しかし、アメリカ同様日本も中流階級の平均的収入の人々が圧倒的多数を占める国なので、妻たちはメイドを雇わず、自分で何もかもに励む。

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しかし、アメリカ同様日本も中流階級の平均的収入の人々が圧倒的多数を占める国なので、妻たちはめいどを雇わず、自分で何もかもに励む。

English Translation

However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves.

Furigana

しかし、アメリカ同様(どうよう)日本(にっぽん)も中流(ちゅうりゅう)階級(かいきゅう)の平均的(へいきんてき)収入(しゅうにゅう)の人々(ひとびと)が圧倒的(あっとうてき)多数(たすう)を占(し)める国(くに)なので、妻(つま)たちはメイドを雇(やと)わず、自分(じぶん)で何(なに)もかもに励(はげ)む。

Romanji

Shikashi, Amerika dōyō Nippon mo chūryū kaikyū no heikinteki shūnyū no hitobito ga attōteki tasū o shimeru kuni na node, tsumatachi wa meido o yatowazu, jibun de nanimokamo ni hagemu.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

同様 (どうよう)

identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

中流 (ちゅうりゅう)

mid-stream; middle course; middle class

階級 (かいきゅう)

(social) class; rank; grade

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

平均的 (へいきんてき)

average

収入 (しゅうにゅう)

income; receipts; revenue

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

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

圧倒的 (あっとうてき)

overwhelming

多数 (たすう)

great number; countless; majority

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.

占める (しめる)

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

は (は)

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

メイド (メイド、メード)

maid

雇う (やとう)

to employ; to hire; to charter

自分 (じぶん)

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

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.

何もかも (なにもかも)

anything and everything; just about everything

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

励む (はげむ)

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous