例のスキャンダルはそういつまでも臭いものにフタというわけにはいくまい。いずれ人は嗅ぎつけてしまうさ。

Sentence Analyzer

例のスキャンダルはそういつまでも臭いものにふたというわけにはいくまい。いずれ人は嗅ぎつけてしまうさ。

English Translation

I don't think we can keep the lid on the scandal much longer; people are bound to find out.

Furigana

例(れい)のスキャンダルはそういつまでも臭(くさ)いものにフタというわけにはいくまい。いずれ人(にん)は嗅(か)ぎつけてしまうさ。

Romanji

Rei no sukyandaru wa sō itsu made mo kusai mono ni futa toiu wake ni wa iku mai. izurenin wa kagitsuketeshimau sa.

Words

例 (れい)

custom; practice; habit; usual; said; aforementioned; instance; example; case; illustration; usage; precedent

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

スキャンダル (スキャンダル)

scandal

は (は)

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

何時 (いつ)

when; how soon

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

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

臭い (くさい)

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy

者 (もの、もん)

person

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

蓋 (ふた、がい、フタ)

cover; lid; cap

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

まい (まい)

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

嗅ぎ付ける (かぎつける)

to sniff out; to get wind of

さ (さ)

-ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; come; come now