彼はスポーツマンのように見えるが、実は作家です。

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English Translation

He looks like a sportsman, but he is a writer.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はスポーツマンのように見(み)えるが、実(じつ)は作家(さっか)です。

Romanji

Kare wa supo-tsuman no yōni mieru ga, jitsuha sakka desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

スポーツマン (スポーツマン)

sportsman

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

実は (じつは)

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

です (です)

be; is