医者が、さじを投げた患者を元気づけようとする時には、嘘をいうことも許される。

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English Translation

Lying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.

Furigana

医者(いしゃ)が、さじを投(な)げた患者(かんじゃ)を元気(げんき)づけようとする時(とき)には、嘘(うそ)をいうことも許(ゆる)される。

Romanji

Isha ga, saji o nageta kanja o genkizukeyou to suru tokini wa, uso o iu koto mo yurusareru.

Words

医者 (いしゃ)

(medical) doctor; physician

が (が)

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

匙 (さじ、しゃじ、かい)

spoon

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.

投げる (なげる)

to throw; to cast away; to face defeat; to give up

患者 (かんじゃ)

(a) patient

元気付ける (げんきづける)

to pep up; to cheer up

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

嘘 (うそ)

lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

許す (ゆるす)

to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield