４８歳の川勝良一監督はことし６月に福岡を引き継いだが、４６歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。

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English Translation

The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.

Furigana

４８歳(さい)の川勝(かわかつ)良一(りょういち)監督(かんとく)はことし６月(ろくがつ)に福岡(ふくおか)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだが、４６歳(さい)の松田(まつだ)監督(かんとく)とは因縁(いんねん)浅(あさ)からぬ関係(かんけい)だ。

Romanji

Yon hachi sai no Kawakatsu Ryōichi kantoku wa kotoshi rokugatsu ni Fukuoka o hikitsuida ga, yon roku sai no Matsuda kantoku to wa innen asakaranu kankei da.

Words

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

八 (はち、や)

eight

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

監督 (かんとく)

supervision; control; superintendence; direction; director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss

は (は)

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

今年 (ことし、こんねん)

this year

六月 (ろくがつ)

June

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

福岡 (ふくおか)

Fukuoka (city)

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.

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

と (と)

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

因縁 (いんねん、いんえん)

fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

浅い (あさい)

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge); short (time); early; young

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

だ (だ)

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