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かなり能のう力りょくのある人ひとが何時いつまで経たっても上じょう昇しょう気き流りゅうに乗のれず奇き妙みょうに不ふ遇ぐう（注1）であるという場ば合あいが少すくなくない。そういう型かたは例れい外がいなく親しん友ゆうがいないのを特とく色しょくとする。深ふかく語かたらえる友ともを見み出いだすための努ど力りょくを怠おこたったせいである。通つう常じょう、親しん友ゆうが出で来きるのはニ十じゅっ歳さい前ぜん後ごである。その次つぎには入にゅう社しゃ後ご三さん年ねん以い内ないである。稀まれには人じん生せいの辛しん酸さんを嘗なめた（注2）熱ねつ年ねん同どう士しが意い気き投とう合ごうする（注3）光こう景けいも見みられる。いずれにせよ友ともを求もとめる気き持もちの強つよい面めん者しゃの幸こう運うんな出で逢あいである。

（谷たに沢さわ永ひさし―『人にん間げん通どおりJ新しん潮ちょう選せん書しょによる）

（注ちゅう1）不ふ遇ぐう：運うんがない

（注ちゅう2）辛しん酸さんを嘗なめる：苦く労ろうを経けい験けんする

（注ちゅう3）意い気き投とう合ごうする：気きが合あう

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Vocabulary4 words
  • 通常つうじょう
    • ·usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
    N1
  • 嘗めるなめるAs it appears here: 嘗めた
    • ·to lick; to lap; to suck
    • ·to taste
    • ·to experience (esp. a hardship)
    • ·to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage
    • ·to lick (at; of flames); to burn
    N1
  • 同士どうし
    • ·fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
    N1
  • 通どおり
    • ·authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
    • ·counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
    • ·understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
    • ·supernatural powers; magical powers
    N1
Other levels42 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 何時いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    N5
  • 乗れるのれるAs it appears here: 乗れ
    • ·to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
    • ·to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
    • ·to reach; to go over; to pass
    • ·to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
    • ·to take part; to participate; to join
    • ·to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
    • ·to be deceived; to be taken in
    • ·to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered
    • ·to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    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
  • 出来るできる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見られる
    • ·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
  • するAs it appears here: せよ
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 深いふかいAs it appears here: 深く
    • ·deep
    • ·profound
    • ·dense; thick
    • ·close (relationship)
    • ·intense; strong
    • ·late
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 以内いない
    • ·within; inside of; less than
    N4
  • 熱ねつ
    • ·heat
    • ·fever; temperature
    • ·zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage
    N4
  • 気持ちきもち
    • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
    • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
    • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
    • ·slightly; a bit; a little
    N4
  • 能力のうりょく
    • ·ability; faculty
    N3
  • 経つたつAs it appears here: 経って
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    N3
  • 奇妙きみょう
    • ·strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
    N3
  • 型かた
    • ·type; style; model; pattern
    • ·mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
    • ·kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
    • ·convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
    • ·(set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)
    • ·(taxonomical) form
    N3
  • 親友しんゆう
    • ·close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
    N3
  • 語るかたるAs it appears here: 語ら
    • ·to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
    • ·to recite; to chant
    • ·to indicate; to show
    N3
  • 友とも
    • ·friend; companion; comrade; pal
    • ·accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
    N3
  • 努力どりょく
    • ·effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
    N3
  • せい
    • ·consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
    N3
  • 後ご
    • ·after
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • 光景こうけい
    • ·scene; spectacle; sight; view
    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
  • 求めるもとめる
    • ·to want; to wish for
    • ·to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
    • ·to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)
    • ·to purchase; to buy
    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
  • 幸運こううん
    • ·good luck; fortune
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 苦労くろう
    • ·trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains
    • ·anxiety; worry; concern; cares
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • 特色とくしょく
    • ·characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; distinguishing quality; special character
    • ·spot color; spot colour
    N2
  • 怠るおこたるAs it appears here: 怠った
    • ·to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to fail to do; to leave undone; to avoid (doing); to shirk; to be unmindful of
    • ·to improve (of an illness); to get better
    N2
  • 前後ぜんご
    • ·front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
    • ·before and after
    • ·around; about; approximately
    • ·order; context
    • ·consequences
    • ·just when; around the time of
    • ·inversion; reversion; getting out of order
    • ·co-occurring; happening at the same time
    N2
  • 入社にゅうしゃ
    • ·joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
    N2
  • 稀まれ
    • ·rare; seldom
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • いずれにしても / いずれにしろ / いずれにせよN1

    Concludes that the point stands whichever option is true — 'in any case', 'either way', 'whatever happens'.

    いずれにせよ友を求める気持ちの強い面者の幸運な出逢いである。

    In any case, it is a fortunate encounter between two people who both have a strong desire to find a friend.

Other levels6 patterns
  • というN3

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

    かなり能力のある人が何時まで経っても上昇気流に乗れず奇妙に不遇であるという場合が少くない。

    It is not uncommon for a fairly capable person to remain unable to catch an upward current no matter how much time passes and, strangely, continue to be unfortunate in life.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    深く語らえる友を見出すための努力を怠ったせいである。

    This is because they neglected the effort required to find a friend with whom they could talk deeply.

  • せいでN3

    Attributes an undesirable result to a cause — 'because of', 'due to (unfortunately)'.

    深く語らえる友を見出すための努力を怠ったせいである。

    This is because they neglected the effort required to find a friend with whom they could talk deeply.

  • 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'.

    （谷沢永―『人間通J新潮選書による）

    (From Tanizawa Eiichi, “A Connoisseur of Human Nature,” Shincho Sensho)

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    かなり能力のある人が何時まで経っても上昇気流に乗れず奇妙に不遇であるという場合が少くない。

    It is not uncommon for a fairly capable person to remain unable to catch an upward current no matter how much time passes and, strangely, continue to be unfortunate in life.

  • までN5

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

    かなり能力のある人が何時まで経っても上昇気流に乗れず奇妙に不遇であるという場合が少くない。

    It is not uncommon for a fairly capable person to remain unable to catch an upward current no matter how much time passes and, strangely, continue to be unfortunate in life.

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