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私たちは子供の頃持っていたある種の感覚を決して失わない。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 子供 持っていた ある 感覚 決して 失わない

English Translation

We never lose a certain sense we had when we were kids.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは子供(こども)(ころ)()っていたある(たね)感覚(かんかく)(けっ)して(うしな)わない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kodomo no koro motteita aru tane no kankaku o kesshite ushinawanai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
(たね)
seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story
感覚 (かんかく)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
()
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.
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss