冬の支配が終わりに近づいた。

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冬の支配が終わりに近づいた。

English Translation

Winter's reign was nearing its end.

Furigana

冬(ふゆ)の支配(しはい)が終(お)わりに近(ちか)づいた。

Romanji

Fuyu no shihai ga owari ni chikazuita.

Words

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

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

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

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

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

近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know