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のうきんにくおなに、使つかろうします

からだでも、おな姿せいながつづいると(おなきんにくおなかけつづことなるのでうごいるときよりはやつかということありますが、これのうでもおなです

おなじょうたいで、おなことかんがつづいると、いろいろことのう使つかいるときよりはやつかきょうなるほうただかも

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  1. 1筆者は、脳を効果的に使うにはどうすればよいと考えているか。

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
Other levels27 words
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使えば
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • からだ
    • ·body
    • ·torso; trunk
    • ·build; physique; frame; figure
    • ·health; constitution
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • 長いながいAs it appears here: 長く
    • ·long (distance, length)
    • ·long (time); protracted; prolonged
    N5
  • かけるAs it appears here: かけ
    • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
    • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
    • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
    • ·to make (a call)
    • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
    • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
    • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
    • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
    • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
    • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
    • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
    • ·to bind
    • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
    • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
    • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
    • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
    • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
    • ·to increase further
    • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
    • ·to set atop
    • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
    • ·to apply (insurance)
    • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
    • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
    • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
    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
  • 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    N5
  • 疲れるつかれる
    • ·to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
    • ·to become worn out (of a well-used object)
    • ·to starve
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    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
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    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
  • 続けるつづけるAs it appears here: 続けて
    • ·to continue; to keep up; to keep on
    • ·to continue ...; to keep on ...
    N4
  • 動くうごくAs it appears here: 動いて
    • ·to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
    • ·to operate; to run; to go; to work
    • ·to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
    • ·to be touched; to be influenced
    • ·to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
    • ·to be transferred
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·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
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • 正しいただしい
    • ·right; correct
    • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
    N4
  • 筋肉きんにく
    • ·muscle
    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
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 状態じょうたい
    • ·state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
    N3
  • 起こるおこるAs it appears here: 起こらなく
    • ·to occur; to happen
    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
  • のう
    • ·brain
    • ·brains; mind
    N1
  • 疲労ひろう
    • ·fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
    • ·fatigue (of metal, etc.)
    N1
Grammar0 patterns

No N2 grammar patterns in this passage.

Other levels11 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • よりもN3

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

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • というN32 times in this passage

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

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • 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'.

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • 続ける(つづける)N43 times in this passage

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • ときN42 times in this passage

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

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • ようだN4

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

    同じ状態で、同じようなことを考え続けていると、いろいろなことに脳を使っているときより、早く疲れる。

    If you remain in the same state and keep thinking about the same kinds of things, your brain tires more quickly than when you use it for a variety of things.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    同じ状態で、同じようなことを考え続けていると、いろいろなことに脳を使っているときより、早く疲れる。

    If you remain in the same state and keep thinking about the same kinds of things, your brain tires more quickly than when you use it for a variety of things.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです。

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

  • だ / ですN5

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

    体でも、同じ姿勢を長く続けていると(同じ筋肉に同じ負荷をかけ続けることになるので)動いているときよりも早く疲れる、ということがありますが、これは脳でも同じです

    With the body, too, maintaining the same posture for a long time—continuously placing the same load on the same muscles—can make you tired more quickly than when you are moving, and the same is true of the brain.

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