被告は、曖昧なことをしゃべって、かんじんなことを話したがらなかった。

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English Translation

The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.

Furigana

被告(ひこく)は、曖昧(あいまい)なことをしゃべって、かんじんなことを話(はな)したがらなかった。

Romanji

Hikoku wa, aimaina koto o shabette, kanjin na koto o hanashitagaranakatta.

Words

被告 (ひこく)

defendant; the accused

は (は)

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

曖昧 (あいまい)

vague; ambiguous; unclear; fuzzy

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

喋る (しゃべる)

to talk; to chat; to chatter

暇人 (ひまじん、かんじん)

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler

だ (だ)

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)