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人ひとに強つよい影えい響きょうを与あたえるのは大たい部ぶ（注1）からなる作さく品ひんとは限かぎりません。何なに気げなく（注2）読よんだ、たった一ひと言ことに心こころ打うたれることもあります。そして、書しょ物もつを越こえて、私わたしたちは世よの中なかのあらゆるできごとについても同おなじように、そのときどきに応おうじた深しん度どで読よんでいるのです。つまり、読よみとろうと思おもえばどんなできごとからでも「自じ分ぶんにとって意い味みあること」を読よみとれるということではないでしょうか。学まなぼうとする姿し勢せいがあれば何なにからでも価か値ちあることが学まなびとれるのだとつくづく私わたしは思おもうのです。

（村むら田た夏なつ子こ『読どく書しょの心しん理り学がく—読どく書しょで開ひらく心こころの世せ界かいへの扉とびら』による）

（注ちゅう1）大おお部ぶ：書しょ物もつの冊さっ数すうやページ数すうが多おおいこと

（注ちゅう2）何なに気げなく：はっきりとした目もく的てきや理り由ゆうを持もたないで

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  1. 1人に強い影響を与えるのは大部からなる作品とは限りませんとあるが、なぜか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
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  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んだ
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • ときどき
    • ·sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
    • ·seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
    N5
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読んで
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    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
  • 読むよむAs it appears here: 読み
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • 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
  • あるAs it appears here: あれば
    • ·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
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持たないで
    • ·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
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思えば
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 開くひらく
    • ·to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
    • ·to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
    • ·to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
    • ·to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
    • ·to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
    • ·to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
    • ·to open (ports, borders, etc.)
    • ·to open (an account)
    • ·to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
    • ·to open (a file, etc.)
    • ·to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
    • ·to cut open (fish)
    • ·to change (kanji into hiragana)
    • ·to flare (e.g. skirt)
    • ·to slacken (into a poor posture)
    • ·to extend
    N4
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 理由りゆう
    • ·reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
    N4
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • 与えるあたえる
    • ·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
  • 作品さくひん
    • ·work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限りません
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    N3
  • 一言ひとこと
    • ·single word; a few words; brief comment
    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
  • 書物しょもつ
    • ·book; volume
    N3
  • 越えるこえるAs it appears here: 越えて
    • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
    N3
  • 世の中よのなか
    • ·society; the world; the times
    N3
  • 応じるおうじるAs it appears here: 応じた
    • ·to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
    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
  • とれる
    • ·to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
    • ·to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
    • ·to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
    • ·to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
    • ·to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
    • ·to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶAs it appears here: 学ぼう
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • 何なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    N3
  • 読書どくしょ
    • ·reading (books)
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 目的もくてき
    • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
    N3
  • 大部たいぶ
    • ·lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous
    • ·most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much
    N1
  • 何気ないなにげないAs it appears here: 何気なく
    • ·casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand
    • ·ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
    N1
  • ごと
    • ·each; every
    N1
  • 扉とびら
    • ·door; gate; opening
    • ·title page
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • に応じてN2

    Expresses that something varies or is adjusted in accordance with the preceding condition; 'depending on / in response to'.

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we similarly “read” all the events in the world at different levels of depth depending on the particular time and circumstances.

Other levels13 patterns
  • とは限らない（とはかぎらない）N3

    Negates a sweeping assumption — "it isn't necessarily the case that / not always".

    人に強い影響を与えるのは大部からなる作品とは限りません。

    A work that strongly influences a person is not necessarily a large, multi-volume work.

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we similarly “read” all the events in the world at different levels of depth depending on the particular time and circumstances.

  • つまりN3

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • 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'.

    （村田夏子『読書の心理学—読書で開く心の世界への扉』による）

    (Based on Murata Natsuko, 『読書の心理学—読書で開く心の世界への扉』)

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • ないでN4

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

    （注2）何気なく：はっきりとした目的や理由を持たないで

    (Note 2) Casually: without any clear purpose or reason

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we similarly “read” all the events in the world at different levels of depth depending on the particular time and circumstances.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

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

    そして、書物を越えて、私たちは世の中のあらゆるできごとについても同じように、そのときどきに応じた深度で読んでいるのです。

    And beyond books, we similarly “read” all the events in the world at different levels of depth depending on the particular time and circumstances.

  • どんなN5

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • だろうN5

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

    つまり、読みとろうと思えばどんなできごとからでも「自分にとって意味あること」を読みとれるということではないでしょうか。

    In other words, if we make an effort to read meaning from things, can we not find “something meaningful to ourselves” in any event?

  • がありますN5

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

    学ぼうとする姿勢があれば何からでも価値あることが学びとれるのだとつくづく私は思うのです。

    I deeply believe that if we have a willingness to learn, we can learn something valuable from anything.

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