彼は大学を卒業して、いつも見栄を張っていた。

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English Translation

He had graduated from the university and was always showing off.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)して、いつも見栄(みえ)を張(は)っていた。

Romanji

Kare wa daigaku o sotsugyōshite, itsumo mie o hatteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

を (を)

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.

卒業 (そつぎょう)

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

見栄 (みえ、みばえ)

airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm

張る (はる)

to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion