２人の指導者の間には激しい意見の衝突があった。

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English Translation

There was a violent clash of opinions between the two leaders.

Furigana

２人(にん)の指導者(しどうしゃ)の間(ま)には激(はげ)しい意見(いけん)の衝突(しょうとつ)があった。

Romanji

Ni nin no shidōsha no ma ni wa hageshii iken no shōtotsu ga atta.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

指導者 (しどうしゃ)

leader; guide; mentor; coach

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

は (は)

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

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

衝突 (しょうとつ)

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about