嵐が終わったとき、私たちは出港の準備をはじめた。

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English Translation

When the storm was over, we began to make preparations to leave the port.

Furigana

嵐(あらし)が終(お)わったとき、私(わたし)たちは出港(しゅっこう)の準備(じゅんび)をはじめた。

Romanji

Arashi ga owatta toki, watashitachi wa shukkō no junbi o hajimeta.

Words

嵐 (あらし)

storm; tempest; difficulty; trouble

が (が)

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

終わる (おわる)

to finish; to end; to close

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

出港 (しゅっこう)

departure; clearance (of a ship)

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

準備 (じゅんび)

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...