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困ったときには彼を支援することを私たちは約束した。

Sentence Analyzer

困った ときに 支援する こと 私たち 約束した

English Translation

We promised to stand by him in case of trouble.

Furigana

(こま)ったときには(かれ)支援(しえん)することを(わたし)たちは約束(やくそく)した。

Romanji

Komatta tokini wa kare o shiensuru koto o watashitachi wa yakusokushita.

Words

困る (こまる)
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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.
支援 (しえん)
support; backing; aid; assistance
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
約束 (やくそく)
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate

Kanji

Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Reading: エン
Meanings: abet, help, save
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control