ある面では、人生は残酷なものだ。私たちの１人１人大きな問題が用意されている。

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English Translation

In a way, life is a cruel thing. It holds major problems in store for each one of us.

Furigana

ある面(めん)では、人生(じんせい)は残酷(ざんこく)なものだ。私(わたし)たちの１人(にん)１人(にん)大(おお)きな問題(もんだい)が用意(ようい)されている。

Romanji

Aru men de wa, jinsei wa zankokuna mono da. watashitachi no ichi nin ichi nin ōkina mondai ga yōisareteiru.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

面 (めん)

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

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.

は (は)

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

残酷 (ざんこく)

cruelty; harshness

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

が (が)

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

用意 (ようい)

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)