彼は子供に対して親のにらみがきかない。

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彼は子供に対して親のにらみがきかない。

English Translation

He has no authority over his own children.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は子供(こども)に対(たい)して親(おや)のにらみがきかない。

Romanji

Kare wa kodomo nitaishite oya no nirami ga kikanai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

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

睨む (にらむ)

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch; to take account of; to take into consideration

が (が)

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

疑懼 (ぎく)

apprehension; uneasiness