不景気な夏の期間が過ぎると、商売は活気づいた。

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English Translation

After a slow summer season, business began to pick up.

Furigana

不景気(ふけいき)な夏(なつ)の期間(きかん)が過(す)ぎると、商売(しょうばい)は活気(かっき)づいた。

Romanji

Fukeikina natsu no kikan ga sugiru to, shōbai wa kakkizuita.

Words

不景気 (ふけいき)

business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

期間 (きかん)

period; term; interval

が (が)

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

商売 (しょうばい)

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation

は (は)

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

活気付く (かっきづく)

to become animated; to liven up; to become active