彼は会社の顧問弁護士としての生涯を始めた。

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English Translation

He set out on his career as a corporation lawyer.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は会社(かいしゃ)の顧問(こもん)弁護士(べんごし)としての生涯(しょうがい)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kare wa kaisha no komon bengoshi toshite no shōgai o hajimeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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

顧問 (こもん)

adviser; advisor; consultant

弁護士 (べんごし)

lawyer; attorney

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

生涯 (しょうがい)

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...