もし建物の取り壊しが無制限に行われるなら、美しい町が単なるコンクリート・ジャングルになる危険があるのである。

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English Translation

If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

Furigana

もし建物(たてもの)の取(と)り壊(こわ)しが無制限(むせいげん)に行(おこな)われるなら、美(うつく)しい町(まち)が単(たん)なるコンクリート・ジャングルになる危険(きけん)があるのである。

Romanji

Moshi tatemono no torikowashi ga museigen ni okonawareru nara, utsukushii machi ga tannaru konkuri-to janguru ni naru kiken ga aru no de aru.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

建物 (たてもの)

building

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

取り壊し (とりこわし)

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

が (が)

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

無制限 (むせいげん)

limitless

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

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

だ (だ)

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

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

単なる (たんなる)

mere; simple; sheer

混凝土 (コンクリート、こんくりいと)

concrete

・ (なかぽち)

middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

ジャングル (ジャングル)

jungle

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 ...

危険 (きけん)

danger; peril; hazard; risk

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...