晩餐会で彼は私に挨拶するように主張した。

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English Translation

At the dinner party he insisted on my making a speech.

Furigana

晩餐会(ばんさんかい)で彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に挨拶(あいさつ)するように主張(しゅちょう)した。

Romanji

Bansankai de kare wa watashi ni aisatsusuru yōni shuchōshita.

Words

晩餐会 (ばんさんかい)

banquet; dinner party

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

挨拶 (あいさつ)

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge; retaliation; a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet