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「そういえば谷本君は?」「あいかわらず一匹オオカミ気取っているよ」

Sentence Analyzer

そう いえば 谷本 あいかわらず おおかみ 気取っている

English Translation

"Now that I think of it, where's Tanimoto?" "Playing the lone wolf, as always."

Furigana

「そういえば谷本(たにもと)(くん)は?」「あいかわらず(いち)(ひき)オオカミ気取(きど)っているよ」

Romanji

" sō ieba Tanimoto kun wa?"" aikawarazu ichi hiki ōkami kidotteiru yo"

Words

そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
相変わらず (あいかわらず)
as ever; as usual; the same; still
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(ひき、き)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
(おおかみ、おおかめ、おいぬ、オオカミ)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
気取る (けどる)
to suspect; to sense
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: コク、 たに、 きわ.まる
Meaning: valley
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ヒツ、 ひき
Meanings: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up