いえ、お気になさらず。郷に入っては郷に従えと学んできました。

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English Translation

No, please don't concern yourself. I have learnt to do as the Romans when in Rome.

Furigana

いえ、お気(き)になさらず。郷(さと)に入(はい)っては郷(さと)に従(したが)えと学(まな)んできました。

Romanji

Ie, oki ni nasarazu. sato ni haitte wa sato ni shitagae to manandekimashita.

Words

否 (いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや)

no; nay; well; er; why

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

為さる (なさる)

to do

郷 (きょう)

hometown; rural township (of China)

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

は (は)

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

と (と)

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

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

Kanji

気

Readings: キ、ケ、いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

郷

Readings: キョウ、ゴウ、さと

Meanings: home town, village, native place, district

入

Readings: ニュウ、ジュ、い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、い.れる、 -い.れ、はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

従

Readings: ジュウ、ショウ、ジュ、したが.う、したが.える、より

Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

学

Readings: ガク、まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science