１２歳から１８歳にわたるたくさんの少年少女たちがそのコンテストに応募した。

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English Translation

Many boys and girls ranging from 12 to 18 entered the contest.

Furigana

１２歳(さい)から１８歳(さい)にわたるたくさんの少年(しょうねん)少女(しょうじょ)たちがそのコンテストに応募(おうぼ)した。

Romanji

Ichi ni sai kara ichi hachi sai niwataru takusan no shōnen shōjotachi ga sono kontesuto ni ōboshita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

八 (はち、や)

eight

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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...

コンテスト (コンテスト)

contest

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

応募 (おうぼ)

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment