親は子供のことを考えないでいれば恐ろしい内容の電話や電報は絶対に来ないと望みつつ、子供のことを考えないように努めるのである。

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English Translation

Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, the fateful call or cable will never come.

Furigana

親(おや)は子供(こども)のことを考(かんが)えないでいれば恐(おそ)ろしい内容(ないよう)の電話(でんわ)や電報(でんぽう)は絶対(ぜったい)に来(こ)ないと望(のぞ)みつつ、子供(こども)のことを考(かんが)えないように努(つと)めるのである。

Romanji

Oya wa kodomo no koto o kangaenaideireba osoroshii naiyō no denwa ya denpō wa zettai ni konai to nozomi tsutsu, kodomo no koto o kangaenai yōni tsutomeru no de aru.

Words

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

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.

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

恐ろしい (おそろしい)

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

内容 (ないよう)

subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

電報 (でんぽう)

絶対 (ぜったい)

absolutely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable; absoluteness

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

と (と)

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

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

様に (ように)

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

努める (つとめる)

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

だ (だ)

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