あいつが俺に向かって啖呵を切った。

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あいつ が 俺 に 向かって 啖呵 を 切った 。

English Translation

He hurled defiance at me.

Furigana

あいつが俺(おれ)に向(む)かって啖呵(たんか)を切(き)った。

Romanji

Aitsu ga ore ni mukatte tanka o kitta.

Words

彼奴 (あいつ、きゃつ、かやつ、あやつ)

he; she; that guy

が (が)

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

俺 (おれ、おらあ、おり)

I; me

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

啖呵 (たんか)

caustic words

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.

切る (きる)

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete

Kanji

俺

Readings: エン、 おれ、 われ

Meanings: I, myself

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

啖

Readings: タン、 く.う、 くらわ.す

Meaning: eat

呵

Readings: カ、 か.す、 しか.る、 わら.う

Meanings: scold, blow on, reprove

切

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp