日本では、隣同士の関係は合衆国より冷たい傾向がある。

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English Translation

In Japan, relations between neighbors are apt to be cooler than in USA.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)では、隣(となり)同士(どうし)の関係(かんけい)は合衆国(がっしゅうこく)より冷(つめ)たい傾向(けいこう)がある。

Romanji

Nippon de wa, tonari dōshi no kankei wa gasshūkoku yori tsumetai keikō ga aru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

隣 (となり)

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

同士 (どうし、どし)

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)

federal state; United States of America

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

冷たい (つめたい、つべたい)

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing; coldhearted; unfeeling

傾向 (けいこう)

tendency; trend; inclination

が (が)

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