• 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
• 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
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• どちら
  • ·which way; which direction; where
  • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
  • ·who
  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
• 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分かり
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: させたり
  • ·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
• 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
• 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
• つくるAs it appears here: つくられる
  • ·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
• 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
• 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
• 光ひかり
  • ·light
  • ·illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
  • ·happiness; hope
  • ·influence; power
  • ·vision; eyesight
  • ·optical fiber; optical fibre
  N4
• 力ちから
  • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  • ·efficacy; effect
  • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  • ·support; help; aid; assistance
  • ·stress; emphasis
  • ·means; resources
  N4
• 必要ひつよう
  • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  • ·necessity; need; requirement
  N4
• しっかり
  • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
  • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
  • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
  • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
  N4
• 示すしめす
  • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
  • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
  • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
  N3
• 姿すがた
  • ·figure; form; shape
  • ·appearance; dress; guise
  • ·state; condition; picture; image
  • ·form (of a waka)
  • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
  N3
• 部分ぶぶん
  • ·portion; section; part
  N3
• 影かげ
  • ·shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  • ·reflection; image
  • ·ominous sign
  • ·light (stars, moon)
  • ·trace; shadow (of one's former self)
  • ·behind; background; other side
  N3
• 一方いっぽう
  • ·one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
  • ·on the one hand; on the other hand
  • ·whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
  • ·just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
  N3
• 強調きょうちょう
  • ·emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining; underscoring
  • ·accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting
  • ·strong tone (of the market); firm tone
  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
• 面めん
  • ·face
  • ·mask; face guard
  • ·striking the head (in kendo)
  • ·surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
  • ·page
  • ·aspect; facet; side
  • ·chamfer
  • ·counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
  N3
• 混乱こんらん
  • ·disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
  N3
• 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じさせる
  • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
  • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
  N3
• 意識いしき
  • ·consciousness
  • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
  • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
  N3
• 信じるしんじるAs it appears here: 信じて
  • ·to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
  N3
• 態度たいど
  • ·attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing
  • ·attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance; stand
  N3
• すなわち
  • ·that is (to say); namely; i.e.
  • ·precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less
  • ·(and) then
  N3
• 公平こうへい
  • ·fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• 備えるそなえるAs it appears here: 備えて
  • ·to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
  • ·to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
  • ·to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
  • ·to be born with; to have since birth
  N3
• 条件じょうけん
  • ·condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
  N3
• 注ちゅう
  • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
  N3
• いちいち
  • ·one-by-one; separately
  • ·every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail
  N2
• 少なくともすくなくとも
  • ·at least
  N2
• 本来ほんらい
  • ·originally; primarily
  • ·essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
  • ·proper; rightful; legal; normal
  N2
• 努めるつとめる
  • ·to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)
  N2
• こうして
  • ·thus; in this way
  N2
• 目立つめだつAs it appears here: 目立たせる
  • ·to be conspicuous; to stand out
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• もののN2

  Concessive connective — 'although / even though ~, ...'; concedes the first clause then states something that runs counter to it.

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• 少なくともN2

  States a minimum quantity or a minimal claim — 'at least'.

  これらをいちいち意識しているのは大変であるが、少なくともデータをやみくもに信じてしまう態度だけはとるべきでない。

  It is difficult to remain conscious of all these considerations at every moment, but at the very least we should never adopt an attitude of blindly believing data.

• だけはN2

  Singles one thing out for emphasis, 'at least ~ (if nothing else)' / 'this one thing does hold'.

  これらをいちいち意識しているのは大変であるが、少なくともデータをやみくもに信じてしまう態度だけはとるべきでない。

  It is difficult to remain conscious of all these considerations at every moment, but at the very least we should never adopt an attitude of blindly believing data.

• というN3

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

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• すなわちN3

  Conjunction restating or clarifying the preceding statement, 'namely / that is / in other words'.

  データの罠を見分ける力、すなわちデータリテラシーは、多くの人にとって必要なものではあるが、本来は、公平で客観的な報道に努めるべきメディアに携わる人間が、しっかりと備えていなければならない必須の条件である。

  The ability to recognize the traps hidden in data—in other words, data literacy—is necessary for many people, but it is above all an indispensable qualification for those who work in the media, who should be committed to fair and objective reporting.

• にとってN3

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

  データの罠を見分ける力、すなわちデータリテラシーは、多くの人にとって必要なものではあるが、本来は、公平で客観的な報道に努めるべきメディアに携わる人間が、しっかりと備えていなければならない必須の条件である。

  The ability to recognize the traps hidden in data—in other words, data literacy—is necessary for many people, but it is above all an indispensable qualification for those who work in the media, who should be committed to fair and objective reporting.

• たものだN3

  recalls a past habitual action with fondness or nostalgia, 'used to (do)'.

  データの罠を見分ける力、すなわちデータリテラシーは、多くの人にとって必要なものではあるが、本来は、公平で客観的な報道に努めるべきメディアに携わる人間が、しっかりと備えていなければならない必須の条件である。

  The ability to recognize the traps hidden in data—in other words, data literacy—is necessary for many people, but it is above all an indispensable qualification for those who work in the media, who should be committed to fair and objective reporting.

• 的（てき）N3

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

  データの罠を見分ける力、すなわちデータリテラシーは、多くの人にとって必要なものではあるが、本来は、公平で客観的な報道に努めるべきメディアに携わる人間が、しっかりと備えていなければならない必須の条件である。

  The ability to recognize the traps hidden in data—in other words, data literacy—is necessary for many people, but it is above all an indispensable qualification for those who work in the media, who should be committed to fair and objective reporting.

• 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'.

  （田村秀『データの罠―世論はこうしてつくられる』による）

  (Based on Tamura Shigeru, “The Data Trap—How Public Opinion Is Created”)

• やすいN4

  Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• させるN42 times in this passage

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

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

  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.

  これらをいちいち意識しているのは大変であるが、少なくともデータをやみくもに信じてしまう態度だけはとるべきでない。

  It is difficult to remain conscious of all these considerations at every moment, but at the very least we should never adopt an attitude of blindly believing data.

• なければならないN4

  Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

  データの罠を見分ける力、すなわちデータリテラシーは、多くの人にとって必要なものではあるが、本来は、公平で客観的な報道に努めるべきメディアに携わる人間が、しっかりと備えていなければならない必須の条件である。

  The ability to recognize the traps hidden in data—in other words, data literacy—is necessary for many people, but it is above all an indispensable qualification for those who work in the media, who should be committed to fair and objective reporting.

• だけN5

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

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• 〜たり〜たりN5

  Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• がありますN5

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

  そのどちらか一方だけを強調することは、分かりやすさという面はあるものの、徒に対立軸を先鋭化させたり、無用の混乱を生じさせる危険性がある。

  Emphasizing only one of those sides may make things easier to understand, but it also carries the risk of unnecessarily sharpening divisions or creating needless confusion.

• 〜ているN52 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”.

  これらをいちいち意識しているのは大変であるが、少なくともデータをやみくもに信じてしまう態度だけはとるべきでない。

  It is difficult to remain conscious of all these considerations at every moment, but at the very least we should never adopt an attitude of blindly believing data.