時を超えて古代の昆虫たちが琥珀の中で生き生きと踊る。

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English Translation

Transcending time, the insects of ages gone past dance livelily in amber.

Furigana

時(とき)を超(こ)えて古代(こだい)の昆虫(こんちゅう)たちが琥珀(こはく)の中(なか)で生(いい)き生()きと踊(おど)る。

Romanji

Toki o koete kodai no konchūtachi ga kohaku no naka de ikiiki to odoru.

Words

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

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.

越える (こえる)

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed

古代 (こだい)

ancient times

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

が (が)

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

琥珀 (こはく)

amber

中 (なか)

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

生き生き (いきいき)

vividly; lively

と (と)

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

踊る (おどる)

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)