邦夫は自分の下品なテーブルマナーをあらためようとしなかったので、我々はがまんしなければならなかった。

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English Translation

We had to put up with Kunio's poor table manners because he refused to change.

Furigana

邦夫(くにお)は自分(じぶん)の下品(げひん)なテーブルマナーをあらためようとしなかったので、我々(われわれ)はがまんしなければならなかった。

Romanji

Kunio wa jibun no gehinna te-buru mana- o aratameyou to shinakatta node, wareware wa gamanshinakerebanaranakatta.

Words

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

下品 (かひん)

inferior article

テーブル (テーブル)

table

マナー (マナー)

manners; etiquette

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.

改める (あらためる)

to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve; to examine; to check; to inspect; to do properly; to do formally

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

我々 (われわれ)

我慢 (がまん)

patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial