ろうそくの両端を燃やすことは、極めて簡単にろうそくを溶かすことになる - 美女を両脇に抱え込んだプレイボーイのように。

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English Translation

Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.

Furigana

ろうそくの両端(りょうたん)を燃(も)やすことは、極(きわ)めて簡単(かんたん)にろうそくを溶(と)かすことになる-美女(びじょ)を両(りょう)脇(わき)に抱(かか)え込(こ)んだプレイボーイのように。

Romanji

Rōsoku no ryōtan o moyasu koto wa, kiwamete kantan ni rōsoku o tokasu koto ni naru - bijo o ryō waki ni kakaekonda pureibo-i no yō ni.

Words

蝋燭 (ろうそく、ローソク、ロウソク)

candle

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

両端 (りょうたん、りょうはし、りょうはじ)

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

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.

燃やす (もやす、もす)

to burn

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

極めて (きわめて)

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

簡単 (かんたん)

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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

溶かす (とかす)

to melt; to dissolve

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

美女 (びじょ)

beautiful woman

両 (りょう)

both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

脇 (わき)

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; beside; close to; near; by; aside; to the side; away; out of the way; off-track; off-topic; deuteragonist; supporting role; second verse (in a linked series of poems)

抱え込む (かかえこむ)

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

プレイボーイ (プレイボーイ、プレーボーイ)

playboy

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)