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そればかりか、会社の直営店の商品は、たいていよその店より高価だったのです。

Sentence Analyzer

それ ばかり 会社 直営店 商品 たいてい よそ より 高価 だった です

English Translation

And not only that, the goods in the company shop were usually more expensive than elsewhere.

Furigana

そればかりか、会社(かいしゃ)直営店(ちょくえいてん)商品(しょうひん)は、たいていよその(みせ)より高価(こうか)だったのです。

Romanji

Sore bakari ka, kaisha no chokueiten no shōhin wa, taitei yoso no mise yori kōka datta no desu.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
会社 (かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
()
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
直営店 (ちょくえいてん)
company store
商品 (しょうひん)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大抵 (たいてい)
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate
四十 (よんじゅう、しじゅう、よそ)
forty
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
高価 (こうか)
high price
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み
Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな
Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price