彼は毎日外食するのが常でしたが、今はその余裕がありません。

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English Translation

He used to eat out every day, but now he can't afford it.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は毎日(まいにち)外食(がいしょく)するのが常(つね)でしたが、今(いま)はその余裕(よゆう)がありません。

Romanji

Kare wa mainichi gaishokusuru no ga tsune deshita ga, ima wa sono yoyū ga arimasen.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

毎日 (まいにち)

every day

外食 (がいしょく)

eating out

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

が (が)

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

常 (つね)

usual state of things

デス (デス)

death

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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...

余裕 (よゆう)

surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope

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