その主な理由は、被験者たちが近道の可能性をまったく意識していなかったことである。

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English Translation

The main reason is that the subjects were totally unaware of the possibility of shortcuts.

Furigana

その主(おも)な理由(りゆう)は、被験者(ひけんしゃ)たちが近道(ちかみち)の可能性(かのうせい)をまったく意識(いしき)していなかったことである。

Romanji

Sono omona riyū wa, hikenshatachi ga chikamichi no kanōsei o mattaku ishikishiteinakatta koto de aru.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

近道 (ちかみち)

short way; shortcut

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

可能性 (かのうせい)

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

意識 (いしき)

consciousness; awareness; sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

事 (こと、こん)

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; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...