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危機のさいにも冷静さを失わず、狂気に走るのを避けることが肝要である。

Sentence Analyzer

危機 さい 冷静さ 失わず 狂気 走る 避ける こと 肝要 ある

English Translation

It is essential to keep calm in a time of crisis and avoid going haywire.

Furigana

危機(きき)のさいにも冷静(れいせい)さを(うしな)わず、狂気(きょうき)(はし)るのを()けることが肝要(かんよう)である。

Romanji

Kiki no sai ni mo reiseisa o ushinawazu, kyōki ni hashiru no o sakeru koto ga kan'yō de aru.

Words

危機 (きき)
crisis; danger; risk
()
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
差異 (さい)
difference; disparity; gap
()
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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
冷静 (れいせい)
calm; composure; coolness; serenity
()
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.
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with
狂気 (きょうき)
madness; insanity
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
避ける (さける、よける)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
肝要 (かんよう)
essential; vital; crucial; importance
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
Meaning: quiet
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: キョウ、 くる.う、 くる.おしい、 くるお.しい
Meanings: lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける
Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
Readings: カン、 きも
Meanings: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to