脳が私たちの活動を支配している。
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English Translation
Our brains control our activities.
Furigana
Romanji
Nō ga watashitachi no katsudō o shihaishiteiru.
Words
脳
(のう)
brain; brains; mind
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
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
活動
(かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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.
支配
(しはい)
domination; rule; control; direction; guidance
Kanji
Readings: ノウ、 ドウ、 のうずる
Meanings: brain, memory
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing