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僕ならスープ皿を持ってきて、グラスを充分に注意しながらテーブルの端まで滑らせて水をそのスープ皿に流し込むな。水は床にはこぼれない。

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なら スープ 持ってきて ぐらす 充分 注意し ながら テーブル まで 滑らせて その スープ 流し込む こぼれない

English Translation

I'd get a soup plate and then slide the glass very carefully over to the edge of the table, and let the water run into the soup plate - it doesn't have to run onto the floor.

Furigana

(ぼく)ならスープ(さら)()ってきて、グラスを充分(じゅうぶん)注意(ちゅうい)しながらテーブルの(はじ)まで(すべ)らせて(みず)をそのスープ(さら)(なが)()むな。(みず)(ゆか)にはこぼれない。

Romanji

Boku nara su-pu sara o mottekite, gurasu o jūbun ni chūishi nagara te-buru no haji made suberasete mizu o sono su-pu sara ni nagashikomu na. mizu wa yuka ni wa koborenai.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
スープ (スープ)
(Western) soup
(さら)
plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
クラス (クラス)
class
十分 (じゅうぶん)
plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full
()
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
注意 (ちゅうい)
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
テーブル (テーブル)
table
()
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
(はし、はじ、はな)
end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin; beginning; start; first; odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
滑る (ぬめる、なめる)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
流し込む (ながしこむ)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(とこ)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor
零れる (こぼれる)
to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ベイ、 さら
Meanings: dish, a helping, plate
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ジュウ、 あ.てる、 み.たす
Meanings: allot, fill
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: チュウ、 そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: タン、 はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな
Meanings: edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
Readings: カツ、 コツ、 すべ.る、 なめ.らか
Meanings: slippery, slide, slip, flunk
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Readings: ショウ、 とこ、 ゆか
Meanings: bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami