彼らは密林に道を切り開いた。

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彼らは密林に道を切り開いた。

English Translation

They cut out a path through thick jungle.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは密林(みつりん)に道(みち)を切(き)り開(ひら)いた。

Romanji

Karera wa mitsurin ni michi o kirihiraita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

密林 (みつりん)

close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

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.

切り開く (きりひらく)

to clear (land); to open up; to cut through