彼女を驚かせようという考えが突然私の頭にひらめいた。

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English Translation

The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)を驚(おどろ)かせようという考(かんが)えが突然(とつぜん)私(わたし)の頭(あたま)にひらめいた。

Romanji

Kanojo o odorokaseyou toiu kangae ga totsuzen watashi no atama ni hirameita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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.

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

考え (かんがえ)

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation

が (が)

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

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

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

閃く (ひらめく)

to flash (lightning, etc.); to flicker (lights); to glitter; to wave; to undulate; to hit on a good idea; to occur to someone