その摩天楼はまわりの他の建物の上方にそびえていた。

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English Translation

The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.

Furigana

その摩天楼(まてんろう)はまわりの他(ほか)の建物(たてもの)の上方(かみがた)にそびえていた。

Romanji

Sono matenrō wa mawari no hoka no tatemono no kamigata ni sobieteita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

摩天楼 (まてんろう)

skyscraper

は (は)

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

建物 (たてもの)

building

上方 (かみがた)

Kyoto and vicinity; Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region (esp. during Edo period)

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

聳える (そびえる)

to rise; to tower; to soar