一連の爆発で、その研究施設は瓦礫の山と化した。

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English Translation

A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.

Furigana

一連(いちれん)の爆発(ばくはつ)で、その研究(けんきゅう)施設(しせつ)は瓦礫(がれき)の山(やま)と化(か)した。

Romanji

Ichiren no bakuhatsu de, sono kenkyū shisetsu wa gareki no yama to kashita.

Words

一連 (いちれん)

series; chain; sequence; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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

爆発 (ばくはつ)

explosion; detonation; eruption

で (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.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation

施設 (しせつ)

institution; establishment; facility; (army) engineer

は (は)

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

瓦礫 (がれき、がりゃく)

rubble; debris; wreckage

山 (やま)

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild

と (と)

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

化す (かす、けす)

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)