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間取りも狭いし、周りもうるさいけど、住めば都なんだよ、この部屋。

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間取り 狭い 周り うるさい けど 住めば この 部屋

English Translation

It's a small noisy apartment, but it's where I live and I call it home.

Furigana

間取(まど)りも(せま)いし、(まわ)りもうるさいけど、()めば()なんだよ、この部屋(へや)

Romanji

Madori mo semai shi, mawari mo urusai kedo, sumeba to na n da yo, kono heya.

Words

間取り (まどり)
plan of a house; arrangement of rooms; list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen/dining area)
()
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
狭い (せまい)
narrow; confined; small
()
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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!
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
()
metropolitan; municipal
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: キョウ、 コウ、 せま.い、 せば.める、 せば.まる、 さ
Meanings: cramped, narrow, contract, tight
Readings: シュウ、 まわ.り
Meanings: circumference, circuit, lap
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller