読み書きが出来ないその男は自分の語彙を増やそうと一生懸命だった。

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English Translation

The illiterate man was eager to increase his vocabulary.

Furigana

読(よ)み書(か)きが出来(でき)ないその男(おとこ)は自分(じぶん)の語彙(ごい)を増(ふ)やそうと一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)だった。

Romanji

Yomikaki ga dekinai sono otoko wa jibun no goi o fuyasou to isshōkenmei datta.

Words

読み書き (よみかき)

reading and writing

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

語彙 (ごい)

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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.

殖やす (ふやす)

to increase; to add to; to augment

と (と)

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

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative