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Zach

ここだけの話だが、彼は信用できない。

Sentence Analyzer

ここ だけ 信用 できない

English Translation

Between you and me, he cannot be relied upon.

Furigana

ここだけの(はなし)だが、(かれ)信用(しんよう)できない。

Romanji

Koko dake no hanashi da ga, kare wa shin'yō dekinai.

Words

此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
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
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
信用 (しんよう)
confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence; trust
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