日本人は出来るだけ自分と同じような結婚相手を選んだり、安定と、ゆっくりではあるが着実な昇進とを保証する職業を探したり、銀行に貯金したりすることを好むように見える。
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English Translation
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
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Romanji
Nipponjin wa dekiru dake jibun to onaji yōna kekkon aite o eran dari, antei to, yukkuri de wa aru ga chakujitsuna shōshin to o hoshōsuru shokugyō o sagashi tari, ginkō ni chokinshi tari suru koto o konomu yōni mieru.
Words
日本人
(にほんじん、にっぽんじん)
Japanese person; Japanese people
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
丈
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
自分
(じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ
(おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
様だ
(ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
結婚
(けっこん)
marriage
相手
(あいて)
companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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.
選ぶ
(えらぶ)
to choose; to select
たり
(たり、だり)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action
安定
(あんてい)
stability; equilibrium
ゆっくり
(ゆっくり)
slowly; at ease; restful
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
着実
(ちゃくじつ)
steady; sound; trustworthy; solid
昇進
(しょうしん)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
保証
(ほしょう)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
職業
(しょくぎょう)
occupation; business
探す
(さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
銀行
(ぎんこう)
bank
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
貯金
(ちょきん)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
為る
(する)
to do; 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; 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
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
好む
(このむ)
to like; to prefer
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
見える
(まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
Kanji
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ
Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Readings: ショウ、 あかし
Meanings: evidence, proof, certificate
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Readings: ギン、 しろがね
Meaning: silver
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: チョ、 た.める、 たくわ.える
Meanings: savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible