毎週田中さんは万一に備えて少しずつお金をためている。

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English Translation

Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.

Furigana

毎週(まいしゅう)田中(たなか)さんは万一(まんいち)に備(そな)えて少(すこ)しずつお金(かね)をためている。

Romanji

Maishū Tanaka san wa man'ichi ni sonaete sukoshi zutsu okane o tameteiru.

Words

毎週 (まいしゅう)

every week

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

は (は)

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

万一 (まんいち、ばんいち、まんいつ、ばんいつ)

emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility

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

備える (そなえる)

to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install; to have ready; to prepare for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be armed with; to be born with; to have since birth

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

ずつ (ずつ、づつ)

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

矯める (ためる)

to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify