彼の腹心の部下が彼を裏切って、彼の出世の邪魔をした。

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English Translation

His right-hand man gave him away and got in his way to the top.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の腹心(ふくしん)の部下(ぶか)が彼(かれ)を裏切(うらぎ)って、彼(かれ)の出世(しゅっせ)の邪魔(じゃま)をした。

Romanji

Kare no fukushin no buka ga kare o uragitte, kare no shusse no jama o shita.

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

腹心 (ふくしん)

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

部下 (ぶか)

subordinate person

が (が)

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

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.

裏切る (うらぎる)

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

出世 (しゅっせ)

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

邪魔 (じゃま)

hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; to visit (somebody's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to