あらまあ、馬子にも衣装とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着ると結構格好いいじゃん。

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English Translation

Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.

Furigana

あらまあ、馬子(まご)にも衣装(いしょう)とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着(き)ると結構(けっこう)格好(かっこう)いいじゃん。

Romanji

Ara mā, mago ni mo ishō to wa kono koto da nexe. su-tsu kiru to kekkō kakkōii jan.

Words

あら (あら)

oh; ah

まあ (まあ、ま)

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

馬子 (まご)

packhorse driver

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

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

衣装 (いしょう)

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

スーツ (スーツ)

suit

着る (きる)

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

結構 (けっこう)

splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you; well enough; OK; tolerable; reasonably; fairly; tolerably; construction; architecture

格好いい (かっこいい、かっこういい、カッコイイ、カッコいい)

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy

じゃん (じゃん)

isn't it