遠方にほの白い灯台が立っていた。

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遠方にほの白い灯台が立っていた。

English Translation

In the distance there stood a dimly white lighthouse.

Furigana

遠方(えんぽう)にほの白(しろ)い灯台(とうだい)が立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Enpō ni ho no shiroi tōdai ga tatteita.

Words

遠方 (えんぽう、おちかた)

long way; distant place

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

掘る (ほる)

to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

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

白い (しろい)

white

灯台 (とうだい)

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

が (が)

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)