ついに彼は一軒の古い家の前に立ち止まり、そして街をもう一度ちらりと見た。

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English Translation

At last he stopped before an old house, and caught another glimpse of the town.

Furigana

ついに彼(かれ)は一(いち)軒(けん)の古(ふる)い家(いえ)の前(まえ)に立(た)ち止(ど)まり、そして街(まち)をもう一度(いちど)ちらりと見(み)た。

Romanji

Tsuini kare wa ichi ken no furui ie no mae ni tachidomari, soshite machi o mōichido chirarito mita.

Words

遂に (ついに)

finally; at last; in the end

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

軒 (けん)

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

立ち止まる (たちどまる)

to stop; to halt; to stand still

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

街 (がい)

.. street; .. quarter; .. district

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.

もう一度 (もういちど)

once more; again

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...