彼女、食費を減らそうと努力してる

N5 彼女 kanojo she N4 そう sou so, like that, really N3 努力 doryoku great effort, exertion, endeavor

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme N5 食 shoku, jiki / ku.u, ku.rau, ta.beru, ha.mu eat, food, manger N3 費 hi / tsui.yasu, tsui.eru expense, cost, spend N2 減 gen / he.ru, he.rasu dwindle, decrease, reduce N3 努 do / tsuto.meru toil, diligent, as much as possible N4 力 ryoku, riki, rii / chikara power, strength, strong

N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements