昔は、まだたいへん年齢的に幼いうちに、少年たちは自力で進むことを教えられた。

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English Translation

In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.

Furigana

昔(むかし)は、まだたいへん年齢的(ねんれいてき)に幼(おさな)いうちに、少年(しょうねん)たちは自力(じりき)で進(すす)むことを教(おし)えられた。

Romanji

Mukashi wa, mada taihen nenreiteki ni osanai uchini, shōnentachi wa jiriki de susumu koto o oshierareta.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

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

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

自力 (じりき)

by oneself; self-made

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.

進む (すすむ)

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen; to heighten; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead; to do of one's own free will

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct