彼は、妻子を田舎にのこしておいて、職を求めてぶらぶらしていた。

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English Translation

With his wife and children in the country, he was at loose ends for something to do.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は、妻子(さいし)を田舎(いなか)にのこしておいて、職(しょく)を求(もと)めてぶらぶらしていた。

Romanji

Kare wa, saishi o inaka ni nokoshiteoite, shoku o motomete burabura shiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

妻子 (さいし、つまこ、めこ)

wife and children; wife

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.

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

残す (のこす)

to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve

職 (しょく、そく)

job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

ぶらぶら (ぶらぶら、ブラブラ)

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging; strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering; idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly; persisting (of an illness)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to