猫をさけるためバスは道をそれてドライバーは「危ういところだったな」といった。

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さける ため ばす それて ドライバー 危うい ところ だった いった

English Translation

When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, “That was a close one!”

Furigana

(ねこ)をさけるためバスは(みち)をそれてドライバーは「(あや)ういところだったな」といった。

Romanji

Neko o sakeru tame basu wa michi o sorete doraiba- wa" ayaui tokoro datta na" to itta.

Words

(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
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.
割ける (さける)
to be separated; to be divided
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
逸れる (それる)
to turn aside; to turn away; to veer away; to bear off; to miss (e.g. of a bullet); to go astray; to go wild; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to stray; to wander
ドライバー (ドライバー、ドライバ)
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver (device driver)
危うい (あやうい)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy