text_original: "Meshi shitaku" (rice is ready), cried the housewife, at this moment, and conversation was suspended. A little table of lacquered wood a foot square and four inches high was set before each man of our party.
text_transcription: MESHI SHIKU RICE IS READY CRIED THE HOUSEWIFE AT THIS MOMENT AND CONVERSATION WAS SUSPENDED A LITTLE TABLE OF LACQUERED WOOD A FOOT SQUARE AND FOUR INCHES HIGH WAS SET BEFORE EACH MAN OF OUR PARTY
phonemes: "mˈɛʃi ʃɪtˈɑːkuː" (ɹˈaɪs ɪz ɹˈɛdi), kɹˈaɪd ðə hˈaʊswaɪf, æt ðɪs mˈoʊmənt, ænd kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd. ɐ lˈɪɾəl tˈeɪbəl ʌv lˈækɚd wˈʊd ɐ fˈʊt skwˈɛɹ ænd fˈɔːɹ ˈɪntʃᵻz hˈaɪ wʌz sˈɛt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ mˈæn ʌv ˌaʊɚ pˈɑːɹɾi.