市役所はもう目と鼻の先だ。

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市役所はもう目と鼻の先だ。

English Translation

The city hall is just around the corner.

Furigana

市役所(しやくしょ)はもう目(め)と鼻(はな)の先(さき)だ。

Romanji

Shiyakusho wa mō me to hana no saki da.

Words

市役所 (しやくしょ)

municipal office; council; city hall

は (は)

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

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

と (と)

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

鼻 (はな)

nose

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

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

だ (だ)

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