彼は遠回しに言って、私の名声を傷つけるのをさけた。

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English Translation

He managed to avoid damaging my reputation by dropping a hint.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は遠回(とおまわ)しに言(い)って、私(わたし)の名声(めいせい)を傷(きず)つけるのをさけた。

Romanji

Kare wa tōmawashi ni itte, watashi no meisei o kizutsukeru no o saketa.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

遠まわし (とおまわし)

indirect (roundabout) expression

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

名声 (めいせい)

fame; reputation; renown

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.

傷付ける (きずつける)

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch

下げる (さげる)

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)