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まず第一に、雑貨店を運営するには資金が不十分だ。

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まず 雑貨店 運営する 資金 不十分

English Translation

To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery.

Furigana

まず(だい)(いち)に、雑貨店(ざっかてん)運営(うんえい)するには資金(しきん)不十分(ふじゅうぶん)だ。

Romanji

Mazu dai ichi ni, zakkaten o un'eisuru ni wa shikin ga fujūbun da.

Words

先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
(だい)
ordinal
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
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
雑貨店 (ざっかてん)
general (variety) store (shop)
()
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.
運営 (うんえい)
management; administration; operation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
資金 (しきん)
funds; capital
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不充分 (ふじゅうぶん)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Readings: カ、 たから
Meanings: freight, goods, property
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み
Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Reading: 
Meanings: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100