あなたは膝に手を組んで静かに座っていさえすればよい。

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English Translation

You have only to sit quietly with your hands folded in your lap.

Furigana

あなたは膝(ひざ)に手(て)を組(く)んで静(しず)かに座(すわ)っていさえすればよい。

Romanji

Anata wa hiza ni te o kunde shizuka ni suwattei sae sureba yoi.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

膝 (ひざ)

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

組む (くむ)

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program); to braid; to plait; to grapple; to wrestle; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance; to set (e.g. type); to issue (e.g. money order)

静か (しずか)

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

膝

Readings: シツ、ひざ

Meanings: knee, lap

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand

組

Readings: ソ、く.む、くみ、 -ぐみ

Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

静

Readings: セイ、ジョウ、しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める

Meaning: quiet

座

Readings: ザ、すわ.る

Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit