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彼には欠点が多いが、私は彼を好きにならずにはいられない。

Sentence Analyzer

欠点 多い 好き ならず いられない

English Translation

I cannot help liking him in spite of his many faults.

Furigana

(かれ)には欠点(けってん)(おお)いが、(わたし)(かれ)()きにならずにはいられない。

Romanji

Kare ni wa ketten ga ōi ga, watashi wa kare o suki ni narazu ni wa irarenai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
欠点 (けってん)
fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
多い (おおい)
many; numerous
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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.
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something