私たちの社会で余暇として通っているのものは、実は暇潰しなのである。

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English Translation

What passes for leisure in our society is actually time-consuming.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの社会(しゃかい)で余暇(よか)として通(かよ)っているのものは、実(じつ)は暇潰(ひまつぶ)しなのである。

Romanji

Watashitachi no shakai de yoka toshite kayotteiru no mono wa, jitsuha himatsubushi na no de aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

余暇 (よか)

leisure; leisure time; spare time

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...

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

は (は)

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

実は (じつは)

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

暇つぶし (ひまつぶし)

waste of time; killing time

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...