研究というほどでも・・・素人の道楽ですよ、おはずかしい。

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English Translation

It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.

Furigana

研究(けんきゅう)というほどでも・・・素人(しろうと)の道楽(どうらく)ですよ、おはずかしい。

Romanji

Kenkyū to iu hodo de mo shirōto no dōraku desu yo, o hazukashii.

Words

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

だ (だ)

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

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

・ (なかぽち)

middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

素人 (しろうと、しろと、しらびと)

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice; respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.); unlicensed prostitute

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

道楽 (どうらく)

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living; prodigality; indulging in alcohol, women, gambling, etc.; profligacy

です (です)

be; is

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

恥ずかしい (はずかしい)

shy; ashamed; embarrassed; disgraceful; shameful