「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」

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English Translation

"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"

Furigana

「くだらねえ都市(とし)伝説(でんせつ)だろう」「でも、火(ひ)のないところに煙(けむり)は立(た)たないというけどね」

Romanji

" kudaranē toshi densetsu darou"" demo, hi no nai tokoroni kemuri wa tatanai to iu kedo ne"

Words

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

都市 (とし)

town; city; municipal; urban

伝説 (でんせつ)

tradition; legend; folklore

だ (だ)

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

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

煙 (けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)

smoke; fumes

は (は)

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

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