ただし、学生の本分は学業ですから、期末テストをおろそかにしたらメッ！ですよ？

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English Translation

However, the duty of a student is to study. So if you neglect the end of term test, that's a "no!".

Furigana

ただし、学生(がくせい)の本分(ほんぶん)は学業(がくぎょう)ですから、期末(きまつ)テストをおろそかにしたらメッ！ですよ？

Romanji

Tadashi, gakusei no honbun wa gakugyō desu kara, kimatsu tesuto o orosoka ni shitara me! desu yo?

Words

但し (ただし)

but; however; provided that

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

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

本分 (ほんぶん)

one's duty; one's part

は (は)

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

学業 (がくぎょう)

studies; schoolwork; classwork

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

期末 (きまつ)

end of term

テスト (テスト)

test

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.

疎か (おろそか、おろか)

neglect; negligence; carelessness; not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

めっ (めっ、め、メッ)

no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!