あの人はお化粧のせいで若く見えるけど、もう４０歳を越えているのよ。

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English Translation

She looks young because of her makeup, but she is already more than forty years old.

Furigana

あの人(ひと)はお化粧(けしょう)のせいで若(わか)く見(み)えるけど、もう４０歳(さい)を越(こ)えているのよ。

Romanji

Ano hito wa o keshō no sei de wakaku mieru kedo, mō yon zero sai o koeteiru no yo.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

化粧 (けしょう、けわい、けそう)

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

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

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

越える (こえる)

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!