しかし相手が個人的なことを言い出さない場合は、それに触れないでおくのがよい。

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English Translation

If the other party does not offer personal information, however, it is better to leave it alone.

Furigana

しかし相手(あいて)が個人的(こじんてき)なことを言(いだ)い出()さない場合(ばあい)は、それに触(ふ)れないでおくのがよい。

Romanji

Shikashi aite ga kojinteki na koto o iidasanai baai wa, sore ni furenaideoku no ga yoi.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

が (が)

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

個人的 (こじんてき)

personal; individual; private

だ (だ)

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

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.

言い出す (いいだす)

to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

は (は)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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

触れる (ふれる)

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

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

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