それは寒い雨の降る晩で、道路に人影一つ見えなかった。

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English Translation

It was a cold and rainy night, and there was not a soul in sight in the streets.

Furigana

それは寒(さむ)い雨(あめ)の降(ふ)る晩(ばん)で、道路(どうろ)に人影(ひとかげ)一(ひと)つ見(み)えなかった。

Romanji

Sore wa samui ame no furu ban de, dōro ni hitokage hitotsu mienakatta.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

寒い (さむい、さぶい)

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

雨 (あめ)

rain

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

降る (ふる)

to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)

晩 (ばん)

evening; counter for nights

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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

人影 (ひとかげ、じんえい)

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)