夢に欠けている主な事は首尾一貫性である。

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English Translation

The main thing that dreams lack is consistency.

Furigana

夢(ゆめ)に欠(か)けている主(おも)な事(こと)は首尾(しゅび)一貫性(いっかんせい)である。

Romanji

Yume ni kaketeiru omona koto wa shubi ikkansei de aru.

Words

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

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

欠ける (かける)

to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; to be lacking; to be missing; to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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

は (は)

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

首尾 (しゅび)

issue; course of events; beginning and end

一貫性 (いっかんせい)

consistency

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...