君が日本を離れている間は、私が君の職務を引き継ぎましょう。

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English Translation

I'll take over your duties while you are away from Japan.

Furigana

君(きみ)が日本(にっぽん)を離(はな)れている間(ま)は、私(わたし)が君(きみ)の職務(しょくむ)を引(ひ)き継(つ)ぎましょう。

Romanji

Kimi ga Nippon o hanareteiru ma wa, watashi ga kimi no shokumu o hikitsugimashō.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

が (が)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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.

離れる (はなれる)

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

職務 (しょくむ)

professional duties

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over