１つのしぐさが様々な意味があるのと同じように多くの異なったしぐさが同一の意味を持つ事もある。

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English Translation

Just as one gesture can have many different meanings, many different gestures can have the same meaning.

Furigana

１つのしぐさが様々(さまざま)な意味(いみ)があるのと同(おな)じように多(おお)くの異(こと)なったしぐさが同一(どういつ)の意味(いみ)を持(も)つ事(こと)もある。

Romanji

Hitotsu no shigusa ga samazamana imi ga aru no to onaji yōni ōku no kotonatta shigusa ga dōitsu no imi o motsu koto mo aru.

Words

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

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

仕草 (しぐさ)

action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour

が (が)

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

様々 (さまざま)

varied; various

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

異なる (ことなる)

to differ; to vary; to disagree

同一 (どういつ)

identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness

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.

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

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other