グループの人たち全員が沈黙しているときは、誰かが話の口火を切らねばならない。

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ぐるーぷの人たち全員が沈黙しているときは、誰かが話の口火を切らねばならない。

English Translation

When all the group members are silent, somebody must break the ice.

Furigana

グループの人(ひと)たち全員(ぜんいん)が沈黙(ちんもく)しているときは、誰(だれ)かが話(はなし)の口火(くちび)を切(き)らねばならない。

Romanji

Guru-pu no hitotachi zen'in ga chinmokushiteiru toki wa, dareka ga hanashi no kuchibi o kiranebanaranai.

Words

グループ (グループ)

group (usu. of people)

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

人達 (ひとたち)

people

全員 (ぜんいん)

all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody

が (が)

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

沈黙 (ちんもく)

silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

誰か (だれか)

someone; somebody

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

口火 (くちび)

fuse; spark plug; cause (of war); origin (of a quarrel)

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.

切る (きる)

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete