相手の注意をそらすため、我々は本題とは関係のない話をもちだした。

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English Translation

In order to distract the others, we brought up this irrelevant issue as a red herring.

Furigana

相手(あいて)の注意(ちゅうい)をそらすため、我々(われわれ)は本題(ほんだい)とは関係(かんけい)のない話(はなし)をもちだした。

Romanji

Aite no chūi o sorasu tame, wareware wa hondai to wa kankei no nai hanashi o mochidashita.

Words

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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

注意 (ちゅうい)

caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice

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.

逸らす (そらす)

to turn away; to avert

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

本題 (ほんだい)

main question; real issue at hand

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

持ち出す (もちだす)

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention