彼のことは会えば会釈する程度に知っています。

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English Translation

I have a nodding acquaintance with him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のことは会(あ)えば会釈(えしゃく)する程度(ていど)に知(し)っています。

Romanji

Kare no koto wa aeba eshakusuru teido ni shitteimasu.

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

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

は (は)

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

会釈 (えしゃく)

nod; salutation; greeting; recognition; bow

程度 (ていど)

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern