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彼はあたかも金持ちのような口の利き方をする。

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あたかも 金持ち ような 利き方 する

English Translation

He talks as if he were rich.

Furigana

(かれ)はあたかも金持(かねも)ちのような(くち)(きかた)()をする。

Romanji

Kare wa atakamo kanemochi no yōna kuchi no kikikata o suru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
恰も (あたかも、あだかも)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
金持ち (かねもち)
rich person
()
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
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
(くち)
mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative