重労働は彼の身にこたえはじめた。

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重労働 は 彼 の 身 に こたえはじめた 。

English Translation

The hard work began to tell on him.

Furigana

重労働(じゅうろうどう)は彼(かれ)の身(み)にこたえはじめた。

Romanji

Jūrōdō wa kare no mi ni kotaehajimeta.

Words

重労働 (じゅうろうどう)

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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

応える (こたえる)

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

Kanji

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

労

Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う

Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

働

Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く

Meanings: work, (kokuji)

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life