わたしたちはみな、人生において成功を収めようとするが、成功するのは、きわめて数少ない人たちである。

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English Translation

We all try hard to make the grade in life, but only a few succeed.

Furigana

わたしたちはみな、人生(じんせい)において成功(せいこう)を収(おさ)めようとするが、成功(せいこう)するのは、きわめて数少(かずすく)ない人(ひと)たちである。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa mina, jinsei nioite seikō o osameyou to suru ga, seikōsuru no wa, kiwamete kazusukunai hitotachi de aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

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.

収める (おさめる)

to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees); to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place); to achieve (e.g. a result)

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

が (が)

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

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

極めて (きわめて)

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

数少ない (かずすくない)

few in number

人達 (ひとたち)

people

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...