彼は自信ありげに見えたが、内心は全然違っていた。

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彼 は 自信 ありげ に 見えた が 、 内心 は 全然 違っていた 。

English Translation

He looked confident but his inner feelings were quite different.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自信(じしん)ありげに見(み)えたが、内心(ないしん)は全然(ぜんぜん)違(ちが)っていた。

Romanji

Kare wa jishin arige ni mieta ga, naishin wa zenzen chigatteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自信 (じしん)

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

内心 (ないしん)

innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart; inner center (centre)

全然 (ぜんぜん)

not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely

違う (たがう)

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

信

Reading: シン

Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

内

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち

Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

全

Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

違

Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える

Meanings: difference, differ