ギャンブルが彼の唯一の収入源というわけでは決してなかった。

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English Translation

Gambling was by no means his only source of income.

Furigana

ギャンブルが彼(かれ)の唯一(ゆいいつ)の収入源(しゅうにゅうげん)というわけでは決(けっ)してなかった。

Romanji

Gyanburu ga kare no yuiitsu no shūnyūgen toiu wake de wa kesshite nakatta.

Words

ギャンブル (ギャンブル)

gambling

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

唯一 (ゆいいつ、ゆいつ)

only; sole; unique

収入源 (しゅうにゅうげん)

source of income

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

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

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...