狭い戸口を通り抜けようとする二人の肥った男が行き詰まっている。

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English Translation

Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.

Furigana

狭(せま)い戸口(とぐち)を通(とお)り抜(ぬ)けようとする二(に)人(にん)の肥(ふと)った男(おとこ)が行(いづ)き詰()まっている。

Romanji

Semai toguchi o tōrinukeyou to suru ni nin no futotta otoko ga ikizumatteiru.

Words

狭い (せまい)

narrow; confined; small

戸口 (とぐち)

door; doorway

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.

通り抜ける (とおりぬける)

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

太る (ふとる)

to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

が (が)

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

行き詰まる (いきづまる、ゆきづまる)

to reach the limits; to come to the end of one's tether