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悲観主義は、向上することを信じないのだ。

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悲観 主義 向上する こと 信じない

English Translation

Pessimism believes in no improvement.

Furigana

悲観(ひかん)主義(しゅぎ)は、向上(こうじょう)することを(しん)じないのだ。

Romanji

Hikan shugi wa, kōjōsuru koto o shinjinai no da.

Words

悲観 (ひかん)
pessimism; disappointment
主義 (しゅぎ)
doctrine; rule; principle
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
向上 (こうじょう)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(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
()
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.
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す
Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Reading: 
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust