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魔王が神に野球で勝負を挑んだ。

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魔王 野球 勝負 挑んだ

English Translation

The devil challenged God to a baseball game.

Furigana

魔王(まおう)(かみ)野球(やきゅう)勝負(しょうぶ)(いど)んだ。

Romanji

Maō ga kami ni yakyū de shōbu o idonda.

Words

魔王 (まおう)
devil king
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かみ、かむ、かん)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder
()
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
野球 (やきゅう)
baseball
(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.
勝負 (しょうぶ)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
()
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.
挑む (いどむ)
to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle; to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: witch, demon, evil spirit
Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Readings: チョウ、 いど.む
Meanings: challenge, contend for, make love to