ニッコリすれば面子を保てますよ。
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English Translation
You can save face with a happy smile.
Furigana
ニッコリすれば面子 を保 てますよ。
Romanji
Nikkori sureba menko o tamotemasu yo.
Words
にっこり
(にっこり)
smile sweetly; smile; grin
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
面子
(めんこ)
game of slapping cards down to overturn opponent's
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.
よ
(よ)
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!