不適当な時に、口を開いては私は自分自身と自分の親しい友達をいつも危険な立場においている。

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English Translation

By opening my mouth at the wrong time, I'm always putting myself and my pals behind the eight ball.

Furigana

不(ふ)適当(てきとう)な時(とき)に、口(くち)を開(ひら)いては私(わたし)は自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)と自分(じぶん)の親(した)しい友達(ともだち)をいつも危険(きけん)な立場(たちば)においている。

Romanji

Fu tekitōna tokini, kuchi o hiraite wa watashi wa jibun jishin to jibun no shitashii tomodachi o itsumo kikenna tachiba ni oiteiru.

Words

不 (ふ)

un-; non-; negative prefix

適当 (てきとう)

suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

自身 (じしん)

by oneself; personally

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

親しい (したしい)

intimate; close (e.g. friend)

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

危険 (きけん)

danger; peril; hazard; risk

立場 (たちば)

standpoint; position; situation

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

置く (おく)

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state