ドアを開けたとき、そこには見知らぬ人が立っていた。

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English Translation

Opening the door, I found a stranger standing there.

Furigana

ドアを開(あ)けたとき、そこには見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)が立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Doa o aketa toki, soko ni wa mishiranu hito ga tatteita.

Words

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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.

開ける (はだける)

to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you

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

は (は)

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

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)