苦労しても犬の訓練方法を身につけたいという気持ちがなければ、犬を飼ってはいけない。

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English Translation

If you're not prepared to take the trouble to learn how to train a dog, don't get one.

Furigana

苦労(くろう)しても犬(いぬ)の訓練(くんれん)方法(ほうほう)を身(み)につけたいという気持(きも)ちがなければ、犬(いぬ)を飼(か)ってはいけない。

Romanji

Kurōshite mo inu no kunren hōhō o mi ni tsuketai toiu kimochi ga nakereba, inu o katte waikenai.

Words

苦労 (くろう)

troubles; hardships

も (も)

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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

訓練 (くんれん)

practice; practising; training

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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.

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

気持ち (きもち)

feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thanks; solicitude; sympathy; just a little; somewhat; slightly

が (が)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since