ほんのささいなことでさえ、彼は苛立った。
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English Translation
Even the merest little thing irritated him.
Furigana
ほんのささいなことでさえ、彼 は苛立 った。
Romanji
Honno sasaina koto de sae, kare wa iradatta.
Words
本の
(ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
些細
(ささい)
trivial; slight
事
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
さえ
(さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
苛立つ
(いらだつ)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience