まず、私の活動範囲は、おもに養老川下流域です。
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English Translation
First off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the Yourou River.
Furigana
まず、私 の活動 範囲 は、おもに養老 川下 流域 です。
Romanji
Mazu, watashi no katsudō han'i wa, omoni Yōrō kawashimo ryūiki desu.
Words
先ず
(まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
活動
(かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
範囲
(はんい)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
主に
(おもに)
mainly; primarily
養老
(ようろう)
making provision for the elderly; Yourou era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
川下
(かわしも)
downstream
流域
(りゅういき)
(river) basin
です
(です)
be; is
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: ハン
Meanings: pattern, example, model
Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Readings: ヨウ、 リョウ、 やしな.う
Meanings: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Reading: イキ
Meanings: range, region, limits, stage, level