市長のほかにたくさんの名士が出席していた。

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English Translation

Beside the mayor, many other distinguished guests were present.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)のほかにたくさんの名士(めいし)が出席(しゅっせき)していた。

Romanji

Shichō no hoka ni takusan no meishi ga shussekishiteita.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

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

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

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

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

名士 (めいし)

celebrity; personage

が (が)

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

出席 (しゅっせき)

attendance; presence; appearance; to attend; to be present; to appear