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彼はいつものように自分の理想のことを語り始めた。

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いつも ように 自分 理想 こと 語り始めた

English Translation

He started talking about his ideals as usual.

Furigana

(かれ)はいつものように自分(じぶん)理想(りそう)のことを(かたはじ)()めた。

Romanji

Kare wa itsumo no yōni jibun no risō no koto o katarihajimeta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
理想 (りそう)
ideal; ideals
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
語る (かたる)
to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin