規則にうるさいレフェリーは試合を台無しにしかねない。

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English Translation

A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

Furigana

規則(きそく)にうるさいレフェリーは試合(しあい)を台無(だいな)しにしかねない。

Romanji

Kisoku ni urusai refyeri- wa shiai o dainashi ni shikanenai.

Words

規則 (きそく)

rules; regulations; conventions

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

煩い (うるさい、ウルサイ)

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate; fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy; shut up!; be quiet!

レフェリー (レフェリー、レフリー)

referee

は (は)

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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.

台無し (だいなし)

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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