すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。

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English Translation

Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.

Furigana

すさんだ生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)るのは、命(いのち)を縮(ちぢ)めるようなものだ。

Romanji

Susanda seikatsu o okuru no wa, inochi o chijimeru yōna mono da.

Words

荒ぶ (すさぶ)

to grow wild; to rage; to become rough

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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.

送る (おくる)

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time); to live one's life; to pass (down the line); to affix okurigana

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

縮める (ちぢめる)

to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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