時は金なりということを心に留めておくべきだ。

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English Translation

One should bear in mind that time is money.

Furigana

時(とき)は金(きん)なりということを心(こころ)に留(と)めておくべきだ。

Romanji

Toki wa kin nari toiu koto o kokoro ni tometeoku beki da.

Words

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

は (は)

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

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

なり (なり)

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still; with previous state still in effect

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

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.

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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

止める (とめる)

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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