ちょうど私の目がよくないように、私の息子もまたよくない。

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English Translation

Just as I don't have good eyes, so neither does my son.

Furigana

ちょうど私(わたし)の目(め)がよくないように、私(わたし)の息子(むすこ)もまたよくない。

Romanji

Chōdo watashi no me ga yokunai yōni, watashi no musuko mo mata yokunai.

Words

丁度 (ちょうど)

just; right; exactly

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

が (が)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

又 (また)

again; and; also; still (doing something)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

目

Readings: モク、ボク、め、 -め、ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

息

Readings: ソク、いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac