波乱万丈の人生か。テレビでみるのはいいけど、わが身に置きかえれば結構きついね。

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English Translation

A stormy life? It's fine to watch that kind of thing on TV but I wouldn't actually want to live it.

Furigana

波乱万丈(はらんばんじょう)の人生(じんせい)か。テレビでみるのはいいけど、わが身(み)に置(お)きかえれば結構(けっこう)きついね。

Romanji

Haranbanjō no jinsei ka. terebi de miru no wa ii kedo, wagami ni okikaereba kekkō kitsui ne.

Words

波瀾万丈 (はらんばんじょう)

stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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

人生 (じんせい)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

は (は)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

我が身 (わがみ)

myself; oneself; I; me; you (referring to one's inferior)

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

結構 (けっこう)

splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you; well enough; OK; tolerable; reasonably; fairly; tolerably; construction; architecture

きつい (きつい)

intense; severe; hard; determined; forceful; formidable; strong; tight; close

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not