私たちみんなが目指しているこのことが、完全には達成されない方が良いというのは、人生の些細とはいえない皮肉である。

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English Translation

It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちみんなが目指(めざ)しているこのことが、完全(かんぜん)には達成(たっせい)されない方(ほう)が良(よ)いというのは、人生(じんせい)の些細(ささい)とはいえない皮肉(ひにく)である。

Romanji

Watashitachi minna ga mezashiteiru kono koto ga, kanzen ni wa tasseisarenai hō ga yoi toiu no wa, jinsei no sasai to wa ienai hiniku de aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

目指す (めざす)

to aim at; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

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

完全 (かんぜん)

perfection; completeness

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

は (は)

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

達成 (たっせい)

achievement

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

些細 (ささい)

trivial; slight

と (と)

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

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

皮肉 (ひにく)

cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire

だ (だ)

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