真夏日には屋内にひっこんで太陽を避けるしか手がないよ。

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English Translation

All I want to do during the dog days is stay indoors and keep out of the sun.

Furigana

真夏日(まなつび)には屋内(おくない)にひっこんで太陽(たいよう)を避(さ)けるしか手(て)がないよ。

Romanji

Manatsubi ni wa okunai ni hikkonde taiyō o sakeru shika te ga nai yo.

Words

真夏日 (まなつび)

day on which the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Centigrade

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

は (は)

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

屋内 (おくない)

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

引っ込む (ひっこむ)

to draw back; to sink; to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

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.

避ける (さける、よける)

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!