彼は借金で首が回らなくなり、家を手放さざるえなかった。

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English Translation

He was deep in debt, and had to part with his house.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は借金(しゃっきん)で首(くび)が回(まわ)らなくなり、家(いえ)を手放(てばな)さざるえなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa shakkin de kubi ga mawaranaku nari, ie o tebanasazaru e nakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

借金 (しゃっきん)

debt; loan; liabilities

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

が (が)

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

回る (まわる)

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

なる (なる)

that is in; who is called; that is called; that is

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

手放す (てばなす)

to let go of; to release; to drop; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with; to temporarily stop working

え (え)

eh?; what?; oh?; yes; that's correct; strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; used when calling out to someone

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 ...