日本の公衆浴場はかつては自分の住む近くの社交生活の中心として使われていた。

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English Translation

The Japanese public bathhouse was once used as a center of social life in one's neighborhood.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の公衆(こうしゅう)浴場(よくじょう)はかつては自分(じぶん)の住(す)む近(ちか)くの社交(しゃこう)生活(せいかつ)の中心(ちゅうしん)として使(つか)われていた。

Romanji

Nippon no kōshū yokujō wa katsute wa jibun no sumu chikaku no shakō seikatsu no chūshin toshite tsukawareteita.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

公衆 (こうしゅう)

the public; general public

浴場 (よくじょう)

bath; bathtub; bathhouse; bathroom

は (は)

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

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

社交 (しゃこう)

social life; social intercourse

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

中心 (ちゅうしん)

center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak