教師は自らの権威を頼みとしてはならない。

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English Translation

Teachers shouldn't fall back on their authority.

Furigana

教師(きょうし)は自(みずか)らの権威(けんい)を頼(たの)みとしてはならない。

Romanji

Kyōshi wa mizukara no ken'i o tanomi toshite wanaranai.

Words

教師 (きょうし)

teacher (classroom)

は (は)

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

自ら (みずから)

for one's self; personally

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

権威 (けんい)

authority; power; influence

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.

頼み (たのみ)

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since