彼女には欠点がいくつかあるけど、そのため一層ぼくは彼女が好きなのだ。

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English Translation

She has some faults, but I love her all the more because of them.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)には欠点(けってん)がいくつかあるけど、そのため一層(いっそう)ぼくは彼女(かのじょ)が好(す)きなのだ。

Romanji

Kanojo ni wa ketten ga ikutsu ka aru kedo, sono tame issō boku wa kanojo ga sukina no da.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

欠点 (けってん)

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade

が (が)

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

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

一層 (いっそう)

much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

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

だ (だ)

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