彼は私たちの期待をおおいにかきたてたが、落胆させただけだった。

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English Translation

He raised our expectations only to disappoint us.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)たちの期待(きたい)をおおいにかきたてたが、落胆(らくたん)させただけだった。

Romanji

Kare wa watashitachi no kitai o ōini kakitateta ga, rakutansaseta dake datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

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.

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

書き立てる (かきたてる)

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

が (が)

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

落胆 (らくたん)

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

丈 (だけ)

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

だ (だ)

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