芳男は反証があるにもかかわらず、そう信じ続けた。

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English Translation

Yoshio persisted in believing that in spite of the evidence.

Furigana

芳男(よしお)は反証(はんしょう)があるにもかかわらず、そう信(しん)じ続(つづ)けた。

Romanji

Yoshio wa hanshō ga aru ni mo kakawarazu, sō shinjitsuzuketa.

Words

は (は)

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

反証 (はんしょう)

proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in