あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。
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English Translation
Your job hangs by a thread.
Furigana
あなたの首 は風前 のともし火 だ。
Romanji
Anata no kubi wa fūzen no tomoshi hi da.
Words
貴方
(あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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
首
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
風前
(ふうぜん)
where the wind blows
点す
(ともす、とぼす)
to light; to turn on
火
(ひ)
fire; flame; blaze
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative