もちろん、実際に「はやぶさ」が太陽に近づいているわけではなく、図のように地球から見て太陽の反対側に位置するだけですが、このような現象を「合」と呼びます。

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English Translation

Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'.

Furigana

もちろん、実際(じっさい)に「はやぶさ」が太陽(たいよう)に近(ちか)づいているわけではなく、図(ず)のように地球(ちきゅう)から見(み)て太陽(たいよう)の反対側(はんたいがわ)に位置(いち)するだけですが、このような現象(げんしょう)を「合(ごう)」と呼(よ)びます。

Romanji

Mochiron, jissai ni" haya busa" ga taiyō ni chikazuiteiru wake de wa naku, zu no yōni chikyū kara mite taiyō no hantaigawa ni ichisuru dake desu ga, kono yōna genshō o" gō" to yobimasu.

Words

勿論 (もちろん)

of course; certainly; naturally

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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

鮠 (はや、はえ、はい)

minnow; shinner

臥す (ふす)

to lie down (in bed)

が (が)

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

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

図 (ず)

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; sight; scene

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

反対側 (はんたいがわ)

opposite side

位置 (いち)

place; situation; position; location

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

です (です)

be; is

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

現象 (げんしょう)

phenomenon

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.

合 (ごう)

0.18039 litres (liters); 0.3306 metres square (meters); one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; counter for covered containers; counter for matches, battles, etc.

と (と)

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

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife