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れいすいかおあらほうほうは、あたまさえさせる(注1)のにいいばかりではないさむつよからだきたうまいほうほうでもある。「さむつよ」とあいさむつよさむへんはやてきおう(注2)できるというつよとがあるが、このほうほうこうしゃきたことなるまいにちこくおんへんげきとしてあたえそれうまくてきおうするじょうけんはんしゃ(注3)つくりあげるのである

まさ健雄たけおしん.いきいきたい調ちょう――トレーングによる

ちゅう1)あたまさえさせるあたますっきりさせる

ちゅう2)てきおう:(あるじょうきょうに)こと

ちゅう3)じょうけんはんしゃあるじょうけんあたいつもおなはんのうすること

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  1. 1冷水で顔を洗う方法は、頭をすっきりさせるほかにどのような効果があるか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • いきいき
    • ·in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
    N2
Other levels41 words
  • 洗うあらう
    • ·to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
    • ·to inquire into; to investigate
    • ·to purify (one's heart)
    • ·to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
    N5
  • あたま
    • ·head
    • ·hair (on one's head)
    • ·mind; brains; intellect
    • ·leader; chief; boss; captain
    • ·top; tip
    • ·beginning; start
    • ·head; person
    • ·down payment; deposit
    • ·top structural component of a kanji
    • ·pair
    N5
  • 寒いさむい
    • ·cold (e.g. weather)
    • ·uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
    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
  • からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    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
  • 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
  • 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
    • ·two; 2
    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
  • いつも
    • ·always; all the time; at all times
    • ·never
    • ·usual; regular; habitual; customary
    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
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    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
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • うまい
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 後者こうしゃ
    • ·the latter; the second
    • ·successor; descendant
    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
  • 時刻じこく
    • ·time; (the) hour
    • ·favourable time; opportunity; chance
    N3
  • 温度おんど
    • ·temperature
    N3
  • 刺激しげき
    • ·stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
    • ·impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation
    • ·excitement; thrill
    N3
  • あたえるAs it appears here: あたえ
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    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
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 条件じょうけん
    • ·condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
    N3
  • 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えられる
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    N3
  • さえるAs it appears here: さえさせる
    • ·to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
    • ·to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
    • ·to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful
    • ·to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
    • ·to be satisfying
    • ·to become frigid; to become intensely cold
    N1
  • 鍛えるきたえる
    • ·to forge; to temper
    • ·to drill; to train; to discipline
    N1
  • 耐えるたえる
    • ·to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
    • ·to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
    • ·to be fit for; to be equal to
    N1
  • 適応てきおう
    • ·adaptation; accommodation; conformity
    N1
  • 決まるきまるAs it appears here: 決まった
    • ·to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
    • ·to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
    • ·to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge
    • ·to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
    • ·to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
    • ·to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
    • ·to get high (on drugs)
    N1
  • しん
    • ·new; neo-
    • ·newness; novelty
    • ·Gregorian calendar
    • ·Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE); Hsin dynasty
    N1
  • 反応はんのう
    • ·reaction; response
    • ·physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism)
    • ·reaction; effect; change
    N1
Grammar0 patterns

No N2 grammar patterns in this passage.

Other levels13 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • に耐える / に耐えないN1

    States that something is (not) worth doing or is (un)bearable to do — 'worth ~ing / not worth ~ing; can/cannot bear to.'

    「寒さに強い」と言う場合、寒さに耐える強さと寒さの変化に早く適応できるという強さとがあるが、この方法は後者を鍛えることになる。

    When we say someone is “resistant to cold,” there are two kinds of strength: the ability to endure cold and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in temperature; this method trains the latter.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    「寒さに強い」と言う場合、寒さに耐える強さと寒さの変化に早く適応できるという強さとがあるが、この方法は後者を鍛えることになる。

    When we say someone is “resistant to cold,” there are two kinds of strength: the ability to endure cold and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in temperature; this method trains the latter.

  • としてN3

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

    毎日決まった時刻に温度変化を刺激としてあたえ、それにうまく適応する条件反射をつくりあげるのである。

    By exposing the body to the stimulus of a temperature change at a fixed time every day, one builds a conditioned reflex that enables the body to adapt well to that change.

  • 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'.

    (正木健雄『新.いきいき体調――トレー二ング』による

    (Based on Masaki Takeo, 『新.いきいき体調――トレーニング』)

  • させるN43 times in this passage

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

    冷水で顔を洗う方法は、頭をさえさせるのにいいばかりではない。

    Washing your face with cold water is not only a good way to clear your head.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    冷水で顔を洗う方法は、頭をさえさせるのにいいばかりではない。

    Washing your face with cold water is not only a good way to clear your head.

  • ばかりN4

    Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

    冷水で顔を洗う方法は、頭をさえさせるのにいいばかりではない。

    Washing your face with cold water is not only a good way to clear your head.

  • 〜さN42 times in this passage

    Suffix that turns an adjective into a noun naming its degree or quality — '-ness' (e.g. 高さ 'height', 重さ 'weight').

    「寒さに強い」と言う場合、寒さに耐える強さと寒さの変化に早く適応できるという強さとがあるが、この方法は後者を鍛えることになる。

    When we say someone is “resistant to cold,” there are two kinds of strength: the ability to endure cold and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in temperature; this method trains the latter.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    「寒さに強い」と言う場合、寒さに耐える強さと寒さの変化に早く適応できるという強さとがあるが、この方法は後者を鍛えることになる

    When we say someone is “resistant to cold,” there are two kinds of strength: the ability to endure cold and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in temperature; this method trains the latter.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    冷水で顔を洗う方法は、頭をさえさせるのにいいばかりではない

    Washing your face with cold water is not only a good way to clear your head.

  • がありますN5

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

    「寒さに強い」と言う場合、寒さに耐える強さと寒さの変化に早く適応できるという強さとがあるが、この方法は後者を鍛えることになる。

    When we say someone is “resistant to cold,” there are two kinds of strength: the ability to endure cold and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in temperature; this method trains the latter.

  • のでN5

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

    毎日決まった時刻に温度変化を刺激としてあたえ、それにうまく適応する条件反射をつくりあげるのである。

    By exposing the body to the stimulus of a temperature change at a fixed time every day, one builds a conditioned reflex that enables the body to adapt well to that change.

  • いつもN5

    Adverb expressing habitual, unchanging frequency, "always / usually".

    (注3)条件反射:ある条件を与えられるといつも同じ反応をすること

    (Note 3) Conditioned reflex: always producing the same response when a particular condition is presented

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