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もちろん空気は日光とともに、毎日の生活に欠かせぬものである。

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もちろん 空気 日光 とともに 毎日 生活 欠かせぬ もの ある

English Translation

Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

Furigana

もちろん空気(くうき)日光(にっこう)とともに、毎日(まいにち)生活(せいかつ)()かせぬものである。

Romanji

Mochiron kūki wa Nikkō totomoni, Mainichi no seikatsu ni kakasenu mono de aru.

Words

勿論 (もちろん)
of course; certainly; naturally
空気 (くうき)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日光 (にっこう)
sunlight
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.)
毎日 (まいにち)
every day
()
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
()
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
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に
Meaning: every
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)