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だいがくこうセミナーとおおりふれわたしがくせいしょくん、「せっかくだいがくはいのだからひとつでもおおてきかんどうあじがくもんたのほしい」とかたいる

しかしげんじょういると…もとよりわたしちからそくあろうが…ざんねん、「1」こうしたメッセージわかしょくんこころじゅうぶんつたいるとはいいがたかれほとんどにとってたのたいしょういえばかつどうスポーツおんがくえいまんある<いはさまざまレジャーありそれらいずれがくもんとはきょところあるからある

___2___」、わたしせっいるがくせいしょくんについていえばかれおおけっがくぎょうおろそかしているわけではないかれそれなりべんきょうし、たかがくりょくもっていることちが

こういささかじゅんめくよう(注)かもしれないが、おおかたがくせいにとってがくもんたのこころゆうもつぜんに、まずはさきもくひょうじゅんかたづけなければならないというきょうはくかんねん」がせんこうするのであろう。たいてきいえばたんしゅとくしんがくしゅうしょくなどじつてきもくひょう達成たっせいが、しょうきゅうなのである。「3」それそれかたのであろうが、こせこせせず、すこせいしんゆたさをもってがくもんなおだいがくせいかつおくもらいたいと、ついちゅうもんつけたくなる

やまけいてきじゅくねんライフつくかたこうだんしゃによる

ちゅういささかじゅんめくように:しょうじゅんしているよう

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  1. 1「1」こうしたメッセージとあるが、どんなメッセージか。
  2. 2「___2___」の中に入るものはどれか。
  3. 3「3」それはそれで仕方ないとあるが、何が仕方がないのか。
  4. 4筆者によれば、現在のほとんどの学生の目標は何か。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 諸君しょくん
    • ·you (people)
    • ·gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone
    N1
  • 知的ちてき
    • ·intellectual
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しんで
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 距離きょり
    • ·distance; range; interval
    • ·difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; distance
    • ·metric
    N1
  • 日々ひび
    • ·daily; everyday
    • ·days (e.g. of one's youth)
    • ·every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
    N1
  • おろそか
    • ·negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
    N1
  • 大方おおかた
    • ·large part; greater part; majority
    • ·people in general; general public; public at large
    • ·mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly
    • ·probably; maybe; perhaps
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむ
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
  • 先行せんこう
    • ·going ahead; going first
    • ·preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
    • ·scoring first; getting off to a lead
    • ·stalker
    N1
  • 達成たっせい
    • ·achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
    N1
Other levels70 words
  • 大学だいがく
    • ·university; college
    • ·former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
    • ·the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
    N5
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • 入るはいるAs it appears here: 入った
    • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
    • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
    • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
    • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
    • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
    • ·to be received; to be obtained
    • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
    • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
    • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
    • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
    • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
    • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
    • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 多いおおいAs it appears here: 多く
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • ほしい
    • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
    • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いい
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いえば
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • 映画えいが
    • ·movie; film; motion picture
    N5
  • 置くおくAs it appears here: 置いた
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    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
  • 勉強べんきょう
    • ·study
    • ·diligence; working hard
    • ·experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future)
    • ·discount; price reduction
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • もつAs it appears here: もって
    • ·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
  • 書くかく
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • もつ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·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
  • つけるAs it appears here: つけ
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    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
  • 講義こうぎ
    • ·lecture
    N4
  • 向かうむかうAs it appears here: 向かって
    • ·to face
    • ·to go towards; to head towards
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 十分じゅうぶん
    • ·enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
    • ·sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
    • ·division into ten
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
  • 漫画まんが
    • ·cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
    N4
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 聞こえるきこえる
    • ·to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
    • ·to sound (like); to come across (as)
    • ·to be well known; to be famous
    • ·to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand
    N4
  • かたづけるAs it appears here: かたづけなければ
    • ·to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
    • ·to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of
    • ·to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done
    • ·to marry off (one's daughter)
    • ·to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate
    N4
  • 送るおくるAs it appears here: 送って
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit
    • ·to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take
    • ·to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury
    • ·to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live
    • ·to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner)
    • ·to affix (okurigana)
    N4
    • ·place; spot; space
    • ·field; discipline; sphere; realm
    • ·occasion; situation
    • ·scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
    • ·session
    • ·field; table; area in which cards are laid out
    • ·round (east, south, etc.)
    • ·field
    • ·field (in Gestalt psychology)
    N3
  • 通すとおすAs it appears here: 通し
    • ·to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
    • ·to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through; to let through (e.g. air); to run through (e.g. a pipe); to penetrate; to let in
    • ·to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through
    • ·to connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between); to join; to extend up to (somewhere)
    • ·to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
    • ·to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
    • ·to present logically; to make (e.g. one's argument) convincing; to be consistent (in one's reasoning); to stick to (e.g. one's principles)
    • ·to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something)
    • ·to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
    • ·to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window)
    • ·to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly
    • ·to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)
    • ·to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way
    • ·to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state)
    • ·to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of
    • ·to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
    • ·to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go
    • ·to relay (a message, an order, etc.); to convey (an intention, meaning, etc.); to send through; to pass on (e.g. information); to make heard (e.g. one's voice)
    • ·to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ...
    N3
  • ふれるAs it appears here: ふれ
    • ·to touch; to feel
    • ·to touch (with)
    • ·to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive
    • ·to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up
    • ·to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe
    • ·to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
    N3
  • 感動かんどう
    • ·being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
    N3
  • 学問がくもん
    • ·study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge
    • ·discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
    N3
  • 現状げんじょう
    • ·present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
    N3
  • もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • 対象たいしょう
    • ·target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
    N3
    • ·stomach
    • ·Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
    N3
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • いずれ
    • ·which; where; who
    • ·all; both
    • ·anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
    • ·sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually
    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
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 余裕よゆう
    • ·surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope
    • ·composure; placidity; complacency; calm
    N3
  • 以前いぜん
    • ·before; prior to; ago
    • ·the past; before; previously; former times
    N3
  • 目標もくひょう
    • ·goal; target; aim; objective
    • ·mark; sign; landmark
    N3
  • 単位たんい
    • ·unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
    • ·unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
    • ·credit (in school, university, etc.); point
    • ·by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ...; by ...; every...
    N3
  • 進学しんがく
    • ·advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
    N3
  • 就職しゅうしょく
    • ·finding employment; getting a job
    N3
  • 精神せいしん
    • ·mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
    • ·attitude; mentality; will; intention
    • ·spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
    N3
  • 豊かゆたか
    • ·abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off
    • ·open (mind); relaxed; easy
    • ·plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample
    • ·(well) over; (easily) in excess of
    N3
  • 注文ちゅうもん
    • ·order (for an item)
    • ·request; demand; condition
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 多少たしょう
    • ·a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent
    • ·amount; quantity; number
    N3
  • せっかく
    • ·with trouble; at great pains
    • ·rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
    • ·kind; generous
    N2
  • 味わうあじわうAs it appears here: 味わい
    • ·to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
    • ·to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
    • ·to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
    N2
  • 伝わるつたわるAs it appears here: 伝わって
    • ·to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known
    • ·to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
    • ·to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
    • ·to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
    • ·to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
    • ·to go along; to move along
    N2
  • 学力がくりょく
    • ·scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
    N2
  • 矛盾むじゅん
    • ·contradiction; inconsistency
    N2
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 折に(おりに)N1

