当たった宝くじの賞金の大半を、ジョンは独り占めにした。宝くじを買おうと最初に思いついたのは彼なのだからというのがその言い分だ。

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English Translation

John took the lion's share of the lottery winnings; he claimed it was his idea to buy the ticket in the first place.

Furigana

当(あ)たった宝(たから)くじの賞金(しょうきん)の大半(たいはん)を、ジョンは独(ひと)り占(じ)めにした。宝(たから)くじを買(か)おうと最初(さいしょ)に思(おも)いついたのは彼(かれ)なのだからというのがその言(いぶん)い分()だ。

Romanji

Atatta takarakuji no shōkin no taihan o, Jon wa hitorijime ni shita. takarakuji o kaou to saisho ni omoitsuita no wa kare na no da kara to iu no ga sono iibun da.

Words

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship

宝くじ (たからくじ)

lottery

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

賞金 (しょうきん)

prize; monetary award

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

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.

は (は)

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

独り占め (ひとりじめ)

monopolising; monopolizing; hogging; having all to oneself

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

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

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

思い付く (おもいつく)

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

言い分 (いいぶん)

one's say; one's point; complaint; excuse