彼女が死人のように顔色が悪いのは長患いのせいだ。

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English Translation

Her deathly paleness is due to long illness.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が死人(しにん)のように顔色(かおいろ)が悪(わる)いのは長患(ながわずら)いのせいだ。

Romanji

Kanojo ga shinin no yōni kaoiro ga warui no wa nagawazurai no sei da.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

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

死人 (しにん、しびと)

corpse; dead person

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

顔色 (かおいろ、がんしょく)

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

は (は)

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

長患い (ながわずらい)

long illness; protracted illness

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame