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乾いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの山の旅で、大蛇にあった。

Sentence Analyzer

乾いて ぼそぼそ なった ぱん かみ ながら 大蛇 あった

English Translation

While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.

Furigana

(かわ)いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの(やま)(たび)で、大蛇(だいじゃ)にあった。

Romanji

Kawaite bosoboso ni natta pan o kami nagara no yama no tabi de, daija ni atta.

Words

乾く (かわく)
to get dry
ぼそぼそ (ぼそぼそ)
dry and crumbling; whispering; subdued; murmuring; muttering; tasteless; flavorless; flavourless
()
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 ...
パン (パン)
bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan; frying pan; panning (in a film)
()
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.
(かみ、かむ、かん)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
()
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
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
(たび)
travel; trip; journey
(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.
大蛇 (だいじゃ、おろち)
big snake; serpent
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 かわ.く、 かわ.かす、 ほ.す、 ひ.る、 いぬい
Meanings: drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: リョ、 たび
Meanings: trip, travel
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジャ、 ダ、 イ、 ヤ、 へび
Meanings: snake, serpent, hard drinker