列車が混んでいたので、我々は大阪までずっと立ち通しだった。

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English Translation

The train was so crowded that we were obliged to stand all the way to Osaka.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)が混(こ)んでいたので、我々(われわれ)は大阪(おおさか)までずっと立(た)ち通(とお)しだった。

Romanji

Ressha ga kondeita node, wareware wa Ōsaka made zutto tachi tōshi datta.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

が (が)

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

込む (こむ)

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly; to do intently; to continue in the same state

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

通し (とおし)

direct; right through; straight; appetizer; appetiser; performance of an entire play

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative