彼は雑誌を開くと、たいていまず自分の星占いを読みます。

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English Translation

When he opens a magazine, he will usually read his horoscope first.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は雑誌(ざっし)を開(ひら)くと、たいていまず自分(じぶん)の星(ほし)占(うらな)いを読(よ)みます。

Romanji

Kare wa zasshi o hiraku to, taitei mazu jibun no hoshi uranai o yomimasu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

雑誌 (ざっし)

journal; magazine; periodical

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

大抵 (たいてい)

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

先ず (まず)

first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

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

星 (ほし)

star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)

占い (うらない)

fortune-telling; divination

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine