上京して一ヶ月とは経たないうちに、彼はホームシックにかかった。

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English Translation

He had not been in Tokyo a month when he got homesick.

Furigana

上京(じょうきょう)して一(いち)ヶ月(かげつ)とは経(た)たないうちに、彼(かれ)はホームシックにかかった。

Romanji

Jōkyōshite ichi kagetsu to wa tatanai uchini, kare wa ho-mushikku ni kakatta.

Words

上京 (じょうきょう)

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

カ月 (かげつ)

(number of) months

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

経つ (たつ)

to pass; to lapse

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

ホームシック (ホームシック)

homesick

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on