いつも地下鉄を使っているなら足元より高くなることはない。

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English Translation

If you always travel by subway, you seldom surface other than at your stop.

Furigana

いつも地下鉄(ちかてつ)を使(つか)っているなら足元(あしもと)より高(たか)くなることはない。

Romanji

Itsumo chikatetsu o tsukatteiru nara ashimoto yori takaku naru koto wa nai.

Words

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

地下鉄 (ちかてつ)

underground train; subway

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

だ (だ)

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

足元 (あしもと、そっか)

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); gait; pace; step; most recent; current; you; thou

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

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 ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix