あなたは遅れを取り戻すために、もっと一生懸命に働かなければならない。

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English Translation

You have to work harder to make up for lost time.

Furigana

あなたは遅(おく)れを取(と)り戻(もど)すために、もっと一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に働(はたら)かなければならない。

Romanji

Anata wa okure o torimodosu tameni, motto isshōkenmei ni hatarakanakerebanaranai.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

遅れ (おくれ)

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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.

取り戻す (とりもどす)

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

もっと (もっと)

(some) more; even more; longer; further

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

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

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated