退職したとき、彼はたいした給料をもらっていなかった。

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English Translation

He wasn't earning a large salary when he retired.

Furigana

退職(たいしょく)したとき、彼(かれ)はたいした給料(きゅうりょう)をもらっていなかった。

Romanji

Taishokushita toki, kare wa taishita kyūryō o moratteinakatta.

Words

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大した (たいした)

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

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.

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something