恋は自由に始められるが、恋を終わらせるにはそうはいかない。

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自由 始められる 終わらせる そう いかない

English Translation

A man has free choice to begin love, but not to end it.

Furigana

(こい)自由(じゆう)(はじ)められるが、(こい)()わらせるにはそうはいかない。

Romanji

Koi wa jiyū ni hajimerareru ga, koi o owaraseru ni wa sō wa ikanai.

Words

(こい)
(romantic) love
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自由 (じゆう)
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
()
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
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
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.
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Kanji

Readings: レン、 こ.う、 こい、 こい.しい
Meanings: romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish