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彼らの小さな抗議が大衆デモに発展した。

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彼ら 小さな 抗議 大衆 でも 発展した

English Translation

Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.

Furigana

(かれ)らの(ちい)さな抗議(こうぎ)大衆(たいしゅう)デモに発展(はってん)した。

Romanji

Karera no chiisana kōgi ga taishū demo ni hattenshita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
抗議 (こうぎ)
protest; objection
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大衆 (たいしゅう)
general public; the masses
ても (ても)
even if; even though; wow
()
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
発展 (はってん)
development; growth; advancement; unfurling; expansion; extension; enlargement; playing around; having an active sex life

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: コウ、 あらが.う
Meanings: confront, resist, defy, oppose
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Reading: テン
Meanings: unfold, expand