西洋人は一般に相手が持ち出さない限りそうした話題を避けたがる。

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English Translation

Westerners, in general, prefer to avoid such topics unless the other person brings them up.

Furigana

西洋人(せいようじん)は一般(いっぱん)に相手(あいて)が持(も)ち出(だ)さない限(かぎ)りそうした話題(わだい)を避(さ)けたがる。

Romanji

Seiyōjin wa ippan ni aite ga mochidasanai kagiri sōshita wadai o saketagaru.

Words

西洋人 (せいようじん)

Western people

は (は)

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

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

持ち出す (もちだす)

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention

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

然うした (そうした)

such

話題 (わだい)

topic; subject

を (を)

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.

避ける (さける、よける)

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert