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いつも面倒を起こしているのは、その家族の厄介者である。

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いつも 面倒 起こしている その 家族 厄介者 ある

English Translation

The member of the family who is always in trouble is the black sheep.

Furigana

いつも面倒(めんどう)()こしているのは、その家族(かぞく)厄介者(やっかいしゃ)である。

Romanji

Itsumo mendō o okoshiteiru no wa, sono kazoku no yakkaisha de aru.

Words

何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
面倒 (めんどう)
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
()
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.
起こす (おこす)
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
家族 (かぞく)
family; members of a family
厄介者 (やっかいもの)
dependent; parasite; hanger-on; burden
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Reading: ゾク
Meanings: tribe, family
Reading: ヤク
Meanings: unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
Reading: カイ
Meanings: jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person