雨が本降りになりだした。

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本降り なりだした

English Translation

It began raining in earnest.

Furigana

(あめ)本降(ほんぶ)りになりだした。

Romanji

Ame ga honburi ni naridashita.

Words

(あめ)
rain
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
本降り (ほんぶり)
regular rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender