ブルースは、ガールフレンドが彼のもとを去ったとき、非常に動揺したが直にたち直った。

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English Translation

Bruce was terribly upset when his girlfriend left him, but he soon got over it.

Furigana

ブルースは、ガールフレンドが彼(かれ)のもとを去(さ)ったとき、非常(ひじょう)に動揺(どうよう)したが直(じか)にたち直(なお)った。

Romanji

Buru-su wa, ga-rufurendo ga kare no moto o satta toki, hijō ni dōyōshita ga jikani tachi naotta.

Words

ブルース (ブルース)

blues

は (は)

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

ガールフレンド (ガールフレンド、ガール・フレンド)

girl friend; girlfriend

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

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.

去る (さる)

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; ... completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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

動揺 (どうよう)

shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation; disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken

直に (じかに)

directly; in person; firsthand

起つ (たつ)

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

治る (なおる)

to be cured; to get well; to be healed; to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed