ビバリーヒルズのような高級住宅地で見栄を張り合うのは高くつく。

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English Translation

Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.

Furigana

ビバリーヒルズのような高級(こうきゅう)住宅地(じゅうたくち)で見栄(みえ)を張(は)り合(あ)うのは高(たか)くつく。

Romanji

Bibari-Hiruzu no yōna kōkyū jūtakuchi de mie o hariau no wa takaku tsuku.

Words

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

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

高級 (こうきゅう)

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

住宅地 (じゅうたくち)

housing district; residential district

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見栄 (みえ、みばえ)

airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm

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.

張り合う (はりあう)

to rival; to compete with

は (は)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

吐く (つく)

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up