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料理のうまい人は前の日のスープを捨てない。

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料理 うまい スープ 捨てない

English Translation

A good cook doesn't throw out yesterday's soup.

Furigana

料理(りょうり)のうまい(ひと)(まえ)()のスープを()てない。

Romanji

Ryōri no umai hito wa mae no hi no su-pu o sutenai.

Words

料理 (りょうり)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management
()
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
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
スープ (スープ)
(Western) soup
()
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.
捨てる (すてる)
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign

Kanji

Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice