間の垣根は友情を新鮮に保つ。

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間の垣根は友情を新鮮に保つ。

English Translation

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Furigana

間(ま)の垣根(かきね)は友情(ゆうじょう)を新鮮(しんせん)に保(たも)つ。

Romanji

Ma no kakine wa yūjō o shinsen ni tamotsu.

Words

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

垣根 (かきね)

hedge; fence

は (は)

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

友情 (ゆうじょう)

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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.

新鮮 (しんせん)

fresh

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

保つ (たもつ)

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable