太陽はゆっくりと地平線の下に沈んでいった。

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English Translation

The sun sank slowly below the horizon.

Furigana

太陽(たいよう)はゆっくりと地平線(ちへいせん)の下(した)に沈(しず)んでいった。

Romanji

Taiyō wa yukkuri to chiheisen no shita ni shizundeitta.

Words

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

は (は)

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

ゆっくり (ゆっくり)

slowly; at ease; restful

と (と)

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

地平線 (ちへいせん)

horizon (related to land)

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

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

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

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed