大器晩成の大物と言われて久しいけど、彼、いつになったら化けるのかね。

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大器晩成 大物 言われて 久しい けど いつ なったら 化ける

English Translation

I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.

Furigana

大器晩成(たいきばんせい)大物(おおもの)()われて(ひさ)しいけど、(かれ)、いつになったら()けるのかね。

Romanji

Taikibansei no ōmono to iwarete hisashii kedo, kare, itsu ni nattara bakeru no ka ne.

Words

大器晩成 (たいきばんせい)
Great talents mature late
()
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
大物 (おおもの)
important person; big-shot; bigwig; big game (animal, fish); big thing; valuable thing
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
久しい (ひさしい)
long; long-continued; old (story)
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
何時 (いつ)
when; how soon
()
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
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 ...
化ける (ばける)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ひさ.しい
Meanings: long time, old story
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization