私の娘は最近口答えをしなくなった。気持ちを新たにして生活を一新したに違いない。

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English Translation

My daughter does not talk back these days; she must have turned over a new leaf.

Furigana

私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)は最近(さいきん)口答(くちごた)えをしなくなった。気持(きも)ちを新(あら)たにして生活(せいかつ)を一新(いっしん)したに違(ちが)いない。

Romanji

Watashi no musume wa saikin kuchigotae o shinaku natta. kimochi o arata ni shite seikatsu o isshinshita ni chigainai.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

娘 (むすめ)

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

は (は)

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

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

口答え (くちごたえ)

retort; back talk

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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 ...

気持ち (きもち)

feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thanks; solicitude; sympathy; just a little; somewhat; slightly

新た (あらた)

new; fresh; novel

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

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

一新 (いっしん)

complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy