しかし、彼の友人達が彼を助けるために集まってきた。

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English Translation

But his friends got together to help him.

Furigana

しかし、彼(かれ)の友人達(ゆうじんたち)が彼(かれ)を助(たす)けるために集(あつ)まってきた。

Romanji

Shikashi, kare no yūjintachi ga kare o tasukeru tameni atsumattekita.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

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

が (が)

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

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.

助ける (たすける)

to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

集まる (あつまる)

to gather; to collect; to assemble