彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。

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English Translation

His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は会社(かいしゃ)をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転(てん)じて福(ふく)となすで、見事(みごと)独立(どくりつ)したから偉(えら)いよ。

Romanji

Kare wa kaisha oku bininattandakedo, waza wai tenjite fuku to nasu de, migoto dokuritsushita kara erai yo.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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.

技 (わざ、ぎ)

technique; art; skill

わい (わい、わえ)

(sentence end, mainly male) indicates emotion

転じる (てんじる)

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

福 (ふく)

good fortune

と (と)

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

茄子 (なす、なすび、ナス、ナスビ)

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見事 (みごと)

splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete

独立 (どくりつ)

independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

偉い (えらい)

great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; awful; terrible

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!