正直でありさえすれば、どんな若者でもかまわない。

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English Translation

As long as he is honest, any boy will do.

Furigana

正直(しょうじき)でありさえすれば、どんな若者(わかもの)でもかまわない。

Romanji

Shōjiki de ari sae sureba, donna wakamono demo kamawanai.

Words

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

どんな (どんな)

what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

構う (かまう)

to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to care for; to look after; to prepare for; to interfere with; to meddle in; to tease

Kanji

正

Readings: セイ、ショウ、ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に

Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

直

Readings: チョク、ジキ、ジカ、ただ.ちに、なお.す、 -なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ

Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

若

Readings: ジャク、ニャク、ニャ、わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ、も.し、も.しくは、ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

者

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person