ロビンソンさんの病気は深刻なものだが、彼は上機嫌だ。

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English Translation

Despite the seriousness of his illness, Mr Robinson is in good spirits.

Furigana

ロビンソンさんの病気(びょうき)は深刻(しんこく)なものだが、彼(かれ)は上機嫌(じょうきげん)だ。

Romanji

Robinson san no byōki wa shinkokuna mono da ga, kare wa jōkigen da.

Words

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

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

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

は (は)

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

深刻 (しんこく)

serious; severe; grave; acute

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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