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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #589
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このすうじゅうねんへんなかで、もっともおおものなにと、わたしじんせいせんたくやくてき(注1)さらにそのせんたくするゆうたかことではないかとこた

ちゅうりゃく

おやレールや、こうあるべきというしゃかいつうねん(注2)は、きょくたんすくなりどんなかたこうていされるそんなだいなったおもかくじんぶんせきにんにおいてぶんかたえらことできるようなったです

ところが、①このじょうきょうひとしあわしているとはかならというのがげんじょうですせんたくかずぞうおなだけ、“これいいだろうか……”というまよまよせんたくできないあるいはせんたくしたけれどちがおも……。そんなひとしまったです

なにとしてせんたくしたことで、なにうしなしまったかもしれないほんとうべつしあわあったかもしれないのにぶんそのチャンスのがしまったかもしれないほんとうぶんは、こんなぶんじゃなかったのではないだろうか。

ひとくらべてぶんじんせいおといるのではないか、しっぱいだったのではないかとかんがしまうこうやってぶんぶんじんせいしんもてなくなるそんなひとたくさんしまったのではないでしょうか。

かたなんてこれしかないほうが、じつラクなのかもしれませんそのなかで、精一杯せいいっぱいからですでもかたいくらでもあるまよのはとうぜんだとおも

でもだいことやはりなにするかではなくどうかなのではないでしょうか。どんなせんたくしようと、これせいかいなんてものだれしたらそれほんにんそうおもだけです

だとするとほんにんぶんせんたくなおおもあるいはそのせんたくどうあれぶんがん精一杯せいいっぱいやったこころおもことたいせつなのではないでしょうか。

じんせいせんたくおおさにまど(注3)くださいいまぶんなにしているかで、ぶんじんせいはんだんしないでくださいたいせつなのは、なにしているのかではなくどういるかなのですからどうかは、いまからでもすぐですから

