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いまは、どちらかというと、どんなこころべんきょうごとしていったほうしあわだろうかというてんかんがきましたけれどそうではなくてしゃかいせいかたとしてどんなものよいだろうかというてんかんがみます

ひとつていあんは、すこしんがくプロセスどうか、すこだいたんいうこうこうからダイレクトだいがくしんがくするのをげんそくきんしていったんしゃかいはたらことしてどうか、ということかんがいます

よくいることですが、日本にっぽんだいがくは、だいがくにゅうゴールてんなってしまっていてそこでなにまなのか、そこでどんなことのかというしきかなりはくですいっぽうでは、だいがくからはたらはじおおひとが、だいがくだいもっとべんきょうしておけばよかったこうかいしたりざんねんがったりしている姿すがたよく。①これとてももったいないことだとおも

このようことと、ならば、だいがくもっとべんきょうさせるようすればいいじゃないか、それだいがくちゃんとおしいないきみきょうせきにんじゃないか、というしかそうですし、たしかにはんせいべきてんあるおもけれどもげんじょうではだいがくせいなかなかというめんあるようかんいます

それは、実社会じっしゃかい実際じっさいごとなどけいけんしてみないと、そのがくもんじゅうようせいひつようせい実感じっかんできないというめんあるからですとくに経済学けいざいがくようがくもんそういうけいこうつよようおも

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  1. 1これはとてももったいないこととあるが、何がもったいないのか。
  2. 2反省すべき点は多々あるとあるが、反省するのはだれか。
  3. 3筆者が大学進学について提案をしているのはなぜか。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • いったん
    • ·once
    • ·for a short time; briefly; temporarily
    • ·one morning
    N2
  • 地点ちてん
    • ·spot; point; place; position
    N2
  • 反省はんせい
    • ·reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
    • ·regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
    N2
  • 実感じっかん
    • ·real feeling; actual feeling
    • ·to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
    N2
Other levels75 words
  • どちら
    • ·which way; which direction; where
    • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    • ·who
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • 少しすこし
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
    • ·a little way; a short distance
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • 出るでるAs it appears here: 出て
    • ·to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
    • ·to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
    • ·to move forward
    • ·to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
    • ·to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display
    • ·to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
    • ·to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform
    • ·to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised
    • ·to sell
    • ·to exceed; to go over
    • ·to stick out; to protrude
    • ·to break out; to occur; to start; to originate
    • ·to be produced
    • ·to come from; to be derived from
    • ·to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid
    • ·to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get
    • ·to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave
    • ·to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain
    • ·to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed
    • ·to graduate
    • ·to ejaculate; to cum
    N5
  • 働くはたらく
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われて
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·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
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働き
    • ·to work; to labor; to labour
    • ·to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
    • ·to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
    • ·to be conjugated
    N5
  • 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
  • よいAs it appears here: よかった
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: したり
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: すれば
    • ·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
  • 教えるおしえるAs it appears here: 教えて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    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
  • 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
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • てん
    • ·dot; spot; point; speck; mark
    • ·mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
    • ·point (in a game); score; goal; run
    • ·point
    • ·point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
    • ·(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
    • ·"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
    • ·counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
    • ·counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
    N4
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えて
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 高校こうこう
    • ·senior high school; high school
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • 残念ざんねん
    • ·regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思います
    • ·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
    • ·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
  • 大学生だいがくせい
    • ·university student; college student
    N4
  • とくに
    • ·particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
    N4
  • 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
  • 幸せしあわせ
    • ·happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
    N3
  • 制度せいど
    • ·system; institution; organization; organisation
    N3
  • 提案ていあん
    • ·proposal; proposition; suggestion
    N3
  • 進学しんがく
    • ·advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
    N3
  • 禁止きんし
    • ·prohibition; inhibition; ban
    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
  • そこで
    • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶ
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 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
  • 姿すがた
    • ·figure; form; shape
    • ·appearance; dress; guise
    • ·state; condition; picture; image
    • ·form (of a waka)
    • ·dressed in ...; wearing ...
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 教師きょうし
    • ·teacher; instructor
    N3
  • 責任せきにん
    • ·duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
    • ·liability; onus
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 叱るしかるAs it appears here: 叱り
    • ·to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
    N3
  • 現状げんじょう
    • ·present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
    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
  • 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
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 実際じっさい
    • ·reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
    • ·practice (as opposed to theory)
    • ·truly; really; indeed; actually
    • ·bhutakoti (limit of reality)
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • 学問がくもん
    • ·study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge
    • ·discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
    N3
  • 傾向けいこう
    • ·tendency; trend; inclination
    N3
  • 視点してん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    • ·visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
    N1
  • 大胆だいたん
    • ·bold; daring; audacious
    N1
  • 原則げんそく
    • ·principle; general rule
    • ·as a rule; in principle; in general
    N1
  • 後悔こうかい
    • ·regret; repentance; remorse
    N1
  • 持てるもてるAs it appears here: 持てない
    • ·to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
    • ·to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
    • ·to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
    • ·possessed; held
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • ではないかN22 times in this passage

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

Other levels29 patterns
  • と言うと(というと)N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • というN36 times in this passage

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

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • にしてはN3

    Introduces a result that runs contrary to what the stated standard would lead you to expect, 'for / considering (that)'.

    ひとつの提案は、もう少し進学のプロセスを変えてはどうか、少し大胆にいうと高校からダイレクトに大学へ進学するのを原則禁止して、いったん社会に出て働くことにしてはどうか、ということを考えています。

    One proposal is to change the process of advancing through education somewhat; to put it rather boldly, we might in principle prohibit students from going directly from high school to university and instead have them enter society and work first.

  • 〜ばよかったN3

    Expresses regret over something not done, "should have ~ / I wish I had ~."

    いっぽうでは、大学を出てから働き始めた多くの人が、大学時代にもっと勉強をしておけばよかったと後悔したり残念がったりしている姿をよく見かけます。

    On the other hand, we often see people who, after graduating and beginning work, regret that they did not study more during their university years.

  • 〜ばいいN3

    Offers a suggestion or solution via the conditional plus いい, "you should ~ / it'd be good to just ~."

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

  • なかなかN3

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

    けれども、現状では大学生がなかなかやる気を持てないという面もあるように感じています。

    However, I also feel that under present circumstances university students have difficulty finding motivation.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • 〜てみるN42 times in this passage

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

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    ひとつの提案は、もう少し進学のプロセスを変えてはどうか、少し大胆にいうと高校からダイレクトに大学へ進学するのを原則禁止して、いったん社会に出て働くことにしてはどうか、ということを考えています。

    One proposal is to change the process of advancing through education somewhat; to put it rather boldly, we might in principle prohibit students from going directly from high school to university and instead have them enter society and work first.

  • 〜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.

    よく言われていることですが、日本の大学は、大学入試のゴール地点になってしまっていて、そこで何を学ぶのか、そこでどんなことを身につけるのかという意識がかなり希薄です。

    As is often pointed out, in Japan university has become the finish line of the university entrance examination, and awareness of what students will actually study or acquire there is quite weak.

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    いっぽうでは、大学を出てから働き始めた多くの人が、大学時代にもっと勉強をしておけばよかったと後悔したり残念がったりしている姿をよく見かけます。

    On the other hand, we often see people who, after graduating and beginning work, regret that they did not study more during their university years.

  • 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'.

    ①これはとてももったいないことだと思います

    I think this is a tremendous waste.

  • ようだN4

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

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

  • させるN4

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

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    このようなことを言うと、ならば、大学でもっと勉強をさせるようにすればいいじゃないか、それは大学でちゃんと教えていない君たち教師の責任じゃないか、というお叱りを受けそうですし、たしかに②反省すべき点は多々あると思います。

    If I say this, I may be criticized: “Then why not simply make university students study more? Isn’t it the responsibility of you teachers for not teaching them properly?” And certainly, I believe there are many points on which we need to reflect.

  • などN4

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

    それは、実社会で実際の仕事などを経験してみないと、その学問の重要性や必要性を実感できないという面があるからです。

    This is because there are aspects of an academic subject whose importance or necessity cannot truly be appreciated until one has actually experienced working in the real world.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    とくに経済学のような学問はそういう傾向が強いように思います。

    I think this tendency is especially strong in fields such as economics.

  • までN5

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

    までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • どんなN53 times in this passage

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

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • けれどもN52 times in this passage

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    今までは、どちらかというと、どんな心持ちで勉強や仕事をしていったほうが幸せだろうかという視点で考えてきましたけれど、そうではなくて、社会の制度のあり方として、どんなものがよいだろうかという点を考えてみます。

    Until now, we have mainly considered what kind of attitude toward study and work might make us happier, but now I would like to think instead about what kind of social system would be desirable.

  • 〜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”.

    ひとつの提案は、もう少し進学のプロセスを変えてはどうか、少し大胆にいうと高校からダイレクトに大学へ進学するのを原則禁止して、いったん社会に出て働くことにしてはどうか、ということを考えています。

    One proposal is to change the process of advancing through education somewhat; to put it rather boldly, we might in principle prohibit students from going directly from high school to university and instead have them enter society and work first.

  • だ / ですN54 times in this passage

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

    よく言われていることですが、日本の大学は、大学入試のゴール地点になってしまっていて、そこで何を学ぶのか、そこでどんなことを身につけるのかという意識がかなり希薄です。

    As is often pointed out, in Japan university has become the finish line of the university entrance examination, and awareness of what students will actually study or acquire there is quite weak.

  • 〜てからN5

    Marks that one action finishes, and only afterward does the next one happen — “after doing”.

    いっぽうでは、大学を出てから働き始めた多くの人が、大学時代にもっと勉強をしておけばよかったと後悔したり残念がったりしている姿をよく見かけます。

    On the other hand, we often see people who, after graduating and beginning work, regret that they did not study more during their university years.

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

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

    いっぽうでは、大学を出てから働き始めた多くの人が、大学時代にもっと勉強をしておけばよかったと後悔したり残念がったりしている姿をよく見かけます。

    On the other hand, we often see people who, after graduating and beginning work, regret that they did not study more during their university years.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    ①これはとてももったいないことだと思います。

    I think this is a tremendous waste.

  • がありますN5

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

    それは、実社会で実際の仕事などを経験してみないと、その学問の重要性や必要性を実感できないという面があるからです。

    This is because there are aspects of an academic subject whose importance or necessity cannot truly be appreciated until one has actually experienced working in the real world.

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