手短にいえば、我々は仲直りをした。

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手短にいえば、我々は仲直りをした。

English Translation

To make a long story short, we buried the hatchet.

Furigana

手短(てみじか)にいえば、我々(われわれ)は仲直(なかなお)りをした。

Romanji

Temijika ni ieba, wareware wa nakanaori o shita.

Words

手短 (てみじか)

short; brief

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

仲直り (なかなおり)

reconciliation; make peace with

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.

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

Kanji

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand

短

Readings: タン、みじか.い

Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

我

Readings: ガ、われ、わ、わ.が-、わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

仲

Readings: チュウ、なか

Meanings: go-between, relationship

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