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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #739
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人間関係にんげんかんけいのこと、勉べん強きょうや仕し事ごとのことなど、いろいろなストレスが原げん因いんで病びょう気きになることは少すくなくない。ストレスなど全まったくない生せい活かつをしてみたいものだが、なかなかそうはいかない。

どうせストレスから逃にげられないのならば、大おおきなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小ちいさなストレスのほうがまだいいと思おもうだろう。しかし、専せん門もん家かに言いわせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一いち番ばん問もん題だいなのだという。なぜなら、受うけたストレスをがまんできると思おもうと、人ひとはそれを解かい決けつせずそのままにしてしまうからだ。そして、そうしているうちに、心こころや体からだを壊こわしてしまうというのだ。反はん対たいに、大おおきなストレスはつらいものだが、何なんとかそれを解かい決けつしようという力ちからを起おこさせ、人ひとが成せい長ちょうするきっかけになることも多おおいという。

ストレスが心こころや体からだをこわす原げん因いんになるかどうかは、その大だい小しょうではなく、乗のり越こえようとする気き持もちと関かん係けいがあるようだ。

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  1. 1専門家はストレスについてどう言っているか
  2. 2そうしているうちにとあるが、これは何を指しているのか
  3. 3本文の内容と合っているものはどれか

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Vocabulary12 words
  • 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
  • 全くまったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • なかなか
    • ·very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
    • ·by no means; not readily
    • ·middle; half-way point
    • ·excellent; wonderful; very good
    N3
  • がまん
    • ·endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something)
    • ·self-control; self-restraint
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • なぜなら
    • ·because; the reason is; if you want to know why
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • そのまま
    • ·without change; as is
    • ·just like; extremely similar
    • ·immediately; just after; without a pause
    N3
  • つらい
    • ·painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
    • ·tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
    • ·cruel; harsh; cold
    N3
  • 何とかなんとか
    • ·something; something or other; so-and-so
    • ·somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
    N3
  • 成長せいちょう
    • ·growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
    • ·growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
Other levels43 words
  • 勉強べんきょう
    • ·study
    • ·diligence; working hard
    • ·experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future)
    • ·discount; price reduction
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    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
  • 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
  • いくAs it appears here: いかない
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 大きなおおきな
    • ·big; large; great
    N5
  • 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
  • 小さなちいさな
    • ·small; little; tiny
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言わせる
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 一番いちばん
    • ·number one; first; first place
    • ·best; most
    • ·game; round; bout
    • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
    • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: せ
    • ·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
  • 体からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しよう
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 逃げるにげるAs it appears here: 逃げられない
    • ·to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
    • ·to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
    • ·to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
    • ·to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
    • ·to fail to hold an ideal posture
    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
  • 受けるうけるAs it appears here: 受けた
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • 壊すこわすAs it appears here: 壊して
    • ·to break; to destroy; to demolish
    • ·to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
    • ·to break (a bill, etc.)
    N4
  • 反対はんたい
    • ·opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
    • ·reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary
    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
  • こわす
    • ·to break; to destroy; to demolish
    • ·to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
    • ·to break (a bill, etc.)
    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
  • 関係かんけい
    • ·relation; relationship; connection
    • ·participation; involvement; concern
    • ·influence; effect
    • ·sexual relations; sexual relationship
    • ·related to; connected to
    N4
  • きっかけ
    • ·chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
    N2
  • 大小だいしょう
    • ·size
    • ·large and small (sizes); various sizes
    • ·daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
    • ·large and small drums
    • ·long months and short months
    • ·sic bo (Macao dice game); tai sai; dai siu; big and small
    N2
  • 起こすおこすAs it appears here: 起こさせ
    • ·to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up
    • ·to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
    • ·to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
    • ·to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
    • ·to plough; to plow; to till
    • ·to feel (an emotion, desire, etc.); to be moved to; to summon up; to muster
    • ·to fall ill with
    • ·to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
    • ·to turn over (a card)
    N1
Grammar6 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • なかなかN3

    An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".

    ストレスなど全くない生活をしてみたいものだが、なかなかそうはいかない。

    We would all like to live a life completely free of stress, but things do not work out that way so easily.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • というN34 times in this passage

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

    しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。

    However, according to experts, this kind of stress that seems tolerable is actually the most problematic.

  • なぜならN3

    A sentence-initial conjunction that introduces the reason for what was just said — "because / the reason is that".

    なぜなら、受けたストレスをがまんできると思うと、人はそれを解決せずそのままにしてしまうからだ。

    This is because when people think they can tolerate the stress they are experiencing, they leave it unresolved.

  • ままN3

    Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'

    なぜなら、受けたストレスをがまんできると思うと、人はそれを解決せずそのままにしてしまうからだ。

    This is because when people think they can tolerate the stress they are experiencing, they leave it unresolved.

  • うちにN3

    Do something within a window, before the current state changes — 'while / before (it becomes otherwise)'.

    そして、そうしているうちに、心や体を壊してしまうというのだ。

    As this continues, they may eventually damage their mental or physical health.

Other levels19 patterns
  • に言わせればN1

    Introduces X's personal viewpoint, often contrary to others': 'if you ask X'; 'in X's opinion'.

    しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。

    However, according to experts, this kind of stress that seems tolerable is actually the most problematic.

  • 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").

    しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。

    However, according to experts, this kind of stress that seems tolerable is actually the most problematic.

  • どうせN2

    Adverb that frames an outcome as inevitable or already settled, coloring the clause with resignation — "anyway", "in any case", "no matter what".

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • などN42 times in this passage

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

    人間関係のこと、勉強や仕事のことなど、いろいろなストレスが原因で病気になることは少なくない。

    It is not uncommon for people to become ill because of various kinds of stress, such as relationships with others, studies, or work.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    ストレスなど全くない生活をしてみたいものだが、なかなかそうはいかない。

    We would all like to live a life completely free of stress, but things do not work out that way so easily.

  • と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage

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

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    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.

    なぜなら、受けたストレスをがまんできると思うと、人はそれを解決せずそのままにしてしまうからだ。

    This is because when people think they can tolerate the stress they are experiencing, they leave it unresolved.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    ストレスが心や体をこわす原因になるかどうかは、その大小ではなく、乗り越えようとする気持ちと関係があるようだ。

    Whether stress damages the mind or body seems to depend not on how large or small it is, but on one’s determination to overcome it.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    ストレスが心や体をこわす原因になるかどうかは、その大小ではなく、乗り越えようとする気持ちと関係があるようだ。

    Whether stress damages the mind or body seems to depend not on how large or small it is, but on one’s determination to overcome it.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    ストレスなど全くない生活をしてみたいものだが、なかなかそうはいかない。

    We would all like to live a life completely free of stress, but things do not work out that way so easily.

  • より〜ほうがN5

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • だろうN5

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

    どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。

    If stress is unavoidable anyway, you would probably think that a small, tolerable amount of stress is still better than major stress.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。

    However, according to experts, this kind of stress that seems tolerable is actually the most problematic.

  • の中で[A]が一番（のなかで[A]がいちばん）N5

    Singles out the top member of a group — 'of all …, X is the most / best'.

    しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。

    However, according to experts, this kind of stress that seems tolerable is actually the most problematic.

  • にするN5

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

    なぜなら、受けたストレスをがまんできると思うと、人はそれを解決せずそのままにしてしまうからだ。

    This is because when people think they can tolerate the stress they are experiencing, they leave it unresolved.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、そうしているうちに、心や体を壊してしまうというのだ。

    As this continues, they may eventually damage their mental or physical health.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    ストレスが心や体をこわす原因になるかどうかは、その大小ではなく、乗り越えようとする気持ちと関係があるようだ。

    Whether stress damages the mind or body seems to depend not on how large or small it is, but on one’s determination to overcome it.

  • がありますN5

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

    ストレスが心や体をこわす原因になるかどうかは、その大小ではなく、乗り越えようとする気持ちと関係があるようだ。

    Whether stress damages the mind or body seems to depend not on how large or small it is, but on one’s determination to overcome it.

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