止むを得ず訪問するのはいやだったが、やはりしないわけにはいかなかった。

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English Translation

I disliked the idea of the necessary call, but it had to be done.

Furigana

止(や)むを得(え)ず訪問(ほうもん)するのはいやだったが、やはりしないわけにはいかなかった。

Romanji

Yamu o ezu hōmonsuru no wa iya datta ga, yahari shinai wake ni wa ikanakatta.

Words

止む (やむ)

to cease; to stop; to be over

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

訪問 (ほうもん)

call; visit

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

は (は)

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

嫌 (いや、や)

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

矢張り (やはり)

too; also; likewise; either; still; as before; even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same; as expected

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

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Kanji

止

Readings: シ、と.まる、 -ど.まり、と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、 -や.む、よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: stop, halt

得

Readings: トク、え.る、う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

訪

Readings: ホウ、おとず.れる、たず.ねる、と.う

Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

問

Readings: モン、と.う、と.い、とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem