彼は一番大事な問題を敬遠したように思えた。

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English Translation

I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は一番(いちばん)大事(だいじ)な問題(もんだい)を敬遠(けいえん)したように思(おも)えた。

Romanji

Kare wa ichiban daijina mondai o keienshita yōni omoeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一番 (いちばん)

number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece

大事 (だいじ、おおごと)

important; valuable; serious matter

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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.

敬遠 (けいえん)

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him; keeping at a distance; kicking upstairs; giving a batter an "intentional walk"

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

思える (おもえる)

to seem; to appear likely