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意思疎通がうまくいかない所では、活動もうまくいかない。

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意思 疎通 うまく いかない 活動 うまく いかない

English Translation

Where communications fail, so do activities.

Furigana

意思(いし)疎通(そつう)がうまくいかない(ところ)では、活動(かつどう)もうまくいかない。

Romanji

Ishi sotsū ga umaku ikanai tokoro de wa, katsudō mo umaku ikanai.

Words

意思 (いし)
intention; purpose
疎通 (そつう)
(mutual) understanding; communication; removal of blockage (esp. medical); drainage
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
活動 (かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ソ、 ショ、 うと.い、 うと.む、 まば.ら
Meanings: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake