ニューヨークはただ規模の点で長いこと孤高を保ってきた。

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English Translation

New York City has long been unusual because of its sheer size.

Furigana

ニューヨークはただ規模(きぼ)の点(てん)で長(なが)いこと孤高(ここう)を保(たも)ってきた。

Romanji

Nyu-Yo-Ku wa tada kibo no ten de nagai koto kokō o tamottekita.

Words

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

は (は)

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

只 (ただ、タダ)

ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless

規模 (きぼ)

scale; scope; plan; structure

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

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

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

孤高 (ここう)

isolation; aloofness; superiority

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.

保つ (たもつ)

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable