生まれながらの紳士を特徴づけるのは、何を身につけているかということよりも、むしろどのようにそれを身につけているかということである。

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English Translation

It is not men's faults that ruin them so much as the manner in which they conduct themselves after the faults have been committed.

Furigana

生(う)まれながらの紳士(しんし)を特徴(とくちょう)づけるのは、何(なに)を身(み)につけているかということよりも、むしろどのようにそれを身(み)につけているかということである。

Romanji

Umarenagara no shinshi o tokuchō zukeru no wa, nani o mi ni tsuketeiru ka toiu koto yori mo, mushiro dono yōni sore o mi ni tsuketeiru ka toiu koto de aru.

Words

生まれながら (うまれながら)

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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

紳士 (しんし)

gentleman

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.

特徴 (とくちょう)

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

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

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...