永年の困難にも、彼は信念を失わなかった。

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永年 困難 信念 失わなかった

English Translation

Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.

Furigana

永年(えいねん)困難(こんなん)にも、(かれ)信念(しんねん)(うしな)わなかった。

Romanji

Einen no konnan ni mo, kare wa shinnen o ushinawanakatta.

Words

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)
long time; many years
()
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
困難 (こんなん)
difficulty; distress
()
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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
信念 (しんねん)
belief; faith; conviction
()
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.
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with

Kanji

Readings: エイ、 なが.い
Meanings: eternity, long, lengthy
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Reading: ネン
Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss