僕は彼を苦境から助け出すために少なからず骨を折った。

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English Translation

I took no little pains to help him out of the difficulty.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は彼(かれ)を苦境(くきょう)から助(たすだ)け出()すために少(すく)なからず骨(ほね)を折(お)った。

Romanji

Boku wa kare o kukyō kara tasukedasu tameni sukunakarazu hone o otta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

苦境 (くきょう)

trouble; crisis; predicament; squeeze; pinch

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

助け出す (たすけだす)

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

折る (おる)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end