脳が私たちの活動を支配している。

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私たち 活動 支配している

English Translation

Our brains control our activities.

Furigana

(のう)(わたし)たちの活動(かつどう)支配(しはい)している。

Romanji

Nō ga watashitachi no katsudō o shihaishiteiru.

Words

(のう)
brain; brains; mind
()
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
()
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)
()
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