彼はいそがしいのをいいことに長いこと私に連絡してこない。

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彼 は いそがしい の を いい こと に 長い こと 私 に 連絡してこない 。

English Translation

He has not gotten in touch with me for a long time under the pretence of being busy.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はいそがしいのをいいことに長(なが)いこと私(わたし)に連絡(れんらく)してこない。

Romanji

Kare wa isogashii no o ii koto ni nagai koto watashi ni renrakushitekonai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)

busy; hectic; occupied; engaged

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

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.

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

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

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

連絡 (れんらく)

to contact; to get in touch; contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message; connection; coordination; junction; intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

連

Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ

Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique

絡

Readings: ラク、 から.む、 から.まる

Meanings: entwine, coil around, get caught in