彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。

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English Translation

He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は口下手(くちべた)で、お世辞(せじ)にも要領(ようりょう)がいいとは言(い)えませんが、それだけかえって私(わたし)は彼(かれ)が好(す)きなのです。

Romanji

Kare wa kuchibeta de, o seji ni mo yōryō ga ii to wa iemasen ga, soredake kaette watashi wa kare ga sukina no desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

口下手 (くちべた)

defective speech; slowness of speech; poor talker; tongue-tied person

だ (だ)

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

世辞 (せじ)

flattery; compliment

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

要領 (ようりょう)

point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline; knack; trick; the ropes

が (が)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

と (と)

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

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

其れ丈 (それだけ)

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)

却って (かえって)

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

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

です (です)

be; is