一般に日本人は、自分たちがかつてより暮らし向きがよくなったと考えている。

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English Translation

The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.

Furigana

一般(いっぱん)に日本人(にっぽんじん)は、自分(じぶん)たちがかつてより暮(く)らし向(む)きがよくなったと考(かんが)えている。

Romanji

Ippan ni nipponjin wa, jibuntachi ga katsute yori kurashimuki ga yoku natta to kangaeteiru.

Words

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

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

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

暮らし向き (くらしむき)

circumstances; lifestyle; life circumstances

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

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 ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on