戦争が始まったと聞いたが、父親が軍に徴兵されるまで長いこと、彼はそれを十分に実感していなかった。

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English Translation

He had heard that war had started, but it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army.

Furigana

戦争(せんそう)が始(はじ)まったと聞(き)いたが、父親(ちちおや)が軍(ぐん)に徴兵(ちょうへい)されるまで長(なが)いこと、彼(かれ)はそれを十分(じゅうぶん)に実感(じっかん)していなかった。

Romanji

Sensō ga hajimatta to kiita ga, chichioya ga gun ni chōheisareru made nagai koto, kare wa sore o jūbun ni jikkanshiteinakatta.

Words

戦争 (せんそう)

war

が (が)

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

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

と (と)

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

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

父親 (ちちおや)

father

軍 (ぐん)

army; force; troops

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

徴兵 (ちょうへい)

conscription; recruitment; enlistment

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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.

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

実感 (じっかん)

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally