桜の花は数日、せいぜい一週間しか持たない。

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English Translation

Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.

Furigana

桜(さくら)の花(はな)は数(すう)日(にち)、せいぜい一(いち)週間(しゅうかん)しか持(も)たない。

Romanji

Sakura no hana wa sū nichi, seizei ichi shūkan shika motanai.

Words

桜 (さくら、サクラ)

cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat

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

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

は (は)

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

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

精々 (せいぜい)

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

週間 (しゅうかん)

week; weekly

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

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