私は能楽が歌舞伎より好きだが、それは前者が後者よりも優雅に思えるからである。

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English Translation

I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter.

Furigana

私(わたし)は能楽(のうがく)が歌舞伎(かぶき)より好(す)きだが、それは前者(ぜんしゃ)が後者(こうしゃ)よりも優雅(ゆうが)に思(おも)えるからである。

Romanji

Watashi wa nōgaku ga kabuki yori suki da ga, sore wa zensha ga kōsha yori mo yūga ni omoeru kara de aru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

能楽 (のうがく)

Noh play

が (が)

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

歌舞伎 (かぶき)

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

優雅 (ゆうが)

elegance; grace; refinement

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

思える (おもえる)

to seem; to appear likely

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...