いま、日本のたばこ産業界は、大人の男たちのたばこ離れに頭をいためている。

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English Translation

The fact that nowadays fewer men smoke is a headache for the Japanese tobacco industry.

Furigana

いま、日本(にっぽん)のたばこ産業界(さんぎょうかい)は、大人(おとな)の男(おとこ)たちのたばこ離(ばな)れに頭(あたま)をいためている。

Romanji

Ima, Nippon no tabako sangyōkai wa, otona no otokotachi no tabakobanare ni atama o itameteiru.

Words

居間 (いま)

living room (western style)

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

産業界 (さんぎょうかい)

the industrial world

は (は)

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

大人 (おとな、だいにん)

adult

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

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

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.

痛める (いためる)

to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; to harm; to damage; to spoil; to worry; to bother; to be grieved over; to afflict; to cause financial loss; to hurt one's pocket