彼らは海岸のほうへ進んでいった。

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彼らは海岸のほうへ進んでいった。

English Translation

They made for the seashore.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは海岸(かいがん)のほうへ進(すす)んでいった。

Romanji

Karera wa kaigan no hō e susundeitta.

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

海岸 (かいがん)

coast; beach

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

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste