ある朝、食事のときに、私たち子どもは、もうこれからはしたい放題のことをして暮らすことは許されなくなると知らされて、すっかり落胆した。

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English Translation

One morning at breakfast we children were informed to our utter dismay that we could no longer be permitted to run absolutely wild.

Furigana

ある朝(あさ)、食事(しょくじ)のときに、私(わたし)たち子(こ)どもは、もうこれからはしたい放題(いほうだ)のことをして暮(く)らすことは許(ゆる)されなくなると知(し)らされて、すっかり落胆(らくたん)した。

Romanji

Aru asa, shokuji no tokini, watashitachi kodomo wa, mō korekara wa shitaihōdai no koto o shite kurasu koto wa yurusarenaku naru to shirasarete, sukkari rakutanshita.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

朝 (あさ、あした)

morning

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

此れから (これから)

after this

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

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

許す (ゆるす)

to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

知らす (しらす)

to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

すっかり (すっかり)

all; completely; thoroughly

落胆 (らくたん)

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment