一生懸命働いたが、彼は相変わらず貧乏であった。

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English Translation

He remained poor despite being a hard worker.

Furigana

一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)働(はたら)いたが、彼(かれ)は相変(あいか)わらず貧乏(びんぼう)であった。

Romanji

Isshōkenmei hataraita ga, kare wa aikawarazu binbō de atta.

Words

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

相変わらず (あいかわらず)

as ever; as usual; the same; still

貧乏 (びんぼう)

poverty; destitute; poor

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、イツ、ひと-、ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

懸

Readings: ケン、ケ、か.ける、か.かる

Meanings: state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart

命

Readings: メイ、ミョウ、いのち

Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

働

Readings: ドウ、リュク、リキ、ロク、リョク、はたら.く

Meanings: work, (kokuji)

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

相

Readings: ソウ、ショウ、あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

変

Readings: ヘン、か.わる、か.わり、か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

貧

Readings: ヒン、ビン、まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

乏

Readings: ボウ、とぼ.しい、とも.しい

Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited