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万一遅れたら、私ぬきで夕食を始めなさい。

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万一 遅れたら ぬき 夕食 始め なさい

English Translation

If I should be late, start dinner without me.

Furigana

万一(まんいち)(おく)れたら、(わたし)ぬきで夕食(ゆうしょく)(はじ)めなさい。

Romanji

Man'ichi okuretara, watashi nuki de yūshoku o hajime nasai.

Words

万一 (まんいち、ばんいち、まんいつ、ばんいつ)
emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
横糸 (よこいと、ぬきいと、ぬき、い)
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
夕食 (ゆうしょく)
evening meal; dinner
()
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.
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: マン、 バン、 よろず
Meanings: ten thousand, 10,000
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セキ、 ゆう
Meaning: evening
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin