町並みからひときわ高く昔のお城が立っている。

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English Translation

High above the city stands the old castle.

Furigana

町並(まちな)みからひときわ高(たか)く昔(むかし)のお城(しろ)が立(た)っている。

Romanji

Machinami kara hitokiwa takaku mukashi no o shiro ga tatteiru.

Words

町並み (まちなみ)

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

一際 (ひときわ)

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; still more; especially

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

城 (しろ)

castle

が (が)

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

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.)