１０月のある日、禎子が目を覚ますと、お母さんが泣いていた。

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English Translation

One day in October, when Sadako awoke, she found her mother crying.

Furigana

１０月(じゅうがつ)のある日(ひ)、禎子(さだこ)が目(め)を覚(さ)ますと、お母(かあ)さんが泣(な)いていた。

Romanji

Jūgatsu no aru hi, Sadako ga me o samasu to, okāsan ga naiteita.

Words

十月 (じゅうがつ)

October

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

が (が)

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

覚ます (さます)

to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

と (と)

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

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl