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バスが時に通ることを除いては全く静かだった。

Sentence Analyzer

ばす 時に 通る こと 除いて 全く 静か だった

English Translation

All was quiet except that buses sometimes ran.

Furigana

バスが(とき)(とお)ることを(のぞ)いては(まった)(しず)かだった。

Romanji

Basu ga tokini tōru koto o nozoite wa mattaku shizuka datta.

Words

バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
通る (とおる)
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
(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
()
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.
除く (のぞく)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
全く (まったく)
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)
静か (しずか)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け
Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
Meaning: quiet