彼女の意識は死が近づくにつれて次第にかすかになっていった。

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English Translation

Her consciousness grew fainter as death approached.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の意識(いしき)は死(し)が近(ちか)づくにつれて次第(しだい)にかすかになっていった。

Romanji

Kanojo no ishiki wa shi ga chikazuku nitsurete shidaini kasuka ni natteitta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

意識 (いしき)

consciousness; awareness; sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

は (は)

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

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

が (が)

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

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

に連れて (につれて)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

次第に (しだいに)

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

微か (かすか)

faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy; poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...