悲しみのあまり気が動転していた。

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悲しみのあまり気が動転していた。

English Translation

She was beside herself with grief.

Furigana

悲(かな)しみのあまり気(き)が動転(どうてん)していた。

Romanji

Kanashimi no amari ki ga dōtenshiteita.

Words

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

が (が)

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

動転 (どうてん)

being upset; being surprised and stunned; transition; changing; moving