ロンドンの空気はどうよくみても大して自慢できるものでなかった。

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English Translation

London air was not much to boast of at best.

Furigana

ロンドンの空気(くうき)はどうよくみても大(たい)して自慢(じまん)できるものでなかった。

Romanji

Rondon no kūki wa dō yoku mite mo taishite jiman dekiru mono denakatta.

Words

倫敦 (ロンドン)

London

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

空気 (くうき)

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

は (は)

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

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

も (も)

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

大して (たいして)

(not so) much; (not) very

自慢 (じまん)

pride; boast

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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