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彼らは実際より貧しいふりをしている。

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彼ら 実際 より 貧しい ふり している

English Translation

They make themselves out to be poorer than they really are.

Furigana

(かれ)らは実際(じっさい)より(まず)しいふりをしている。

Romanji

Karera wa jissai yori mazushii furi o shiteiru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
実際 (じっさい)
practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
振り (ふり)
swing; shake; wave; swinging; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; move (dance); postures; lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; counter for swords, blades, etc.
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor