それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。

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English Translation

With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.

Furigana

それを皮切(かわき)りとして欧州(おうしゅう)の詩(し)や文学(ぶんがく)を多数(たすう)紹介(しょうかい)するようになりました。

Romanji

Sore o kawakiri toshite Ōshū no shi ya bungaku o tasū shōkaisuru yō ni narimashita.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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.

皮切り (かわきり)

beginning; start

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

欧州 (おうしゅう)

Europe

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

詩 (し)

poem; verse of poetry

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

文学 (ぶんがく)

literature

多数 (たすう)

great number; countless; majority

紹介 (しょうかい)

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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

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 ...