おそらく、人間の持って生まれた感情の中で、虚栄心ほど抑えにくいものはないだろう。

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English Translation

There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.

Furigana

おそらく、人間(にんげん)の持(も)って生(う)まれた感情(かんじょう)の中(なか)で、虚栄(きょえい)心(こころ)ほど抑(おさ)えにくいものはないだろう。

Romanji

Osoraku, ningen no motte umareta kanjō no naka de, kyoei kokoro hodo osae nikui mono wa nai darou.

Words

恐らく (おそらく)

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

生まれる (うまれる)

to be born

感情 (かんじょう)

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

虚栄 (きょえい)

vanity; vainglory

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

押さえる (おさえる)

to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

憎い (にくい)

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

だ (だ)

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