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我々の肉体は我々の庭園であり、我々の意志はこの庭園に対する庭師である。

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我々 肉体 我々 庭園 あり 我々 意志 この 庭園 に対する 庭師 ある

English Translation

Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)肉体(にくたい)我々(われわれ)庭園(ていえん)であり、我々(われわれ)意志(いし)はこの庭園(ていえん)(たい)する庭師(にわし)である。

Romanji

Wareware no nikutai wa wareware no teien de ari, wareware no ishi wa kono teien nitaisuru niwashi de aru.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
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
肉体 (にくたい)
the body; the flesh
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
庭園 (ていえん)
garden; park
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
意志 (いし)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
に対する (にたいする)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
庭師 (にわし)
gardener

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: エン、 その
Meanings: park, garden, yard, farm
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: シ、 シリング、 こころざ.す、 こころざし
Meanings: intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war