警棒で空をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分に向かって突進してくる金網づくりのクズカゴを見た。

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警棒で空をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分に向かって突進してくる金網づくりのくずかごを見た。

English Translation

The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

Furigana

警棒(けいぼう)で空(そら)をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢(たいせい)をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分(じぶん)に向(む)かって突進(とっしん)してくる金網(かなあみ)づくりのクズカゴを見(み)た。

Romanji

Keibō de sora o naguritsuke, yoromeite taisei o tatenaoshita ga-doman wa, jibun ni mukatte tosshinshitekuru kanaamizukuri no kuzu Kago o mita.

Words

警棒 (けいぼう)

baton

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.

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

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.

殴り付ける (なぐりつける)

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

蹌踉めく (よろめく)

to stagger; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver; to feel some inclination

体勢 (たいせい)

posture; stance

建て直す (たてなおす)

to rebuild; to reconstruct

ガードマン (ガードマン)

security guard

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

突進 (とっしん)

rush; charge

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

屑 (くず、クズ)

waste; scrap; garbage; dregs; chad

籠 (かご)

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...