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I'm a bit confused about this sentence:

> 斜陽の日本語は、私でもたまに難しい

This part is easy: 斜陽の日本語は. It means "the Japanese (language) in (the book)
The Setting Sun ..."

But this second bit confuses me a lot: 私でもたまに. I read it as: "I ... but
occasionally ... difficult." What?

What's the meaning of 私でもたまに in this sentence?

(Maybe it means "but occasionally, I find it difficult?" If that's the case,
shouldn't でも be placed before 私?)
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What's the meaning of 私でもたまに in the following sentence?
This usage of でも is the て form of です plus も 'even'.

Some examples (from Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar):

> 先生でも間違います。
>
> Even a teacher makes mistakes.
>
> 私は難しい仕事でもします。
>
> I will even do a difficult job.
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> ここからでも富士山が見えます。
>
> Even from here you can see Mt. Fuji.

Therefore, 私でも is something like "even if it's me".

Putting it all together, we could translate it to something like:

> The Japanese (language) in (the book) The Setting Sun, even to me is
> occasionally difficult.
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