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大きなイベントがない限り、私はお酒を飲まない。

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大きな イベント ない 限り 飲まない

English Translation

I never drink unless there's a big event of some kind.

Furigana

(おお)きなイベントがない(かぎ)り、(わたし)はお(さけ)()まない。

Romanji

Ōkina ibento ga nai kagiri, watashi wa o sake o nomanai.

Words

大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
イベント (イベント、エベント)
event
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
限り (かぎり)
limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)
alcohol; sake
()
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.
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take