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もしつらい恋れん愛あいで苦くるしんだ人ひとが、ある恋れん愛あいものを読よんで慰なぐさめられたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚おぼえているものです。人じん生せいでそういう経けい験けんをもっている人ひとはやっぱり幸さいわいだと、私わたしは思おもいます。何なにも恋れん愛あいに限かぎらないけれど、そのような深ふかい体たい験けんを持もっていると、こんどは『源氏物語げんじものがたり』のような古こ典てん作さく品ひんを読よんでも、深ふかく味あじわうことができる。そうやって人にん間げんの精せい神しんは大人おとなになっていくんです。

（林はやし望のぞむ『の磨みがき方かた』による）

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  1. 1筆者によると、人間の精神が大人になるには、何が必要か。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • 慰めるなぐさめるAs it appears here: 慰められた
    • ·to comfort; to console; to amuse
    N2
  • やっぱり
    • ·as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
    • ·after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
    • ·too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
    • ·still; as before
    • ·all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
    N2
  • 古典こてん
    • ·classic (work, esp. book); the classics
    N2
  • 味わうあじわう
    • ·to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
    • ·to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
    • ·to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
    N2
Other levels34 words
  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • 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
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 覚えるおぼえるAs it appears here: 覚えて
    • ·to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
    • ·to learn; to pick up; to acquire
    • ·to feel
    • ·to think; to regard
    N5
  • 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
  • もつAs it appears here: もって
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • できる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 方かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    N5
  • もし
    • ·if; in case; supposing
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·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
  • 深いふかい
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • こんど
    • ·this time; now
    • ·next time; another time; shortly; soon
    • ·recently; lately; the other day
    N4
  • 深いふかいAs it appears here: 深く
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • つらい
    • ·painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
    • ·tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
    • ·cruel; harsh; cold
    N3
  • 苦しむくるしむAs it appears here: 苦しんだ
    • ·to suffer; to groan; to be worried
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    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
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • 幸いさいわい
    • ·happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
    • ·proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; ending well
    • ·luckily; fortunately
    N3
  • 何もなにも
    • ·(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
    • ·and everything else; and all
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限らない
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 作品さくひん
    • ·work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 精神せいしん
    • ·mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
    • ·attitude; mentality; will; intention
    • ·spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
    N3
  • 恋愛れんあい
    • ·love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • に限るN2

    Expresses that X is the best choice or the thing to do, "nothing beats X / the best is X".

    何も恋愛に限らないけれど、そのような深い体験を持っていると、こんどは『源氏物語』のような古典作品を読んでも、深く味わうことができる。

    This is by no means limited to romance; if we have had such profound experiences, then when we later read classics such as The Tale of Genji, we can appreciate them deeply as well.

Other levels14 patterns
  • をもって / をもちましてN1

    Formal marker of the means used, or the effective time from/at which something takes effect — 'by means of', 'as of'.

    人生でそういう経験をもっている人はやっぱり幸いだと、私は思います。

    I believe that people who have such experiences in life are indeed fortunate.

  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • というのはN3

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

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • 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'.

    （林望『の磨き方』による）

    (Based on Hayashi Nozomu, 『の磨き方』)

  • ときN4

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

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • ようだN4

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

    何も恋愛に限らないけれど、そのような深い体験を持っていると、こんどは『源氏物語』のような古典作品を読んでも、深く味わうことができる。

    This is by no means limited to romance; if we have had such profound experiences, then when we later read classics such as The Tale of Genji, we can appreciate them deeply as well.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    何も恋愛に限らないけれど、そのような深い体験を持っていると、こんどは『源氏物語』のような古典作品を読んでも、深く味わうことができる。

    This is by no means limited to romance; if we have had such profound experiences, then when we later read classics such as The Tale of Genji, we can appreciate them deeply as well.

  • 〜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'.

    そうやって人間の精神は大人になっていくんです。

    That is how the human spirit matures.

  • までN5

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

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    もしつらい恋愛で苦しんだ人が、ある恋愛ものを読んで慰められたとすると、そのときのことというのは、あとあとまで、ずっと覚えているものです。

    If someone who has suffered through a painful romance reads a love story and finds comfort in it, that experience is something they will remember for a long time afterward.

  • けれどもN5

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

    何も恋愛に限らないけれど、そのような深い体験を持っていると、こんどは『源氏物語』のような古典作品を読んでも、深く味わうことができる。

    This is by no means limited to romance; if we have had such profound experiences, then when we later read classics such as The Tale of Genji, we can appreciate them deeply as well.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    何も恋愛に限らないけれど、そのような深い体験を持っていると、こんどは『源氏物語』のような古典作品を読んでも、深く味わうことができる。

    This is by no means limited to romance; if we have had such profound experiences, then when we later read classics such as The Tale of Genji, we can appreciate them deeply as well.

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    そうやって人間の精神は大人になっていくんです。

    That is how the human spirit matures.

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