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一世一代の晴れの舞台という言い回しがあるが、これはまさにそれである。

Sentence Analyzer

一世一代 晴れ 舞台 という 言い回し ある これ まさに それ ある

English Translation

There's a saying, "once in a life-time event," and that's just what this is.

Furigana

一世一代(いっせいちだい)()れの舞台(ぶたい)という(いまわ)()しがあるが、これはまさにそれである。

Romanji

Isseichidai no hare no butai toiu iimawashi ga aru ga, kore wa masani sore de aru.

Words

一世一代 (いっせいちだい、いっせいいちだい)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
()
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
晴れ (はれ)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; public; cleared of suspicion
舞台 (ぶたい)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
言い回し (いいまわし)
expression; phraseology
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
正に (まさに)
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: セイ、 は.れる、 は.れ、 は.れ-、 -ば.れ、 は.らす
Meaning: clear up
Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences