「お父さん、質問してもいい？」と彼女は経験を積んだ親なら誰でもおなじみの、我慢強く苛立ちを抑えた調子で口火を切った。

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English Translation

"Let me ask you something, Dad," she began, in a tone of patiently controlled exasperation that every experienced parent is familiar with.

Furigana

「お父(とう)さん、質問(しつもん)してもいい？」と彼女(かのじょ)は経験(けいけん)を積(つ)んだ親(おや)なら誰(だれ)でもおなじみの、我慢強(がまんづよ)く苛立(いらだ)ちを抑(おさ)えた調子(ちょうし)で口火(くちび)を切(き)った。

Romanji

" otōsan, shitsumonshite mo ii?" to kanojo wa keiken o tsunda oya nara dare demo onajimi no, gamanzuyoku iradachi o osaeta chōshi de kuchibi o kitta.

Words

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

いい (いい)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

経験 (けいけん)

experience

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.

積む (つむ)

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

だ (だ)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

お馴染み (おなじみ)

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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

我慢強い (がまんづよい)

(very) patient; persevering

苛立つ (いらだつ)

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

押さえる (おさえる)

to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

調子 (ちょうし)

tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm; vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack; condition; state of health; impetus; spur of the moment; strain; trend

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

口火 (くちび)

fuse; spark plug; cause (of war); origin (of a quarrel)

切る (きる)

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete