ブライアンが驚いた事に、借金はかなりの額になっていた。

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ブライアン が 驚いた 事 に 、 借金 は かなり の 額 に なっていた 。

English Translation

To Brian's surprise, his debt amounted to a considerable sum.

Furigana

ブライアンが驚(おどろ)いた事(こと)に、借金(しゃっきん)はかなりの額(がく)になっていた。

Romanji

Buraian ga odoroita koto ni, shakkin wa kanari no gaku ni natteita.

Words

が (が)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

借金 (しゃっきん)

debt; loan; liabilities

は (は)

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

可也 (かなり)

considerably; fairly; quite

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

額 (がく)

picture (framed); amount or sum (of money)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

驚

Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす

Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

借

Readings: シャク、 か.りる

Meanings: borrow, rent

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

額

Readings: ガク、 ひたい

Meanings: forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume