私は難なく父を説得して留学の許可をもらった。

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English Translation

I had no difficulty in persuading my father to let me study abroad.

Furigana

私(わたし)は難(なん)なく父(ちち)を説得(せっとく)して留学(りゅうがく)の許可(きょか)をもらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa nannaku chichi o settokushite ryūgaku no kyoka o moratta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

難なく (なんなく)

easily

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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.

説得 (せっとく)

persuasion

留学 (りゅうがく)

studying abroad (usu. at university level)

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

許可 (きょか)

permission; approval; authorization; license; to permit; to authorize

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something