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東京(とうきょう)(ひと)(つめ)たく(かん)じる理由(りゆう)と、友達(ともだち)(つく)(むずか)しさについての考察(こうさつ)(かた)る。

The speaker discusses why people in Tokyo may seem cold and the challenges of making friends there.
1657 words
[音楽(おんがく)]

(おん)(がく)

N3
n
music
ゆゲ語学(ごがく)ラジオ。

()(がく)

N3
n
study of foreign languages
n
linguistics

ラジオ

N3
n
radio
東京(とうきょう)(ひと)がなんとなく(つめ)たく(かん)じる理由(りゆう)(ぼく)完全(かんぜん)()かりました。

(とう)(きょう)

N4
n
Tokyo
n
Tokyo Metropolis

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

(ひと)

N5
n
person; someone; somebody
n
human beings; mankind; man; people; humans

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

なんとなく

N3
adv
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

(つめ)たく

N5
adj-i
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing
adj-i
(emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling; indifferent; unfriendly; distant

(かん)じる

N3
v1
to feel; to sense; to experience

()(ゆう)

N3
n
reason; pretext; motive

(ぼく)

N5
pn
I; me
pn
you(when addressing a young boy)

(かん)(ぜん)

N2
n, adj-no, adj-na
perfect; complete

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into

()かりました

N3
v5r, vi
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
v5r, vi
to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
え、

N5
int
eh?; what?; oh?
int
yes; that's correct
(わたし)愛知(あいち)(けん)出身(しゅっしん)でして

(わたし)

N5
pn
I; me(slightly formal or feminine)

(あい)()(けん)

N3
n
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

()(ゅっしん)

N4
n
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

して

N2
suffix
makes a verb from a noun
就職(しゅうしょく)()東京(とうきょう)()てきたんですけど、その(とき)にやっぱ東京(とうきょう)(ひと)たいなと

(しゅう)(しょく)

N3
vi, vs, n
finding employment; getting a job

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression

()

N4
n
spirit; mind; heart
n
nature; disposition

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into

(とう)(きょう)

N4
n
Tokyo
n
Tokyo Metropolis

()

N4
v1, vi
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
v1, vi
to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out

きた

N5
suffix
indicates action that had been continuing up till now / came to be

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

です

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

けど

N5
prt, conj
but; however; although

その(とき)

N4
exp
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

やっぱ

N3
adv
too; also; likewise; either
adv
still; as before

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

(ひと)

N5
n
person; someone; somebody
n
human beings; mankind; man; people; humans

たい

N3
n-suf
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

N5
prt
don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
prt
do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

N5
prt, conj
if; when
prt, conj
and
うっすら(かん)じることはあって、

うっすら

N3
adv, adv-to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

(かん)じる

N3
v1
to feel; to sense; to experience

こと

N3
n
thing; matter
n
incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

あって

N4
v5r-i, vi
to be; to exist; to live(usu. of inanimate objects)
v5r-i, vi
to have
それはそのなんか他人(たにん)興味(きょうみ)ないとか(こま)ってる(ひと)がいても(たす)けないとか、なんかそういうレベルの(はなし)とはまた(ちが)観点(かんてん)友達(ともだち)ができなかったんですよ。(ぼく)()から状況(じょうきょう)してたに。

それは

N3
adv
very; extremely
exp
that is

その

N5
adj-pn
that; the(something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
adj-pn
part (as in "part two")(preceding a number)

なんか

N5
prt, adv
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...(oft. scornful or dismissive)

()(にん)

N3
n
another person; other people; others
n
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into

(きょう)()ない

N4
adj-i, exp
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

とか

N4
prt, conj
and the like; such as; among other things; and so on(oft. as ...とか...とか)
exp, prt
or something; something like; a (certain)(used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.)

(こま)って

N3
v5r, vi
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
v5r, vi
to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed

(ひと)

N5
n
person; someone; somebody
n
human beings; mankind; man; people; humans

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

いて

N5
v5r, vi
to be (animate); to be; to exist
v5r, aux-v
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

N5
prt
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
prt
both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)(as AもBも)

(たす)けない

N3
v1, vt
to save; to rescue; to spare
v1, vt
to help; to assist

そういう

N4
adj-pn
such; like that; that sort of

レベル

N2
n
level; standard; amount; degree; grade; rank; class
n
level (plane); floor; storey (story); layer; stratum

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

(はなし)

N4
n
talk; speech; chat; conversation
n
topic; subject

とは

N3
exp, prt
indicates word or phrase being defined
exp, prt
used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)(indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement)

また

N3
adv
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
adv
also; too; as well; likewise

(ちが)

N3
v5u, vi
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
v5u, vi
to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

(かん)(てん)

N3
n
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

(とも)(だち)

N3
n
friend; companion

でき

N4
v1, vi
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
v1, vi
to be ready; to be completed

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

です

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

N5
adj-ix
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable(also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
adj-ix
sufficient; enough; ready; prepared

(ぼく)

N5
pn
I; me
pn
you(when addressing a young boy)

()

N3
n
wisdom
n
jnana (higher knowledge)

から

N5
prt
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
prt
from (originator); by

(じょう)(きょう)

N3
n
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

して

N2
suffix
makes a verb from a noun

いた

N5
v5r, vi
to be (animate); to be; to exist
v5r, aux-v
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
はい。そうなんだ。

はい

N5
int
yes; that is correct
int
understood; I see; OK; okay

そう

N5
adv
in that way; thus; such(concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think)
int
so(used to express agreement with something said)

なんだ

N5
aux
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aux
did not ...(after the -nai stem of a verb)
で、なんでだろうなと(おも)ってた(とき)

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

なんで

N5
adv
why?; what for?
adv
how?; by what means?

だろう

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

N5
prt
don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
prt
do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

N5
prt, conj
if; when
prt, conj
and

(おも)って

N3
v5u, vt
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon(想う has connotations of heart-felt)
v5u, vt
to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

いた

N5
v5r, vi
to be (animate); to be; to exist
v5r, aux-v
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

(とき)

N5
n
time; hour; moment(刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
n, adv
occasion; case

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into