なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。

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English Translation

It is essential to get at the heart of the matter, no matter what they are.

Furigana

なんであれ物事(ものごと)の本体(ほんたい)を捕(と)らえる事(こと)が肝心(かんじん)だ。

Romanji

Nan de are monogoto no hontai o toraeru koto ga kanjin da.

Words

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

物事 (ものごと)

things; everything

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

本体 (ほんたい、ほんだい)

substance; real form; main part; main unit; body (of a machine); this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon

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.

捕らえる (とらえる)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

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

が (が)

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

肝心 (かんじん)

essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main