先生の忠告に従って行動したほうがよい。

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先生の忠告に従って行動したほうがよい。

English Translation

You should act on your teacher's advice.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)の忠告(ちゅうこく)に従(したが)って行動(こうどう)したほうがよい。

Romanji

Sensei no chūkoku nishitagatte kōdōshita hō ga yoi.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

に従って (にしたがって)

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

が (が)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK