彼の言葉は正論だったが、僕は心のどこかで引っかかりを感じていた。

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English Translation

Even though what he said was sound, I still wasn't completely convinced.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の言葉(ことば)は正論(せいろん)だったが、僕(ぼく)は心(こころ)のどこかで引(ひ)っかかりを感(かん)じていた。

Romanji

Kare no kotoba wa seiron datta ga, boku wa kokoro no doko ka de hikkakari o kanjiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

正論 (せいろん)

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

引っかかる (ひっかかる)

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash

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.

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience