皆、空理空論ばかり言って、時間の無駄だよ、この会議は。

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English Translation

This meeting is a waste of time. Everybody is just talking in vague theoretical terms.

Furigana

皆(みな)、空理空論(くうりくうろん)ばかり言(い)って、時間(じかん)の無駄(むだ)だよ、この会議(かいぎ)は。

Romanji

Mina, kūrikūron bakari itte, jikan no muda da yo, kono kaigi wa.

Words

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

空理空論 (くうりくうろん)

impractical or useless theory

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

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

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!

此の (この)

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

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

は (は)

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