彼は笑いをこらえるだけで精一杯だった。

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彼は笑いをこらえるだけで精一杯だった。

English Translation

All he could do was resist laughing.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は笑(わら)いをこらえるだけで精一杯(せいいっぱい)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa warai o koraeru dake de seiippai datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

笑い (わらい)

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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.

耐える (たえる、こらえる、こたえる)

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

精一杯 (せいいっぱい)

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative