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N2 · Upper intermediateThematic comprehensionPassage #609
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これぼくじんてきけんだが、「なや」とえんしあわそんざいしないおもものづくりでも「なや」はとてもじゅうようで、なやどうかいけつするか、どうしょう(注1)させるかが、つくせいものそんざいかんしゅちょう直結ちょっけつする

そのかんてんと、さいきん日本にっぽんせいひんには「なや」がなやずにしまうからだとおも日本人にっぽんじんは「シンプル」につよあこがれいるが、いつころからか「ようすくたんじゅんことシンプルだ」というあやまおもしまっているだからじゅうようものしまってへいなのだ。

そういうおもいきおだけつくしょうひんを「チューインガムしょうひん」とぼくつくものうすで、すぐあじなくなってからだ。

日本人にっぽんじんおおは「日本にっぽんぶんしんずい(注2)シンプルさだ」とおもいるようだが、ぼくかんぜんにはどうできない日本にっぽんぶんにはいろいろそうはん(注3)するようふくざつからあってそれらままれきなかせんれん結果けっか一見いっけんシンプルいるだけなのだ。そのふかぶんかいできずに、たんじゅんしたものかんたんせいひんしているからあじこない

日本にっぽんぶんどうようではなくせんれんによってシンプルものは、ヨーロッパしょうひんなどにもよくあるないざいしていたあいはんよううまく(注4)いるからシンプルだけなのだ。

ようすくたんじゅんものと、せんれんによってシンプルものかくすると、ないほうされているふくざつぜんぜんちがしかもこうしゃには、つくひといろいろなやさいしょうちうまくかくいてが、使つかいるうちに「あ、こうやってなやそれでその結果けっかこういうしょしてそれでこのせいひんできてきたのか」ということわかってくるだからおくふかしょうひん使つかいていろんなそくめんつぎつぎあらわくるのでのだ。

なやもの」ゃ「ひと」には、そういうおもしろそんざいしない

おくやまきよゆきムーンショットデザインこうふくろんによる

ちゅう1)しょうするいちだんこうものする

ちゅう2)しんずいちゅうしんほんらいせいしつ

ちゅう3)あいはんたがたいりつする

ちゅう4)ここでは、ぴったり

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  1. 1ここでの重要なものとは何か。
  2. 2筆者は、日本文化をどのようなものだと考えているか。
  3. 3ものづくりについて、筆者はどのようなことが必要だと言いたいのか。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 平気へいき
    • ·cool; calm; composed; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmoved; indifferent
    • ·all right; fine; OK; okay
    N2
  • 高度こうど
    • ·altitude; height; elevation
    • ·high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong
    N2
  • 本来ほんらい
    • ·originally; primarily
    • ·essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
    • ·proper; rightful; legal; normal
    N2
  • 性質せいしつ
    • ·nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character
    • ·quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior
    N2
  • 対立たいりつ
    • ·confrontation; opposition; antagonism
    N2
Other levels98 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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: させる
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作った
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 強いつよい
    • ·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
  • 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
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • 少ないすくないAs it appears here: 少なくて
    • ·few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作られた
    • ·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
  • 呼ぶよぶ
    • ·to call out (to); to call; to invoke
    • ·to summon (a doctor, etc.)
    • ·to invite
    • ·to designate; to name; to brand
    • ·to garner (support, etc.); to gather
    • ·to take as one's wife
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • できるAs it appears here: でき
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·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
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·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
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·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
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれ
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • 来るくるAs it appears here: 来ない
    • ·to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
    • ·to come back; to do ... and come back
    • ·to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
    • ·to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
    • ·to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
    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
  • 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
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 意見いけん
    • ·opinion; view; comment
    • ·scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
    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
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えない
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • あじ
    • ·flavor; flavour; taste
    • ·charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
    • ·experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
    • ·smart; clever; witty; strange
    • ·aji; (expl.) position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game
    N4
  • なくなるAs it appears here: なくなって
    • ·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
  • 捨てるすてるAs it appears here: 捨てられる
    • ·to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    • ·to abandon; to desert; to leave
    • ·to give up; to resign
    • ·to sacrifice (stones)
    N4
  • 文化ぶんか
    • ·culture; civilization; civilisation
    • ·Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
    N4
  • 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
  • 複雑ふくざつ
    • ·complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
    N4
  • 歴史れきし
    • ·history
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 深いふかい
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • それで
    • ·so; therefore; and; (and) then
    N4
  • 合うあう
    • ·to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
    • ·to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
    • ·to be profitable; to be equitable
    • ·to do ... to each other; to do ... together
    N4
  • 幸せしあわせ
    • ·happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • 主張しゅちょう
    • ·claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
    N3
  • 製品せいひん
    • ·manufactured goods; finished goods; product
    N3
  • ころ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 要素ようそ
    • ·component; factor; item (e.g. in list)
    • ·element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
    N3
  • 単純たんじゅん
    • ·simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
    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
  • 抱くいだくAs it appears here: 抱いて
    • ·to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
    • ·to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
    N3
  • 勢いいきおい
    • ·force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life
    • ·influence; authority; power; might
    • ·impetus; impulse; momentum; course (of events)
    • ·naturally; necessarily; inevitably
    N3
  • 商品しょうひん
    • ·commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 完全かんぜん
    • ·perfect; complete
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • うまいAs it appears here: うまく
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • 比較ひかく
    • ·comparison
    N3
  • 全然ぜんぜん
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·wholly; entirely; completely; totally
    • ·extremely; very
    N3
  • しかも
    • ·moreover; furthermore
    • ·nevertheless; and yet
    N3
  • 後者こうしゃ
    • ·the latter; the second
    • ·successor; descendant
    N3
  • 隠すかくすAs it appears here: 隠されて
    • ·to hide; to conceal
    N3
  • 悩むなやむAs it appears here: 悩んで
    • ·to be worried; to be troubled
    N3
  • 処理しょり
    • ·processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
    N3
  • 現れるあらわれるAs it appears here: 現れて
    • ·to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
    • ·to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
    N3
  • 避けるさけるAs it appears here: 避けて
    • ·to avoid (physical contact with)
    • ·to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
    • ·to ward off; to avert
    • ·to put aside; to move out of the way
    N3
  • 幸福こうふく
    • ·happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 悩みなやみ
    • ·trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
    N1
  • 成果せいか
    • ·(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
    N1
  • 観点かんてん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
    N1
  • 取り組むとりくむAs it appears here: 取り組ま
    • ·to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
    • ·to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
    N1
  • あこがれ
    • ·yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
    N1
  • 誤るあやまるAs it appears here: 誤った
    • ·to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be false; to be mistaken
    • ·to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray
    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
  • 同意どうい
    • ·agreement; consent; approval; assent
    • ·same opinion; same view
    • ·same meaning
    N1
  • 絡むからむAs it appears here: 絡み
    • ·to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in)
    • ·to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence
    • ·to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle
    N1
  • 生かすいかすAs it appears here: 生かした
    • ·to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
    • ·to let live; to keep alive
    • ·to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
    • ·to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
    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
  • 側面そくめん
    • ·side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral
    • ·aspect; dimension
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 結果(けっか)N2

