これはつまり、私たちがどんな状況を知覚する場合でも、私たちの知覚は、その時に五感が知覚する信号だけに依存しているわけではないということである。

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English Translation

This means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time.

Furigana

これはつまり、私(わたし)たちがどんな状況(じょうきょう)を知覚(ちかく)する場合(ばあい)でも、私(わたし)たちの知覚(ちかく)は、その時(とき)に五感(ごかん)が知覚(ちかく)する信号(しんごう)だけに依存(いぞん)しているわけではないということである。

Romanji

Kore wa tsumari, watashitachi ga donna jōkyō o chikakusuru baai demo, watashitachi no chikaku wa, sono tokini gokan ga chikakusuru shingō dake ni izonshiteiru wake de wa nai toiu koto de aru.

Words

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

は (は)

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

詰まる (つまる)

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; to hit the ball near the handle of the bat

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

どんな (どんな)

what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)

状況 (じょうきょう)

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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.

知覚 (ちかく)

perception

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

五感 (ごかん)

the five senses

信号 (しんごう)

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

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

依存 (いぞん、いそん)

dependence; dependent; reliance

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...