意識していようがいまいが、私たちが読書のたびに行うことが一つある、それは私たちがその作者の個性に接触することである。

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English Translation

There is one thing which we do every time we read, whether we are aware of it or not; we come in contact with the personality of the writer.

Furigana

意識(いしき)していようがいまいが、私(わたし)たちが読書(どくしょ)のたびに行(おこな)うことが一(ひと)つある、それは私(わたし)たちがその作者(さくしゃ)の個性(こせい)に接触(せっしょく)することである。

Romanji

Ishikishiteiyou ga i mai ga, watashitachi ga dokusho no tabini okonau koto ga hitotsu aru, sore wa watashitachi ga sono sakusha no kosei ni sesshokusuru koto de aru.

Words

意識 (いしき)

consciousness; awareness; sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

まい (まい)

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

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

度に (たびに、たんびに)

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

作者 (さくしゃ)

author; authoress; writer; composer; artist

個性 (こせい)

individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy

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

接触 (せっしょく)

touch; contact

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...