真夏日には屋内にひっこんで太陽を避けるしか手がないよ。

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真夏日 屋内 ひっこんで 太陽 避ける しか ない

English Translation

All I want to do during the dog days is stay indoors and keep out of the sun.

Furigana

真夏日(まなつび)には屋内(おくない)にひっこんで太陽(たいよう)()けるしか()がないよ。

Romanji

Manatsubi ni wa okunai ni hikkonde taiyō o sakeru shika te ga nai yo.

Words

真夏日 (まなつび)
day on which the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Centigrade
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
屋内 (おくない)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
引っ込む (ひっこむ)
to draw back; to sink; to cave in; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it
太陽 (たいよう)
sun; solar
()
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
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
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 ...
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: ヨウ、 ひ
Meanings: sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける
Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand