一晩にたった２時間寝るだけで、人間は生きていけるのかしら。

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English Translation

I wonder whether man could live with only two hours' sleep a night.

Furigana

一(いち)晩(ばん)にたった２時間(じかん)寝(ね)るだけで、人間(にんげん)は生(い)きていけるのかしら。

Romanji

Ichi ban ni tatta ni jikan neru dake de, ningen wa ikiteikeru no kashira.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

晩 (ばん)

evening; counter for nights

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

たった (たった)

only; merely; but; no more than

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

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

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

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

かしら (かしら)

I wonder