その上手な運転手は車の列を縫うように車を走らせた。

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English Translation

The good driver wove his way through the traffic.

Furigana

その上手(じょうず)な運転手(うんてんしゅ)は車(くるま)の列(れつ)を縫(ぬ)うように車(くるま)を走(はし)らせた。

Romanji

Sono jōzuna untenshu wa kuruma no retsu o nuu yōni kuruma o hashiraseta.

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...

上手 (うわて、かみて)

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons); over-arm grip on opponent's belt

運転手 (うんてんしゅ)

driver; chauffeur

は (は)

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

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.

縫う (ぬう)

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward