その貿易商は戦後に莫大な財産を築いた。

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その貿易商は戦後に莫大な財産を築いた。

English Translation

The merchant accumulated tremendous fortune during the postwar era.

Furigana

その貿易商(ぼうえきしょう)は戦後(せんご)に莫大(ばくだい)な財産(ざいさん)を築(きず)いた。

Romanji

Sono bōekishō wa sengo ni bakudaina zaisan o kizuita.

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...

貿易商 (ぼうえきしょう)

trader

は (は)

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

戦後 (せんご)

postwar period; period after Second World War

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

莫大 (ばくだい)

enormous; vast; malva nut

財産 (ざいさん)

property; fortune; assets

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.

築く (きずく)

to build; to pile up; to amass