禅坊主じゃあるまいし、毎日毎日、一汁一菜のダイエットメニューは勘弁してよ。

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English Translation

What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

Furigana

禅(ぜん)坊主(ぼうず)じゃあるまいし、毎日(まいにち)毎日(まいにち)、一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい)のダイエットメニューは勘弁(かんべん)してよ。

Romanji

Zen bōzu ja aru mai shi, mainichi mainichi, ichijūissai no daietto menyu- wa kanbenshite yo.

Words

禅 (ぜん)

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

坊主 (ぼうず)

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; boy; sonny; lad; not catching anything (in fishing)

じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)

then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

まい (まい)

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

毎日 (まいにち)

every day

一汁一菜 (いちじゅういっさい)

one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet

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

ダイエット (ダイエット)

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

メニュー (メニュー、ムニュ)

menu; schedule; program; programme; (computer) menu

は (は)

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

勘弁 (かんべん)

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!