何でもかんでもむきになってあくせくするのをやめれば、きっと人々は今の２倍も長生きするだろう。

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English Translation

I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.

Furigana

何(なん)でもかんでもむきになってあくせくするのをやめれば、きっと人々(ひとびと)は今(いま)の２倍(ばい)も長生(ながい)きするだろう。

Romanji

Nandemokandemo muki ni natte akusekusuru no o yamereba, kitto hitobito wa ima no ni bai mo nagaikisuru darou.

Words

何でもかんでも (なんでもかんでも)

anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

向き (むき)

direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

齷齪 (あくせく)

fussily; busily; sedulously; worrying about (small things)

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

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.

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

屹度 (きっと、キッと)

surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; suddenly; abruptly; instantly

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

倍 (ばい)

twice; double; times; -fold

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

長生き (ながいき)

longevity; long life

だ (だ)

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