私はこのとおり大きな町に住んでいるのでめったに魚釣りに行けない。

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English Translation

Living, as I do, in such a large town, I can seldom go fishing.

Furigana

私(わたし)はこのとおり大(おお)きな町(まち)に住(す)んでいるのでめったに魚釣(さかなつ)りに行(い)けない。

Romanji

Watashi wa kono tōri ōkina machi ni sundeiru node mettani sakanatsuri ni ikenai.

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

滅多に (めったに)

rarely; seldom

魚釣り (さかなつり、うおつり、いおつり)

fishing

行ける (いける、イケる)

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good