第一次世界大戦が終わった直後、人々はそのように恐ろしく残酷な戦争が再び起こるだろうとは、夢にも思わなかった。

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English Translation

Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.

Furigana

第(だい)一(いち)次(じ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)が終(お)わった直後(ちょくご)、人々(ひとびと)はそのように恐(おそ)ろしく残酷(ざんこく)な戦争(せんそう)が再(ふたた)び起(お)こるだろうとは、夢(ゆめ)にも思(おも)わなかった。

Romanji

Dai ichi ji sekai taisen ga owatta chokugo, hitobito wa sono yōni osoroshiku zankokuna sensō ga futatabi okoru darou to wa, yumenimo omowanakatta.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

次 (じ)

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence; time; times

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

大戦 (たいせん)

great war; great battle

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

直後 (ちょくご)

immediately following

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

恐ろしい (おそろしい)

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

残酷 (ざんこく)

cruelty; harshness

戦争 (せんそう)

war

再び (ふたたび)

again; once more; a second time

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

夢にも (ゆめにも)

not in the slightest; not in one's wildest dreams

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember