彼は自分の将来に思いをめぐらしていた。

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彼は自分の将来に思いをめぐらしていた。

English Translation

He was meditating on his future life.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の将来(しょうらい)に思(おも)いをめぐらしていた。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no shōrai ni omoi o megurashiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

将来 (しょうらい)

future (usually near); prospects

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

思い (おもい)

thought; imagination; mind; heart; desire; wish; hope; expectation; love; affection; feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

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.

巡らす (めぐらす)

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to encircle; to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; to notify (orally or in writing)