たかはしかつのりつぶかたによる

ちゅう1)やくてきに:おおはば

ちゅう2)しゃかいつうねんひろしゃかいいるじょうしき

ちゅう3)まどここでは、まよ

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  1. 1この状況とはどんな状況か。
  2. 2生き方なんてこれしかないと言われたほうが、実はラクなのかもしれませんとあるが、なぜか。
  3. 3この文章で筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 肯定こうてい
    • ·affirmation
    • ·affirmative
    N2
  • 素直すなお
    • ·obedient; meek; docile; unaffected
    • ·honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
    • ·straight (e.g. hair)
    • ·without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting)
    N2
  • 潰れるつぶれるAs it appears here: 潰れない
    • ·to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
    • ·to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
    • ·to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
    • ·to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
    • ·to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
    • ·to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
    • ·to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
    • ·to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
    • ·to get dead drunk
    N2
Other levels107 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 答えるこたえるAs it appears here: 答えます
    • ·to answer; to reply
    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
  • 少ないすくないAs it appears here: 少なく
    • ·few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    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
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • 本当ほんとう
    • ·truth; reality; actuality; fact
    • ·proper; right; correct; official
    • ·genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
    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
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われた
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 良いよい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われたら
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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: したら
    • ·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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 良いよいAs it appears here: 良かった
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 良いよいAs it appears here: 良く
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here:
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しないで
    • ·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
  • 広いひろいAs it appears here: 広く
    • ·spacious; vast; wide
    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
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わった
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増え
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • おや
    • ·parent; parents; mother and father
    • ·dealer; banker
    • ·founder; inventor
    • ·(pet) owner
    • ·key; parent (organization); main
    • ·ancestor; forefather
    N4
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決めた
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    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
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えました
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    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
  • 増えるふえるAs it appears here: 増えて
    • ·to increase; to multiply
    N4
  • べつ
    • ·distinction; difference; discrimination
    • ·separate; different; another; extra
    • ·exception; exclusion
    • ·classified by; ranked by; according to
    N4
  • くらべるAs it appears here: くらべて
    • ·to compare; to make a comparison (between)
    • ·to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
    N4
  • 失敗しっぱい
    • ·failure; mistake; blunder
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·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
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きれば
    • ·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
  • 大事だいじ
    • ·important; serious; crucial
    • ·valuable; precious
    • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
    • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
    • ·safe; OK
    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
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決められません
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 決めるきめるAs it appears here: 決められる
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思い
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えられる
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • もっとも
    • ·most; extremely
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 選択せんたく
    • ·choice; selection; option
    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
  • 責任せきにん
    • ·duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
    • ·liability; onus
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • ところが
    • ·even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 幸せしあわせ
    • ·happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
    N3
  • 必ずしもかならずしも
    • ·(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
    N3
  • 現状げんじょう
    • ·present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
    N3
  • かず
    • ·number; amount
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    N3
  • あるいは
    • ·or; either ... or
    • ·maybe; perhaps; possibly
    • ·some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
    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
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得よう
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • 失ううしなうAs it appears here: 失って
    • ·to lose
    • ·to miss (a chance, opportunity)
    • ·to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
    • ·to concede (goals, points, etc.)
    N3
  • 劣るおとるAs it appears here: 劣って
    • ·to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    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
  • ラクらく
    • ·comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation
    • ·easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships
    • ·(economically) comfortable
    • ·raku pottery
    • ·sukha (happiness)
    N3
  • やはり
    • ·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
    N3
  • 本人ほんにん
    • ·the person in question; the person themselves; said person
    N3
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 常識じょうしき
    • ·common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette
    N3
  • 問うとうAs it appears here: 問われる
    • ·to ask; to inquire
    • ·to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
    • ·to care about; to regard as important
    • ·to call into question; to doubt; to question
    N1
  • 高まるたかまるAs it appears here: 高まった
    • ·to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
    N1
  • 極端きょくたん
    • ·extreme; extremity
    N1
  • 間違うまちがうAs it appears here: 間違った
    • ·to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong
    • ·to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
    • ·to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
    N1
  • 逃すのがすAs it appears here: 逃して
    • ·to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
    • ·to set free; to let go
    • ·to fail to ...
    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
  • 追い込むおいこむAs it appears here: 追い込み
    • ·to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral
    • ·to corner; to force someone into doing
    • ·to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge
    • ·to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
    • ·to have two strikes
    N1
  • 自信じしん
    • ·self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
    N1
  • もてるAs it appears here: もてなく
    • ·to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
    • ·to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
    • ·to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
    • ·possessed; held
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent
    N1
  • 正解せいかい
    • ·correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation
    • ·right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
    N1
  • 込めるこめる
    • ·to load (a gun, etc.); to charge
    • ·to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
    • ·to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
    • ·to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やった
    • ·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
  • すぐ
    • ·immediately; at once; right away; directly
    • ·soon; before long; shortly
    • ·easily; readily; without difficulty
    • ·right (near); nearby; just (handy)
    • ·honest; upright; frank; straightforward
    N1
  • 大幅おおはば
    • ·big; large; drastic; substantial
    • ·full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
    N1
  • 受け入れるうけいれるAs it appears here: 受け入れられて
    • ·to accept; to receive; to agree
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    この数十年の変化の中で、もっとも大きく変わったものは何かと問われると、私は人生の選択肢が飛躍的に増え、さらにその選択をする自由度が高まったことではないかと答えます。

    If asked what has changed the most over the past several decades, I would answer that perhaps it is the dramatic increase in the number of choices available in life, together with the greater freedom to make those choices.

  • ではないかN23 times in this passage

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

    この数十年の変化の中で、もっとも大きく変わったものは何かと問われると、私は人生の選択肢が飛躍的に増え、さらにその選択をする自由度が高まったことではないかと答えます。

    If asked what has changed the most over the past several decades, I would answer that perhaps it is the dramatic increase in the number of choices available in life, together with the greater freedom to make those choices.

  • あるいはN22 times in this passage

    Presents an alternative or a possibility — 'or; or perhaps; alternatively'.

    迷って選択ができない、あるいは選択したけれど間違ったと思う……。

    Some become so uncertain that they cannot make a choice, while others make one and then think it was a mistake...

Other levels32 patterns
  • 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").

    ②生き方なんてこれしかないと言われたほうが、実はラクなのかもしれません。

    In fact, perhaps it would be easier to be told, “This is the only way to live.”

  • はどうであれN1

    Dismisses whatever state something is in as irrelevant to the main point — 'no matter what ~ is, whatever ~ may be.'

    だとすると、本人が自分の選択が良かったと素直に思える、あるいはその選択がどうであれ、自分は良く頑張った、精一杯やったと心から思えることが大切なのではないでしょうか。

    If so, isn't what matters that the person can genuinely feel that their choice was a good one, or, whatever that choice may have been, sincerely feel that they worked hard and did their very best?

  • 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).

    この数十年の変化の中で、もっとも大きく変わったものは何かと問われると、私は人生の選択肢が飛躍的に増え、さらにその選択をする自由度が高まったことではないかと答えます。

    If asked what has changed the most over the past several decades, I would answer that perhaps it is the dramatic increase in the number of choices available in life, together with the greater freedom to make those choices.

  • べきだN3

    States what one ought to do as the right or expected course of action — 'should / ought to'.

    親が決めたレールや、こうあるべきだという社会通念は、極端に少なくなり、どんな生き方も肯定される、そんな時代になったと思います。

    I believe we have entered an age in which the paths laid out by parents and social conventions about how one “ought to live” have greatly diminished, and all kinds of ways of living are accepted.

  • というN35 times in this passage

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

    親が決めたレールや、こうあるべきだという社会通念は、極端に少なくなり、どんな生き方も肯定される、そんな時代になったと思います。

    I believe we have entered an age in which the paths laid out by parents and social conventions about how one “ought to live” have greatly diminished, and all kinds of ways of living are accepted.

  • において/におけるN3

    Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

    各人が自分の責任において、自分の生き方を選ぶことができるようになったのです。

    Each person has become able to choose their own way of life on their own responsibility.

  • 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、①この状況が人を幸せにしているとは必ずしも言えないというのが現状です。

    Yet the reality is that this situation cannot necessarily be said to make people happy.

  • ようとするN3

    Describes attempting to do something or being on the verge of doing it — 'try to…', 'be about to…'.

    何かを得ようとして選択したことで、何かを失ってしまったかもしれない。

    Perhaps by making a choice in order to gain something, I may have lost something else.

  • なんか/なんて/などN32 times in this passage

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    ②生き方なんてこれしかないと言われたほうが、実はラクなのかもしれません。

    In fact, perhaps it would be easier to be told, “This is the only way to live.”

  • しかないN3

    There is no option but to do it — 'have no choice but to', 'can only'.

    ②生き方なんてこれしかないと言われたほうが、実はラクなのかもしれません。

    In fact, perhaps it would be easier to be told, “This is the only way to live.”

  • 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.

    決められるとしたら、それは本人がそう思い込めるだけです。

    If anyone can decide that, it is only the person themselves, by convincing themselves that their choice was right.

  • 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'.

    (高橋克徳『潰れない生き方』による

    (Based on Takahashi Katsunori, “A Way of Living That Won't Break You”)

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    この数十年の変化の中で、もっとも大きく変わったものは何かと問われると、私は人生の選択肢が飛躍的に増え、さらにその選択をする自由度が高まったことではないかと答えます。

    If asked what has changed the most over the past several decades, I would answer that perhaps it is the dramatic increase in the number of choices available in life, together with the greater freedom to make those choices.

  • と思う(とおもう)N43 times in this passage

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

    親が決めたレールや、こうあるべきだという社会通念は、極端に少なくなり、どんな生き方も肯定される、そんな時代になったと思います

    I believe we have entered an age in which the paths laid out by parents and social conventions about how one “ought to live” have greatly diminished, and all kinds of ways of living are accepted.

  • ようになるN4

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

    各人が自分の責任において、自分の生き方を選ぶことができるようになったのです。

    Each person has become able to choose their own way of life on their own responsibility.

  • 〜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.

    そんな人たちが増えてしまったのです。

    The number of such people has increased.

  • かもしれないN44 times in this passage

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

    何かを得ようとして選択したことで、何かを失ってしまったかもしれない

    Perhaps by making a choice in order to gain something, I may have lost something else.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    本当は別の幸せがあったのかもしれないのに、自分はそのチャンスを逃してしまったのかもしれない。

    Perhaps there was another kind of happiness, but I may have missed the chance to attain it.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    でも、生き方はいくらでもあると言われたら、迷うのは当然のことだと思います。

    But if we are told that there are countless ways to live, I think it is only natural to feel uncertain.

  • かなN42 times in this passage

    Casual sentence-final particle musing to oneself — 'I wonder...' (and 'I hope...' with a negative).

    でも大事なことはやはり、何をするかではなく、どう生きるかなのではないでしょうか。

    Still, what matters in the end is probably not what we do, but how we live.

  • ないでN42 times in this passage

    Negative te-form that links a clause — "without doing ~", or a soft "don't ~".

    (注3)惑わされないで:ここでは、迷わされないで

    (Note 3) 惑わされないで: here, do not allow yourself to be confused

  • どんなN52 times in this passage

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

    親が決めたレールや、こうあるべきだという社会通念は、極端に少なくなり、どんな生き方も肯定される、そんな時代になったと思います。

    I believe we have entered an age in which the paths laid out by parents and social conventions about how one “ought to live” have greatly diminished, and all kinds of ways of living are accepted.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    各人が自分の責任において、自分の生き方を選ぶことができるようになったのです。

    Each person has become able to choose their own way of life on their own responsibility.

  • だ / ですN57 times in this passage

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

    各人が自分の責任において、自分の生き方を選ぶことができるようになったのです

    Each person has become able to choose their own way of life on their own responsibility.

  • にするN5

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

    ところが、①この状況が人を幸せにしているとは必ずしも言えないというのが現状です。

    Yet the reality is that this situation cannot necessarily be said to make people happy.

  • 〜ているN56 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、①この状況が人を幸せにしているとは必ずしも言えないというのが現状です。

    Yet the reality is that this situation cannot necessarily be said to make people happy.

  • だけN52 times in this passage

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

    選択肢の数の増加と同じだけ、“これでいいのだろうか……”という迷いも増えました。

    As the number of choices has increased, so too have doubts such as, “Is this really the right choice...?”

  • だろうN55 times in this passage

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

    選択肢の数の増加と同じだけ、“これでいいのだろうか……”という迷いも増えました。

    As the number of choices has increased, so too have doubts such as, “Is this really the right choice...?”

  • けれどもN5

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

    迷って選択ができない、あるいは選択したけれど間違ったと思う……。

    Some become so uncertain that they cannot make a choice, while others make one and then think it was a mistake...

  • がありますN5

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

    本当は別の幸せがあったのかもしれないのに、自分はそのチャンスを逃してしまったのかもしれない。

    Perhaps there was another kind of happiness, but I may have missed the chance to attain it.

  • じゃない・ではないN57 times in this passage

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

    本当の自分は、こんな自分じゃなかったのではないだろうか。

    Could it be that this is not who I was really meant to be?

  • 〜ないでくださいN52 times in this passage

    A polite request asking someone NOT to do something — “please don't”.

    人生の選択肢の多さに惑わされないでください

    Do not let the abundance of choices in life confuse you.

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