彼は海軍を退役してみると陸上の生活に適応するのが難しいことがわかった。

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English Translation

When he left the navy, he found it hard to adjust to life ashore.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は海軍(かいぐん)を退役(たいえき)してみると陸上(りくじょう)の生活(せいかつ)に適応(てきおう)するのが難(むずか)しいことがわかった。

Romanji

Kare wa kaigun o taiekishitemiru to rikujō no seikatsu ni tekiōsuru no ga muzukashii koto ga wakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

海軍 (かいぐん)

navy

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.

退役 (たいえき)

retiring from military service

と (と)

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

陸上 (りくじょう)

land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

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

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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

適応 (てきおう)

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

が (が)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out