出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。

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English Translation

He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.

Furigana

出処(しゅっしょ)進退(しんたい)の潔(いさぎよ)さをわきまえている、と彼(かれ)は言(い)っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。

Romanji

Shussho shintai no isagiyosa o wakimaeteiru, to kare wa itteiru keredo, i zatonattaradoudakane.

Words

出所 (しゅっしょ、でどころ、でどこ)

origin; source; authority; birthplace; release (discharge) from prison; exit; point of departure; time to take action

進退 (しんたい)

movement; course of action; advance or retreat

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

潔い (いさぎよい)

manly; sportsmanlike; gracious; gallant; resolute; brave; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; blameless; unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); pure; clean

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.

弁える (わきまえる)

to know (right from wrong); to discern; to discriminate; to understand; to bear in mind

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although