こじんまりと商売していた男は失敗した。そしてかれの商売は完全に駄目になった。

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English Translation

The small business man failed and his business went down for the count.

Furigana

こじんまりと商売(しょうばい)していた男(おとこ)は失敗(しっぱい)した。そしてかれの商売(しょうばい)は完全(かんぜん)に駄目(だめ)になった。

Romanji

Kojinmari to shōbaishiteita otoko wa shippaishita. soshite kare no shōbai wa kanzen ni dame ni natta.

Words

小じんまり (こじんまり、こぢんまり)

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

商売 (しょうばい)

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

枯れる (かれる)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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

完全 (かんぜん)

perfection; completeness

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

駄目 (だめ、ダメ)

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...