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うちは、安手の居酒屋じゃないんですからね、放歌高吟はお断り。

Sentence Analyzer

うち 安手 居酒屋 じゃない です から 放歌 高吟 お断り

English Translation

Would you please stop singing so loudly? This is not a cheap drinking place.

Furigana

うちは、安手(やすで)居酒屋(いざかや)じゃないんですからね、放歌(ほうか)高吟(こうぎん)はお(ことわ)り。

Romanji

Uchi wa, yasude no izakaya janai n desu kara ne, hōka kōgin wa okotowari.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
安手 (やすで)
cheap kind
()
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
居酒屋 (いざかや)
bar; pub; tavern
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula
()
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")
です (です)
be; is
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not
放歌 (ほうか)
loud singing
高吟 (こうぎん)
loud recitation (of a poem)
お断わり (おことわり)
declining; nonacceptance; declination; refusal; rejection; turndown

Kanji

Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Reading: ギン
Meanings: versify, singing, recital
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting