人に初めて会うときには、必ず自分と相手との距離に注意を払いなさい。

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English Translation

When meeting a person for the first time, be sure to pay attention to the distance placed between yourself and your partner.

Furigana

人(ひと)に初(はじ)めて会(あ)うときには、必(かなら)ず自分(じぶん)と相手(あいて)との距離(きょり)に注意(ちゅうい)を払(はら)いなさい。

Romanji

Hito ni hajimete au tokini wa, kanarazu jibun to aite to no kyori ni chūi o harai nasai.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

必ず (かならず)

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

相手 (あいて)

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

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

距離 (きょり)

distance; range

注意 (ちゅうい)

caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

為さる (なさる)

to do