彼は愛想のいい奴だが気軽に踏み込ませない一線を持っていた。

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English Translation

He was an amiable fellow, but had a certain reserve that he would not let you casually trespass upon.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は愛想(あいそ)のいい奴(やっこ)だが気軽(きがる)に踏(ふ)み込(こ)ませない一線(いっせん)を持(も)っていた。

Romanji

Kare wa aiso no ii yakko da ga kigaru ni fumikomasenai issen o motteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

愛想 (あいそ、あいそう)

civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

奴 (やっこ)

servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (c. Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like a footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); he; she; him; her

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

気軽 (きがる)

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly; ease

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

踏み込む (ふみこむ)

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

一線 (いっせん)

line

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of