彼の考え方は彼の生きていた時代より、はるかに進んでいた。

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English Translation

His ideas were far in advance of the age in which he lived.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の考(かんが)え方(かた)は彼(かれ)の生(い)きていた時代(じだい)より、はるかに進(すす)んでいた。

Romanji

Kare no kangaekata wa kare no ikiteita jidai yori, haruka ni susundeita.

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

考え方 (かんがえかた)

way of thinking

は (は)

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

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

遥か (はるか)

far; far away; distant; remote; far off

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste