そのにおいが数年前の夜の思い出を呼び起こした。

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English Translation

The smell brought back memories of a night some years before.

Furigana

そのにおいが数(すう)年(ねん)前(まえ)の夜(よる)の思(おも)い出(で)を呼(よ)び起(お)こした。

Romanji

Sono nioi ga sū nen mae no yoru no omoide o yobiokoshita.

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...

匂い (におい)

odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

が (が)

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

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

思い出 (おもいで)

memories; recollections; reminiscence

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.

呼び起こす (よびおこす)

to wake someone (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to remember