みんなクリスマスに小雪がちらつくのを望んでいた。

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みんな クリスマス 小雪 ちらつく 望んでいた

English Translation

Everyone hoped for a snow flurry for Christmas.

Furigana

みんなクリスマスに小雪(こゆき)がちらつくのを(のぞ)んでいた。

Romanji

Minna kurisumasu ni koyuki ga chiratsuku no o nozondeita.

Words

(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
クリスマス (クリスマス)
Christmas
()
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
小雪 (こゆき)
light snow
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ちらつく (ちらつく)
to flicker; to flit; to litter; to be dazzled
()
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
()
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.
望む (のぞむ)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect