駅に迎えに来るはずの弟のすがたが見えなかった。

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English Translation

I could not find my brother who was to meet me at the station.

Furigana

駅(えき)に迎(むか)えに来(く)るはずの弟(おとうと)のすがたが見(み)えなかった。

Romanji

Eki ni mukae ni kuru hazu no otōto no su gata ga mienakatta.

Words

駅 (えき)

station

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

迎える (むかえる)

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon; to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

筈 (はず)

expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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

弟 (おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)

younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice

素 (す)

plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; mere; poor; exceedingly

型 (かた、がた)

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; pattern; mold (mould); template; model; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.); form (i.e. customary procedure); size (i.e. clothing, shoes); (taxonomical) form

が (が)

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)