常人なら一生かかっても無理だろうが、本気になった蓮の前では、普通のシリンダー錠と大差ない。

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English Translation

A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.

Furigana

常人(じょうじん)なら一生(いっしょう)かかっても無理(むり)だろうが、本気(ほんき)になった蓮(はちす)の前(まえ)では、普通(ふつう)のシリンダー錠(じょう)と大差(たいさ)ない。

Romanji

Jōjin nara isshō kakatte mo muri darou ga, honki ni natta hachisu no mae de wa, futsū no shirinda- jō to taisa nai.

Words

常人 (じょうじん)

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

だ (だ)

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

一生 (いっしょう)

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

罹る (かかる)

to suffer from

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

無理 (むり)

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible; forced; compulsory; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; to work too hard; to try too hard; irrational

が (が)

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

本気 (ほんき)

seriousness; truth; sanctity

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

蓮 (はす、はちす、ハス)

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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.

は (は)

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

普通 (ふつう)

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

シリンダー (シリンダー、シリンダ)

cylinder

錠 (じょう)

lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

大差 (たいさ)

great difference