私にはそれだけの余裕がなかった。つまり、貧しくて買えなかったのだ。

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English Translation

I couldn't afford it. In other words, I was too poor to buy it.

Furigana

私(わたし)にはそれだけの余裕(よゆう)がなかった。つまり、貧(まず)しくて買(か)えなかったのだ。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa soredake no yoyū ga nakatta. tsumari, mazushikute kaenakatta no da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

は (は)

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

其れ丈 (それだけ)

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)

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

余裕 (よゆう)

surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope

が (が)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

だ (だ)

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