フランクは悪い少年という評判だったが、成長するにつれてその汚名をそそいだ。

Sentence Analyzer

ふらんくは悪い少年という評判だったが、成長するにつれてその汚名をそそいだ。

English Translation

Frank had a reputation as a bad boy but he lived it down as he grew up.

Furigana

フランクは悪(わる)い少年(しょうねん)という評判(ひょうばん)だったが、成長(せいちょう)するにつれてその汚名(おめい)をそそいだ。

Romanji

Furanku wa warui shōnen toiu hyōban datta ga, seichōsuru nitsurete sono omei o sosoida.

Words

フランク (フランク)

frank

は (は)

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

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

評判 (ひょうばん)

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

成長 (せいちょう)

growth; grow to adulthood

に連れて (につれて)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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...

汚名 (おめい)

stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

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.

濯ぐ (すすぐ、ゆすぐ、そそぐ)

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace