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長くつき合うには掛けは禁物。

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長く つき合う 掛け 禁物

English Translation

Short accounts make long friends.

Furigana

(なが)くつき()うには()けは禁物(きんもつ)

Romanji

Nagaku tsukiau ni wa kake wa kinmotsu.

Words

長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
付き合う (つきあう)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
掛け (かけ)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest; rack; hanger
禁物 (きんもつ)
taboo; forbidden thing

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter