再び、リー夫人は昔のことを懐かしそうに語り出す。もう彼女を止めることは不可能だ。

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English Translation

Once again, Mrs. Lee speaks fondly of the past, and it is impossible to stop her.

Furigana

再(ふたた)び、リー夫人(ふじん)は昔(むかし)のことを懐(なつ)かしそうに語(かた)り出(だ)す。もう彼女(かのじょ)を止(と)めることは不可能(ふかのう)だ。

Romanji

Futatabi, Ri- fujin wa mukashi no koto o natsukashisō ni kataridasu. mō kanojo o tomeru koto wa fukanō da.

Words

再び (ふたたび)

again; once more; a second time

夫人 (ふじん、ぶにん、はしかし)

wife; Mrs; madam; wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); consort of the emperor

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

を (を)

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.

に (に)

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

語る (かたる)

to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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)

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

止める (とめる)

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody

不可能 (ふかのう)

impossible

だ (だ)

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