彗星は運行しながら後ろに光の尾を引く。

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彗星は運行しながら後ろに光の尾を引く。

English Translation

The comet leaves a trail of light behind it as it moves.

Furigana

彗星(すいせい)は運行(うんこう)しながら後(うし)ろに光(ひかり)の尾(お)を引(ひ)く。

Romanji

Suisei wa unkōshi nagara ushiro ni hikari no o o hiku.

Words

彗星 (すいせい)

comet

は (は)

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

運行 (うんこう)

service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

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")

後ろ (うしろ)

back; behind; rear

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

光 (ひかり)

light

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

尾 (お)

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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.

引く (ひく)

to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)