阪神三日天下。あっと言う間に首位から転落しちゃったよ。

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English Translation

Hanshin's moment of glory didn't last. They fell out of first place in a hurry.

Furigana

阪神(はんしん)三日天下(みっかてんか)。あっと言(い)う間(ま)に首位(しゅい)から転落(てんらく)しちゃったよ。

Romanji

Hanshin mikkatenka. attoiumani shui kara tenrakushichatta yo.

Words

阪神 (はんしん)

Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

三日天下 (みっかてんか、みっかでんか)

short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship

あっという間に (あっというまに、あっとゆうまに)

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; in the time it takes to say "ah!"

首位 (しゅい)

first place; head position; leading position

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

転落 (てんらく)

fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive; degradation; comedown; demotion; slump

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

阪

Readings: ハン、さか

Meanings: heights, slope

神

Readings: シン、ジン、かみ、かん-、こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

三

Readings: サン、ゾウ、み、み.つ、みっ.つ

Meaning: three

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

天

Readings: テン、あまつ、あめ、あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

下

Readings: カ、ゲ、した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、 -くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word

間

Readings: カン、ケン、あいだ、ま、あい

Meanings: interval, space

首

Readings: シュ、くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

位

Readings: イ、くらい、ぐらい

Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

転

Readings: テン、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく

Meanings: revolve, turn around, change

落

Readings: ラク、お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす

Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet