時代の流れについていくのは容易ではない。

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English Translation

It's not easy to keep up with the times.

Furigana

時代(じだい)の流(なが)れについていくのは容易(ようい)ではない。

Romanji

Jidai no nagare ni tsuiteiku no wa yōi de wa nai.

Words

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

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

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

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

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

は (は)

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

容易 (ようい)

easy; simple; plain

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix