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違いはこうだ。つまり、彼のほうが君よりよく働くのだ。

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違い こう つまり ほう より よく 働く

English Translation

The difference is this: he works harder than you.

Furigana

(ちが)いはこうだ。つまり、(かれ)のほうが(きみ)よりよく(はたら)くのだ。

Romanji

Chigai wa kō da. tsumari, kare no hō ga kimi yori yoku hataraku no da.

Words

違い (ちがい)
difference; discrepancy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
斯う (こう)
in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
詰まり (つまり)
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
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

Kanji

Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)