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やがて厳しい北風が吹き始めるだろう。

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やがて 厳しい 北風 吹き始める だろう

English Translation

By and by, the bitter north wind will begin to blow.

Furigana

やがて(きび)しい北風(きたかぜ)()(はじ)めるだろう。

Romanji

Yagate kibishii kitakaze ga fukihajimeru darou.

Words

軈て (やがて)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end; eventually
厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh
北風 (きたかぜ、ほくふう)
north wind
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
吹く (ふく)
to blow (e.g. wind); to play a wind instrument; to emit; to spout; to whistle; to laugh; to burst into laughter; to smelt; to mint; to brag; to talk big
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: スイ、 ふ.く
Meanings: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin