このコーヒー店には芸術家を志すものが足しげく通う。

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English Translation

The coffee shop is haunted by aspiring artists.

Furigana

このコーヒー店(てん)には芸術家(げいじゅつか)を志(こころざ)すものが足(あし)しげく通(かよ)う。

Romanji

Kono ko-hi-ten ni wa geijutsuka o kokorozasu mono ga ashi shigeku kayou.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

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

は (は)

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

芸術家 (げいじゅつか)

artist

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.

志す (こころざす)

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

者 (もの、もん)

person

が (が)

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

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

繁い (しげい)

frequent; densely packed; thick

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble