年を取るのにつれて、人はだんだん無邪気でなくなる。

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English Translation

The older we grow, the less innocent we become.

Furigana

年(とし)を取(と)るのにつれて、人(ひと)はだんだん無邪気(むじゃき)でなくなる。

Romanji

Toshi o toru no nitsurete, hito wa dandan mujaki denaku naru.

Words

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

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

に連れて (につれて)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

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

段々 (だんだん)

gradually; by degrees; steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

無邪気 (むじゃき)

innocence; simple-mindedness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...