私は自分の理想の追求に生涯を費やそうと決心した。

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English Translation

I am determined to spend my lifetime pursuing my ideals.

Furigana

私(わたし)は自分(じぶん)の理想(りそう)の追求(ついきゅう)に生涯(しょうがい)を費(つい)やそうと決心(けっしん)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa jibun no risō no tsuikyū ni shōgai o tsuiyasou to kesshinshita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

理想 (りそう)

ideal; ideals

追求 (ついきゅう)

pursuing (goal); pursuit; seeking; search; to pursue (e.g. goal); to seek

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

生涯 (しょうがい)

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

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.

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote

と (と)

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

決心 (けっしん)

determination; resolution