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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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