ぶらぶら遊んで若い日々を無駄に過ごすのをやめるべき時だ。

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English Translation

It's time that you stopped wasting your youth on idle pastimes.

Furigana

ぶらぶら遊(あそ)んで若(わか)い日々(ひび)を無駄(むだ)に過(す)ごすのをやめるべき時(とき)だ。

Romanji

Burabura asonde wakai hibi o muda ni sugosu no o yameru beki toki da.

Words

ぶらぶら (ぶらぶら、ブラブラ)

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging; strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering; idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly; persisting (of an illness)

遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)

to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

日々 (ひび、にちにち)

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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.

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

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

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it

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

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

だ (だ)

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