ぼくの家は目障りだったけれど、小さな目障りだったから、見逃されていた。

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English Translation

My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.

Furigana

ぼくの家(いえ)は目障(めざわ)りだったけれど、小(ちい)さな目障(めざわ)りだったから、見逃(みのが)されていた。

Romanji

Boku no ie wa mezawari datta keredo, chiisana mezawari datta kara, minogasareteita.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

は (は)

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

目障り (めざわり)

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

だ (だ)

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

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

見逃す (みのがす)

to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; to turn a blind eye (to a wrongdoing etc.); to ignore; to pass up (an opportunity etc.)