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私の両親が課した厳しい規則は、結局私のためを思ってのことだったことが実感としてよくわかった。

Sentence Analyzer

両親 課した 厳しい 規則 結局 ため 思って こと だった こと 実感 として よく わかった

English Translation

I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.

Furigana

(わたし)両親(りょうしん)()した(きび)しい規則(きそく)は、結局(けっきょく)(わたし)のためを(おも)ってのことだったことが実感(じっかん)としてよくわかった。

Romanji

Watashi no ryōshin ga kashita kibishii kisoku wa, kekkyoku watashi no tame o omotte no koto datta koto ga jikkan toshite yoku wakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)
parents; both parents
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
課す (かす)
to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign
厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh
規則 (きそく)
rules; regulations; conventions
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
結局 (けっきょく)
after all; eventually; in the end
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
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.
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
(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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
実感 (じっかん)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Reading: 
Meanings: chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Reading: 
Meanings: standard, measure
Readings: ソク、 のっと.る
Meanings: rule, follow, based on, model after
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Readings: キョク、 つぼね
Meanings: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation