女の子たちから目を離さないように、泳ぎがあまり得意ではないのです。

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English Translation

Keep an eye on the girls; they are poor swimmers.

Furigana

女(おんな)の子(こ)たちから目(め)を離(はな)さないように、泳(およ)ぎがあまり得意(とくい)ではないのです。

Romanji

Onnanokotachi kara me o hanasanai yōni, oyogi ga amari tokui de wa nai no desu.

Words

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

離す (はなす)

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

泳ぎ (およぎ)

swimming

が (が)

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

得意 (とくい)

triumph; prosperity; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty; frequent customer (client, etc.)

だ (だ)

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

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

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

です (です)

be; is