彼女は、夫からの便りは全然なかったが、それでもなお希望を持ち続けた。

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English Translation

She went on hoping nonetheless because there was no news from her husband.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は、夫(おっと)からの便(たよ)りは全然(ぜんぜん)なかったが、それでもなお希望(きぼう)を持(も)ち続(つづ)けた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa, otto kara no tayori wa zenzen nakatta ga, soredemo nao kibō o mochitsuzuketa.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

夫 (おっと)

husband

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

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

便り (たより)

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

全然 (ぜんぜん)

not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely

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 ...

が (が)

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

其れでも (それでも)

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

尚 (なお)

furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further

希望 (きぼう)

hope; wish; aspiration

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of