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青春時代を怠けて過ごすな。さもないと後で後悔するぞ。

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青春 時代 怠けて 過ごす さも ない 後で 後悔する

English Translation

Do not idle away your youth or you will regret it later.

Furigana

青春(せいしゅん)時代(じだい)(なま)けて()ごすな。さもないと(あと)後悔(こうかい)するぞ。

Romanji

Seishun jidai o namakete sugosu na. samo nai to atode kōkaisuru zo.

Words

青春 (せいしゅん)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
()
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.
怠ける (なまける)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
過ごす (すごす)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
然も (さも)
really; extremely; in that way
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
後で (あとで)
afterwards
後悔 (こうかい)
regret; repentance; remorse
(ぜ、ぞ)
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い
Meanings: blue, green
Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness
Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: カイ、 く.いる、 く.やむ、 くや.しい
Meanings: repent, regret