隣近所に対して見栄を張るのは人情ですよ。

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English Translation

It's only natural to keep up with the Joneses.

Furigana

隣(となり)近所(きんじょ)に対(たい)して見栄(みえ)を張(は)るのは人情(にんじょう)ですよ。

Romanji

Tonari kinjo nitaishite mie o haru no wa ninjō desu yo.

Words

隣 (となり)

neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)

近所 (きんじょ)

neighbourhood; neighborhood

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

見栄 (みえ、みばえ)

airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm

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.

張る (はる)

to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion

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

は (は)

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

人情 (にんじょう)

humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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!