私は彼に短所があるから、かえっていっそう好きだ。

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English Translation

I like him all the better for his faults.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に短所(たんしょ)があるから、かえっていっそう好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ni tansho ga aru kara, kaette issō suki da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

短所 (たんしょ)

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

却って (かえって)

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

一層 (いっそう)

much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative