暗闇の中、俺は遠ざかる後姿に必死に手を伸ばす。

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English Translation

In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)の中(なか)、俺(おれ)は遠(とお)ざかる後姿(うしろすがた)に必死(ひっし)に手(て)を伸(の)ばす。

Romanji

Kurayami no naka, ore wa tōzakaru ushirosugata ni hisshi ni te o nobasu.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

俺 (おれ、おらあ、おり)

I; me

は (は)

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

遠ざかる (とおざかる)

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away; to be estranged

後ろ姿 (うしろすがた)

retreating figure; appearance from behind

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

必死 (ひっし)

frantic; desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

伸ばす (のばす)

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand