衣食と共に我々の生活に欠かせない物は住居である。

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English Translation

What is indispensable to our lives, along with food and clothes, is housing.

Furigana

衣食(いしょく)と共(とも)に我々(われわれ)の生活(せいかつ)に欠(か)かせない物(もの)は住居(じゅうきょ)である。

Romanji

Ishoku totomoni wareware no seikatsu ni kakasenai mono wa jūkyo de aru.

Words

衣食 (いしょく)

food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe

と共に (とともに)

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

我々 (われわれ)

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

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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

欠く (かく)

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

は (は)

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

住まい (すまい、じゅうきょ)

dwelling; house; residence; address

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...