高い天井と巨大な部屋のある建物は、それにとって代わる素気ないオフィスビルほど実用的ではないかも知れないが、周囲の環境とうまく合っている場合が多いのである。

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高い天井と巨大な部屋のある建物は、それにとって代わる素気ないオフィスびるほど実用的ではないかも知れないが、周囲の環境とうまく合っている場合が多いのである。

English Translation

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.

Furigana

高(たか)い天井(てんじょう)と巨大(きょだい)な部屋(へや)のある建物(たてもの)は、それにとって代(か)わる素(もと)気(き)ないオフィスビルほど実用的(じつようてき)ではないかも知(し)れないが、周囲(しゅうい)の環境(かんきょう)とうまく合(あ)っている場合(ばあい)が多(おお)いのである。

Romanji

Takai tenjō to kyodaina heya no aru tatemono wa, sore nitotte kawaru moto ki nai ofyisu biru hodo jitsuyōteki de wa nai kamo shirenai ga, shūi no kankyō to umaku atteiru baai ga ōi no de aru.

Words

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

天井 (てんじょう)

ceiling; ceiling price

と (と)

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

巨大 (きょだい)

huge; gigantic; enormous

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

建物 (たてもの)

building

は (は)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

オフィス (オフィス)

office

ビル (ビル)

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

実用的 (じつようてき)

practical

だ (だ)

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

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

周囲 (しゅうい)

surroundings; environs; circumference

環境 (かんきょう)

environment; circumstance

上手い (うまい)

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

合う (あう、おう)

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...