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ジョンはバーで近くにいた大学生にからんだ。

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ジョン ばー 近く いた 大学生 からんだ

English Translation

John picked a quarrel with college kids near him at the bar.

Furigana

ジョンはバーで(ちか)くにいた大学生(だいがくせい)にからんだ。

Romanji

Jon wa ba- de chikaku ni ita daigakusei ni karanda.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
バー (バー)
bar; VAR
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
()
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
要る (いる)
to need; to want
大学生 (だいがくせい)
university student; college student
絡む (からむ)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth