彼は年が自分のみにこたえだしたとこぼした。

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English Translation

He complained that his age was beginning to tell on him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は年(とし)が自分(じぶん)のみにこたえだしたとこぼした。

Romanji

Kare wa toshi ga jibun nomi ni kotaedashita to koboshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

が (が)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

のみ (のみ)

only; nothing but

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

応える (こたえる)

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

零す (こぼす)

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show