暗闇が降りて谷間を一面に覆った。

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暗闇が降りて谷間を一面に覆った。

English Translation

The mask of darkness dropped over the valley.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)が降(お)りて谷間(たにま)を一(いち)面(めん)に覆(おお)った。

Romanji

Kurayami ga orite tanima o ichi men ni ootta.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

が (が)

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

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

谷間 (たにま、たにあい)

valley; ravine; chasm; dell; cleavage

を (を)

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.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

面 (めん)

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

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

覆う (おおう)

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise