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Zach

口では大阪の城も建つ。

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大阪 建つ

English Translation

Easier said than done.

Furigana

(くち)では大阪(おおさか)(しろ)()つ。

Romanji

Kuchi de wa Ōsaka no shiro mo tatsu.

Words

(くち)
mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)
Osaka; large hill
()
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
(しろ)
castle
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
建つ (たつ)
to be erected; to be built

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ハン、 さか
Meanings: heights, slope
Readings: ジョウ、 しろ
Meaning: castle
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build