古今東西、嫁と姑の仲は上手くいかぬ例が多いと見える。

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English Translation

In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen.

Furigana

古今(ここん)東西(とうざい)、嫁(よめ)と姑(しゅうと)の仲(なか)は上手(うま)くいかぬ例(れい)が多(おお)いと見(み)える。

Romanji

Kokon tōzai, yome to shūto no naka wa umaku ikanu rei ga ōi to mieru.

Words

古今 (ここん、こきん)

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

東西 (とうざい、ひがしにし)

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

嫁 (よめ)

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

と (と)

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

姑 (しゅうとめ、しゅうと、しうとめ、しいとめ)

mother-in-law

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

仲 (なか)

relation; relationship

は (は)

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

上手い (うまい)

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

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

例 (れい)

custom; practice; habit; usual; said; aforementioned; instance; example; case; illustration; usage; precedent

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)