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N2 · Upper intermediateIntegrated comprehensionPassage #85
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「A」

ホメことってほんとうこうてきなのかな?」

かいてきどくしゃいらっしゃるかもしれません。(ちゅうりゃく

たしかにひとによっては、せっかくホメあげても、「いやぁホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますからもうかんべんしてくださいよ」とかるながしまうひといないわけではありません

このようながしまうと、わたしは、「あれっ、ホメないほうよかったのかな?」としんぱいなってしまいますが、そんなことないですあいは、もうちがよろこおりますからやめることなくこれからどんどんホメあげてください

ホメことというのは、ジワジワくるすいようせいしついて、「わたしは、ほかひとのおなどえいきょうされないぞ」というひとでも、ぶんうちえいきょうしまうものホメことは、まさにしきてきはたらあいこうどうしまうほどちからいるです

「B」

だいえいゆうカエサルは「ひとほっものしかしない」というが、つうじょうひとぶんきょうかんしんあることについてしかしないけれどもほめるというしきひとかんさつしているうちひろいきこれまでいなかったそのひとりょくちょうしょようなってくるほかひといないそのひとりょくに、ぶんだけといったことのうなるのだ。

ほめることじょうひとは、それだけひとかいうつくところてきところのがうまいということだ。つまりぶんを「ほめるたいしつ」にことは、ひとしあわだけではなくぶんしんじんせいゆたいろどあるものすることにもつながるのだ。

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  1. 1AとBは「ほめること」についてどのように考えているか。
  2. 2AとBは「ほめること」について、どのようなことを主張しているか。

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Vocabulary4 words
  • せっかく
    • ·with trouble; at great pains
    • ·rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
    • ·kind; generous
    N2
  • 性質せいしつ
    • ·nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character
    • ·quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior
    N2
  • 長所ちょうしょ
    • ·strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
    N2
  • つながる
    • ·to be connected (to); to be joined together; to be linked; to be tied together; to lead (to)
    • ·to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through
    • ·to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result)
    • ·to be lined up (e.g. of cars); to extend; to stretch out
    • ·to be related (e.g. to a matter); to be connected (to); to have something to do (with)
    • ·to be related (by blood)
    N2
Other levels78 words
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    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
  • 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
  • 軽いかるいAs it appears here: 軽く
    • ·light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    • ·light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
    • ·non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
    • ·slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·indiscriminate
    • ·light (shape or stones); (expl.) stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    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
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • あれ
    • ·that; that thing
    • ·that person
    • ·then; that time
    • ·that place (over there)
    • ·down there (i.e. one's genitals)
    • ·period; menses
    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
  • 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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·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
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されない
    • ·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
  • 働くはたらくAs it appears here: 働いて
    • ·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
  • 持つもつ
    • ·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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見たい
    • ·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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見よう
    • ·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: しない
    • ·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
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言った
    • ·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
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 上手じょうず
    • ·skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
    • ·flattery
    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
    • ·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
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 喜ぶよろこぶAs it appears here: 喜んで
    • ·to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
    • ·to congratulate
    • ·to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to
    • ·to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)
    N4
  • やめる
    • ·to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
    • ·to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
    N4
  • これから
    • ·from now on; after this; in the future; in future
    • ·from here; from this point
    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
  • 受けるうけるAs it appears here: 受けて
    • ·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
  • 変えるかえるAs it appears here: 変えさせて
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 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
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • ほめる
    • ·to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えて
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 美しいうつくしい
    • ·beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
    N4
  • 変えるかえる
    • ·to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
    • ·to reform; to revise; to amend
    N4
  • 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
  • 流すながすAs it appears here: 流して
    • ·to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
    • ·to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
    • ·to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
    • ·to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
    • ·to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
    • ·to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
    • ·to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
    • ·to forfeit (a pawn)
    • ·to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
    • ·to exile; to banish
    • ·to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
    • ·to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
    • ·to cause a miscarriage; to abort
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 流すながすAs it appears here: 流されて
    • ·to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
    • ·to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
    • ·to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
    • ·to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
    • ·to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
    • ·to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
    • ·to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
    • ·to forfeit (a pawn)
    • ·to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
    • ·to exile; to banish
    • ·to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
    • ·to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
    • ·to cause a miscarriage; to abort
    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
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 効くきくAs it appears here: 効いて
    • ·to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)
    • ·to work; to function well
    • ·to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N3
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 影響えいきょう
    • ·influence; effect; impact
    N3
  • まさに
    • ·exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt
    • ·right (when); just (as)
    • ·just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
    • ·really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
    N3
  • 行動こうどう
    • ·action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
    N3
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • 向けるむけるAs it appears here: 向けよう
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • 意識いしき
    • ·consciousness
    • ·becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
    • ·mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
    N3
  • 観察かんさつ
    • ·observation; survey; watching
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がって
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • 魅力みりょく
    • ·charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • 素敵すてき
    • ·lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great; splendid; marvellous (marvelous); fantastic; superb
    N3
  • うまい
    • ·skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
    • ·delicious; tasty; good; nice
    • ·good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    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
  • 読者どくしゃ
    • ·reader
    N1
  • すぎ
    • ·past; after
    • ·too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
    N1
  • 勘弁かんべん
    • ·pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
    N1
  • 麻酔ますい
    • ·anaesthesia; anesthesia
    N1
  • 世辞せじ
    • ·flattery; compliment
    N1
  • 英雄えいゆう
    • ·hero; heroine; great person
    • ·Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
    • ·Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
    N1
  • 通常つうじょう
    • ·usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
    N1
  • 視野しや
    • ·field of vision; view
    • ·one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
    N1
Grammar4 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 確かにN2

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

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • 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'

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • ことなくN2

    'Without ~ing' — an action performed while never doing the stated thing. 'without ~'.

    相手は、もう間違いなく喜んでおりますから、やめることなく、これからもどんどんホメてあげてください。

    The other person is unquestionably pleased, so do not stop; keep praising them generously from now on.

  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    ほかの人は見えていないその人の魅力に、自分だけが気づくといったことも可能になるのだ。

    It can even become possible for you alone to notice an appealing quality in that person that others do not see.

Other levels34 patterns
  • 的(てき)N33 times in this passage

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

    「ホメ言葉って、本当に効果的なのかな?」

    “Are words of praise really effective?”

  • 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'.

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • わけではないN3

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

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • ことはないN3

    Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'

    このように流されてしまうと、私たちは、「あれっ、ホメないほうがよかったのかな?」と心配になってしまいますが、そんなことはないのです。

    When praise is brushed aside like this, we may worry and think, “Oh, maybe I shouldn’t have praised them?” but that is not the case.

  • というのはN3

    Introduces an explanation or definition of the topic just named — 'the thing called…' / 'what … means is'.

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • 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'.

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • うちにN32 times in this passage

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

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • ようとしないN32 times in this passage

    Says someone shows no intention of doing something or stubbornly won't do it — 'won't (even try to)…', 'refuses to…'.

    古代ローマの英雄カエサルは「人は見たいと欲するものしか見ようとしない」と言ったというが、通常、人は自分が興味関心のあることについてしか目を向けようとしない。

    The ancient Roman hero Caesar is said to have remarked that “people try to see only what they want to see,” and ordinarily people direct their attention only toward things that interest or concern them.

  • についてN3

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

    古代ローマの英雄カエサルは「人は見たいと欲するものしか見ようとしない」と言ったというが、通常、人は自分が興味関心のあることについてしか目を向けようとしない。

    The ancient Roman hero Caesar is said to have remarked that “people try to see only what they want to see,” and ordinarily people direct their attention only toward things that interest or concern them.

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    ほめることが上手な人は、それだけ人や世界の美しいところ、素敵なところを見つけ出すのがうまいということだ

    A person who is good at praising others is, by the same token, good at discovering the beautiful and wonderful aspects of people and the world.

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    つまり自分を「ほめる体質」に変えることは、人を幸せにするだけではなく、自分自身の人生を豊かで彩りあるものにすることにもつながるのだ。

    In other words, turning yourself into a person with a “praise-oriented nature” not only makes others happy but also enriches your own life and fills it with color.

  • だけでなくN3

    Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

    つまり自分を「ほめる体質」に変えることは、人を幸せにするだけではなく、自分自身の人生を豊かで彩りあるものにすることにもつながるのだ。

    In other words, turning yourself into a person with a “praise-oriented nature” not only makes others happy but also enriches your own life and fills it with color.

  • かなN42 times in this passage

    Casual sentence-final particle musing to oneself — 'I wonder...' (and 'I hope...' with a negative).

    「ホメ言葉って、本当に効果的なのかな?」

    “Are words of praise really effective?”

  • いらっしゃるN4

    Respectful (sonkeigo) verb replacing いる/来る/行く when honoring the subject — 'to be / come / go (honorific)'.

    と懐疑的な読者がいらっしゃるかもしれません。

    Some readers may be skeptical in this way.

  • かもしれないN4

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

    と懐疑的な読者がいらっしゃるかもしれません

    Some readers may be skeptical in this way.

  • 〜てあげるN42 times in this passage

    The subject does an action as a favor for someone else — 'to do (something) for (someone)'.

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • てもN4

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

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN45 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.

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • 〜てくるN42 times in this passage

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

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • ように / ようなN4

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

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • などN4

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

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • させるN4

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

    ホメ言葉は、まさに無意識的に働いて、相手の行動を変えさせてしまうほどの力を持つているのです。

    Praise truly works on the unconscious level and has enough power to change another person’s behavior.

  • 〜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'.

    けれども「ほめる」という意識を持って人を観察しているうちに視野が広がっていき、これまで気がついていなかったその人の魅力や長所が見えるようになってくる。

    However, as we observe people with the conscious intention of “praising” them, our field of vision expands and we begin to notice their attractions and strengths that had previously escaped us.

  • に気がつく(にきがつく)N4

    To notice or become aware of something, the noticed thing marked by に, 'to notice / realize ~.'

    けれども「ほめる」という意識を持って人を観察しているうちに視野が広がっていき、これまで気がついていなかったその人の魅力や長所が見えるようになってくる。

    However, as we observe people with the conscious intention of “praising” them, our field of vision expands and we begin to notice their attractions and strengths that had previously escaped us.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    けれども「ほめる」という意識を持って人を観察しているうちに視野が広がっていき、これまで気がついていなかったその人の魅力や長所が見えるようになってくる。

    However, as we observe people with the conscious intention of “praising” them, our field of vision expands and we begin to notice their attractions and strengths that had previously escaped us.

  • 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'.

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • もうN52 times in this passage

    The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • 〜てくださいN52 times in this passage

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    たしかに人によっては、せっかくホメてあげても、「いやぁ、ホメすぎですよ」「そんなことないですよ」「うぬぼれちゃいますから、もう勘弁してくださいよ」と軽く流してしまう人がいないわけではありません。

    It is true that some people, even when we go to the trouble of praising them, casually brush it off with remarks such as, “Oh, you’re praising me too much,” “That’s not true,” or “I’ll get conceited, so please give me a break.”

  • 〜ているN54 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”.

    ホメ言葉というのは、ジワジワと効いてくる麻酔のような性質を持っていて、「私は、ほかの人のお世辞などに影響されないぞ」という人でも、自分でも気づかないうちに影響を受けてしまうもの。

    Words of praise have a quality like an anesthetic that takes effect little by little; even people who say, “I won’t be influenced by other people’s flattery,” end up being affected without realizing it themselves.

  • 〜たいN5

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

    古代ローマの英雄カエサルは「人は見たいと欲するものしか見ようとしない」と言ったというが、通常、人は自分が興味関心のあることについてしか目を向けようとしない。

    The ancient Roman hero Caesar is said to have remarked that “people try to see only what they want to see,” and ordinarily people direct their attention only toward things that interest or concern them.

  • けれどもN5

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

    けれども「ほめる」という意識を持って人を観察しているうちに視野が広がっていき、これまで気がついていなかったその人の魅力や長所が見えるようになってくる。

    However, as we observe people with the conscious intention of “praising” them, our field of vision expands and we begin to notice their attractions and strengths that had previously escaped us.

  • までN5

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

    けれども「ほめる」という意識を持って人を観察しているうちに視野が広がっていき、これまで気がついていなかったその人の魅力や長所が見えるようになってくる。

    However, as we observe people with the conscious intention of “praising” them, our field of vision expands and we begin to notice their attractions and strengths that had previously escaped us.

  • だけN5

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

    ほかの人は見えていないその人の魅力に、自分だけが気づくといったことも可能になるのだ。

    It can even become possible for you alone to notice an appealing quality in that person that others do not see.

  • にするN52 times in this passage

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

    つまり自分を「ほめる体質」に変えることは、人を幸せにするだけではなく、自分自身の人生を豊かで彩りあるものにすることにもつながるのだ。

    In other words, turning yourself into a person with a “praise-oriented nature” not only makes others happy but also enriches your own life and fills it with color.

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