    Marks the occasion or opportune time when something happens — "on the occasion of; when".

    大学の講義やセミナーの場を通し、折にふれ、私は学生諸君に向かって、「せっかく大学に入ったのだから、ひとつでも多く知的感動を味わい、学問を楽しんでほしい」と語りかけている。

    Through university lectures and seminars, whenever the opportunity arises, I tell my students, “Since you have had the chance to enter university, I hope you will experience as much intellectual excitement as possible and enjoy academic learning.”

  • をもって / をもちましてN12 times in this passage

    Formal marker of the means used, or the effective time from/at which something takes effect — 'by means of', 'as of'.

    彼らはそれなりに勉強し、高い学力をもっていることは間違いない。

    There is no doubt that they study in their own way and possess a high level of academic ability.

  • めくN12 times in this passage

    Suffix turning a noun into a verb meaning to take on the signs or air of that thing: 'to become ~-like, show signs of ~.'

    こう書くといささか矛盾めくように聞こえるかもしれないが、大方の学生にとっては学問を楽しむ心の余裕をもつ以前に、まずは目先の目標を順にかたづけなければならないという「強迫観念」が先行するのであろう。

    This may sound somewhat contradictory, but for most students, before they can even afford the mental freedom to enjoy academic study, they seem to be driven first by a kind of “compulsion” to deal one by one with the immediate goals before them.

  • 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").

    具体的にいえば、単位の取得、進学、就職など実利的な目標の達成が、焦眉の急なのである。

    More specifically, achieving practical goals such as earning credits, advancing to further study, and finding employment is a matter of pressing urgency.

Other levels25 patterns
  • に向かってN2

    Indicates the direction, goal, or target that motion or an action is aimed at; 'toward / facing'.

    大学の講義やセミナーの場を通し、折にふれ、私は学生諸君に向かって、「せっかく大学に入ったのだから、ひとつでも多く知的感動を味わい、学問を楽しんでほしい」と語りかけている。

    Through university lectures and seminars, whenever the opportunity arises, I tell my students, “Since you have had the chance to enter university, I hope you will experience as much intellectual excitement as possible and enjoy academic learning.”

  • せっかくN2

    marks that effort or a rare opportunity went into something, often with the sense it was wasted — 'go to the trouble of', 'specially'

    大学の講義やセミナーの場を通し、折にふれ、私は学生諸君に向かって、「せっかく大学に入ったのだから、ひとつでも多く知的感動を味わい、学問を楽しんでほしい」と語りかけている。

    Through university lectures and seminars, whenever the opportunity arises, I tell my students, “Since you have had the chance to enter university, I hope you will experience as much intellectual excitement as possible and enjoy academic learning.”

  • ところにN2

    Marks the exact moment one action is underway or just finished when another event breaks in; 'just when / right as'.

    彼らのほとんどにとって楽しみの対象といえば、サークル活動やスポーツ、音楽、映画、漫画、ある<いはさまざまなレジャーであり、それらはいずれも学問とは距離を置いたところにあるからである。

    This is because, for most of them, the things they enjoy are club activities, sports, music, movies, manga, and various forms of leisure, all of which lie at some distance from academic study.

  • にとってN32 times in this passage

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

    彼らのほとんどにとって楽しみの対象といえば、サークル活動やスポーツ、音楽、映画、漫画、ある<いはさまざまなレジャーであり、それらはいずれも学問とは距離を置いたところにあるからである。

    This is because, for most of them, the things they enjoy are club activities, sports, music, movies, manga, and various forms of leisure, all of which lie at some distance from academic study.

  • と言えば(といえば)N3

    Raises a topic prompted by what was just mentioned — "speaking of", "when it comes to".

    彼らのほとんどにとって楽しみの対象といえば、サークル活動やスポーツ、音楽、映画、漫画、ある<いはさまざまなレジャーであり、それらはいずれも学問とは距離を置いたところにあるからである。

    This is because, for most of them, the things they enjoy are club activities, sports, music, movies, manga, and various forms of leisure, all of which lie at some distance from academic study.

  • についてN3

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

    「___2___」、私が日々接している学生諸君についていえば、彼らの多くは決して学業をおろそかにしているわけではない。

    “***2***”, as for the students I interact with every day, many of them are by no means neglecting their studies.

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    「___2___」、私が日々接している学生諸君についていえば、彼らの多くは決して学業をおろそかにしているわけではない。

    “***2***”, as for the students I interact with every day, many of them are by no means neglecting their studies.

  • わけではないN3

    Partially denies an assumed conclusion — 'it's not (necessarily) that ~', 'doesn't necessarily mean ~'.

    「___2___」、私が日々接している学生諸君についていえば、彼らの多くは決して学業をおろそかにしているわけではない

    “***2***”, as for the students I interact with every day, many of them are by no means neglecting their studies.

  • というN3

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

    こう書くといささか矛盾めくように聞こえるかもしれないが、大方の学生にとっては学問を楽しむ心の余裕をもつ以前に、まずは目先の目標を順にかたづけなければならないという「強迫観念」が先行するのであろう。

    This may sound somewhat contradictory, but for most students, before they can even afford the mental freedom to enjoy academic study, they seem to be driven first by a kind of “compulsion” to deal one by one with the immediate goals before them.

  • 的(てき)N32 times in this passage

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

    具体的にいえば、単位の取得、進学、就職など実利的な目標の達成が、焦眉の急なのである。

    More specifically, achieving practical goals such as earning credits, advancing to further study, and finding employment is a matter of pressing urgency.

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    「3」それはそれで仕方ないのであろうが、こせこせせず、もう少し精神の豊かさをもって学問を見つめ直し、大学生活を送ってもらいたいと、つい注文をつけたくなる。

    “3” Perhaps that cannot be helped, but I still find myself wishing that they would stop being so preoccupied with immediate concerns, reconsider academic study with a little more richness of spirit, and spend their university years that way.

  • 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'.

    (小山慶太「知的熟年ライフの作り方』講談社による

    (From Koyama Keita, “How to Build an Intellectually Fulfilling Mature Life,” Kodansha)

  • 〜てほしいN4

    Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

    大学の講義やセミナーの場を通し、折にふれ、私は学生諸君に向かって、「せっかく大学に入ったのだから、ひとつでも多く知的感動を味わい、学問を楽しんでほしい」と語りかけている。

    Through university lectures and seminars, whenever the opportunity arises, I tell my students, “Since you have had the chance to enter university, I hope you will experience as much intellectual excitement as possible and enjoy academic learning.”

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    しかし、現状を見ていると…もとより私の力不足もあろうが…残念ながら、「1」こうしたメッセージが若い諸君の心に十分、伝わっているとはいい難い。

    However, looking at the current situation—and of course my own shortcomings may also be partly to blame—unfortunately, it is hard to say that “1” this kind of message is being fully conveyed to the hearts and minds of these young people.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    しかし、現状を見ていると…もとより私の力不足もあろうが…残念ながら、「1」こうしたメッセージが若い諸君の心に十分、伝わっているとはいい難い。

    However, looking at the current situation—and of course my own shortcomings may also be partly to blame—unfortunately, it is hard to say that “1” this kind of message is being fully conveyed to the hearts and minds of these young people.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    こう書くといささか矛盾めくように聞こえるかもしれないが、大方の学生にとっては学問を楽しむ心の余裕をもつ以前に、まずは目先の目標を順にかたづけなければならないという「強迫観念」が先行するのであろう。

    This may sound somewhat contradictory, but for most students, before they can even afford the mental freedom to enjoy academic study, they seem to be driven first by a kind of “compulsion” to deal one by one with the immediate goals before them.

  • なければならないN4

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

    こう書くといささか矛盾めくように聞こえるかもしれないが、大方の学生にとっては学問を楽しむ心の余裕をもつ以前に、まずは目先の目標を順にかたづけなければならないという「強迫観念」が先行するのであろう。

    This may sound somewhat contradictory, but for most students, before they can even afford the mental freedom to enjoy academic study, they seem to be driven first by a kind of “compulsion” to deal one by one with the immediate goals before them.

  • などN4

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

    具体的にいえば、単位の取得、進学、就職など実利的な目標の達成が、焦眉の急なのである。

    More specifically, achieving practical goals such as earning credits, advancing to further study, and finding employment is a matter of pressing urgency.

  • 〜てもらうN4

    Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.

    「3」それはそれで仕方ないのであろうが、こせこせせず、もう少し精神の豊かさをもって学問を見つめ直し、大学生活を送ってもらいたいと、つい注文をつけたくなる。

    “3” Perhaps that cannot be helped, but I still find myself wishing that they would stop being so preoccupied with immediate concerns, reconsider academic study with a little more richness of spirit, and spend their university years that way.

  • 方(かた)N4

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    (小山慶太「知的熟年ライフの作り方』講談社による)

    (From Koyama Keita, “How to Build an Intellectually Fulfilling Mature Life,” Kodansha)

  • 〜ているN56 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”.

    大学の講義やセミナーの場を通し、折にふれ、私は学生諸君に向かって、「せっかく大学に入ったのだから、ひとつでも多く知的感動を味わい、学問を楽しんでほしい」と語りかけている

    Through university lectures and seminars, whenever the opportunity arises, I tell my students, “Since you have had the chance to enter university, I hope you will experience as much intellectual excitement as possible and enjoy academic learning.”

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、現状を見ていると…もとより私の力不足もあろうが…残念ながら、「1」こうしたメッセージが若い諸君の心に十分、伝わっているとはいい難い。

    However, looking at the current situation—and of course my own shortcomings may also be partly to blame—unfortunately, it is hard to say that “1” this kind of message is being fully conveyed to the hearts and minds of these young people.

  • にするN5

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

    「___2___」、私が日々接している学生諸君についていえば、彼らの多くは決して学業をおろそかにしているわけではない。

    “***2***”, as for the students I interact with every day, many of them are by no means neglecting their studies.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

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

    こう書くといささか矛盾めくように聞こえるかもしれないが、大方の学生にとっては学問を楽しむ心の余裕をもつ以前に、まずは目先の目標を順にかたづけなければならないという「強迫観念」が先行するのであろう。

    This may sound somewhat contradictory, but for most students, before they can even afford the mental freedom to enjoy academic study, they seem to be driven first by a kind of “compulsion” to deal one by one with the immediate goals before them.

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

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

    「3」それはそれで仕方ないのであろうが、こせこせせず、もう少し精神の豊かさをもって学問を見つめ直し、大学生活を送ってもらいたいと、つい注文をつけたくなる。

    “3” Perhaps that cannot be helped, but I still find myself wishing that they would stop being so preoccupied with immediate concerns, reconsider academic study with a little more richness of spirit, and spend their university years that way.

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