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そのみすぼらしい車室は空いたままだった。

Sentence Analyzer

その みすぼらしい 車室 空いた まま だった

English Translation

The shabby compartment remained vacant.

Furigana

そのみすぼらしい車室(くるましつ)()いたままだった。

Romanji

Sono misuborashii kurumashitsu wa aita mama datta.

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...
見窄らしい (みすぼらしい)
shabby; seedy
車室 (しゃしつ)
compartment (of a train); interior (of a car)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
開く (あく)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
乳母 (うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)
wet nurse; nursing mother
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: シツ、 むろ
Meanings: room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum