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だれしも世の風潮には抵抗しがたいものだ。

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だれ しも 風潮 抵抗し がたい もの

English Translation

Everyone of us will have to accept the current of the times.

Furigana

だれしも()風潮(ふうちょう)には抵抗(ていこう)しがたいものだ。

Romanji

Dare shimo yo no fūchō ni wa teikōshi gatai mono da.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
(しも)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
()
world; society; age; generation
()
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
風潮 (ふうちょう)
tide; current; tendency
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
抵抗 (ていこう)
resistance; opposition; standing up to; reluctance; repulsion; repugnance; resistance; drag; friction; electrical resistance; resistor
難い (にくい、がたい)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: チョウ、 しお、 うしお
Meanings: tide, salt water, opportunity
Reading: テイ
Meanings: resist, reach, touch
Readings: コウ、 あらが.う
Meanings: confront, resist, defy, oppose