    States the outcome that follows from an action or effort, 'as a result of (doing) ~'.

    日本文化にはいろいろな相反する要素が複雑に絡みあって、それらを生かしたまま歴史の中で洗練された結果、一見シンプルに見えているだけなのだ。

    In Japanese culture, many opposing elements are intricately intertwined and have been refined through history without being discarded, so the result merely appears simple at first glance.

  • しかもN2

    Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.

    しかも後者には、作った人たちのいろいろな悩みも見える。

    Moreover, in the latter you can also see the many struggles of the people who created it.

Other levels27 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").

    だから重要なものを切り捨ててしまって平気なのだ。

    That is why they can discard even important elements without concern.

  • 的(てき)N3

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

    これは僕の個人的な意見だが、「悩み」と無縁の幸せは存在しないと思う。

    This is my personal opinion, but I do not think there is such a thing as happiness completely free of “struggle.”

  • ずにN32 times in this passage

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    悩みに取り組まずに切り捨ててしまうからだと思う。

    I think this is because the problems are simply discarded instead of being confronted.

  • というN3

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

    日本人は「シンプル」に強いあこがれを持っているが、いつの頃からか「要素が少なくて単純なことがシンプルだ」という誤った思い込みを抱いてしまっている。

    Japanese people have a strong admiration for “simplicity,” but at some point they came to hold the mistaken belief that “having few elements and being uncomplicated is what simplicity means.”

  • ままN3

    Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

    日本文化にはいろいろな相反する要素が複雑に絡みあって、それらを生かしたまま歴史の中で洗練された結果、一見シンプルに見えているだけなのだ。

    In Japanese culture, many opposing elements are intricately intertwined and have been refined through history without being discarded, so the result merely appears simple at first glance.

  • によって/によるN33 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    日本文化と同様に、切り捨てではなく洗練によってシンプルに見えるものは、ヨーロッパのブランド商品などにもよくある。

    As with Japanese culture, European branded products also often appear simple because of refinement rather than reduction.

  • うちにN3

    Do something within a window, before the current state changes — 'while / before (it becomes otherwise)'.

    最初のうちはうまく隠されていて見えないが、使っているうちに「あ、こうやって悩んで、それでその結果こういう処理をして、それでこの製品ができてきたのか」ということがわかってくる。

    At first those struggles are well concealed and cannot be seen, but as you continue using the product you begin to understand: “Ah, they wrestled with this problem in this way, then handled it like this, and that is how this product came to be.”

  • 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'.

    これは僕の個人的な意見だが、「悩み」と無縁の幸せは存在しないと思う

    This is my personal opinion, but I do not think there is such a thing as happiness completely free of “struggle.”

  • させるN4

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

    ものづくりでも「悩み」はとても重要で、悩みをどう解決するか、どう昇華させるかが、作った成果、物の存在感や主張に直結する。

    “Struggle” is also extremely important in making things; how those struggles are resolved and transformed into something higher is directly reflected in the finished work and in the presence and statement of the object itself.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN43 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.

    悩みに取り組まずに切り捨ててしまうからだと思う。

    I think this is because the problems are simply discarded instead of being confronted.

  • 頃(ころ / ごろ)N4

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

    日本人は「シンプル」に強いあこがれを持っているが、いつのからか「要素が少なくて単純なことがシンプルだ」という誤った思い込みを抱いてしまっている。

    Japanese people have a strong admiration for “simplicity,” but at some point they came to hold the mistaken belief that “having few elements and being uncomplicated is what simplicity means.”

  • だけでN4

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

    そういう思いつきと勢いだけで作られた商品を「チューインガム商品」と僕は呼ぶ。

    I call products made only from such spur-of-the-moment ideas and momentum “chewing-gum products.”

  • ようだN4

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

    日本人の多くは「日本文化の神髄はシンプルさだ」と思っているようだが、僕は完全には同意できない。

    Many Japanese people seem to believe that “the essence of Japanese culture is simplicity,” but I cannot agree completely.

  • 〜の中でN4

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

    日本文化にはいろいろな相反する要素が複雑に絡みあって、それらを生かしたまま歴史の中で洗練された結果、一見シンプルに見えているだけなのだ。

    In Japanese culture, many opposing elements are intricately intertwined and have been refined through history without being discarded, so the result merely appears simple at first glance.

  • に見える(にみえる)N44 times in this passage

    Expresses how something appears or seems to an observer, 'to look ~ / to seem ~.'

    日本文化にはいろいろな相反する要素が複雑に絡みあって、それらを生かしたまま歴史の中で洗練された結果、一見シンプルに見えているだけなのだ。

    In Japanese culture, many opposing elements are intricately intertwined and have been refined through history without being discarded, so the result merely appears simple at first glance.

  • 〜てくるN44 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'.

    その深い部分を理解できずに、切り捨てて単純化したものを簡単に製品にしているから味が出てこない。

    Because people fail to understand that depth and instead simply cut things away, simplify them, and turn them into products, those products never develop any real “flavor.”

  • などN4

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

    日本文化と同様に、切り捨てではなく洗練によってシンプルに見えるものは、ヨーロッパのブランド商品などにもよくある。

    As with Japanese culture, European branded products also often appear simple because of refinement rather than reduction.

  • 〜ていたN4

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

    内在していた相反する要素がうまく噛み合っているから、シンプルに見えるだけなのだ。

    They look simple only because the opposing elements within them fit together successfully.

  • 全然~ない(ぜんぜん~ない)N4

    全然 paired with a negative predicate for strong, total negation — "not at all / not in the least".

    要素が少なくて単純なものと、洗練によってシンプルに見えるものを比較すると、内包されている複雑さが全然違う。

    If you compare something that is merely uncomplicated because it has few elements with something that appears simple through refinement, the complexity contained within them is entirely different.

  • ということN4

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

    最初のうちはうまく隠されていて見えないが、使っているうちに「あ、こうやって悩んで、それでその結果こういう処理をして、それでこの製品ができてきたのか」ということがわかってくる。

    At first those struggles are well concealed and cannot be seen, but as you continue using the product you begin to understand: “Ah, they wrestled with this problem in this way, then handled it like this, and that is how this product came to be.”

  • てもN4

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

    だから奥が深い商品が生まれ、使っていてもいろんな側面が次々と現れてくるので飽きが来ないのだ。

    That is why products with real depth are created, and as you use them, one aspect after another continues to reveal itself, so they never become boring.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    ものづくりでも「悩み」はとても重要で、悩みをどう解決するか、どう昇華させるかが、作った成果、物の存在感や主張に直結する。

    “Struggle” is also extremely important in making things; how those struggles are resolved and transformed into something higher is directly reflected in the finished work and in the presence and statement of the object itself.

  • 〜ているN59 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”.

    日本人は「シンプル」に強いあこがれを持っているが、いつの頃からか「要素が少なくて単純なことがシンプルだ」という誤った思い込みを抱いてしまっている。

    Japanese people have a strong admiration for “simplicity,” but at some point they came to hold the mistaken belief that “having few elements and being uncomplicated is what simplicity means.”

  • だけN52 times in this passage

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

    日本文化にはいろいろな相反する要素が複雑に絡みあって、それらを生かしたまま歴史の中で洗練された結果、一見シンプルに見えているだけなのだ。

    In Japanese culture, many opposing elements are intricately intertwined and have been refined through history without being discarded, so the result merely appears simple at first glance.

  • にするN52 times in this passage

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

    その深い部分を理解できずに、切り捨てて単純化したものを簡単に製品にしているから味が出てこない。

    Because people fail to understand that depth and instead simply cut things away, simplify them, and turn them into products, those products never develop any real “flavor.”

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    日本文化と同様に、切り捨てではなく洗練によってシンプルに見えるものは、ヨーロッパのブランド商品などにもよくある。

    As with Japanese culture, European branded products also often appear simple because of refinement rather than reduction.

  • のでN5

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

    だから奥が深い商品が生まれ、使っていてもいろんな側面が次々と現れてくるので飽きが来ないのだ。

    That is why products with real depth are created, and as you use them, one aspect after another continues to reveal itself, so they never become boring.

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