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問もん題だいを抱かかえた状じょう態たいは、なにも苦くるしいことばかりではない。たとえば、なにかものを作つくっているときのことを考かんがえてみよう。

小しょう説せつでもマンガでも音おん楽がくでもゲームでも椅い子すでも、なにかを作つくっている最さい中ちゅうには、なにをしていても作つくっているもののことを考かんがえたりすることがある。「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改かい良りょうの余よ地ちがある」だなんて、そのものに夢む中ちゅうになっているとき、人ひとは問もん題だいが解かい決けつされずに問もん題だいとしてとどまっている状じょう態たいを楽たのしんでいる。

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Other levels33 words
  • 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
  • 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
  • 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作って
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • 椅子いす
    • ·chair; seat; stool; bench
    • ·post; position; seat; office
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • あそこ
    • ·there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
    • ·genitals; private parts; nether regions
    • ·that far; that much; that point
    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
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: され
    • ·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
  • たとえば
    • ·for example; for instance; e.g.
    N4
  • 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
  • 小説しょうせつ
    • ·novel; story; (work of) fiction
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えたり
    • ·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
  • 抱えるかかえるAs it appears here: 抱えた
    • ·to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands
    • ·to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for
    • ·to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • なに
    • ·what
    • ·you-know-what; that thing
    • ·whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
    • ·penis; (one's) thing; dick
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
    • ·what?; huh?
    • ·hey!; come on!
    • ·oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
    N3
  • 苦しいくるしい
    • ·painful; difficult; tough; hard
    • ·distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
    • ·straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
    • ·strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
    • ·hard to do; unpleasant
    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
  • なにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 最中さいちゅう
    • ·(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
    N3
  • 夢中むちゅう
    • ·absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
    • ·forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
    • ·within a dream; while dreaming
    N3
  • 解決かいけつ
    • ·settlement; solution; resolution
    N3
  • ふう
    • ·seal
    N1
  • 改良かいりょう
    • ·improvement; reform
    N1
  • 余地よち
    • ·place; room; margin; scope
    N1
  • とどまるAs it appears here: とどまって
    • ·to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
    • ·to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
    N1
  • 楽しむたのしむAs it appears here: 楽しんで
    • ·to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself
    • ·to look forward to
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

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  • もののN2

    Concessive connective — 'although / even though ~, ...'; concedes the first clause then states something that runs counter to it.

    小説でもマンガでも音楽でもゲームでも椅子でも、なにかを作っている最中には、なにをしていても作っているもののことを考えたりすることがある。

    Whether it is a novel, manga, music, a game, or a chair, while creating something we may find ourselves thinking about it no matter what else we are doing.

Other levels16 patterns
  • 例えば（たとえば）N3

    Introduces an illustrative instance, 'for example / for instance'.

    たとえば、なにかものを作っているときのことを考えてみよう。

    For example, consider what it is like when you are making something.

  • 最中にN3

    'Right in the middle of (doing) X', marking that something occurs while an action is in full progress.

    小説でもマンガでも音楽でもゲームでも椅子でも、なにかを作っている最中には、なにをしていても作っているもののことを考えたりすることがある。

    Whether it is a novel, manga, music, a game, or a chair, while creating something we may find ourselves thinking about it no matter what else we are doing.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    小説でもマンガでも音楽でもゲームでも椅子でも、なにかを作っている最中には、なにをしていても作っているもののことを考えたりすることがある。

    Whether it is a novel, manga, music, a game, or a chair, while creating something we may find ourselves thinking about it no matter what else we are doing.

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

  • ずにN3

    Marks doing one thing without doing another; a more formal equivalent of 〜ないで — 'without …ing'.

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

  • としてN3

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

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

  • ばかりN4

    Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

    問題を抱えた状態は、なにも苦しいことばかりではない。

    Being in a state of having an unresolved problem is not necessarily nothing but painful.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    たとえば、なにかものを作っているときのことを考えてみよう。

    For example, consider what it is like when you are making something.

  • 〜てみるN4

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

    たとえば、なにかものを作っているときのことを考えてみよう。

    For example, consider what it is like when you are making something.

  • てもN4

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

    小説でもマンガでも音楽でもゲームでも椅子でも、なにかを作っている最中には、なにをしていても作っているもののことを考えたりすることがある。

    Whether it is a novel, manga, music, a game, or a chair, while creating something we may find ourselves thinking about it no matter what else we are doing.

  • とか～とかN4

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    問題を抱えた状態は、なにも苦しいことばかりではない。

    Being in a state of having an unresolved problem is not necessarily nothing but painful.

  • 〜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”.

    たとえば、なにかものを作っているときのことを考えてみよう。

    For example, consider what it is like when you are making something.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

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

    小説でもマンガでも音楽でもゲームでも椅子でも、なにかを作っている最中には、なにをしていても作っているもののことを考えたりすることがある。

    Whether it is a novel, manga, music, a game, or a chair, while creating something we may find ourselves thinking about it no matter what else we are doing.

  • にするN5

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

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

  • がありますN5

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

    「あそこはどういうふうにしよう」とか「ここはもっと改良の余地がある」だなんて、そのものに夢中になっているとき、人は問題が解決されずに問題としてとどまっている状態を楽しんでいる。

    When we are absorbed in it, thinking things like “What should I do with that part?” or “There is still room to improve this part,” we are actually enjoying the state in which the problem remains unresolved and continues to exist as a problem.

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