(しゃかいじん)

working adult; member of society

(だいがく)

university; college

(まなびなおす)

to study again; to relearn (as an adult)

(うごき)

movement; trend

(ひろがる)

to spread

(しごと)

work, job

(つづける)

to continue

(だいがくいん)

graduate school

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ぎじゅつ)

skill, technology

(しんぽ)

progress, advance

(はやい)

fast

(いま)

now

(ちしき)

knowledge

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(ひと)

person / people

(おおい)

many

(もんぶかがくしょう)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

(ちょうさ)

investigation; survey

(にゅうがくしゃ)

person entering (a school), enrollee

(ごねん)

five years

(およそ)

approximately, roughly

(にわり)

twenty percent

(だいがくがわ)

the universities (for their part)

(やかん)

nighttime; evening (hours)

(しゅうまつ)

weekend

(じゅぎょう)

lesson; class

(おんらいん)

online

(うける)

to receive

(こうざ)

course; lecture series

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(いちぶ)

part, portion

(くに)

country; the government

(ほじょ)

subsidy, assistance

(せいど)

system; institution

(りよう)

use; utilization

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(じかん)

time

(かくほ)

securing, ensuring

(かんたん)

simple / easy

(しょくば)

workplace

(りかい)

understanding

(やすみ)

holiday, rest

(とる)

to take

(しくみ)

structure, system, mechanism

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(してき)

pointing out, indication

while doing ...

Verb stem + ながら indicates doing two things simultaneously. The action before ながら is the secondary action; the main action follows.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

only ~

Limiter particle. 女性だけが宇宙船に乗りました means 'only women boarded the spaceship.'

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

it is because ~

Gives a reason at the end of a sentence. Used here to explain why gasoline prices dropped (government subsidies).

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

potential form (can do)

入れられる is the potential form of 入れる — 'can put (things) in'. It describes what the furniture allows you to do.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

Is not ~

Polite negative form of です. Used to negate a noun or na-adjective predicate. The price is not yet affordable.

in order to ~

Dictionary form + には indicates a condition required to achieve a goal. To deliver nengajō on Jan 1, you must mail by Dec 25.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

passive: it is (being) said / pointed out

指摘されています hides who is doing the pointing out, a common way news writing reports what experts say.

社会人が大学で学び直す動きが広がる

The trend of working adults going back to university to study again is spreading

仕事を続けながら大学や大学院で学び直す社会人が増えています。

The number of working adults who study again at universities and graduate schools while keeping their jobs is increasing.

技術の進歩が速く、今までの知識だけでは足りないと感じる人が多いからです。

That is because technology advances quickly, and many people feel that the knowledge they have so far is not enough on its own.

文部科学省の調査によると、社会人の入学者はこの五年でおよそ二割増えました。

According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of working adults enrolling has risen by about twenty percent over the past five years.

大学側も、夜間や週末だけの授業、オンラインで受けられる講座などを用意しています。

The universities, for their part, are offering classes held only at night or on weekends, courses that can be taken online, and so on.

費用の一部を国が補助する制度もあり、利用する人が増えています。

There is also a system in which the government subsidizes part of the cost, and the number of people using it is increasing.

一方で、時間の確保は簡単ではありません。

On the other hand, securing the time is not easy.

学び直しを続けるには、職場の理解や、休みを取りやすい仕組みが必要だと指摘されています。

It is pointed out that in order to keep studying again, understanding from the workplace and a set-up that makes it easy to take time off are necessary.