once and think, “I understand it now.

  • がちN3

    Suffix on a noun or verb stem meaning "tend to / be prone to / apt to" — something happens often, usually undesirably.

    大丈夫」と思い込んでしまいがちになるのだ。

    I’ll be fine,” convincing themselves that they have mastered it.

  • としてN32 times in this passage

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

    脳の特性として、目や耳から入った情報をいったん溜めておいて、その中から必要のないと思われる情報を自動的に脳の奥底にしまい込んでしまう。

    One characteristic of the brain is that it temporarily stores information received through the eyes and ears, then automatically files away deep inside information it considers unnecessary.

  • と言うと(というと)N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    では、どこで、「必要な情報」と「無用な情報」をよりわけているのかというと、同じ情報が繰り返し入ってくるかどうかということである。

    So how does the brain distinguish “necessary information” from “useless information”? It does so according to whether the same information is received repeatedly.

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    では、どこで、「必要な情報」と「無用な情報」をよりわけているのかというと、同じ情報が繰り返し入ってくるかどうかということである。

    So how does the brain distinguish “necessary information” from “useless information”? It does so according to whether the same information is received repeatedly.

  • つもりでN3

    Acts while treating something as if it were the case — 'with the intention of / assuming that'.

    逆に言えば、一度頭に入れて覚えたつもりでも、一カ月の間に繰り返し情報が入ってこなければ、いずれは「無用な情報」として脳「のう」がどこかに片付けてしまうのだ。

    Conversely, even if we take something in once and think we have memorized it, if the information is not repeated within a month, the brain will eventually put it away somewhere as “useless information.”

  • しばらくN3

    For a short while / for some time — 'for a while', 'for the time being'.

    この結果、いったん覚えたはずの知識は、しばらくすると記憶の中から搔き消えてしまったようになり、実際に試験をしてみるとまったく思い出せないということが起こる。

    As a result, knowledge we thought we had memorized seems to vanish from memory after a while, and when we actually take a test, we may find ourselves unable to recall it at all.

  • せいでN3

    Attributes an undesirable result to a cause — 'because of', 'due to (unfortunately)'.

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • 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'.

    (和田秀樹『40代からの勉強法ーやる気・集中力をどう高めるか』による

    (Based on Wada Hideki, How to Study from Your Forties: How to Increase Motivation and Concentration)

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    (注2)特性:ここでは、特徴的な働き

    (Note 2) 特性: here, a characteristic function

  • やすいN4

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

    学生時代の勉強は、いやでも復習がカリキュラムの中に織り込まれているので、知識が定着しやすくなっている。

    During our school years, review is built into the curriculum whether we like it or not, making it easier for knowledge to become firmly established.

  • ときN4

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

    これに対して、大人になって自分で勉強するときには、意識して復習の機会をつくらないと、一回本を読んだだけで「もうわかった。

    By contrast, when adults study on their own, unless they deliberately create opportunities to review, they tend to read a book just once and think, “I understand it now.

  • だけでN4

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

    これに対して、大人になって自分で勉強するときには、意識して復習の機会をつくらないと、一回本を読んだだけで「もうわかった。

    By contrast, when adults study on their own, unless they deliberately create opportunities to review, they tend to read a book just once and think, “I understand it now.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN45 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.

    大丈夫」と思い込んでしまいがちになるのだ。

    I’ll be fine,” convincing themselves that they have mastered it.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    脳の特性として、目や耳から入った情報をいったん溜めておいて、その中から必要のないと思われる情報を自動的に脳の奥底にしまい込んでしまう。

    One characteristic of the brain is that it temporarily stores information received through the eyes and ears, then automatically files away deep inside information it considers unnecessary.

  • と思う(とおもう)N4

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

    脳の特性として、目や耳から入った情報をいったん溜めておいて、その中から必要のないと思われる情報を自動的に脳の奥底にしまい込んでしまう。

    One characteristic of the brain is that it temporarily stores information received through the eyes and ears, then automatically files away deep inside information it considers unnecessary.

  • 〜てくるN42 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'.

    では、どこで、「必要な情報」と「無用な情報」をよりわけているのかというと、同じ情報が繰り返し入ってくるかどうかということである。

    So how does the brain distinguish “necessary information” from “useless information”? It does so according to whether the same information is received repeatedly.

  • かどうかN4

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

    では、どこで、「必要な情報」と「無用な情報」をよりわけているのかというと、同じ情報が繰り返し入ってくるかどうかということである。

    So how does the brain distinguish “necessary information” from “useless information”? It does so according to whether the same information is received repeatedly.

  • 間(あいだ)N42 times in this passage

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    この間隔は一カ月の間で最低二回繰り返して頭に入れることで、「必要な情報」だと脳が認識し、知識が定着していくのである。

    If the information is taken in at least twice within a month, the brain recognizes it as “necessary information,” and the knowledge gradually becomes firmly established.

  • 〜ていくN4

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

    この間隔は一カ月の間で最低二回繰り返して頭に入れることで、「必要な情報」だと脳が認識し、知識が定着していくのである。

    If the information is taken in at least twice within a month, the brain recognizes it as “necessary information,” and the knowledge gradually becomes firmly established.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    この結果、いったん覚えたはずの知識は、しばらくすると記憶の中から搔き消えてしまったようになり、実際に試験をしてみるとまったく思い出せないということが起こる。

    As a result, knowledge we thought we had memorized seems to vanish from memory after a while, and when we actually take a test, we may find ourselves unable to recall it at all.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    この結果、いったん覚えたはずの知識は、しばらくすると記憶の中から搔き消えてしまったようになり、実際に試験をしてみるとまったく思い出せないということが起こる。

    As a result, knowledge we thought we had memorized seems to vanish from memory after a while, and when we actually take a test, we may find ourselves unable to recall it at all.

  • ということN42 times in this passage

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    この結果、いったん覚えたはずの知識は、しばらくすると記憶の中から搔き消えてしまったようになり、実際に試験をしてみるとまったく思い出せないということが起こる。

    As a result, knowledge we thought we had memorized seems to vanish from memory after a while, and when we actually take a test, we may find ourselves unable to recall it at all.

  • とか~とかN4

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

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • よりN4

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

    (注3)より分ける:ここでは、分類する

    (Note 3) より分ける: here, to classify

  • 〜てからN5

    Marks that one action finishes, and only afterward does the next one happen — “after doing”.

    大人になってからの勉強で、なかなか理解が進まないことの大きな原因の一つが、実は、復習をちゃんとしないことにある。

    One major reason why adults often have difficulty making progress in their studies is, in fact, that they do not review properly.

  • 〜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”.

    学生時代の勉強は、いやでも復習がカリキュラムの中に織り込まれているので、知識が定着しやすくなっている。

    During our school years, review is built into the curriculum whether we like it or not, making it easier for knowledge to become firmly established.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    学生時代の勉強は、いやでも復習がカリキュラムの中に織り込まれているので、知識が定着しやすくなっている。

    During our school years, review is built into the curriculum whether we like it or not, making it easier for knowledge to become firmly established.

  • もうN5

    The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

    これに対して、大人になって自分で勉強するときには、意識して復習の機会をつくらないと、一回本を読んだだけで「もうわかった。

    By contrast, when adults study on their own, unless they deliberately create opportunities to review, they tend to read a book just once and think, “I understand it now.

  • けれどもN5

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

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

  • だけN5

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

    そこで、「年をとって記憶力が弱くなった」とか、「できていたはずなのに」と落ち込んでしまうけれど、実際には老化のせいでも何でもなく、単に復習をしていないだけだということが多いのだ。

    We may then become discouraged, thinking, “My memory has weakened with age,” or “I should have been able to do this,” but in many cases it has nothing to do with aging at all; we simply have not reviewed.

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