インフルエンザが都市部で猛威を振るった。

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English Translation

The flu struck the metropolitan area.

Furigana

インフルエンザが都市部(としぶ)で猛威(もうい)を振(ふ)るった。

Romanji

Infuruenza ga toshibu de mōi o furutta.

Words

インフルエンザ (インフルエンザ)

influenza

が (が)

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

都市部 (としぶ)

urban areas

で (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.

猛威 (もうい)

fury; power; menace

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.

振るう (ふるう)

to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); to flourish; to prosper; to thrive