成り上がり者は教養人として通用しようとした。

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English Translation

The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.

Furigana

成(なあしゃ)り上()がり者()は教養人(きょうようじん)として通用(つうよう)しようとした。

Romanji

Nariagarisha wa kyōyōjin toshite tsūyōshiyou to shita.

Words

は (は)

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

教養人 (きょうようじん)

person of culture; educated person; highbrow

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

通用 (つうよう)

popular use; circulation; to pass as

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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