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シップ・アイランドのあたりは、相も変わらぬ森林地帯で、相変わらず住む人とてなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

シップ・アイランド あたり 変わらぬ 森林地帯 相変わらず 住む とてなかった

English Translation

The Ship Island region was as woody and tenantless as ever.

Furigana

シップ・アイランドのあたりは、(そう)()わらぬ森林地帯(しんりんちたい)で、相変(あいか)わらず()(ひと)とてなかった。

Romanji

Shippuairando no atari wa, sō mo kawaranu shinrinchitai de, aikawarazu sumu hito totenakatta.

Words

()
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
辺り (あたり、ほとり)
on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(そう)
appearance; look; countenance; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
変わる (かわる)
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
森林地帯 (しんりんちたい)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
相変わらず (あいかわらず)
as ever; as usual; the same; still
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: シン、 もり
Meanings: forest, woods
Readings: リン、 はやし
Meanings: grove, forest
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: タイ、 お.びる、 おび
Meanings: sash, belt, obi, zone, region
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person