彼の日記は出来事の羅列に近かった。もっとも時には、長々と記述することもあった。

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English Translation

His diary was a kind of list of events, though he commented at length once in a while.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の日記(にっき)は出来事(できごと)の羅列(られつ)に近(ちか)かった。もっとも時(じ)には、長々(ながなが)と記述(きじゅつ)することもあった。

Romanji

Kare no nikki wa dekigoto no raretsu ni chikakatta. mottomoji ni wa, naganaga to kijutsusuru koto mo atta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

日記 (にっき)

diary; journal

は (は)

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

出来事 (できごと、できこと)

incident; affair; happening; event

羅列 (られつ)

enumeration; citation; listing

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

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

長々 (ながなが)

long; drawn-out; very long

と (と)

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

記述 (きじゅつ)

description; descriptor

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about