ジョンはオオカミのようにやせている。

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ジョン は おおかみ の ように やせている 。

English Translation

John is as lean as a wolf.

Furigana

ジョンはオオカミのようにやせている。

Romanji

Jon wa ōkami no yōni yaseteiru.

Words

は (は)

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

狼 (おおかみ、おおかめ、おいぬ、オオカミ)

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

痩せる (やせる)

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile