先日、学校からの帰りに古本屋に立ち寄ったところ、前々から探していた本を偶然見つけた。

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English Translation

The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.

Furigana

先日(せんじつ)、学校(がっこう)からの帰(かえ)りに古本屋(ふるほんや)に立(たよ)ち寄()ったところ、前々(まえまえ)から探(さが)していた本(ほん)を偶然(ぐうぜん)見(み)つけた。

Romanji

Senjitsu, gakkō kara no kaeri ni furuhon'ya ni tachiyotta tokoro, maemae kara sagashiteita hon o gūzen mitsuketa.

Words

先日 (せんじつ)

the other day; a few days ago

学校 (がっこう)

school

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

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

帰り (かえり)

return; coming back

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

古本屋 (ふるほんや)

second hand bookstore (bookshop)

立ち寄る (たちよる)

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

前々 (まえまえ)

beforehand; for a long time

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with