戦闘に携わる兵士たちは戦闘が止んでいるときに好んで、平穏無事な時代を想い返す。

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English Translation

Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.

Furigana

戦闘(せんとう)に携(たずさ)わる兵士(へいし)たちは戦闘(せんとう)が止(や)んでいるときに好(この)んで、平穏(へいおん)無事(ぶじ)な時代(じだい)を想(おも)い返(かえ)す。

Romanji

Sentō ni tazusawaru heishitachi wa sentō ga yandeiru tokini kononde, heion bujina jidai o omoi kaesu.

Words

戦闘 (せんとう)

battle; fight; combat

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

携わる (たずさわる)

to engage in; to participate; to take part

は (は)

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

が (が)

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

止む (やむ)

to cease; to stop; to be over

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

好む (このむ)

to like; to prefer

平穏 (へいおん)

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

無事 (ぶじ)

safety; peace; quietness

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

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.

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

返す (かえす)

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back