物語の筋はある島を舞台に展開する。

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物語の筋はある島を舞台に展開する。

English Translation

The action of the story takes place on an island.

Furigana

物語(ものがたり)の筋(すじ)はある島(しま)を舞台(ぶたい)に展開(てんかい)する。

Romanji

Monogatari no suji wa aru shima o butai ni tenkaisuru.

Words

物語 (ものがたり)

tale; story; legend

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

筋 (すじ、スジ)

muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line; seam on a helmet; gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along; counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

は (は)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

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.

舞台 (ぶたい)

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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

展開 (てんかい)

development; evolution; progressing; unfolding; expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up