船は島の間を縫うように進んだ。

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船は島の間を縫うように進んだ。

English Translation

The ship wound in and out among the islands.

Furigana

船(ふね)は島(しま)の間(ま)を縫(ぬ)うように進(すす)んだ。

Romanji

Fune wa shima no ma o nuu yōni susunda.

Words

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

は (は)

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

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

を (を)

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.

縫う (ぬう)

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

様に (ように)

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

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste