仕事と遊びは両方とも健康に必要である。後者は我々に休息を与え、前者は活動力を与えてくれる。

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English Translation

Work and play are both necessary to health; this gives us rest, and that gives us energy.

Furigana

仕事(しごと)と遊(あそ)びは両方(りょうほう)とも健康(けんこう)に必要(ひつよう)である。後者(こうしゃ)は我々(われわれ)に休息(きゅうそく)を与(あた)え、前者(ぜんしゃ)は活動力(かつどうりょく)を与(あた)えてくれる。

Romanji

Shigoto to asobi wa ryōhō tomo kenkō ni hitsuyō de aru. kōsha wa wareware ni kyūsoku o atae, zensha wa katsudōryoku o ataetekureru.

Words

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

と (と)

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

遊び (あそび)

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

は (は)

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

両方 (りょうほう)

both; both sides; both parties

とも (とも)

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

我々 (われわれ)

休息 (きゅうそく)

rest; relief; relaxation

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

活動力 (かつどうりょく)

energy; vitality