過去は知ることができる。しかし未来は感じることしかできない。

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English Translation

We can know the past, but the future we can only feel.

Furigana

過去(かこ)は知(し)ることができる。しかし未来(みらい)は感(かん)じることしかできない。

Romanji

Kako wa shiru koto ga dekiru. shikashi mirai wa kanjiru koto shika dekinai.

Words

過去 (かこ)

the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life

は (は)

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

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

が (が)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

然し (しかし)

however; but

未来 (みらい)

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience

しか (しか)

only; nothing but