彼らは海岸のほうへ進んでいった。
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English Translation
They made for the seashore.
Furigana
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