薪が足りず、はやくも火勢が衰えはじめた暖炉。

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English Translation

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.

Furigana

薪(たきぎ)が足(た)りず、はやくも火勢(かせい)が衰(おとろ)えはじめた暖炉(だんろ)。

Romanji

Takigi ga tarizu, hayaku mo kasei ga otoroehajimeta danro.

Words

薪 (まき、たきぎ)

firewood; kindling; fuel; piece(s) of firewood

が (が)

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

足りる (たりる)

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy; to be sufficient; to answer; to do

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

火勢 (かせい)

force of flames

衰える (おとろえる)

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away

暖炉 (だんろ)

fireplace; hearth; stove