彼の言葉をあまり額面通りに受け取ってはいけない。

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彼 の 言葉 を あまり 額面通り に 受け取って はいけない 。

English Translation

Don't take his remarks too literally.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の言葉(ことば)をあまり額面通(がくめんどお)りに受(う)け取(と)ってはいけない。

Romanji

Kare no kotoba o amari gakumendōri ni uketotte waikenai.

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

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

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.

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

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

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

額

Readings: ガク、 ひたい

Meanings: forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume

面

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら

Meanings: mask, face, features, surface

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up