つい先日の列車事故においてはメーデーを出す間もなく、多くの方々が命を奪われた。

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つい 先日 の 列車 事故 において は メーデー を 出す 間もなく 、 多く の 方々 が 命 を 奪われた 。

English Translation

Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.

Furigana

つい先日(せんじつ)の列車(れっしゃ)事故(じこ)においてはメーデーを出(だ)す間(ま)もなく、多(おお)くの方々(かたがた)が命(いのち)を奪(うば)われた。

Romanji

Tsui senjitsu no ressha jiko nioite wa me-de- o dasu mamonaku, ōku no katagata ga inochi o ubawareta.

Words

つい (つい)

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

先日 (せんじつ)

the other day; a few days ago

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

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

は (は)

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

メーデー (メーデー、メイデイ)

Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1st)

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.

出す (だす)

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

間もなく (まもなく)

soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

方々 (かたがた)

they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...); you (usu. plural); various

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

奪う (うばう)

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

列

Readings: レツ、 レ

Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

命

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち

Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

奪

Readings: ダツ、 うば.う

Meanings: rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp