情熱は年齢とともに弱くなるが、習慣は年齢とともに強くなる。
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English Translation
Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.
Furigana
Romanji
Jōnetsu wa nenrei totomoni yowaku naru ga, shūkan wa nenrei totomoni tsuyoku naru.
Words
情熱
(じょうねつ)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
年齢
(ねんれい)
age; years
と共に
(とともに)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
弱い
(よわい)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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 ...
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
習慣
(しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
強い
(こわい)
tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn
Kanji
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ネツ、 あつ.い
Meanings: heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: レイ、 よわい、 とし
Meaning: age
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong