彼の友人のうちには彼の案を支持する者が多かった。

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English Translation

Many of his friends backed his plan.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の友人(ゆうじん)のうちには彼(かれ)の案(あん)を支持(しじ)する者(もの)が多(おお)かった。

Romanji

Kare no yūjin no uchini wa kare no an o shijisuru mono ga ōkatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

は (は)

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

案 (あん)

idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation

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.

支持 (しじ)

support; holding up; propping; support; backing; endorsing

者 (もの、もん)

person

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous