ときどき彼は、仕事の帰りにこの書店に立ち寄ります。

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English Translation

Every now and then he drops in at this bookstore on his way home from the office.

Furigana

ときどき彼(かれ)は、仕事(しごと)の帰(かえ)りにこの書店(しょてん)に立(た)ち寄(よ)ります。

Romanji

Tokidoki kare wa, shigoto no kaeri ni kono shoten ni tachiyorimasu.

Words

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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

帰り (かえり)

return; coming back

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

書店 (しょてん)

bookshop; bookstore

立ち寄る (たちよる)

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit