彼は自分の書く物語の材料はたいてい子供時代の体験に頼っている。

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English Translation

He draws on his childhood experiences for the material of most of his stories.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の書(か)く物語(ものがたり)の材料(ざいりょう)はたいてい子供(こども)時代(じだい)の体験(たいけん)に頼(たよ)っている。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no kaku monogatari no zairyō wa taitei kodomo jidai no taiken ni tayotteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

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

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

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

物語 (ものがたり)

tale; story; legend

材料 (ざいりょう)

ingredients; material

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

子供 (こども)

child; children

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

体験 (たいけん)

personal experience; physical experience; one's own experience

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

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on