これは、あの殺人的な公爵に復讐しようという彼の願いを強めただけだ。

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English Translation

This only increased his desire to be revenged on the murderous duke.

Furigana

これは、あの殺人的(さつじんてき)な公爵(こうしゃく)に復讐(ふくしゅう)しようという彼(かれ)の願(ねが)いを強(つよ)めただけだ。

Romanji

Kore wa, ano satsujinteki na kōshaku ni fukushūshiyou toiu kare no negai o tsuyometa dake da.

Words

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

は (は)

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

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

殺人的 (さつじんてき)

murderous (workload, etc.)

だ (だ)

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

公爵 (こうしゃく)

prince; duke

に (に)

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

復讐 (ふくしゅう)

revenge

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

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

願い (ねがい)

desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application

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.

強める (つよめる)

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth