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「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ?」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」

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委員長 運ぶ っけ 得点板 大玉 もう 綱引き

English Translation

"Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."

Furigana

委員長(いいんちょう)(のち)(なに)(はこ)ぶんだっけ?」「得点板(とくてんばん)大玉(おおだま)もう(いち)()綱引(つなひ)きの(つな)

Romanji

" iinchō, nochi wa nani o hakobu n da kke?"" tokutenban to ōdama mō ichi ko, tsunahiki no tsuna"

Words

委員長 (いいんちょう)
committee chairman
(のち)
later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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.
運ぶ (はこぶ)
to carry; to transport; to move; to convey; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use; to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(け、っけ)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
得点板 (とくてんばん)
score board; scoring board
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
大玉 (おおだま)
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
もう (もう)
now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(こ、コ)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
綱引き (つなひき)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
()
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
(つな)
rope; grand champion's braided belt

Kanji

Readings: イ、 ゆだ.ねる
Meanings: committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Readings: ハン、 バン、 いた
Meanings: plank, board, plate, stage
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: コ、 カ
Meanings: individual, counter for articles
Readings: コウ、 つな
Meanings: hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to