彼の同情はうわべだけだった。
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English Translation
His sympathy was mere show.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare no dōjō wa uwabe dake datta.
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
同情
(どうじょう)
sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
上辺
(うわべ)
seeming; exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance
丈
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative