その孤独な男は蟻を観察することに楽しみを感じる。

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English Translation

The lonely man derives pleasure from observing ants.

Furigana

その孤独(こどく)な男(おとこ)は蟻(あり)を観察(かんさつ)することに楽(たの)しみを感(かん)じる。

Romanji

Sono kodokuna otoko wa ari o kansatsusuru koto ni tanoshimi o kanjiru.

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...

孤独 (こどく)

isolation; loneliness; solitude

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

蟻 (あり、アリ)

ant

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.

観察 (かんさつ)

observation; survey

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

楽しみ (たのしみ)

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience