さしずめ忍耐力に自信のない筆者などは、２，３時間で音をあげてしまう作業である。

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English Translation

In fact, an artist lacking in confidence and fortitude would lose focus after 2 or 3 hours.

Furigana

さしずめ忍耐力(にんたいりょく)に自信(じしん)のない筆者(ひっしゃ)などは、２，３時間(じかん)で音(おと)をあげてしまう作業(さぎょう)である。

Romanji

Sashizume nintairyoku ni jishin no nai hissha nado wa, ni san jikan de oto o ageteshimau sagyō de aru.

Words

差し詰め (さしずめ、さしづめ)

after all; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

忍耐力 (にんたいりょく)

fortitude

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

自信 (じしん)

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

筆者 (ひっしゃ)

writer (often in self-reference); author

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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.

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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.

上げる (あげる)

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry; to show someone (into a room); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to send someone (away); to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.); to cite; to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to arrest; to nominate; to give; to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (of the tide) to come in; to vomit; to do for (the sake of someone else); to complete ...; to humbly do ...

作業 (さぎょう)

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...