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N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #612
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ものつくていは、ほんとうたの。『かんせいしたときよろこ』とよくひょうげんされるけれど、①それちがぼくおもそもそもものつくかんことひとは、『かんせいしたというしゅんかんいったいいつなのかわからないというじつある。②かんせいしたことわかるのは、だれたのつくいるものつまりらいされたごとあるそういうものは、これならわたようきゅうされたすいじゅんいるだろう、というきょうかいせんぼんやりとでも設定せっていされているからそこが『かんせい』になるそしてこのあいは、ろうどうからかいほうされるよろこあるし、達成感たっせいかんあるだろう、レース(注1)ゴールするのとおなだ。あそこまではしなさいというルールあらかじめ設定せっていされているからだ。

しかしぶんはじつくものぶんぶん欲求よっきゅうつくはじものは、そういったゴールはっきりしていないこのことは、ものつくあいがいでもおなあるたとえばけんきゅうそうだ。ことするこうは、つくものつくするこうかぎいるこうしん(注2)に從ってこつこつすすていは、ほんとうわくわくしてたのけれどどこまですすも、『やった!』といった達成たっせいしゅんかんおとずゴールなんてどこにもないただかえ、『ああだいたいあのときが、かんせいしたなるかな』というくらいの『いちだんらく』がだけある

もりひろつぐつくセンスこうさくこうによる

ちゅう1)レースきょうそう

ちゅう2)こうしんあたらものたいきょう

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  1. 1それとは何か。
  2. 2筆者によると、②完成したことがわかるのはどのような場合か。
  3. 3ものを作ることについて、筆者が言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary2 words
  • 過程かてい
    • ·process; course; mechanism
    N2
  • 解放かいほう
    • ·release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
    • ·deallocation (of computer memory)
    N2
Other levels80 words
  • 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
  • 作るつくる
    • ·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
  • 楽しいたのしい
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    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
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作って
    • ·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
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからない
    • ·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
  • わかる
    • ·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
  • 誰かだれか
    • ·someone; somebody
    N5
  • 頼むたのむAs it appears here: 頼まれて
    • ·to request; to beg; to ask
    • ·to call; to order; to reserve
    • ·to entrust to
    • ·to rely on
    • ·please; please do; help me out here
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·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
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    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
  • 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
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • 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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
    • ·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
  • あそこ
    • ·there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
    • ·genitals; private parts; nether regions
    • ·that far; that much; that point
    N5
  • 走るはしるAs it appears here: 走り
    • ·to run
    • ·to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
    • ·to rush (to); to dash; to race
    • ·to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
    • ·to run away; to abscond; to elope
    • ·to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
    • ·to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
    • ·to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 初めてはじめて
    • ·for the first time
    • ·only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
    • ·first time; (one's) first
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作り
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知りたい
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知ろう
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作りたい
    • ·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
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作ろう
    • ·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
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • あの
    • ·that; those; the
    N5
  • 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
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    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
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 以外いがい
    • ·excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
    • ·outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
    N4
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • 似るにるAs it appears here: 似て
    • ·to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
    N4
  • 進むすすむ
    • ·to advance; to go forward
    • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
    • ·to make progress; to improve
    • ·to deepen; to heighten
    • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
    • ·to do of one's own free will
    N4
  • 進むすすむAs it appears here: 進んで
    • ·to advance; to go forward
    • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
    • ·to make progress; to improve
    • ·to deepen; to heighten
    • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
    • ·to do of one's own free will
    N4
  • だいたい
    • ·generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about
    • ·general; rough
    • ·outline; main points; gist; substance; essence
    • ·in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with
    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
  • 競争きょうそう
    • ·competition; contest; rivalry; race
    • ·competition (between organisms or species)
    N4
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • 完成かんせい
    • ·completion; perfection; accomplishment
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 喜びよろこび
    • ·joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
    N3
  • 表現ひょうげん
    • ·expression; representation; description
    • ·representation (of a group)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    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
  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    • ·moment; instant; second
    N3
  • いったい
    • ·(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell
    • ·one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
    • ·one form; one style; one format; one fashion
    • ·one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
    • ·one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
    • ·generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part
    • ·strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with
    N3
  • 事実じじつ
    • ·fact; truth; reality
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • 依頼いらい
    • ·request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
    • ·dependence; reliance
    N3
  • 要求ようきゅう
    • ·demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
    N3
  • 水準すいじゅん
    • ·level; standard
    • ·water level
    N3
  • 労働ろうどう
    • ·labor; labour; work
    • ·Labour Party
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 過去かこ
    • ·the past; bygone days
    • ·one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
    • ·past (tense); preterit; preterite
    • ·previous life
    N3
  • 時期じき
    • ·time; season; period; phase; stage
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 満たすみたすAs it appears here: 満たして
    • ·to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
    • ·to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
    N1
  • 設定せってい
    • ·establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene
    • ·options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
    N1
  • あらかじめ
    • ·beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
    N1
  • 行為こうい
    • ·act; deed; conduct
    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
  • 達成たっせい
    • ·achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
    N1
  • 訪れるおとずれるAs it appears here: 訪れない
    • ·to visit; to call on
    • ·to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
    N1
  • 工作こうさく
    • ·handicraft
    • ·work; construction; manufacturing
    • ·maneuvering; manoeuvering
    N1
  • 思考しこう
    • ·thought; consideration; thinking
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 以外(いがい)N2

    Marks everything except the named item — 'other than ~', 'apart from ~', 'besides ~'.

    しかし、自分が初めて作るもの、自分が自分の欲求で作り始めたものは、そういったゴールがはっきりとしていない、このことは、ものを作る場合以外でも同じである、たとえば、研究がそうだ。

    However, when you are making something for the first time, something you began creating out of your own desire, there is no such clearly defined goal; the same is true outside the act of making things, for example in research.

  • 限りN2

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

    知りたいことを知ろうとする行為は、作りたいものを作ろうとする行為と限りなく似ている。

    The act of trying to discover what you want to know is almost indistinguishable from the act of trying to make what you want to create.

  • といったN2

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

    けれど、どこまで進んでも、『やった!』といった達成の瞬間は訪れない。

    Yet no matter how far you go, a moment of achievement like “I did it!” never arrives.

Other levels22 patterns
  • だの~だのN1

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

    そもそも、ものを作って感じることの一つは、『完成した』という瞬間がいったいいつなのかわからない、という事実である。

    In fact, one thing you realize when making something is that you do not know exactly when the moment of “completion” actually occurs.

  • あらかじめN1

    doing something ahead of time in preparation; 'in advance', 'beforehand'

    あそこまで走りなさい、というルールがあらかじめ設定されているからだ。

    That is because a rule has been set in advance telling you how far you must run.

  • 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'.

    そもそも、ものを作って感じることの一つは、『完成した』という瞬間がいったいいつなのかわからない、という事実である。

    In fact, one thing you realize when making something is that you do not know exactly when the moment of “completion” actually occurs.

  • つまりN3

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

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • としてN3

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

    しかし、自分が初めて作るもの、自分が自分の欲求で作り始めたものは、そういったゴールがはっきりとしていない、このことは、ものを作る場合以外でも同じである、たとえば、研究がそうだ。

    However, when you are making something for the first time, something you began creating out of your own desire, there is no such clearly defined goal; the same is true outside the act of making things, for example in research.

  • 例えば(たとえば)N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    しかし、自分が初めて作るもの、自分が自分の欲求で作り始めたものは、そういったゴールがはっきりとしていない、このことは、ものを作る場合以外でも同じである、たとえば、研究がそうだ。

    However, when you are making something for the first time, something you began creating out of your own desire, there is no such clearly defined goal; the same is true outside the act of making things, for example in research.

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

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

    ゴールなんてどこにもない。

    There is no finish line anywhere.

  • 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'.

    (森博嗣『創るセンス工作ん思考』による

    (Based on Mori Hiroshi, 『創るセンス工作ん思考』)

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    (注2)好奇心:新しいものに対する興味

    (Note 2) Curiosity: interest in new things

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    『完成したときの喜び』とよく表現されるけれど、①それは違うと僕は思う。

    It is often described as “the joy of completion,” but I think ① that is not quite right.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • なさいN4

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

    あそこまで走りなさい、というルールがあらかじめ設定されているからだ。

    That is because a rule has been set in advance telling you how far you must run.

  • かなN4

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

    ただ、過去を振り返って、『ああ、だいたいあのときが、完成した時期になるかな』というくらいの『一段落』が見えるだけである。

    Only when looking back at the past can you see a kind of “stopping point” and think, “Ah, I suppose around then could be considered the time it was completed.”

  • だけでN4

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

    ただ、過去を振り返って、『ああ、だいたいあのときが、完成した時期になるかな』というくらいの『一段落』が見えるだけである。

    Only when looking back at the past can you see a kind of “stopping point” and think, “Ah, I suppose around then could be considered the time it was completed.”

  • けれどもN52 times in this passage

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

    『完成したときの喜び』とよく表現されるけれど、①それは違うと僕は思う。

    It is often described as “the joy of completion,” but I think ① that is not quite right.

  • 〜ているN55 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • がありますN5

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

    ②完成したことがわかるのは、誰かに頼まれて作っているもの、つまり依頼された仕事である、そういうものは、これなら引き渡せる、要求された水準を満たしているだろう、という境界線がぼんやりとでも設定されているから、そこが『完成』になる、そしてこの場合は、労働から解放される喜びがあるし、達成感もあるだろう、レースでゴールをするのと同じだ。

    ② What can clearly be recognized as finished is something made at someone else’s request—in other words, commissioned work—because such work has at least a vaguely defined boundary such as, “This is good enough to hand over; it should meet the required standard,” and that boundary becomes “completion”; in this case, there is also the pleasure of being freed from the labor and a sense of achievement, just like reaching the finish line in a race.

  • までN52 times in this passage

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

    あそこまで走りなさい、というルールがあらかじめ設定されているからだ。

    That is because a rule has been set in advance telling you how far you must run.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、自分が初めて作るもの、自分が自分の欲求で作り始めたものは、そういったゴールがはっきりとしていない、このことは、ものを作る場合以外でも同じである、たとえば、研究がそうだ。

    However, when you are making something for the first time, something you began creating out of your own desire, there is no such clearly defined goal; the same is true outside the act of making things, for example in research.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    知りたいことを知ろうとする行為は、作りたいものを作ろうとする行為と限りなく似ている。

    The act of trying to discover what you want to know is almost indistinguishable from the act of trying to make what you want to create.

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