ジェーンの一言がその場の雰囲気を和らげた。

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English Translation

What Jane said made the atmosphere less tense.

Furigana

ジェーンの一言(ひとこと)がその場(ば)の雰囲気(ふんいき)を和(やわ)らげた。

Romanji

Jye-N no hitokoto ga sono ba no fun'iki o yawarageta.

Words

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

一言 (ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん)

single word; a few words; brief comment

が (が)

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

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...

場 (ば)

place; spot; space; field; discipline; sphere; realm; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.); session (of the stock market); area in which cards are laid out (in a card game); round (i.e. east, south, etc.); field; field (gestalt psychology)

雰囲気 (ふんいき、ふいんき)

atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience; ambiance

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.

和らげる (やわらげる)

to soften; to moderate; to relieve