彼は借金を頼みに頭をペコペコ下げてやって来た。

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彼は借金を頼みに頭をぺこぺこ下げてやって来た。

English Translation

He came crawling to me to ask for a loan.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は借金(しゃっきん)を頼(たの)みに頭(あたま)をペコペコ下(さ)げてやって来(き)た。

Romanji

Kare wa shakkin o tanomi ni atama o pekopeko sagete yattekita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

借金 (しゃっきん)

debt; loan; liabilities

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.

頼み (たのみ)

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

ぺこぺこ (ぺこぺこ)

very hungry; starving; famished; fawning; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile; kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; cringing; giving in; being dented

下げる (さげる)

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)