彼は私のところへぺこぺこして借金を頼みに来た。

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English Translation

He came to me hat in hand and asked for a loan.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)のところへぺこぺこして借金(しゃっきん)を頼(たの)みに来(き)た。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi no tokoro e pekopekoshite shakkin o tanomi ni kita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

ぺこぺこ (ぺこぺこ)

very hungry; starving; famished; fawning; bowing and scraping; being obsequious; being servile; kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; cringing; giving in; being dented

借金 (しゃっきん)

debt; loan; liabilities

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.

頼み (たのみ)

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to