背の高い男が私のほうへやってきた。
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English Translation
A tall man came up to me.
Furigana
Romanji
Se no takai otoko ga watashi no hō e yattekita.
Words
背
(せい)
height; stature
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
高い
(たかい)
high; tall; expensive
男
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
切っ先
(きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
やって来る
(やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)