第２に、喫煙者は、いずれにせよ喫煙は自分ではまったくどうにもならないと信じ込んでいるのである。

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English Translation

Second, smokers persuade themselves that there is nothing they can do about smoking anyway.

Furigana

第(だい)２に、喫煙者(きつえんしゃ)は、いずれにせよ喫煙(きつえん)は自分(じぶん)ではまったくどうにもならないと信(しんこ)じ込()んでいるのである。

Romanji

Dai ni ni, kitsuensha wa, izure ni seyo kitsuen wa jibun de wa mattaku dō ni mo naranai to shinjikondeiru no de aru.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

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

喫煙者 (きつえんしゃ)

smoker

は (は)

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

何れ (いずれ、いづれ)

where; which; who; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; sooner or later; eventually; at some future date or time

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

喫煙 (きつえん)

smoking

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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.

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

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 ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

信じ込む (しんじこむ)

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

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

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...