火事が起こったときのために、いつもバケツの水を手もとにおいて起きなさい。

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English Translation

Always keep a bucket of water handy, in case of fire.

Furigana

火事(かじ)が起(お)こったときのために、いつもバケツの水(みず)を手(て)もとにおいて起(お)きなさい。

Romanji

Kaji ga okotta toki no tameni, itsumo baketsu no mizu o temoto nioite oki nasai.

Words

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

バケツ (バケツ、バケット)

bucket; pail; skip

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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.

手元 (てもと)

at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money; grip; handle

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

為さる (なさる)

to do