彼の優柔不断が将来の災いの種をまいた。

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彼の優柔不断が将来の災いの種をまいた。

English Translation

His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の優柔不断(ゆうじゅうふだん)が将来(しょうらい)の災(わざわ)いの種(たね)をまいた。

Romanji

Kare no yūjūfudan ga shōrai no wazawai no tane o maita.

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

優柔不断 (ゆうじゅうふだん)

shilly-shally; indecisiveness

が (が)

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

将来 (しょうらい)

future (usually near); prospects

災い (わざわい)

calamity; catastrophe; misfortune

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

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.

巻く (まく)

to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf); to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt; to link (verse); to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up