しばしの沈黙があった。
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English Translation
There was a silence.
Furigana
しばしの沈黙 があった。
Romanji
Shibashi no chinmoku ga atta.
Words
暫し
(しばし)
for a short while; for a brief period
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
沈黙
(ちんもく)
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about