１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。

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English Translation

No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.

Furigana

１つが通(とお)り過(す)ぎたかと思(おも)うと、すぐに次(つぎ)の台風(たいふう)が接近(せっきん)する。

Romanji

Hitotsu ga tōrisugita ka to omou to, sugu ni tsugi no taifū ga sekkinsuru.

Words

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

が (が)

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

通り過ぎる (とおりすぎる)

to pass; to pass through

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

次 (つぎ)

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

接近 (せっきん)

getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate