彼は銀行員として、まあまあの給料をもらっている。

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English Translation

He gets a reasonable salary as a bank clerk.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は銀行員(ぎんこういん)として、まあまあの給料(きゅうりょう)をもらっている。

Romanji

Kare wa ginkōin toshite, mā mā no kyūryō o moratteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

銀行員 (ぎんこういん)

bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

まあ (まあ、ま)

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

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

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

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.

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something