Yomi and Meanings

靴一足しかないので、足りません。不足があります。足を見たら、満足したいです。

Kutsu issoku shika nai node, tarimasen. Fusoku ga arimasu. Ashi o mitara, manzoku shitai desu.

I just have one pair of shoes, so it’s not enough. There’s a shortage. When I look at my feet, I want to feel satisfied.

靴一足 (kutsu issoku: one pair of shoes)
     shoes + 1 + counter for pairs of shoes
足りる (tariru: to suffice)
不足 (fusoku: shortage)     not + to suffice
足 (ashi: foot, leg)
見 (mi(ru): to see)
満足 (manzoku: satisfaction)     full, satisfied + to suffice

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