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ぶん」とひとおおほんとうこんなことおもいるのにそれくちひょうげんできないのがまんなのである

こういうひとつよのが、「ありのままぶんということあるこころこと人間関係にんげんかんけいかんほんなどみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうことことどれほどすばらしいかといるのでますますそれあこがしまうようある

けれどもひとは、ひととのかんけいかぎつまりこのしゃかいなかかぎ、「ありのままぶん」でいることせいげんされるのはことなのである。(ちゅうりゃく

このこのざるかかわらず、しゃかいするためちつじょひつようありその結果けっかそこ個々人ここじんさまざませいやくのはまえことかんがならない

わたしちいころからしゃかいてきというものけいせいしていくこういうめんではこのようふるまわなければならない、といったことがくしゅうさせられるこうちょうせんせいまえではこのようしてなさいしょたいめんひとまえではこのようふるまいなさい、と。このようことがくしゅうしていないと、つまりありのまま」でいると、しゃかいてきおうできないなっているのだ。

しかしそのしゃかいてきさまざまめんいろいろぶんことが、なにうそぶんあるかのようおもしまうひといるわけだ。そこにはなにかんちがあるひとひとかんけいにはかならやくわりというものあってそのやくわりまなことこそひつようけつなのである

(すがのたいぞうこころホッとするかんがかたによる

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  1. 1こういう人とはどのような人か。
  2. 2「社会的な自己」とはどういうものか。
  3. 3「ありのままの自分」について、筆者はどのように考えているか。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • ふるまう
    • ·to behave; to conduct oneself; to act
    • ·to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
    N2
  • 憧れるあこがれるAs it appears here: 憧れて
    • ·to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to; to admire; to adore
    N2
  • 当たり前あたりまえ
    • ·natural; reasonable; obvious
    • ·usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
    N2
  • ふるまうAs it appears here: ふるまわなければ
    • ·to behave; to conduct oneself; to act
    • ·to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
    N2
  • ふるまうAs it appears here: ふるまい
    • ·to behave; to conduct oneself; to act
    • ·to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
    N2
  • 勘違いかんちがい
    • ·misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
    N2
Other levels72 words
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 出せるだせるAs it appears here: 出せない
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • くち
    • ·mouth
    • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
    • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
    • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
    • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
    • ·taste; palate
    • ·mouth (to feed)
    • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
    • ·invitation; summons
    • ·kind; sort; type
    • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
    • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
    • ·counter for swords, blades, etc.
    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
  • 強いつよいAs it appears here: 強く
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    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
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書かれて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    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: 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
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させられる
    • ·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
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    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
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 出すだす
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    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
  • 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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·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
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 生きるいきる
    • ·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
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えなければ
    • ·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
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 必ずかならず
    • ·always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 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
  • 表現ひょうげん
    • ·expression; representation; description
    • ·representation (of a group)
    N3
  • 不満ふまん
    • ·dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
    N3
  • すばらしい
    • ·wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb
    • ·exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
    N3
  • ますます
    • ·increasingly; more and more
    • ·decreasingly; less and less
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    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
  • 制限せいげん
    • ·restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
    N3
  • 好むこのむ
    • ·to like; to prefer
    N3
  • 好むこのむAs it appears here: 好ま
    • ·to like; to prefer
    N3
  • 維持いじ
    • ·maintenance; preservation; improvement
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 場面ばめん
    • ·scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case
    • ·scene (in a movie, play); shot
    • ·state of the market
    N3
  • 学習がくしゅう
    • ·learning; study
    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
  • うそ
    • ·lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
    • ·mistake; error
    • ·unwise move; bad decision
    • ·no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
    N3
  • 役割やくわり
    • ·part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶAs it appears here: 学び
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
    • ·nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
    • ·den
    • ·haunt
    • ·(spider's) web
    N3
  • ぞう
    • ·elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
    N3
  • ありのまま
    • ·as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid
    N1
  • 秩序ちつじょ
    • ·order; discipline; regularity; system; method
    N1
  • 制約せいやく
    • ·limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
    N1
  • 自己じこ
    • ·self; oneself
    N1
  • 形成けいせい
    • ·formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to
    • ·repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
    N1
  • 適応てきおう
    • ·adaptation; accommodation; conformity
    N1
  • 仕組みしくみ
    • ·structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism; workings
    • ·plan; plot; contrivance
    N1
Grammar5 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 限りN22 times in this passage

    Marks the limit or scope within which a statement holds — 'as long as,' 'as far as,' 'to the extent that.'

    けれども、人は、他の人との関係を生きる限り、つまりこの社会の中で生きる限り、「ありのままの自分」でいることを制限されるのはやむを得ないことなのである。

    However, as long as people live in relationships with others—that is, as long as they live in society—it is unavoidable that there will be limits on being “just as they are.”

  • に関わらずN2

    Marks that the result holds no matter the value of the preceding factor — 'regardless of', 'irrespective of'.

    好むと好まざるにかかわらず、社会を維持するために秩序が必要であり、その結果、そこに生きる個々人がさまざまに制約を受けるのは当たり前のことと考えなければならない。

    Whether we like it or not, order is necessary to maintain society, and we must regard it as natural that each person living in it is subject to various restrictions.

  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    こういう場面ではこのようにふるまわなければならない、といったことを学習させられる。

    We are taught that in a certain situation, we must behave in a certain way.

  • かのようにN2

    Likens a situation to something known to be contrary to fact — 'as if / as though'.

    しかし、その社会的な自己、さまざまな場面でいろいろな自分を出すことが、何か嘘の自分であるかのように思ってしまう人もいるわけだ。

    Yet some people come to think that this social self—showing different sides of oneself in different situations—is somehow a false self.

  • ものがあるN2

    Conveys the speaker's strong impression that something genuinely possesses a certain quality — 'there is something ... about it', 'it really does have...'.

    人と人の関係には必ず役割というものがあって、その役割を学び、生きることこそが必要不可欠なのである。

    Relationships between people always involve roles, and learning those roles and living them is absolutely essential.

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  • だの~だのN13 times in this passage

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

    本当はこんなことを思っているのに、それを口に出せない、表現できないのが不満なのである。

    They are dissatisfied because, although they really think certain things, they cannot say or express them.

  • 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...".

    私たちは小さい頃から②「社会的な自己」というものを形成していく。

    From childhood, we gradually form what is called a “social self.”

  • 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'.

    「自分を出せない」と言う人が多い。

    Many people say that they “cannot express their true selves.”

  • に関する/に関してN3

    Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

  • つまりN32 times in this passage

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

    けれども、人は、他の人との関係を生きる限り、つまりこの社会の中で生きる限り、「ありのままの自分」でいることを制限されるのはやむを得ないことなのである。

    However, as long as people live in relationships with others—that is, as long as they live in society—it is unavoidable that there will be limits on being “just as they are.”

  • ためにN3

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

    好むと好まざるにかかわらず、社会を維持するために秩序が必要であり、その結果、そこに生きる個々人がさまざまに制約を受けるのは当たり前のことと考えなければならない。

    Whether we like it or not, order is necessary to maintain society, and we must regard it as natural that each person living in it is subject to various restrictions.

  • 的(てき)N32 times in this passage

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

    私たちは小さい頃から②「社会的な自己」というものを形成していく。

    From childhood, we gradually form what is called a “social self.”

  • わけだN3

    Presents a conclusion as the natural consequence of a stated reason — 'that's why', 'no wonder', 'so it means'.

    しかし、その社会的な自己、さまざまな場面でいろいろな自分を出すことが、何か嘘の自分であるかのように思ってしまう人もいるわけだ

    Yet some people come to think that this social self—showing different sides of oneself in different situations—is somehow a false self.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    人と人の関係には必ず役割というものがあって、その役割を学び、生きることこそが必要不可欠なのである。

    Relationships between people always involve roles, and learning those roles and living them is absolutely essential.

  • 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'.

    (すがのたいぞう『こころがホッとする考え方』による

    (From Sugano Taizou, “Ways of Thinking That Put the Mind at Ease”)

  • 〜のにN4

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

    本当はこんなことを思っているのに、それを口に出せない、表現できないのが不満なのである。

    They are dissatisfied because, although they really think certain things, they cannot say or express them.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

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

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

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

  • ようだN42 times in this passage

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

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    けれども、人は、他の人との関係を生きる限り、つまりこの社会の中で生きる限り、「ありのままの自分」でいることを制限されるのはやむを得ないことなのである。

    However, as long as people live in relationships with others—that is, as long as they live in society—it is unavoidable that there will be limits on being “just as they are.”

  • が必要(がひつよう)N42 times in this passage

    Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.

    好むと好まざるにかかわらず、社会を維持するために秩序が必要であり、その結果、そこに生きる個々人がさまざまに制約を受けるのは当たり前のことと考えなければならない。

    Whether we like it or not, order is necessary to maintain society, and we must regard it as natural that each person living in it is subject to various restrictions.

  • なければならないN42 times in this passage

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    好むと好まざるにかかわらず、社会を維持するために秩序が必要であり、その結果、そこに生きる個々人がさまざまに制約を受けるのは当たり前のことと考えなければならない

    Whether we like it or not, order is necessary to maintain society, and we must regard it as natural that each person living in it is subject to various restrictions.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    私たちは小さいから②「社会的な自己」というものを形成していく。

    From childhood, we gradually form what is called a “social self.”

  • 〜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'.

    私たちは小さい頃から②「社会的な自己」というものを形成していく

    From childhood, we gradually form what is called a “social self.”

  • させられるN4

    Causative-passive: to be made or forced to do something against one's will — 'be made to ~'.

    こういう場面ではこのようにふるまわなければならない、といったことを学習させられる

    We are taught that in a certain situation, we must behave in a certain way.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    校長先生の前ではこのようにしていなさい、初対面の人の前ではこのようにふるまいなさい、と。

    For example, we are told how to behave in front of the principal and how to conduct ourselves before someone we are meeting for the first time.

  • なさいN42 times in this passage

    Attaches to a verb stem to give a firm but gentle command, 'do ~ / please do ~' (typically from a superior to an inferior, e.g. parent to child).

    校長先生の前ではこのようにしていなさい、初対面の人の前ではこのようにふるまいなさい、と。

    For example, we are told how to behave in front of the principal and how to conduct ourselves before someone we are meeting for the first time.

  • 〜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”.

    本当はこんなことを思っているのに、それを口に出せない、表現できないのが不満なのである。

    They are dissatisfied because, although they really think certain things, they cannot say or express them.

  • のでN5

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

    心のことや人間関係に関する本などを読んでみても、「ありのまま」でふるまうこと、生きることがどれほどすばらしいかと書かれているので、ますますそれに憧れてしまうようである。

    When they read books about the mind or human relationships, they find descriptions of how wonderful it is to behave and live “just as you are,” which seems to make them long for it even more.

  • けれどもN5

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

    けれども、人は、他の人との関係を生きる限り、つまりこの社会の中で生きる限り、「ありのままの自分」でいることを制限されるのはやむを得ないことなのである。

    However, as long as people live in relationships with others—that is, as long as they live in society—it is unavoidable that there will be limits on being “just as they are.”

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、その社会的な自己、さまざまな場面でいろいろな自分を出すことが、何か嘘の自分であるかのように思ってしまう人もいるわけだ。

    Yet some people come to think that this social self—showing different sides of oneself in different situations—is somehow a false self.

  • がありますN5

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

    そこには何かしら勘違いがある

    There is some kind of misunderstanding here.

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    (すがのたいぞう『こころがホッとする考え方』による)

    (From Sugano Taizou, “Ways of Thinking That Put the Mind at Ease”)

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