あいつにはまいったよ。どんなに厳しく怒っても、柳に風と受け流すだけだよ。

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English Translation

I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.

Furigana

あいつにはまいったよ。どんなに厳(きび)しく怒(おこ)っても、柳(やなぎ)に風(かぜ)と受(う)け流(なが)すだけだよ。

Romanji

Aitsu ni wa maitta yo. donnani kibishiku okotte mo, yanagi ni kaze to ukenagasu dake da yo.

Words

彼奴 (あいつ、きゃつ、かやつ、あやつ)

he; she; that guy

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

は (は)

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

参る (まいる)

to go; to come; to call; to be defeated; to collapse; to die; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)

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!

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

怒る (おこる、いかる)

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

柳 (やなぎ、ようりゅう、ヤナギ)

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

風 (かぜ)

wind; breeze; draught; draft; manner; behaviour; behavior; cold; influenza

と (と)

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

受け流す (うけながす)

to ward off; to elude; to turn aside (a joke)

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

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